Retain Frontline Talent with Safer, Smarter Tools

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Your frontline talent moves items and operates machinery daily. From delivery drivers to warehouse workers, these employees rarely sit behind a desk, and they play a crucial role in your company. One of the easiest ways to retain them is to support their work with the right tools. Ergonomic or powered tools, such as customized dolly carts, can help them do their jobs more safely and more effectively than the competition.

Hop Craft delivery worker using Magliner hand truck to transport stacked boxes from pickup truck

Upgraded Ergonomics

Improved ergonomics reduces excessive bending, lifting, and reaching. Tools like an appliance moving hand truck can help eliminate team lifts, which not only tie up at least two of your employees but also cause physical strain. 

Delivery worker using Magliner hand truck to move stacked boxes over curb outside retail store

Instead, a heavy duty hand truck can enable a single person to move loads up to 800 pounds, quickly wheeling large items like couches and ovens into place. It’s the smarter, safer way to complete the task. By improving ergonomics, your frontline workers can move safely and reduce injury risk.

Powered Material Handling Tools Improve Efficiency

Worker using Magliner stair-climbing hand truck to transport large medical oxygen tank downstairs

Powered material handling solutions, such as a motorized hand truck or a powered stair climbing dolly, can help reduce operator strain. A motorized hand truck enables employees to move large, heavy items, such as gas cylinders, across a warehouse with virtually no effort. Meanwhile, a powered stair climbing hand truck can ascend and descend stairs quickly and safely while the operator stays in an ergonomic position.

Frontline employees have physically demanding jobs, and injuries or extended strain can negatively impact their morale. With powered hand trucks, you can reduce that strain, improve morale, and make their jobs easier while still encouraging productivity.

Leverage Hand Trucks Customized to Their Jobs

When your employees have tools tailored to their needs, every task becomes more streamlined. Consider the ergonomic differences between a hand truck designed to go up and down the ramp of a delivery truck all day and one used mostly in a warehouse setting. Small differences in the handles or wheels can impact how it functions.

Different handles, wheels, and accessories can improve operator experience. Scale this out to other tools your employees use, and their efficiency can dramatically improve.

About Magline

Magline has set the standard for excellence in material handling for more than 75 years. Material handling teams across countless businesses and industries rely on Magliner hand trucks daily. From white-glove deliveries to restocking vending machines, Magliner tools help get the job done. Find the tools your employees need to stay productive and safe, including traditional hand carts, convertible hand carts, and heavy duty appliance hand trucks. With a Magliner hand truck, your employees can improve their day-to-day efficiency and safety.

Upgrade your employees’ material handling tools at https://www.magliner.com/

This article was originally published on magliner.com’s blog here.

Location: United States

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