[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 174 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING, U.S.A., INC.

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                            HON. LUKE MESSER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 10, 2013

  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Toyota Material 
Handling, U.S.A., INC. which recently moved its North American 
headquarters to Columbus, Indiana in my congressional district.
  Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., INC. (TMHU) has been operating in 
North America for 45 years and in 1990 began lift truck production at 
the Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing facility in Columbus. The 
company has been producing the number-one selling lift truck in the 
U.S. since 2002. The majority of all Toyota lift trucks sold in the 
U.S. are manufactured in Columbus.
  Recently Toyota celebrated the official grand opening of their multi-
million dollar investment in their new campus and the line-off of the 
first large capacity Toyota 8-Series lift truck. The same event also 
marked the 450,000th lift truck produced at the Columbus plant. By 
moving their headquarters to Columbus TMHU continues its investment in 
Southeastern Indiana and support for the community's economic vitality.
  I ask the entire 6th Congressional District to join me in recognizing 
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., INC. Their leadership and economic 
impact on our state has been invaluable. TMHU is a great community 
partner, and I look forward to working with them often in the future.

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