. Port of Benicia Named Toyota's Third West Coast
Port of Entry
TORRANCE, Calif. - Toyota
Logistics Services (TLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Sales
(TMS), USA, Inc., today announced plans to import and process select
Toyota vehicles through Benicia by the fall of 2006.
Earmarked for distribution
throughout Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and parts of California,
these vehicles are presently imported through the Port of Long Beach,
where Toyota's rail-yard lease expires at the end of 2006. Toyota also
maintains a west coast facility at the Port of Portland.
Portside vehicle processing
at Toyota's 34-acre, 25,000-square-foot facility will be handled by
Amports, Inc., a 40-year veteran of vehicle processing.
"We look forward to
working with the Port of Benicia," said Alan DeCarr, group vice
president for TLS and international operations. "The new arrangement
enables us to continue to efficiently support our vehicle distribution
demands."
