Lindsay Australia recently consolidated
three separate sites into its new 11,000m
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combined head office, cold storage,
workshop, warehouse and transport facility in
Acacia Ridge. In the process it added a new
fleet of 10 Raymond 8410 pallet trucks, three
Toyota 8FBE three-wheel counterbalance
forklifts and two BT RRE reach trucks to its
existing Toyota warehouse equipment fleet.
The new fleet brings to 70 the number of
Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA)
forklifts and other equipment used by Lindsay
Transport in its facilities stretching from north
Queensland and down the eastern seaboard
to Victoria and into South Australia.
General manager of Lindsay Fresh Logistics
Bob McMillan said the company had used
Toyota forklifts and other warehousing
equipment for over 20 years.
“We’ve seen no reason to change as the
Toyota forklift equipment has always proven
to be reliable and dependable, and it’s
backed by prompt and proactive service. If
any issues arise they’re dealt with quickly and
professionally by the team at our local TMHA
branch,” Mr McMillan said.
In addition to the new Acacia Ridge facility
Lindsay Transport recently moved into
and refurbished an existing fresh produce
warehouse at the nearby Brisbane markets
in Rocklea, and the adoption of Toyota’s fast
charge technology for its Toyota battery-
electric forklifts enabled it to establish its own
fumigation room.
“We have the only temperature-controlled
DAFF accredited facility that includes
fumigation. The opportunity came about when
we no longer needed a designated battery
charging area, enabling this footprint to be
used for fumigation,” Mr McMillan said.
TMHA corporate account customer manager
Dave Bartlett said Lindsay Transport now
takes advantage of fast charging in short
periods of downtime rather than having to
charge its forklifts for eight hours each night.
“The forklifts can be charged in period as
short as 10 minutes when they’re not in
use,” Mr Bartlett said. “This relatively new
type of charging technology means you can
effectively get 10 hours of battery life rather
than seven, and being able to set up their
own fumigation facility means they can work
much more efficiently while saving a lot of
time and money.”
Lindsay Transport’s Toyota forklifts at
Rocklea markets are serviced by an on-site
technician.
“Toyota is a strong forklift brand at the
markets, so there’s a permanent presence
there and the technician stops by regularly
which means there’s never a problem getting
something looked at,” Mr McMillan said.
After originating in Coffs Harbour on the
NSW north nearly 70 years ago the Lindsay
Transport, Lindsay Rural and Lindsay Fresh
Logistics arms of the business now operate
under the Lindsay Australia banner.
Logistics leader expands and
innovates withToyota forklifts
A leading national transport and logistics company has continued its two-decade relationship
with Toyota after recently moving in to a new, purpose-built warehouse and refurbishing an
existing facility at Brisbane’s Rocklea markets.
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John Smyth (right) at the new Lindsay Australia warehouse at Acacia Ridge
General Manager of Lindsay Fresh Logistics Bob McMillan
