HAYWARD, CA—A free lift truck evaluation from Toyota Material Handling helps gauge compliance with the new California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations.

The new standards are part of a series of government commitments to reduce pollutant emissions and help meet health-based air quality standards. They apply to any business in California with four or more gasoline or propane fueled spark-ignition engines including lift trucks, and industrial floor cleaning equipment (sweepers and scrubbers). Companies with equipment found to be out of compliance can be fined a maximum of $500 per machine, per day, retroactive to January 1, 2009, when the first fleet average standards became effective.

The free evaluation being offered by Toyota Material Handling includes: a baseline fleet inventory (spreadsheet) with all required data, model and serial numbers and so forth; current emission standards for or default admission rate for each LSI piece of equipment; recommendations for retrofit and or replacement of non-compliant equipment and the cost; and overall strategy to ensure compliance now and in current and future compliance.

Toyota Material Handling understands the complexity of compliance and is happy to offer a free fleet evaluation and recommendations. “This will allow business owners to avoid penalties during a time when every penny counts,” says Mark Gates, Toyota Material Handling product support manager.

About Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.

Celebrating more than 40 years of established operations in the United States, Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc., (TMHU) has been the number-one selling lift truck supplier in the U.S. since 2002 and currently offers a full line of high-quality lift trucks sold under the Toyota brand. Built on a reputation of excellence, Toyota remains popular due to its quality, reliability and durability. Quality is the hallmark of Toyota’s world-renowned Toyota Production System practiced at all Toyota manufacturing facilities, including Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM) in Columbus, Ind. Most of the Toyota lift trucks, including the 8-Series, sold in the United States are manufactured at TIEM.

TIEM, and all Toyota manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada, comply with the ISO 14001 standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and have been honored for their environmental management systems and dedication to continuous improvement. Toyota remains the first and only manufacturer in the world to offer a factory installed Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel system that is UL-listed, and EPA-CARB certified. Toyota’s LPG-, CNG- and gasoline-powered 8-Series lift trucks produce 70 percent less smog-forming emissions than the current federal EPA standard and meet California’s more stringent 2010 emission standard.1