5 Ways to Keep Your Material Handling Tools Organized

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Ask a delivery supervisor how many hand trucks the company owns, then ask how many are on the dock right now. The two numbers might not line up. Units get borrowed by another crew, left behind at a customer's receiving door, or loaded into the wrong van at the end of a shift. 

Each missing unit means a driver has to start the route without the right tool, or a manager needs to order a replacement ASAP. A few simple habits keep your hand truck carts where you expect them. 

Delivery worker pushing stacked coffee boxes on a Magliner hand truck down a city street

Give Every Hand Truck a Home

When every hand truck has a home van or a designated crew, that means someone is responsible for that unit. Drivers tend to notice right away when their unit is missing, and they're far more likely to keep tabs on it when responsibility falls on their shoulders. 

Make Each Hand Truck Easy to Identify

A numbered tag or a paint marking on the frame turns a row of similar dollies into an inventory you can count. Pair each number with the vehicle or crew it belongs to, and post that list where the whole team can see it. A barcode or QR code on each unit adds electronic scanning and tracking.

Factory worker assembling a row of Magliner aluminum hand trucks with a power drill

Track Shared Equipment at the Dock

A classic lightweight 2 wheel dolly handles loads under 500 pounds and suits so many jobs that it rarely stays in one place. For units that move between crews, a quick sign-out sheet at the dock shows who has what.

Count Before the Doors Close

A two-minute count before the dock closes is a simple way to catch a missing unit while the driver still remembers the last stop. One phone call right then can recover a hand truck that might otherwise sit at a customer's site for weeks.

Magliner aluminum hand truck standing on a wet parking lot at night near a glowing neon sign

Keep the Fleet Consistent

When a unit does need to be replaced, ordering the same model keeps the fleet easy to count and easy to service, since parts match across hand trucks. Some two-wheel hand trucks can be configured exactly how you want them, so you can order (and reorder) a hand truck cart online with the same handle and wheels your crew already uses.

About Magline 

Magliner hand trucks give commercial teams a dependable way to move heavy and awkward loads, from navigating retail backrooms to delivering heavy appliances. The lineup covers two-wheel dollies, convertible hand trucks, heavy duty appliance hand trucks, powered hand trucks, and powered stair climbing dollies. Built from lightweight aluminum with a modular design, Magliner hand trucks make part replacement simple, and many models can be customized for the work your crew does every day. 

Keep every crew equipped with the right Magliner hand truck at https://www.magliner.com/ 

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

Location: United States

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