Magline Has the Hand Truck Upgrade for Your Biggest Pain Points

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Not every material handling problem is the same. Maybe stairs slow down every delivery, maybe loads never match the same shape twice, or maybe the biggest items on the route need two people just to get them moving. Magliner material handling tools are designed for each of those situations. Instead of asking one hand truck to solve all three, the fix usually comes down to matching the tool to the pain point.

Worker moving a large black tank on a pallet down a metal staircase with a Magliner stair-climbing hand truck

Find the Magliner upgrade that fits your biggest pain point at https://www.magliner.com/

Contact Magline at (866) 329-4737

When Loads Never Match the Same Shape Twice

If one stop is a single box and the next is an oddly shaped stack that won't balance upright, that mismatch is its own pain point. It usually means reaching for a second piece of equipment mid-route to compensate. A Magliner Gemini convertible hand truck starts in a familiar upright position like the classic hand truck. 

It then converts into a platform truck in seconds for items that need more surface and a higher weight capacity. There's no separate dolly to track down and no extra trip back to the truck to swap equipment mid-stop.

When Stairs Are Slowing Down Every Delivery

If a portion of your stops involves carrying a load up or down stairs one step at a time, that's the pain point a standard hand truck can't fix, no matter how many drivers are on the schedule. 

A Magliner powered stair climbing appliance dolly carries a load up or down a flight without a driver hauling it step by step. That turns the slowest stop on the route into a normal one, and it's one less reason to send a second person along just to help carry something up a landing.

The Upgrade for Loads One Person Can't Muscle Alone

If the heaviest items on a route call for two people just to get from the truck to the curb, that's a staffing cost that adds up fast. It doesn't matter whether it's at the loading dock, in the warehouse, or setting up for an event; it ties up at least two people.

Worker moving two strapped gas cylinders on a Magliner hand truck with pneumatic wheels in a welding shop

A Magliner battery powered hand truck moves heavier loads under its own power, letting one person cover ground that would otherwise call for an extra set of hands. That frees up others for whatever else the day has planned.

Explore the full Magliner lineup to address your material handling pain points at https://www.magliner.com/ 

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

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