6 Ways to Encourage Ergonomics and Reduce Strain in Your Delivery Drivers

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Being a delivery driver means constantly dealing with a wide variety of boxes. It can involve bending over to pick up boxes, lifting heavy items, and other physically demanding tasks. This work comes with risks of accidents, as well as long-term issues from repetitive movements. With the right tips and equipment, such as a traditional 2 wheel dolly, you can make it easier to reduce strain and encourage ergonomics in your delivery drivers.

Provide Hand Trucks for Less Bending Over

Bending over to lift boxes or setting them down can put a significant strain on your delivery driver’s back. Even just lifting the box out of the back of the delivery truck can cause strain. With a traditional hand truck, it’s easy to stack boxes, meaning less bending over and less potential for hurting their back. It also makes it easier for the driver to stay in an ergonomic position, as they won’t have to carry a single box in an awkward position.

Make Sure Hand Trucks Are Easy to Break Back

When a large item is put on a hand truck, frame extensions make it easier to break back a load, but transporting bigger, especially heavier items can be hard on the driver. Equip your driver with a tall-framed heavy duty hand truck that has an optional fourth wheel assembly that assists with breaking back and supporting heavy loads, and they will have no trouble at all. This also eliminates the need for a team lift, which can put strain on two employees.

 Help Employees Move Up and Down Stairs with Care

Trying to pull a hand truck up a flight of stairs can prove dangerous for some delivery drivers. A powered stair climbing dolly can do most of the work for the delivery driver, thanks to a motorized stair climbing action. The delivery driver can then focus on staying in an ergonomic position while moving heavy loads up and down stairs. It’s not only more efficient and a better use of energy but keeps the driver safe.

Provide Curb Ramps to Avoid Bumps

Moving a hand truck loaded with boxes is easy. Pulling the weight up a curb might be less so for some drivers. With a curb ramp, it’s a simple task to move the dolly up the ramp and make the delivery, eliminating the risk of strain.

Maintain Bay Doors

While it’s a minor strain, opening the bay door to the delivery truck multiple times per day can add up. If the door is maintained, this is much easier and requires less effort, minimizing strain. If not, it takes more energy, straining your employee and making them less efficient.

 Provide Vibration-Damping Gloves

Vibrationfrom the steering wheel can cause hand and wrist strain, making it harder to handle and deliver packages. Fingerless vibration-damping gloves can help reduce the vibration in hands in wrists and help drivers get a better grip on the boxes.

About Magline

 The Magliner name has been used for more than 70 years as a byword in the material handling industry to represent the highest standards of quality and reliability. Magliner hand trucks, like all of their material handling equipment, can be counted on to deliver best-in-class durability, dependability, and quality. The Magliner collection starts with the iconic, ultra-customizable traditional Magliner hand truck. Other products you can rely on include a powered stair climbing hand truck line, hand lift truck selection, powered hand truck series, and more material handling equipment. If you or your business needs something lifted, delivered, or moved from here to there, Magliner equipment can be trusted to get the job done efficiently, quickly, and safely. Learn more about upgrading your delivery truck fleet today with fantastic financing options for Magliner equipment.

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