JBS Australia has commissioned 18 new pieces of Toyota Material Handling’s forklift range for its ‘Beef City’ meat processing operation, 40km west of Toowoomba.
The forklifts are on long-term hire from Toyota Material Handling Australia’s (TMHA’s) Brisbane branch. They include three Toyota internal combustion, one Toyota electric three-wheel forklifts, two Toyota electric reach trucks, two Raymond reach trucks, three BT hand-pallet jacks and six Raymond pallet trucks (both walkie and ride-on).
Nationally, TMHA has more than 200 forklifts in service with JBS Australia, with 18 forklifts being the largest fleet in a rural location.
“The relationship with Toyota has grown with support from TMHA Queensland major accounts manager Martin Gross and the Brisbane office being on hand 24/7 when required,” said Beef City general manager Justin McCormick.
Beef City feedlot is one of four JBS feedlots in Australia and one of the largest in the country. At any one time more than 26,000 cattle may be in the feedlot, which is located in the heart of the rich grain growing region of the Darling Downs. It has four steam flaking mills and a modern fleet of paddle mixer trucks to feed the cattle locally produced wheat, barley and sorghum grain and with quality roughages.
The adjacent grain-fed processing plant processes 260,000 head of cattle each year. The 800 hectare site also includes a farming operation that produces crops such as corn, winter cereals and forage sorghum for either daily supply to the feedlot or as silage or hay.
