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Sales Department
Wait! Don't Buy, Rent!
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 The traditional way to acquire the use of a forklift is to buy one. Others have found leasing more beneficial. But what about renting?
There are many advantages to renting some or all of your fleet. The flexibility is second to none. If you have a decrease in demand, send a few lifts back. Have a busy period? Order up a few more. The question of maintenance is also answered. The dealer is responsible for tires, seats, starters and other wear items. Let your people on the dock or in the warehouse make the call to the dealer. These repairs are covered. There is no justifying, tracking, or budgeting for the unknown.
By having a portion of your fleet rentals, the ups and downs of an uncertain economy can be managed with some sense of direction. While it may be a little more expensive than a lease payment, a well negotiated rental is cost effective. Remember to consider opportunity costs, insurance, maintenance, and management during the justification. Contact us today to explore forklift fleet renting.
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Fall Solid Deal Ecomatic Tire Sale
Never A Better Price or Service
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Now is the time to review your forklift tire needs. Toyota Lift of Minnesota and Solid Deal have teamed up for some surprising tire installation prices. You can download our current mailer through this link. Or simply call 612-568-0223 and mention this newsletter and we'll give you 10% off what are already great prices for the ecomatic tires. For that matter we'll give you the same deal on any tire or type, but call soon as the sale ends mid-November.
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| Rental Department
More on Rentals From Warehouse IQ.
|  We've found an excellent source of warehousing and material handling information through Warehouse IQ. Recently they published an article about rental forklift that included a reference to a post of ours. We'd like to share their article here:
Positive news of job growth and an expanding economy has caused materials handling equipment sales to rise also. With an increase of up to 50% higher unit sales in some categories of lift trucks in some Man driving a rental forklift in a warehouse storing pallets areas of the United States, pressure on Rental forklift fleets is increasing.
Renting a Forklift
Chances are, like many companies out there, you have been getting by with the lift trucks you had from before the start of the recession. But now, you are seeing a pick up in retail sales and increased shipping volume. So you have put in a request for the purchase of new material handling equipment only to hear that your company is taking a cautious approach to investing in new equipment this year. How are you going to stay on top of your shipment needs with the equipment you already have?
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For the Veterans - Training Still Offered Free
Help Towards Employment
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 Throughout 2012 Toyota Lift of Minnesota has been on campaign with the aid of Toyota Material Handling to do what it can to help our veterans with forklift certification. Our current certification class is being held today, we plan more classes soon. We as that you think of anyone that you may know that can benefit from this. You can see an outline of the class by following this link. Please keep an eye on our activity calendar for future dates. There is no certainty that this program will be available next year, help us help our veterans with this free certification. |
| Service Department
The Customer Isn't Always Right, but They're Still the Customer
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 I ran across this business truism and immediately recognized it as, well true. Toyota-Lift of Minnesota spends most of its efforts working with its customers about choices in warehouse and material handling equipment as well as the condition of that equipment. We have dozens of experts from the fields of mezzanines to forklift maintenance making scores of recommendations daily. At some rate we see customer's making decisions that work against the recommendations given. |
OSHA strongly encourages the use of body harnesses, but what are they really saying?
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| Parts Department
More Is Less, Less Is More
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 There isn't a parts counter person out here that doesn't want to tell every customer on every call "yes I have the part in stock". It's what they work for, having the right part at the right price, and having it in stock. As long as repair parts have existed, the fight behind the scenes has been balancing the amount of inventory on hand with the demand for that inventory. Too much inventory often leads to higher prices and in many cases lag in getting new needed parts into the inventory. Too little inventory leads to poor service levels, longer delays in repairs and often expensive emergency freight costs. Toyota Lift of Minnesota for Toyota, JLG, Prime-Mover and Taylor-Dunn parts has for decades held these standards: Read More
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Warehousing Systems
Material Handling and Conveyor Systems
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 Conveyor systems are the single most common piece of material handling equipment integrated into an engineered material handling system. Conveyor systems allow quick and efficient transportation for a wide variety of materials throughout a facility. Toyota Lift of Minnesota offers many types of conveying systems determined by application and client needs. Visit a modern distribution center or manufacturing facility and you're likely to find miles of different kinds of conveyors moving cartons, totes, pallets, components, work-in-process and finished goods from one area of the facility to another. |
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About Us
Toyota Lift of Minnesota has been serving its customers and the industry for over 33 years. Our mission is to improve your productivity and bottom line through better products, services and customer service personnel. Toyota-Lift of Minnesota 8601 Xylon Court North Minneapolis, Minnesota 55445 Phone 763-425-9066 Toll Free 800-523-0611
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Do you have an existing service, parts or rental quote from TLM?. Call us with the code 101612JOS and we'll take ten percent off the amount you were originally quoted [limited to parts, labor or rental fees and cannot be used in conjunction with other specials or discounts nor applied to any services sublet].
Take advantage of this now, we genuinely appreciate your business and look forward to working with you in the future.
Coupon can be used on only one quote thank you, and cannot be used along with any other offer extended or work/sale previously billed. | Offer Expires: October 15th 2012
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 | Free OSHA Forklift Rules Poster
Would look great in your lunchroom! | Call us or email us at
sales@toyotaequipmen t.com We'll mail one off to you immediatly! |
 | On Line Catalog:
Great Source For Warehouse Supplies | | Toyota Lift of Minnesota offers you an easy way to shop for all your associated needs. Follow the link below and see for yourself. From lockers to storage bins, we have it all.
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Who among us can say we haven't seen or participated in this at one time? |
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 | On Line Catalog:
Great Source For All Things Forklift | | Yet another catalog that brings it all together for you is our "Everything Around the Lift Truck" catalog. Click the link below to review or download it. Call 763-315-9288 for more information or to order!
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