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There is a reason why Raymons sells more Swing Reach or turret trucks than any other brand year after year. The proof of that performance is in the numbers. For those of you who don't know, there is an organization called the Industrial Truck Association or ITA. All the major brands of lift trucks are members and report their sales to ITA every month by class of truck and code. For example, Class I is electric counterbalanced, Class II is for Narrow Aisle trucks (including Swing Reach, turret trucks) Class III is for walkies, walkie riders and walk-in stackers, Class IV is for Internal combustion cushion tire trucks and Class V is for Pneumatic tire internal combustion trucks. The sub codes denote the specific type of truck within a class. For example Class II Code 2 is for Narrow Aisle Orderpickers, Class I Code IV is for sit down counterbalanced electric 3 wheel trucks, Class III code II is for walkie electric pallet trucks, etc. The Class and Code for Swing reach/turret trucks and side loader electric trucks is Class II Code IV. Raymond has alway been in the 50% to over 60% share of that Class and Code. Raymond does not sell many side loaders as side loaders are a very small party of that Class and code. The great majority of sales in that Class and Code are Raymond Swing Reach trucks. This has been true for over 30 years. The great majority of customers like the Raymond because of its design, lower cost per hour to run and more importantly the high productivity and reliability it gives them. On top of that Raymon dealers have the largest number of this type of truck in their rental fleets to support their customers occasional additional needs. The other thing to keep in mind is that Raymond owns the majority of their dealers and as such their primary line is Raymond. There are very few Raymond dealers that carry any additional competitive brands., I urge you to go to your Crown dealer, your local Yale dealer and any other dealer that represents a line of turret trucks and see what they offer as back up and support for their turret trucks. The reason Raymond us number one in turret truck sales is because of the quality of th product and the Raymond dealer network. The proof is in the numbers of trucks sold and the repeat customers. The ITA figures show Raymond is number 1 in their share os market foe these truck and has been for over 30 years. Visit a dealer and see for yourself.
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