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Atlas Toyota Material Handling of Chicago and Minnesota have been honored with receiving the MHEDA MVP Award 2022.

Award recipients must meet a set of rigorous criteria and satisfy specific characteristics in the following areas:

Industry Advocacy
Customer Service & Safety Practices
Business Networking
Continuing Education
Business Best Practices

The right equipment is necessary to keep your business moving forward, but without the right operators, your investment in equipment will be wasted capital. That’s why Atlas Toyota Material Handling provides specialized and comprehensive training materials and programs. Why? Because training is not just important, it’s mandatory.

When you’re ready to buy a new forklift, it’s important to know what you’re doing. Finding the most productive, cost-effective machine requires specialized insight because you must evaluate a variety of factors, from height and weight capacity to the technologically advanced attachments. Find a reputable dealer, who can help you find a forklift that meets or even exceeds your expectations and requirements.

Forklifts are useful tools, but when improperly used, they can be extremely dangerous. A cursory internet search for workplace injuries involving forklifts reveals that there are nearly 35,000 forklift injuries each year in the United States, with about 85 of those ending in fatality. This tragic statistic is all the more maddening because using forklifts safely is something that is not hard to do. The proper training, adherence to basic safety rules, and a little bit of caution: these are the secrets to staying safe while working with forklifts.

The cost of doing business can be extensive, and the smart business owner is always looking for ways to save money. One place where it’s not hard to find savings is in purchasing equipment. By being savvy in your purchasing, and buying high-quality pre-owned equipment when possible, you can reduce your spending in order to save your money for more important expenditures.