Hyster lift trucks • pallet trucks • narrow aisle trucks • Fork Lift trucks

Hyster Global Capabilities include 13 manufacturing facilities and a network of over 600 dealers in more than 100 countries. The comprehensive line of Hyster lift trucks includes more than 130 models - from pallet trucks to narrow aisle trucks to order pickers to container handlers. Visit our regional websites for more detail on individual theaters of operation.

The term “Hyster” actually originated with loggers in the greater Northwest woodlands in the early part of last century. As the logging and timber industry began to grow, there was a demand for tough, dependable equipment – particularly lift trucks. The Williamette-Ersted Company, founded in 1929, became the leading provider of these new machines. When a load was ready to be lifted, the cry of “Hoist’er!” would ring out – an expression that quickly became synonymous with the company’s trucks.

In 1934, the company officially changed its name to Hyster. Prosperity followed during the World War II years, as Hyster forklift trucks were called upon for use in unloading ships. Steady growth continued as Hyster Company moved into European markets in the 1950s, and then into the Middle East and Far East near the end of the twentieth century. The business remained family owned until 1989 when it was purchased by NACCO. Based in Greenville, North Carolina, Hyster now employs more than 15,000 people worldwide.

Hyster enjoys the stability of a company backed by tremendous resources. NACCO Industries, a $2.6 billion Fortune 500 Company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is the nation’s leading producer of lift trucks. Hyster is a division of the NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG). Revenues for NMHG were $1.5 billion in 2001.