Toyota Material Handling to supply forklifts to Northline
Toyota Material Handling has been chosen by Freight and logistics company, Northline, for the supply of 150 forklifts and reach trucks for five years. Northline provides freight management, long haul road trains, rail container travel, high tech warehousing and distribution.
Northline says that it not only wanted to use its buying power to obtain the best price for the forklift equipment, but also ensure it received good service and support. So, it decided on Toyota Material Handling because of its fleet management system, and its operators like to use Toyota’s forklifts.
While Northline was looking to replace existing equipment with similar units, but Toyota’s in-depth site analysis means its forklift fleet make-up will change as it gains more experience with the new equipment. Northline will also make use of Toyota’s online fleet management system to get a complete picture of the state of the fleet at any time. Northline will be able to identify areas where savings can be made as every fleet is connected online.
Toyota Material Handling was able to offer Northline its BT and Raymond models for its electric reach truck needs. Northline also invested in Toyota 8 Series Deluxe forklifts fitted with an Operator Presence Sensing system to prevent accidental movement of the forklift and forks when the operator is not seated at the controls.
The forklifts are fitted with digital weight scales and travel and load handling controllers. Emissions are regulated by advanced Electronic Fuel Injection and a three-way catalytic converter system.
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