To: TheThing, EasyM, Mikey, and other readers of this discussion forum.

I have been monitoring this "Discussion Forum" since being notified by one of our associates here at TMHU earlier this week. I am somewhat appalled by the many distasteful and rude comments so easily directed toward Toyota, TMHU, USAC, ForkliftAction, and even our main competitor NACCO (Hyster/Yale). Although we here at TMHU fully anticipated some criticism from our competition regarding the validity of the testing procedures, and even more so, the results, I assure you that the tests were designed and conducted with the utmost fairness to all. TMHU is a very respectful organization, with an immensely dedicated staff which are very proud of the Toyota products we distribute to our dealers and end users. Should you have any questions, comments, criticisms of Toyota, TMHU, our staff, or any of the 3rd parties we work with, please feel free to contact me directly. I would much rathar see the mudslinging stop with a simple phone call, rather than continue reading unfounded comments that does no one in our great industry any good. Thank you for listening and please enjoy your holiday season.


Respectfully,

Martin Boyd
National Product Planning Manager
Toyota Material Handling, USA, Inc. (TMHU)
Irvine, CA - USA