Toyota Material Handling US Inc (TMHU) has recognised its top dealers with the 2004 President's Award.
The top dealers are selected annually from a nationwide network of 71 dealers and 186 dealership locations, and are recognised for excellence in parts, service, equipment sales, customer satisfaction and overall dealership operations.
This year, 15 dealers won the award and were acknowledged at Toyota's Spring Regional Dealer Advisory Council meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The winners are:
* Al Rawson, of Atlas Material Handling, Schiller Park, IL.
* Ron McCluskey, of Brodie Toyota-Lift, Lawrence, MA.
* Jeff Fischer, of Florida Lift Systems Inc, Orlando, FL.
* Stuart Thompson, of Garrison Service Company Inc, Nashville, TN.
* Brian Hull, of Hull Lift Truck Inc, Elkhart, IN.
* Sam Smart Jr, of Kenco Toyota-Lift, Chattanooga, TN.
* Joe Clark, of Mid-South Lift Trucks Inc, Memphis, TN.
* Bill Skinner, of ProLift Industrial Equipment Co LLC, Louiseville, KY.
* Jim Shoppa, of Shoppa's Material Handling Inc, Fort Worth, TX.
* Steve Thorne, of Southeast Industrial Equipment Inc, Charlotte, NC.
* Michael Elliot, of SwiftLift Inc, Victor, NY.
* Lee Smith, of Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta, Scottdale, GA.
* Joe Quinto, of Toyota-Lift of Los Angeles Inc, Santa Fe Springs, CA.
* Lee Nielsen, of Toyota Lift of Minnesota, Brooklyn Park, MN.
* Richard Andres, of Toyota Material Handling Northern California, Hayward, CA.
Each winner will receive a Tiffany & Co crystal award and will be congratulated in a full-page, colour advertisement in the spring issue of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) Journal. TMHU is also hosting a trip to England and Scotland for the winners.