What is a Hand Truck?
Imagine your job is to move six heavy filing boxes from the office to a storage room. Carrying one box at a time might be manageable, but time consuming. Lifting all six boxes at once would save time, but not your back. The solution would be a moving aid known as a hand truck. By stacking all six boxes on a hand truck, you can safely move them to the storage room all at once. A hand truck consists of a tubular frame, handles, wheels and a short platform extending from the bottom. The two wheels of a hand truck are placed at the junction between the platform and the vertical frame, essentially at the corner of an L. The handles may extend from the top rear of the frame, or one handle may curve from the back. The front of the frame may be squared off for boxes or curved for drums and barrels. Sometimes, a hand truck also has straps for securing loose freight during transport. Professional material handlers prefer to use a hand truck when moving stackable items such as boxes, crates or pa
