Purpose: Eliminate manual carrying requirements, enabling operators to transport materials with less overall effort

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended height of handles is 36" - 45" from floor

Photo source: Magliner

North America
Hand Trucks 'R' Us
Magliner
Powermate

Europe
Crown Equipment Corporation

Asia
Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co., Ltd

Australia
Baily Hand Trucks

Purpose: Lifting function ensures that operators avoid excessive back bending, while the tilting function reduces the reach distance to the material

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended height of handles is 36''-45''

Photo source: Vestil Manufacturing

North America
E.L.S. Products Corp.
Southworth
Vestil Manufacturing

Purpose: Reduces poor lifting postures by loading and unloading materials at different heights

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended height of handles is 36''-45'' from floor

Photo source: Southworth

North America
E.L.S. Products Corp.
Southworth
Vestil Manufacturing

Purpose: Adjustable loading and retrieval heights reduce awkward posture and reaches

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended height of handles is 36''-45'' from floor

Photo source: Ergonomic Specialist LLC

North America
Ergonomic Specialist LLC
Southworth
Vestil Manufacturing

Purpose: Maneuvers in tight areas allowing it to enter small spaces that are inaccessible to forklifts

Ergonomic principles: Reduce the need for awkward reaching and heavy lifting

Photo source: Beyond Products

North America
Beyond Products
Global Industrial Equipment

Purpose: Combine the function of a pallet and a cart

Ergonomic principles: Eliminates material handling tasks related to transferring partial pallet loads to carts

Photo source: Ted Thorsen Better Material Handling Products

North America
Caster Supply.com
Hamilton Caster
Ted Thorsen Better Material Handling Products

Purpose: Provide tilt adjustability to bring materials closer to operators during loading and unloading of boxes

Ergonomic guidelines: Should place material between 38" and 49" above the standing surface and not greater than 16" horizontally from the edge of the cart

Photo source: Factory Supply, Inc.

North America
C&H Distributors
Factory Supply, Inc.
Ted Thorsen Better Material Handling Products