| Lift truck leaders Rank | Company | 2004 Worldwide Sales Revenue, $ | North American Brands | World Headquarters |
| 1 | Toyota | $4.89 billion | Toyota, Raymond, BT Prime Mover | Aichi, Japan |
| 2 | Linde | $4.49 billion | Linde | Wiesbaden, Germany |
| 3 | Jungheinrich | $2.07 billion | Jungheinrich, Multiton | Hamburg, Germany |
| 4 | NACCO Industries | $1.90 billion | Hyster, Yale | Portland, Ore. |
| 5 | Mitsubishi/Caterpillar | $1.30 billion | Mitsubishi, Cat | Sagamihara, Japan |
| 6 | Crown | $1.23 billion | Crown | New Bremen, Ohio |
| 7 | Komatsu | $1.03 billion | Komatsu, Kalmar AC | Tokyo, Japan |
| 8 | Nissan | $828 million | Nissan, Barrett | Tokyo, Japan |
| 9 | TCM | $759 million | TCM | Tokyo, Japan |
| 10 | Nichiyu | $357 million* | ** | Kyoto, Japan |
| 11 | Daewoo | $321 million | Daewoo | Seoul, South Korea |
| 12 | Manitou | $300 million | K-D Manitou | Ancenis, France |
| 13 | Atlet | $250 million | Atlet | Molnlycke, Sweden |
| 14 | Clark | $237 million* | Clark | Lexington, Ky. |
| 15 | Rocla | $108 million | ** | Jarvenpaa, Finland |
| 16 | Tailift | $65 million | Tailift | Taichung Hsien, Taiwan |
| 17 | Hoist Liftruck | $55 million* | Hoist, Schreck, Autolift, Elwell Parker | Bedford Park, Ill. |
| 18 | Hyundai | $46 million* | Hyundai | Emsung, South Korea |
| 19 | Landoll | $25 million* | Bendi, PivotMast, Drexel | Marysville, Kan. |
| 20 | Anhui Heli | $22 million* | Heli | Hefei, Anhui, China |