| When you are planning any business or | | | | Lighter and smaller components are |
| industrial process, one of the main | | | | better served with trolley style carts, |
| considerations to bear in mind is the | | | | which can carry the items on multiple |
| way in which materials are to be moved | | | | tiers to prevent them from getting |
| around. Inevitably, there are a number | | | | quashed, or to segment orders from staff |
| of calculations that must be made in | | | | into different areas, and make |
| this process, but the normal method of | | | | distribution simpler. |
| ensuring the best internal distribution | | | | With high clearance hand trucks with |
| is to use people. When you need to be | | | | pneumatic tires available for outdoor |
| able to carry out complex stock | | | | use on farms and gardens, and trucks |
| movements within a factory or other | | | | that have been designed especially to |
| industrial facility, having well trained | | | | carry a specific kind of load such as |
| staff who are properly equipped to | | | | plates of glass, delicate cartons, and |
| succeed is the foundation for | | | | even pipes available, there is no |
| efficiency. While there are modern | | | | realistic excuse for not having the |
| technological solutions that promise | | | | exact cart required for whatever job you |
| full automation of the workplace, the | | | | need to do. |
| best solution in terms of flexibility is | | | | One thing that is important to consider |
| still the hand trucks that have served | | | | when choosing the right hand trucks for |
| industry for more than a century. | | | | your business needs is whether you want |
| Whether you want to move enormously | | | | them to be pushed or pulled. Push trucks |
| heavy and unwieldy items around a | | | | are generally best for delivering stock |
| warehouse, or have the need for small | | | | such as components to individual work |
| components to be taken out to individual | | | | stations. Provided they are designed |
| work stations, hand trucks come in a | | | | with two swivel casters, they are easy |
| form that is perfect for the task. There | | | | to control in use, although they are |
| are literally dozens of hand trucks and | | | | restricted to lower weights. For very |
| carts available that are perfect for a | | | | heavy loads, pull carts are better, as |
| role within the workplace, and choosing | | | | the operator will find it easier to stop |
| the right one for your needs is often | | | | and start without losing control; |
| simpler than you would think. | | | | however these can be unwieldy in use, |
| The first factor to consider when | | | | and difficult to maneuver in small |
| selecting the hand trucks that best fit | | | | areas. |
| in with your business model is the kind | | | | Examples of various hand trucks include |
| of loads that you need to move. For | | | | Dual Handle, "P" Handle, Fiber/Nylon, |
| large quantities of relatively heavy | | | | Convertible, Dual-Directional, Appliance |
| items, a flat platform truck is probably | | | | Carts, Deluxe Aluminum, Steel Stair, |
| the best option. Steel versions offer up | | | | Stair (four handles), High Back Aluminum |
| to 18 square feet of space, which is | | | | with Push Out, Aluminum Ergonomic and |
| plenty for a number of boxes, and can | | | | Four Wheel Multi-Position Steel Hand |
| easily carry up to two tons of | | | | Trucks. |
| components or other materials. | | | | |