Toyota Heavy Duty Operations Wins President’s Award for In-House Manufacturing Excellence 


Toyota Heavy Duty Operations was awarded the FYE 2025 President’s Award from TICO, in recognition of their outstanding initiative in bringing key manufacturing of their THDA stackable counterweight plates. The President’s Award honors and awards those who have achieved excellent results across manufacturing sites in the fields of quality and production efficiency. It also serves to inspire continued improvement initiatives.  

THD Operations has seen increased quality assurance, lower lead times, and controlled costs by insourcing the counterweight process.   

Congratulations to team members, Aidan Phipps, David Prigg, Evan Gnott, Jake Scheeringa, Tim Piergiovanni, and leaders, Alex Lucas, Grant Borregard, and Mike Swieter, for their hard work and continued efforts.