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Sales Department
Equipment Financing Trends
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 It has been reported that leasing of material handling and other industrial equipment has increased over 20% from the same period a year ago. 1 It has been suggested that a major cause of this shift is a hedge against economic uncertainty. This can be in direct contrast from our stoic Midwestern attitudes. How can leasing (and the fear of debt) be healthier for my company than paying cash? If I don't owe anybody anything, how can I go broke?
The answer is fairly simple to understand and the benefits are easy to see. First off, leasing allows you to hang onto the precious cash just when you need it the most. When times are tough, receivables grow while your customers take longer to pay. Second, leasing also allows flexibility in your fleet size. If your sales are down, so is the number of pallets moving in your warehouse. As leases expire, equipment quantities can easily be adjusted. Another important benefit of leasing is the off balance sheet reporting. These expenses do not have as big of a hit to the bottom line as the removal of the acquisition price or the signing of a loan would trigger. There is also the maintenance benefit that is really important. Having a lift with a planned replacement cycle will guaranty that only equipment in the prime periods of their economic life will remain. When properly set up, old lifts are culled from the fleet before they cause undo hardships on maintenance budgets.
To learn more about leasing, contact Toyota-Lift of Minnesota today at 763-0425-9066 or click www.toyotaequipment.com. One of our trained representatives will gladly explore your options with you.
1 http://www.mmh.com/article/q4_update_to_economic_outlook_report/
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But Our Forklift Never Came with Them!
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| Rental Department
Built to Last or Just Made to Look That Way?
|  More from our friends at Warehouse1 and excellent source for all things logistics and or warehousing.
There are a lot of questions surrounding the simple pallet jack. Toyota Lift of Minnesota rents pallet jacks. Use us as a source when you just need some equipment for a short period, or even if you want to sample what a jack is made of. See more here about our pallet jack offerings.
To the untrained eye, a pallet truck is a pallet truck. They all have two forks, a handle, a pump, lots of colourful steel, and wheels both big and small. What more do you need to know? This is easy, right? Well, no - not quite. The truth is that not all pallet trucks are created equal.
As similar as they look to one another, when one looks deeper into both form and function, the differences become readily apparent. These differences will determine why pricing on pallet trucks can vary so much from one brand to the next, despite a similar appearance. More importantly though, knowledge of these features will help buyers determine why to buy one particular truck over another. After all, knowledge is power!
As a machine designed to lift and transport loads in excess of 5,500lbs, the construction of a pallet truck is crucial to both its performance and its longevity. The more that goes into a truck, the longer it will last and the stronger it will be. There is, of course, a lesson in this: don't be fooled by a lower price point! Imitation brands and cheaper imports are cheaper for a reason; often times, production materials will be sacrificed in favour of cost-advantage. To the average user, this can be a costly oversight. Below are listed some of the key components of a manual pallet truck, features to look for, and a brief description of how some of these features vary between different models.
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Fall Solid Deal Ecomatic Tire Sale
Never A Better Price or Service
Demand has been wonderful, it has been a pleasure to serve so many, and save them money in the process. A reminder that the sale continues only through the middle of next month. Call today for your quote, if you're not using us for tires today, we believe you'll be pleasantly surprised with what you'll receive. Follow this link to read more about our capabilities.
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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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For the Veterans - Training Still Offered Free
Know a Vet? Let's Help the Vet!
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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 ask 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. |
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What We Care about Doesn't Matter
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 To expand on a point heard recently at a MHEDA conference. What we think matters may not matter. Our customer service reps [CSR] and technicians have had this drilled into them time and again what we think is important. Issues such as safety, productivity, equipment up time. Certainly what they've learned is valid, but while on the ground, in front of the customer they are face to face with to the true judge of what's important. What are their hot buttons, what's critical to them, how do they measure the service we are rendering, and are we meeting their expectations? If not, what is it that can be done to do that? |
Do the OSHA standards permit employers to use aerial lifts to transport workers to and from elevated work stations?
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| Parts Department
We'll Make It Special, Just for You
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 With all the talk of inventory levels, fill rates and utilization we don't want to overlook the fact that we are here to serve you in as many ways as possible. Sometimes that includes stocking "special parts". Special parts are rare [you can count them on one hand now], but they are certainly a reality. Customers develop an affinity for this or that part of a forklift being "in town" should the need arise. While often the need rarely does, let's just say it being close keeps them in their comfort zone. Read More
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Warehousing Systems
Last in First Out?
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 Push back pallet storage racks operate by placing pallets on a series of nesting carts fed forward by gravity on structural steel rails. As a pallet is loaded from the front of the pallet racking systems, it pushes the pallet behind it back one pallet position. When unloading a pallet for the push back system, the front pallet is removed and the rear pallets automatically come forward leaving the next pallet in the front picking position. This allows for easily accessible Last in / First out (LIFO) inventory management. |
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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 112012JOS 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: November 19th 2012
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 | Free OSHA Forklift Rules Poster
Would look great in your lunchroom! | Call us or email us at
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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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 | | The Tundra & Endeavour -- Mission Accomplished |
OK I got goose bumps!
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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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