Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. - 丰田物料搬运（美国）
Toyota Material Handling is the #1-selling forklift brand in the U.S. since 2002, offering forklifts, AGVs, and AMRs assembled in Columbus, Indiana.
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) is the U.S. subsidiary of Toyota Material Handling Group, the world's largest forklift manufacturer by unit volume. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, TMHU has been the top-selling forklift brand in North America every year since 2002. The company manufactures its products at Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. (TIEM) in Columbus, Indiana — a facility that opened in 1990 and has produced more than 500,000 forklifts on U.S. soil.
TMHU's product portfolio spans counterbalanced sit-down forklifts (electric and internal combustion), reach trucks, order pickers, pallet jacks, tow tractors, and a growing line of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). The AGV lineup includes the Center-Controlled Rider Automated Forklift with lifting capacity up to 7,000 lbs and LiDAR-based natural features navigation with positioning accuracy to ±0.5 inches, and the Core Tow Tractor Automated Forklift with towing capacity up to 10,000 lbs. Toyota's AGVs are designed for warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants, and are fully customizable with different sensors, controllers, and fleet management software. In 2015, Toyota expanded its electric and warehouse product lines to become a full-solution material handling provider.
The company operates a North American dealer network of 60+ authorized dealers across more than 230 locations. All Toyota manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada comply with ISO 14001 environmental management standards. TIEM has been recognized multiple times by Industry Week magazine as a North American Best Plant and is the first and only manufacturer to offer EPA- and CARB-certified Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) forklifts. Toyota's System of Active Stability (SAS), introduced in 1999, is the industry benchmark for forklift safety. TMHU serves customers in manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and e-commerce across the U.S. and Canada, and offers fleet management, financing through Toyota Commercial Finance, operator training, and safety audits alongside its hardware.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Center-Controlled Rider Automated Forklift
LiDAR-based automated forklift with up to 7,000 lb lift capacity and ±0.5-inch positioning accuracy for warehouse automation.
Core Tow Tractor Automated Forklift
Automated AGV tow tractor with up to 10,000 lb towing capacity using LiDAR navigation for repetitive material transport.
Contact Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
WEBSITE
https://www.toyotaforklift.com/HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
1990
Primary Role
Manufacturer
Company Size
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Primary Region
North America
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
Subsidiary / Acquired
Funding Total
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