Yale Materials Handling Corporation, a long-standing leader in the materials handling industry, honored 27 of its dealers through Yale's Challenge of Excellence Program. Fourteen of its top-performing dealers were awarded the prestigious Dealer of Excellence award. Four dealers were recognized as Dealers of Merit and nine as Dealers of Value. The 2009 Dealers of Excellence were recently recognized in Cleveland marking the 16th year that Yale has honored its dealers for their industry-leading level of performance in all areas of the materials handling business.

"Over the last 16 years, Yale's Dealer of Excellence Awards Program acknowledges the significant contribution our dealers play in the achievement of our overall goals as a company," said Don Chance, president of sales for NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. "The dealers are among the very best distributors within the industry. Yale is very proud of their accomplishments and leadership within our Yale Distribution Network and the quality of services they provide our end user customer. They are without question our most valued asset within the business."

To be recognized under Challenge of Excellence, a dealer must reach elevated goals in customer satisfaction, dealer performance, general management, truck sales, short-term rental, training, aftermarket sales, and parts and service operations.

Recipients of the Dealer of Excellence award include:
Dealership Dealer Principal
Berry Material Handling Joe Wilson
Black Equipment Company, Inc Ken Bonnell
Dougherty Equipment Company Mike Dougherty
E.D. Farrell Company, Inc. Ed Otis
Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc. Mike Pruitt
Hilo Yale Industrial Trucks Steve LoPiccolo
Key Material Handling Equipment Co., Inc. Bob Kehley
Medley Material Handling Company Mark Medley

Northland Industrial Truck Co., Inc. Steve O'Leary
Yale Lift Trucks of Florida & Georgia Sandy MacKinnon
Yale Industrial Trucks Pittsburgh, Inc. Chris Burns
Yale Materials Handling - Green Bay, Inc. Gary Fairchild
Ohio Materials Handling, Inc. Jim Orenga
Riekes Equipment Company Duncan Murphy

Recipients of the Dealer of Merit awards include:

Dealership Dealer Principal
Alta Lift Truck Services, Inc. Steve Greenawalt
Fitzgerald Equipment Co., Inc. Kevin Fitzgerald
Insley-McEntee Equipment Company Phil Robinson
YMH - Torrance, Inc. Steve Gallagher

Recipients of the Dealer of Value award include:
Dealership Dealer Principal
Brennan Industrial Truck Company Jim Brennan Jr.
Briggs Equipment Mike Winemiller
M & G Materials Handling Co. Ken MacDonald
Material Handling Products, Corp. Scott Minich
Yale/Chase Equipment and Services, Inc. Roger Ketelsleger
Yale Carolinas, Inc. Joe Wheeler
Yale Kentuckiana, Inc. Barry Paul
Yale Industrial Trucks - Central California Mike Fitzgerald
Yes Equipment and Services, Inc. Cliff Anglewicz