Category Archives: Material Handling
Accessibility, Material Handling, Safety
Choosing the Right Loading Ramp for Your Box Truck, Cargo Van or Pickup Truck
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If you own a box truck, cargo van, or pickup truck you’re probably someone who hauls equipment and heavy loads for both business and pleasure. While it’s possible to grab two or three helpers and muscle just about anything into the bed of a pickup or back of a van, a loading ramp can make […]
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So you have a semi truck trailer or shipping container you need to unload, but there is no loading dock built where you are. You may have a forklift, hand truck, pallet jack, drum jack or drum dolly to move the contents. You want to get the contents off the truck or container safely and […]
How much do you know about the U.S. Pulp and Paper industry? My guess is very little. Did you know between 1990 and 2002, the U.S consume rate jumped from 84 million tons to over 97 million tons? Early last week we received a call from a top manufacturer of the paper industry looking to […]
If you’ve read the most recent OSHA’s (Occupational Safety and Heath Administration) top 10 citations for the 2012 calendar year (seen on OSHA’s website), fall protection tops the list. Not only that, but fall protection also topped the list for being assessed the highest penalties for the same time frame (October 1st 2011 – September […]
What is a Crossover Ramp? A crossover ramp is one that allows both small and larger type vehicles to cross over a cable, wire or hose that is obstructing the path of that vehicle. In some cases this same crossover ramp may also be called a ‘fracking ramp’ (named after the industry it serves), while […]
Many companies lack a loading dock for offloading freight from the back of a truck into the dock. Finding a solution that solves this particular problem has become a common issue when we hear from customers needing this product. Portable yard ramps are the solution to the problem of not having a loading dock. Recently, a […]
What are the top four choices you must make when buying a dockboard or plate? Price, dimension, capacity, and safety. Many customers choose these dock products based on price alone, but that is like buying a pair of shoes even if they don’t fit you. Price alone is not and should not be the ultimate […]
Want to learn all you can about Yard Ramps before you make the decision to buy a yard ramp? Handi-Ramp has all of the yard ramp knowledge you are looking for in one place: the yard ramp knowledge base section. You’ll find the yard ramp knowledge base section at the bottom of each page in […]
Oil, natural gas and other fuels all come from the ground. As a result, they must be extracted using various means. Although I’m not a petroleum engineer, I must admit that the science behind it is fascinating. In visiting a fracking extraction facility recently, I was really able to get a handle on how the […]