How To Use a Pallet Jack the Correct Way
If you work in a warehouse, distribution center, or any industry dealing with heavy loads, you’ve likely encountered a pallet jack. Also known as a pallet truck, hand pallet jack,...
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ASEC Certification: A Commitment to Excellence and Quality at Toyota Material Handling Solutions
At Toyota Material Handling Solutions (TMHS), we believe that consistency, quality, and continuous improvement are the pillars of our success. That’s why we are thrilled to announce that TMHS has...
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Manage Your Fleet Safety and Efficiency Anytime, Anywhere!
As a full-line supplier and your single-source material handling solution provider in Southern California, Toyota Material Handling Solutions understands that fleet management goes beyond just maintaining equipment. It’s about ensuring...
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What you need to know about forklift tires
When selecting forklift tires, it's crucial to consider your application, forklift model, and work environment. Various applications call for different forklifts and, consequently, different tire types. Read our blog post...
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Learn How Narrow Aisle Forklifts Increase Efficiency
Efficiency is critical in warehouse operations. One way to maximize efficiency is to use narrow aisle forklifts. These specialized forklifts navigate tight spaces and narrow aisles, making them ideal for...
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How to Manage Spare Forklift Parts
Effective forklift maintenance is indispensable for any business relying on material handling equipment. The key to reducing downtime and ensuring smooth operations is strategically managing critical spare parts within your...
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Why You Need Toyota 360 Support
You may have come across the terms Toyota 360 Support and Toyota 360 Support Plus, but understanding the nuances can be perplexing. Fear not! In this blog post, we aim...
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What You Need To Know About Forklift Fork Maintenance
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on forklift fork inspections and maintenance. As an integral component of forklifts, fork maintenance is essential to ensure optimal performance and minimize workplace risks. In...
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What You Need To Know About Cold Storage Applications
Operating a forklift in a cold storage environment has unique challenges and safety considerations. This blog post will address common questions about forklift operations in cold storage applications to ensure...
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How To Determine What Forklift You Need
When efficiency is the key to success, choosing the right equipment is essential. Forklifts, reach trucks, and stand-up riders are commonly used in warehouses and distribution centers. While they may...
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What You Need To Know About Forklift Tires
In industrial settings and warehouse operations, forklift tires play a pivotal role. Beyond supporting loads and providing traction, forklift tires affect efficiency, safety, and the machine's lifespan. This blog will...
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How To Get More From Your Equipment Provider
Material handling solutions are more than renting, selling, and servicing forklifts. Our full range of services can optimize your operations, enhance efficiency, and boost your bottom line. Here are eight...
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How To Make a Forklift Maintenance Schedule
Forklifts, like any piece of machinery, require proper care and maintenance. A well-structured forklift maintenance schedule is the cornerstone of keeping these powerful machines running smoothly and preventing unexpected breakdowns...
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How To Know When To Replace a Forklift
Forklifts, like any equipment, have a limited lifespan and need to be replaced at some point. Knowing when to replace your forklift is crucial to ensure safety, reduce downtime, and...
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Do You Need a Facility Energy Audit?
A facility energy audit is when a knowledgeable and reliable person from an experienced material handling solutions provider assesses your energy use and facility layout. The goal is to find...
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How To Choose a Tora-Max Pallet Jack or Stacker
You want equipment that won't shy away from a challenge when working hard. The all-new Compact, Second-Generation Electric Walkie Pallet Jack and Tora-Max Walkie Stacker help transport materials quickly and...
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FAQs About Watering a Forklift Battery
With your forklift battery representing a significant investment, taking the necessary steps to ensure optimal performance is essential. Regular maintenance is critical - but don't worry; this doesn't have to...
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Opportunity Charging Benefits in the Warehouse
Being in a warehouse and running forklifts through multiple shifts a day can be an extremely taxing job. You need to take time to charge and let them cool down,...
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Tuning Forklifts for Optimal Performance
When it comes to forklifts, there’s no such thing as a one-size fits all. After all, what works for a small mom-and-pop retail store may not work as well for...
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Why Buy a Toyota Electric Forklift?
As part of its climate change mitigation efforts, California plans to lead the nation in transitioning all new forklifts away from fossil fuels and towards zero-emission models. The California Air...
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How To Decide if LIB or LAB is Right for You
As environmental considerations and fluctuating oil prices continue to push consumers toward alternatives to traditional internal combustion engines, material handling operations increasingly look toward electric equipment solutions. Lead acid battery...
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How To Problem Solve With Toyota Lean Management
Albert Einstein once wrote, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Simply put, coming up with creative and innovative solutions to problems...
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What You Need To Know About Forklift Batteries
When selecting a forklift battery, choosing the best option for your business needs is essential. There are two common types of forklift batteries, each with advantages and disadvantages. Here are...
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Tips for Effective Order Picking
Order picking is one of the most critical processes in a warehouse. It is a complex task that requires speed, accuracy, and efficiency to ensure the right products get to...
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Five Reasons To Purchase a New Forklift
A forklift is indispensable for any business moving heavy materials around. If you are in the market for a forklift, here are five reasons to consider buying a new model. ...
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Reasons Why You Should Rent a Forklift
If you are in the market for a forklift, you may wonder if you should buy or rent one. Both sides have pros and cons, but in general, renting a...
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Which Tora-Max Electric Walkie is Right for You?
If you are in the market for a Toyota Tora-Max Electric Walkie Pallet Jack, there are two choices – the regular walkie and the compact walkie. Let’s look at the...
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IC Forklifts for Heavy-Duty Jobs
Toyota offers a full line of material handling equipment including hand pallet jacks, electric forklifts, Internal Combustion (IC) forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, hand pallet jacks and stackers, and more....
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Nine Forklifts for Workplace Safety
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the top five places people get injured in the warehouse are docks, forklifts, conveyors, materials and storage, and mechanical lifting and handling. A...
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Tips to Increase Forklift Safety
It's no secret that forklift safety is essential for operators and pedestrians. These frightening statistics from The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) show just how crucial it is: OSHA's...
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What is a Forklift Provider Facility Energy Audit and Why do I Need One?
A facility energy audit is an opportunity to have an experienced, trusted representative from your local material handling solutions provider come to your facility and look for opportunities where you...
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How to Know When to Retire a Forklift
Your forklifts put in work day-in and day-out moving product and lifting and moving your business forward. The day will come when you lose time and money because the truck...
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How to use a Site Survey to Increase Producivity
What is a Site Survey? A site survey is when a trained warehouse consultant visits a workspace to help maximize the business’ workplace through racking, equipment, and a multitude of...
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Which Forklift Energy Source is Right for Your Shift Cycle?
Do your forklifts ever get a break? And for how long? This is one of the most important factors in determining the right energy source for your forklifts. And it...
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A Guide to High-Capacity Forklift Attachments
Not all customers have to move heavy loads, but sometimes they have to move things such as tires, coils, or misshapen objects that can’t be moved using traditional forks. In...
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Ask the Expert Series: Pallet Racking
Got questions about which pallet rack system is suitable for your application? We have answers. In this post of our Ask the Expert Series, Director of Sales and Marketing Anthony...
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Ask the Expert Series: Warehouse Slotting
Order fulfillment times have a direct correlation to customer satisfaction and overall profits. Both are at risk if you do not have a well-thought-out slotting process in your warehouse or...
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Order Picking Solutions: Ask the Expert Series
It is no secret that managing a warehouse or distribution center today is a challenge, primarily if you rely on manual processes. Adding order picking fulfillment technologies can help. ...
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Cube Utilization: Ask the Expert Series
Do you want to get more out of your warehouse space, save money and be more efficient? Maximizing your warehouse cube utilization is the key. In this part of our...
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Ask the Expert Series: Robotic Palletizing
In this blog post, Toyota Material Handling Solutions’ Director of Sales and Marketing Anthony Spano answers frequently asked questions about robotic palletizing systems and solutions. Anthony has a decade...
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What can Autonomous Mobile Robots do for you?
Have you wondered if you should utilize autonomous mobile robots in your warehouse or distribution center? Well, you are not alone. The use of autonomous mobile robots to improve efficiency in warehouses and distribution centers is undoubtedly on...
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Narrow Aisles: How to Move Wide Loads
Nothing can be more challenging than moving and lifting wide loads in narrow aisles. A forklift driver operating a standard forklift will undoubtedly need to make a lot of small,...
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What you Need to Know About Toyota 360 Support and Support Plus
You might have heard of Toyota 360 Support, but do you know what it is? How about the differences between Toyota 360 Support and Toyota 360 Support Plus? It's not...
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How to Apply Toyota Lean Management to Your Business
Have you wondered if the principles of Toyota Lean Management (TLM) could apply to your business? There is much information on the subject in books and the internet, but why...
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How to Set Up a Forklift Maintenance Schedule
Most people know regular service is vital for a safe and reliable car. The same goes for forklifts. Setting up a regular forklift maintenance schedule for your forklift fleet can...
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Upgrade your Warehouse for Maximum Efficiency
Distribution and fulfillment centers are always looking for ways to maximize operational productivity and efficiency. The current COVID-19 pandemic, increasing e-commerce sales, and a limited labor pool have only intensified...
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How to Use Narrow Aisle Forklifts
With warehouse space at a premium, the need to fit more products into the same area is critical. The most common fix to this problem is redesigning an existing warehouse...
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How to Use Advance Industrial Floor Care Equipment
We’re proud to announce we now carry the Advance brand of innovative commercial and industrial floor cleaning equipment. Advance, part of the Nilfisk Group, has manufactured floor care cleaning equipment...
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Do You Need to Move, Carry or Tow Your Products?
As we mentioned in Move, Carry or Tow – Your Choice, Part I, electric utility vehicles are considered vital equipment in many industries. However, with so many choices, getting the right utility vehicle with the...
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Get Problem-Solving Guides from Toyota
If you’re a Supply Chain Management Professional, you’ve probably got one thing on your mind: how to get products to market quickly and cost-effectively. Your job is hard. Toyota’s experts...
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