stevetheupsguy
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When do you use your handcart? How heavy does the box/pkg have to be? How many boxes/pkgs does there have to be? I don't always use mine when I should, so I was just wondering.
When do you use your handcart? How heavy does the box/pkg have to be? How many boxes/pkgs does there have to be? I don't always use mine when I should, so I was just wondering.
My first 3 months in package car I worked without a hand truck, or "two wheeler". I was amazed when I found out that I could have one. My route was mostly store fronts and shopping malls. Most days I couldn't walk in my car until the afternoon. At night, I had nightmares. A good hand truck is worth its weight in gold.Mine always gets stolen. Our division manager said he won't buy carts for every truck. I told him that years ago when the 150 lb weight limit was introduced, the training video instructed us to use a handcart. Every truck can get an over 70 - so very truck should have a handcart. I'll just kick em off the back of the truck and laugh as I leave.
I use it more with each passing year.
My left arm now hurts from pulling in that damn mirror 200 times a day, so I use that handtruck a whole lot more than I used to. The dollies are guaranteed for two years so if one breaks ( like it won't?) in those two years you can return it for a new one. We can order new ones monthly but it seems to be first come, first served to whoever gets out to the unload first.
Anybody else having issues with their left arm from pulling in that mirror?
It all depends on how awkward it is to get at my package. If I'd have to bend my back to lift the box from my car then I stick my cart at the back and 'roll' the package (fragile is NOT 100 pounds!). How far I have to carry it. Also if I can't put my arms around the darn thing.
Other then that it's a waste of time. Especially since my cart is locked into the back of my truck it involves going into the 1st aid kid, getting the key, unlocking it, replacing the key, blah blah blah.
Are you in a high traffic area? I don't pull the mirror in at all.My left arm now hurts from pulling in that damn mirror 200 times a day, so I use that handtruck a whole lot more than I used to. The dollies are guaranteed for two years so if one breaks ( like it won't?) in those two years you can return it for a new one. We can order new ones monthly but it seems to be first come, first served to whoever gets out to the unload first.
Anybody else having issues with their left arm from pulling in that mirror?
Me either.Must be a district thing. Never pulled in a mirror in 20 years of driving.