Most industrial and commercial facilities rely on dollies and moving equipment for transferring and moving light to heavy materials and equipment. This moving equipment can work on its own or can be attach to other mobile equipment for easier, faster operation.
A dolly is the most common and widely used type of moving equipment, today. It usually have wheels, axle and added features for easy handling, such as towing hitch, lever, supporting frame/ panel and slabs. This are used to move objects as easily and conveniently as possible without using big and complicated equipment. It can move small items like boxes as well as bulky materials like drums, cabinets, panels, as well as heavy machineries. Dollies are usually made with solid steel, hardwood, molded plastic or combination of two or more of these materials.
Popular brands of dollies are AKRO-MILS, KI, National Public Seating, EUROKRAFT, WESCO, VESTIL, DIXIE, RELIUS SOLUTIONS, FAIRBANKS, MILWAUKEE, SAFCO, Fautless and Magliner. These brands offer different designs, shapes and sizes of dollies.
Other types of moving equipment that most industrial and commercial facilities use are machine rollers, pry bars, moving pads and ratchet tie-downs.