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Toyota Material Handling honors its top forklift dealers in North America

President's Award recognizes dealers who perform at the highest level in parts, service, equipment sales, finance, customer satisfaction and overall operations.

TMH recognized 15 of its top dealers with the President’s Award at the company’s annual Dealer Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, in March 2024. Pictured, starting with front row, left to right, are: Chris Frazee, ProLift Toyota Material Handling; Lee Smith, Toyota Material Handling Systems; Ron McCluskey, Brodie Toyota-Lift; Anika Conger-Capelle, Conger Toyota-Lift; Joyce Schwob, JIT Toyota-Lift; Larry McKevitt, Summit Toyota-Lift; David Bailey, Southern States Toyotalift. In the back row, left to right: Chris Rice, Welch Equipment Company; Andy Reynolds, Toyota Lift of South Texas; William Doggett, Toyota Lift of Houston; Jimmy Shoppa, Shoppa’s Mid America; Michael Turnmyre, Vesco Toyotalift; Blake Burnham, Watts Equipment Company; Laith Gagnon, Industrial Truck Service; Trey Barber, Mid Columbia Forklift.
President's Award recognizes dealers who perform at the highest level in parts, service, equipment sales, finance, customer satisfaction and overall operations.

Toyota Material Handling has announced the winners of the annual President’s Award, which recognizes the top Toyota forklift dealers in North America, during the company’s annual dealer meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The prestigious award recognizes the dealers who perform at the highest level in parts, service, equipment sales, finance, customer satisfaction and overall operations.

The winners of the 2023 President’s Award are:

  • Brodie Toyota-Lift, Lawrence, MA
  • Conger Toyota-Lift, Green Bay, WI
  • Industrial Truck Service, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • JIT Toyota-Lift, Frewsburg, NY
  • Mid Columbia Forklift, Yakima, WA
  • ProLift Toyota Material Handling, Louisville, KY
  • Shoppa's Mid America, Kansas City, MO
  • Southern States Toyotalift, Tampa, FL
  • Summit Toyota-Lift, North Haven, CT
  • Toyota Lift of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Toyota Lift of South Texas, San Antonio, TX
  • Toyota Material Handling Systems, Suwanee, GA
  • Vesco Toyotalift, Hickory, NC
  • Watts Equipment Company, Manteca, CA
  • Welch Equipment Company, Denver, CO

“The President’s Award is the pinnacle of recognition at Toyota, reserved for those who exemplify superior dedication to providing customer service and solutions,” said Bill Finerty, TMH President & CEO. “Toyota Material Handling dealers have a long-standing reputation for going above and beyond for their customers, and these dealers represent the best of the company’s customer service standards.”


TMH recognized 15 of its top dealers with the President’s Award at the company’s annual Dealer Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, in March 2024. Pictured, starting with front row, left to right, are: Chris Frazee, ProLift Toyota Material Handling; Lee Smith, Toyota Material Handling Systems; Ron McCluskey, Brodie Toyota-Lift; Anika Conger-Capelle, Conger Toyota-Lift; Joyce Schwob, JIT Toyota-Lift; Larry McKevitt, Summit Toyota-Lift; David Bailey, Southern States Toyotalift. In the back row, left to right: Chris Rice, Welch Equipment Company; Andy Reynolds, Toyota Lift of South Texas; William Doggett, Toyota Lift of Houston; Jimmy Shoppa, Shoppa’s Mid America; Michael Turnmyre, Vesco Toyotalift; Blake Burnham, Watts Equipment Company; Laith Gagnon, Industrial Truck Service; Trey Barber, Mid Columbia Forklift.