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Hyundai announces Top Performing Forklift Dealers for 2020

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Hyundai Material Handling (HMH) has announced their Top Performing Forklift Dealers for 2020 representing North America and Canada. These annual awards recognize the dealers who achieved the highest number of unit sales above goal.

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Chuck Leone

This year HMH established the “Chuck Leone Award” in honor of their longtime EVP/COO who unfortunately passed away in January 2021. This award will be given annually to the Dealer of the Year. We are proud to announce that the first annual Chuck Leone Award goes to the Modern Group. Modern’s performance was truly remarkable from start to finish of 2020.

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Lewis Byers

“In a year of worldwide challenges, our dealers that achieved the level of success is truly remarkable,” says Lewis Byers, HMH VP/COO. “We are fortunate to have such a dedicated dealer network focused on the Hyundai brand and working so closely with our team in Norcross”.

The dealers recognized for 2020 are;

“The 2020 Chuck Leone Award”  Dealer of the Year

  • Modern Group

2020 Apex Award

  • Lone Star Forklift

2020 Summit Award

  • Thompson Lift Truck Company

Hyundai Diesel Forklift image2020 Peak Performer

  • Leavitt Machinery
  • Pacific Material Handling Solutions, Inc.
  • Springer Equipment Company
  • Brennan Equipment Services Company
  • Carolina Industrial Trucks, Inc
  • National Lift Truck Service, Inc.
  • M&L Industries
  • Midway Industrial Equipment, Inc.
  • Herc-U-Lift
  • Hurricane Industrial Equipment, Inc.
  • Big Lift Material Handling
  • Wise Forklift, Inc.

2020 Rookie of the Year

  • Midway Industrial Equipment, Inc.

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