Leo's "Hand Truck" post and links he provided got me thinking about the moving equipment some expediters use. His link to handtrucks.com is excellent. Diane and I have purchased there with good pricing and service results.
Handtruckstore.com does not feature a furniture dolly Diane and I use and have come to love. It is called "Dual Rail H Dolly," sold by New Haven Moving Equipment.
http://www.newhaven-usa.com/moving3.shtml#03
If you look at the picture, you will see the cross members are almost at the same level as the longer padded surfaces. This creates a nearly-flat rectangle on which your freight can be set. Unlike traditional carpeted-end or rubber-end dollies, this gives you a more stable area on which to set your freight. The rubber-covered rails on the Dual Rail H Dolly provides more friction than other dollies, which helps keep your freight in place when set.
You get your choice of wheel sizes with this dolly. Four-inches is about right for the White Glove freight we handle. Three is a bit too small to clear some obstacles. Five is higher than needed and raises the center of gravity. Wheels vary in quality and ease of use depending on who sells them. New Haven wheels are the best we've seen.
There is more open space on the inside of the dolly, which makes it easier to tie your freight or a tow rope or strap onto the dolly if necessary. For closed space, you can lay a piece of plywood across the top, cut to fit.
The large open space provides a storage advantage. You can hang the dolly on another New Haven product, the "Rubber Band Holder."
http://newhaven-usa.com/moving7.shtml#960
The rubber band holders clip into a single E-Track slot and are plenty sturdy to keep the dolly in place over the roughest of roads.
We have four of these rubber band holders in our truck. Two are used to store dollies. One is used to store an air hose, an extension cord, and some ball bungies (short elastic cords with balls on the end for securing the cord ends together). The fourth is used to store another New Haven product, "Mover's Rubber Bands" (shown on the same page with the rubber band holders).
The best thing about the band holders is how easy they are to move and re-secure in the truck. Depending on the freight, you might want to move them to another wall or more forward in the truck. It just takes a moment to do so. Otherwise, the items stored on the band holders remain easy to reach.
Our CR-unit reefer body is 16-feet long inside. The rear twelve feet is open space that FedEx sells. The four feet in front is where we store our gear. Most CR loads are just a skid or two. We find it easier to spread our gear further back in the truck such that whatever we need, we can get at it without having to first move other items. For the occasional "larger" load (12 feet, six skids), we move our gear forward to clear the way. That's when the band holders pay off. It takes just an instant to move them forward and re-attach them to the E-Track there.
Handtruckstore.com does not feature a furniture dolly Diane and I use and have come to love. It is called "Dual Rail H Dolly," sold by New Haven Moving Equipment.
http://www.newhaven-usa.com/moving3.shtml#03
If you look at the picture, you will see the cross members are almost at the same level as the longer padded surfaces. This creates a nearly-flat rectangle on which your freight can be set. Unlike traditional carpeted-end or rubber-end dollies, this gives you a more stable area on which to set your freight. The rubber-covered rails on the Dual Rail H Dolly provides more friction than other dollies, which helps keep your freight in place when set.
You get your choice of wheel sizes with this dolly. Four-inches is about right for the White Glove freight we handle. Three is a bit too small to clear some obstacles. Five is higher than needed and raises the center of gravity. Wheels vary in quality and ease of use depending on who sells them. New Haven wheels are the best we've seen.
There is more open space on the inside of the dolly, which makes it easier to tie your freight or a tow rope or strap onto the dolly if necessary. For closed space, you can lay a piece of plywood across the top, cut to fit.
The large open space provides a storage advantage. You can hang the dolly on another New Haven product, the "Rubber Band Holder."
http://newhaven-usa.com/moving7.shtml#960
The rubber band holders clip into a single E-Track slot and are plenty sturdy to keep the dolly in place over the roughest of roads.
We have four of these rubber band holders in our truck. Two are used to store dollies. One is used to store an air hose, an extension cord, and some ball bungies (short elastic cords with balls on the end for securing the cord ends together). The fourth is used to store another New Haven product, "Mover's Rubber Bands" (shown on the same page with the rubber band holders).
The best thing about the band holders is how easy they are to move and re-secure in the truck. Depending on the freight, you might want to move them to another wall or more forward in the truck. It just takes a moment to do so. Otherwise, the items stored on the band holders remain easy to reach.
Our CR-unit reefer body is 16-feet long inside. The rear twelve feet is open space that FedEx sells. The four feet in front is where we store our gear. Most CR loads are just a skid or two. We find it easier to spread our gear further back in the truck such that whatever we need, we can get at it without having to first move other items. For the occasional "larger" load (12 feet, six skids), we move our gear forward to clear the way. That's when the band holders pay off. It takes just an instant to move them forward and re-attach them to the E-Track there.
