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Issue: #64
April - 2015
Building Cust Newsleter
Sales Department
The Financial Benefits of Reliability
Toyota in motion Reliability equals greater efficiencies in any industry, and efficiencies lead to greater returns. In an article originally published in Food and Manufacturing, Bruce Hawkins helps us understand why that dependable lift truck or forklift technician are perhaps even more important than you originally thought.

When manufacturing organizations look to asset reliability to improve their facilities, there is often one main driver behind this decision: financial performance. There are many reasons to employ reliability practices including improved safety and production, but many companies focus on reliability initiatives because they touch so many aspects of the business and yield strong financial results.

This article provides a guide to the processes, mindsets, and organizational characteristics necessary to achieve optimum financial results through reliability initiatives.

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"You're service salesman told us our forklift jack wasn't safe. Why?"

After talking to the salesman, I understand that he was trying to make it clear that the jack alone wasn't safe to "work with" when you elevate a forklift to work under it. Perhaps he should have been more descriptive.

Earlier this month another technician was crushed by a forklift that "fell on him". You can read more about that through this link. While it hasn't been revealed just what happened it isn't too hard to imagine he fell victim to relying on his forklift jack to hold the truck up while he worked under it.

If you or your staff use forklift jacks to service your equipment, you should have a written policy that deals with cribbing in your Lock Out/Tag information. Need help on a procedure? Please email or call and we'll send you our chapter on this subject to review.
Parts Department
Forklift Parts Inventory Performance
I had the opportunity recently to get out on a customer visit. This is a larger customer who for the most part performs their own maintenance, so our focus is primarily on the interactions between their parts staff and our forklift parts department.

 

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"Where do we get more pre-shift inspection forms that have inspection points that we want?"  
 
If you have specific inspection points you would like added to the standard form contact your customer service representative, unit salesperson or contact us through our website with just what you'd like. We can easily customize an inspection form to match your particular needs.  
REGISTRATION ENDS SOON! Manage Your Risks and Control Your Costs
Train Your Trainer: Forklift Safety - Next Class April 28th
How much would it cost in emotional and financial terms if your company experienced a serious forklift accident? How much is it costing you today with the small accidents that happen every day? Should there be a reportable accident, how comfortable are you that in a courtroom your forklift safety program won't wither under scrutiny?

One way is limiting the risk to your employees, product and equipment by having well trained and certified forklift operators. With new personnel coming in, and others changing positions, how can you manage your risk and control your expenses effectively?

One answer is by having your own forklift trainer on staff. An individual familiar with your equipment, your physical layout and your company's plan and vision.

Toyota Lift of Minnesota is holding another "Train the Trainer" course April 28th. We invite you to look at the details and decide if it is time for you to control your risks and costs. Train the Trainer can be an easy choice.

Click To See Course Details

Early bird registration specials available.
Service Department 
High Tech 'Fleet Management Service' Anticipates Problems Before They Occur
A forklift operator is driving his electric vehicle down a long warehouse aisle. It's getting toward the end of his shift and he wants to try to leave work in time to meet his friends for an after work get together.

Suddenly, he feels a slight shimmy in his vehicle's left front tire. He's only a few yards from the recharging station so he decides to simply coast into the berth.

As he pulls the forklift into position, he's met by a technician from the company that manufactured the forklift three years earlier. He's holding a replacement tire.

"How did you know that my tire was going to go?" the driver asks.

"We've actually known that the bearing was starting to become worn for a while now," the technician replied. "That's why we ordered this replacement tire three weeks ago."

 

Rental Department 
Choosing a Lift Truck Dealer versus a Rental House for Your Rental Needs

From our Toyota peer ProLift, insight into why working with experts matters.

Lift truck rental is a common practice for the manufacturing industry. While partnering with a lift truck dealer is a rental option for our customers, we understand ProLift Industrial Equipment isn't the only option. Because of the variety of offered equipment, the lure of using a large rental house is strong. To our rental experts, we posed the question "Why choose a lift truck dealer for equipment rental?"

 

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Forklift Safety

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See more material handling photos and videos [many of them fun] at our Pinterest site. Follow this link.
Warehousing Systems
Racking Up the Profits
Mounting pressure from senior management towards 'lean' production has left many responsible for materials handling feeling themselves caught between a rock and a hard place.

With fewer resources and higher demands than ever before, streamlining production is daunting (to say the least). Although no two warehouses are the same, it's important to remember that the efficiency of almost any warehouse can be enhanced with a little bit of time and effort.

 

About Us

Toyota Lift of Minnesota has been serving its customers and the industry for over 36 years. Our mission is to improve your productivity and bottom line through better products, services and customer service personnel.

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In This Issue
Sales - The Financial Benifits of Reliability
Parts - Forklift Parts Inventory Performance
Train the Trainer - Manage your Risks
Service - High Tech Fleet Management
Rental Department - Lift Truck Dealer versus a Rental House
Forklift Photo Moment
Warehouse - Racking Up the Profits
Free OSHA Poster
Online Warehouse Catalog
Video - "Poof" It's a Lift Truck
Lift Truck Stuff Catalog
Factory Links
Quick Links
 
GSA Sales
Providing Product and Service Leadership
Offering most favored customer pricing and volume discounts, the Toyota Lift Truck brings you savings in both time and money.  Through Toyota Lift's GSA Schedule, you can purchase Toyota forklifts, the number one rated forklift in the world for quality and customer satisfaction. Also, we offer Crown industrial batteries.
  • Pre-qualification of pricing and quality has already been done by GSA for all government purchasers
  • Through Toyota Lift of Minnesota's GSA Schedule, customers benefit from a direct relationship with volume discount pricing, 100% quality products, warranty and delivery, with significant opportunities to help meet your small business goals
  • Orders placed against Toyota Lift Truck's GSA Schedule meet FAR regulations and are considered to be issued using full and open competition.

Contact Toyota Lift of Minnesota for your GSA Schedule needs. 

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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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We'll mail one off to you immediately! 
 
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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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Forklift Magic:
Forklift Magic: "Poof" ... It's a Lift Truck

Lift Truck Stuff Catalog

Great Source For All Things Forklift 
A catalog that brings it all together for you. Our "Everything Around the Lift Truck" catalog. Click the "Catalog" link at the bottom to review or download our catalog or through this link place your on-line order. It's that easy. 

 

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