The Hand Truck Fix for Apartment and Condo Deliveries

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Every multi-unit stop on your route brings its own combination of problems: a flight of stairs up or down to a unit, a narrow hallway, or parking far away. A powered stair climbing dolly solves the first of those problems on its own, but the real speed comes from pairing it with the right hand cart and the right way to cross the ground between the truck and the door.

Worker carrying a medical oxygen cylinder down a staircase on a strapped Magliner hand truck

Let the Dolly Do the Work on Every Flight of Stairs

A regular hand truck can be fitted with stair climbers for the occasional step, but that's a different tool for a different job. A powered stair climbing dolly is built to carry a full load up or down a flight of stairs without your driver walking it down one step at a time, and a heavy duty model extends that to bulkier furniture and appliance deliveries. For a route that hits the same walk-up buildings every week, that difference adds up fast.

The Collapsible Hand Cart Solves the Storage Problem

A Cart That Folds Flat When the Job Is Done

Narrow hallways and packed vehicles bring a different problem: not enough room to work with. A collapsible hand cart folds flat between stops, freeing up space in the vehicle and making it easier to maneuver past mailboxes, tight corners, and obstacles on the way out of a unit. 

Folded Magliner aluminum hand truck with red-striped frame, black cradle supports, and a large rubber wheel

Cover More Ground Before the Stairs Even Start

Plenty of multi-unit properties put the loading area nowhere near the building itself, and that stretch of parking lot or breezeway adds up across a full day of stops. A hand truck with powered propulsion moves larger items across that distance without wearing out a driver before the stairs even start. If your delivery truck has a powered liftgate, you can bring this model out on the route to save real time and energy.

Magliner motorized hand truck with black frame, red nose plate, and pneumatic wheels on a white background

About Magline

From traditional dollies for final-mile routes to powered stair climbing options for demanding deliveries, Magliner hand trucks cover the full range of commercial material handling needs. The equipment is built from corrosion-resistant aluminum, designed to handle the loads commercial teams move every day, and configurable to meet specific job requirements. Warehouse managers, logistics coordinators, and delivery teams across industries count on Magliner hand trucks to get more done with less strain.

Cover every stair, hallway, and long walk on your next route with Magliner hand trucks at https://www.magliner.com/

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

Location: United States

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