Wednesday, April 11, 2012

TOYOTA HONORS BELL FORK LIFT, INC. WITH PRESIDENT’S AWARD

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (April XX, 2012) – Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) recently awarded Bell Fork Lift, Inc., its highest dealership honor, the President’s Award, for 2011. Bell Fork Lift, Inc. is one of 15 elite recipients of this distinguished award and was selected from TMHU’s network of 68 dealers and 189 dealership locations in the United States.
Bell was recognized at Toyota’s National Dealer Meeting for demonstrating excellence in parts, service, equipment sales, customer satisfaction and overall dealership operations. This is the third time Bell Fork Lift, Inc. has been awarded the President’s Award and its predecessor the Quality Dealer Award.
“Thanks to the hard work of our team members, Bell Fork Lift, Inc. is once again honored with this distinction,” said Wayne Bell, president of Bell Fork Lift, Inc. “It is a strong testament of our dealership’s commitment to our customers when we are able to win this award for the third time.”
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“Toyota’s President’s Awards recognize dealers that clearly exemplify top quality service, support and dedication to their customers,” said Jeff Rufener, president of TMHU. “Dealers like Bell Fork Lift, Inc. who win year after year set the bar for industry excellence.”

About Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
Celebrating 45 years of established operations, Irvine, Calif.-based TMHU is the supplier for the No. 1 selling lift truck in North America since 2002. In addition to the full line of high-quality lift trucks sold under the Toyota brand, the company’s extended industrial equipment solutions include Automated Guided Vehicles and tow tractors.
Quality is the hallmark of the Toyota Production System practiced at all Toyota manufacturing facilities, including Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (TIEM), a zero-landfill facility in Columbus, Ind. TIEM, named a 2011 North American Best Plant by IndustryWeek magazine, is a member of the National Safety Council, complies with the ISO 14001 standard from the International Organization for Standardization and has produced more than 400,000 Toyota lift trucks since its opening in 1990.
Toyota's commitment to excellence in customer service extends throughout the U.S. and Canada. With more than 70 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers and more than 220 dealership locations throughout North America, Toyota dealers offer comprehensive customer service and support, including one-stop shopping for both new and used lift trucks, rentals, parts and service, fleet servicing and financing.

DEPARTMENT UPDATES

TIRES
We have recently purchased a new “State of the Art” Tire Press! It is also the only one of its kind! This new addition to our already impressive fleet of Mobile Tire Units will allow us to not only be the best, but also to service bigger tire sizes and do it faster that our competition.
To celebrate this expansion, we are “kicking off” our annual Tire Sale Incentive contest early.
This contest will track all sales that have been placed from March 1st – March 31st....GOOD LUCK!
**Orders already placed that are dated March 1st to current date, count towards the March totals
** Pricing must be approved by Jeff Samsa
TRAINING CENTER

The Training Department is proud to release our new training video! It can be found on the training web site www.forklifttrainingusa.com

A lot of time, work, and effort went into creating this, thanks to everyone that had a part in making it come together. We believe that this will prove to be a very effective sales tool for our company.
SALES

The Sales Department had a record year in 2011. Booking new Toyota orders with a strong market share for our territory. Tom Yaschen earned top position with 500+ orders. Andy Movalson second with New Truck orders. Dorothy Johnson will now work directly with Tom Yaschen coordinating the major accounts. Please welcome Terri Brown as our new sales coordinator working along with Kelly Jewett handling all the other new and used equipment orders. We are excited to have our great Bell Sales Team continue to conquer the growing business opportunities for equipment sales in 2012. http://www.bellforklift.com/rentals/