Toyota Material Handling (TMH) announced PennWest Toyota Lift is a recipient of the annual President’s Award which recognizes the top Toyota forklift dealers in North America. The prestigious award recognizes the dealers who perform at the highest level in parts, service, equipment sales, customer satisfaction and overall operations.
The winners, announced during Toyota’s Annual Dealer Meeting in March, will celebrate together in London and Scotland this fall.
The full list of 2020 President’s Award winners:
- Allied Toyotalift, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Conger Toyota-Lift, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Dillon Toyotalift, Nampa, Idaho
- Lift Truck Supply, Tyler, Texas
- Lift, Inc., Mountville, Pennsylvania
- Madland Toyota-Lift, Bakersfield, California
- PennWest Toyota Lift, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
- ProLift Toyota Material Handling, Louisville, Kentucky
- Southeast Industrial Equipment, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Southern States Toyotalift, Tampa, Florida
- Southwest Toyotalift, Mira Loma, California
- Summit ToyotaLift, North Haven, Connecticut
- Toyota Material Handling Systems, Scottdale, Georgia
- Toyota Material Handling Northern California, Livermore, California
- W.D. Matthews Machinery Co., Auburn, Maine
“Despite the adversity our world faced in 2020, our dealers adapted and worked more [...]
The battery for your electric lift truck is designed to give you power for 5 years or longer.
The maintenance is easy if you have the proper knowledge. Flooded Lead Acid batteries are still the most reliable and most environmentally friendly power sources available. Your battery is almost 100% recyclable. Lead and Copper go to secondary smelters. Plastic is recycled and even the acid is separated and refined to later be used in fertilizers, cleaners, and purifiers in alkali based materials.
Your battery has a life cycle. The life cycle is based on usage (energy out) and charge (energy in). One discharge and subsequent complete charge constitutes one cycle. Therefore, if you fully discharge and recharge your battery every day the life cycle of your battery is approx. 5 years. (1,500 cycles / 300 working days a year.) Every situation varies and the 1,500 cycle measurement is not absolute. Once 1,200 to 1,500 cycles is [...]
It doesn’t take long for corrosion to ruin a good battery. As if the battery doesn’t have a rough life to begin with. There are several reasons these batteries failed. Externally they are corroded and don’t look pretty.
Internally, all of the chemicals necessary to create energy are now on the outside of the battery. It’s on the battery surface, the forklift, the floor, the operator and hopefully no on the products that your company makes. Yes, these batteries range in price from $3,000.00 to $12,000.00. They have not survived the warranty period.
Each of these customers have had to replace these batteries with either new or used units. However, in every case the outcome will be virtually the same. Premature battery failure due to improper maintenance. The customer must deal with the issue in many ways:
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Receiving the Battery:
Upon receiving the battery inspect the battery immediately for any signs of damage that might have occurred while in transit. Look for broken or missing blocking boards that keep it upright and prevent it from shifting on the pallet. Broken or missing boards may indicate that the battery may have tipped over and a closer inspection should be performed. Wet spots on the top and the sides of the battery generally indicate that the battery has been tipped over and there may be some electrolyte loss and internal damage. Any damage or electrolyte loss should only be corrected by a qualified battery repair person. Contact your servicing dealer as soon as possible.
Important!
Upon receiving the battery make sure that if there is evidence that the battery was damaged in transit be sure to make note of it on the shipping papers. Keep in mind that if you sign the papers receiving [...]
- July 2, 2019
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Your forklift works hard, and you should want to keep it working hard for as long as it can. This is why planned maintenance can be so important. Planned maintenance (PM) isn’t just for the forklift, it’s for you! When you use PM for your forklift, there are many benefits. Just to be sure, I asked some of our Toyota Certified Technicians.
- Planned maintenance helps prevent avoidable breakdowns!
- When you are regularly scheduling maintenance for your forklift, it may lead to early detection of a potential maintenance need, offering peace of mind. PM makes sure that you are getting that inspection and catching potential problems. It is better to catch these small issues with a PM program than it is to catch them after they have already become a larger issue.
- Planned maintenance actually saves you money!
- One of the most expensive costs associated with owning a forklift is downtime. When you’re forklifts not working, that takes [...]
- May 24, 2019
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It’s the start of the summer – the busy, hot, productive season. During these 3 -4 months its important to pay attention to the health and safety of your material handlers; from your human operators to the equipment doing the heavy lifting. A great production and output month can easily be undone by an equipment breakdown or an operator accident or loss of valuable product. I spoke with the experts at PennWest, who gave me a run down on the top 5 ways that you can maximize your business in the summer.
- Get your Operators trained – Not all forklifts operate the same way, and with new hires during the busy season, it’s [...]
Mt. Pleasant, PA – [April 8, 2019] – Toyota Material Handling (TMH) announced PennWest Industrial Trucks is a recipient of the annual President’s Award which recognizes the top Toyota forklift dealers in North America. The revered award recognizes the top dealers who perform at the highest level in parts, service, equipment sales, customer satisfaction and overall operations. Out of the seventy-five Toyota forklift dealerships in North America, PennWest was one of fifteen dealerships to win this top honor.
PennWest owner Mark Gaier and his wife, Libby, pose with the President’s Award next to Toyota’s signature orange forklift. The winners, announced at Toyota’s Annual Dealer Meeting last month, will celebrate together on a Toyota-sponsored trip to Prague and Vienna in May.
“We are honored to receive this prestigious award from Toyota and I am [...]
Tuesday March 12, 2019
PennWest Industrial Trucks recently earned two top dealer awards from KION North America Corporation. KION North America awarded top dealers based on 2018 performance at its 2019 Dealer Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina last week. The 2019 Dealer Meeting gave dealers the opportunity to be the first in the industry to see the new full line of warehouse equipment that Linde Material Handling will release in North America.
Pictured from left to right: Mark Gaier, Rich Bevington, Scott Bennington, G.R. Clemence PennWest Industrial Trucks, LLC dealer Principal and Owner, Mark Gaier, attended the KION North America dealer meeting. PennWest was one of only 17 dealerships to receive the prestigious Palmetto Award for meeting their annual market plan goals. For [...]
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — KION North America released the Baoli Series 6012. With the introduction of this series, KION North America offers Baoli forklifts with load capacities ranging from 3,500 lbs., all the way up to 10,000 lbs. to provide you with a range of models to get the job done.
Offered in two different models, KBD40 and KBD50, the Baoli Series 6012 is a diesel, four-wheel truck equipped with single or dual SE or pneumatic drive tires, making it suitable for a variety of environments. KBD40 lift capacity is 8,000 lbs. KBD50 lift capacity is 10,000 lbs. Both models have excellent residual capacity at height.
Built using proven components, the performance of these trucks is outstanding. The powerful Kohler Tier 4 turbodiesel engine delivers 74 HP and plenty of torque to more easily handle heavy loads. With Kohler’s advanced, common rail direct injection system and Electronic Control Unit (ECU) with fuel mapping, these trucks are [...]
Toyota Forklifts #1 in the World for 16th Year!
PennWest is a Premier Toyota Forklift Dealership
For 16 consecutive years, Toyota Forklifts has earned the title of the world’s top forklift supplier. In 2018, Toyota Industries Corporation captured the top spot with a 33 percent increase to surpass the $11 billion mark as it sold 263,000 units. Toyota’s record-setting performance demonstrated a $4.6 billion lead over the next brand on the list. Toyota has 66 dealers with over 230 locations across North America.
Peerless Media Network recently released its Annual Top 20 Lift Truck Suppliers list, which ranks forklift brands based on worldwide sales, and once again named Toyota as the #1 supplier.
“Toyota Forklifts is customer-driven, which contributes to Toyota’s position as a top brand in the world,” said Jeff Rufener, president of Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. “We are committed to safety, reliability and low cost of ownership. Those things keep Toyota Forklifts in the industry-leading position in a highly competitive global forklift marketplace.”
