Author: christopher Harper

Eliminating Retail Woes with a Shopping Cart Retriever

The long, cold months of winter can be a difficult time to work in retail, especially if your job duties include manually retrieving shopping carts from the parking lot.  Consumers who venture out into the sub freezing temperatures may be less likely to return their carts to the appropriate areas once their cars have been loaded with their purchases.  This means that retail employees will have to scour the parking lot, in frigid temperatures, in search of the errant carts.

Without access to a piece of labor saving equipment like a shopping cart retriever, this task can be quite laborious and exceedingly time consuming.  A shopping cart retriever can help a single employee easily handle up to fifty shopping carts at a time, dramatically reducing the amount of time it takes to gather carts.  The shopping cart retriever also eliminates virtually all of the physical strain associated with the task of shopping cart retrieval, keeping valuable employees injury free as they perform their job duties.

The shopping cart retriever from DJ Products is very easy to operate and works well in virtually all weather conditions.  Hourly employees will be able to quickly and safely gather carts from the farthest reaches of the parking lot and return them for use by incoming shoppers during inclement or unfavorable weather situations. 

A shopping cart retriever can also work to improve the overall efficiency of your operation.  A shopping cart retriever minimizes the time it take to perform this particular task, which allows those employees responsible for cart retrieval to readily tackle other duties in the establishment.  Employees who previously spent the majority of their time on the clock collecting carts could now be available to help bag items at checkout, stock shelves or lend a hand cleaning. 

Making Hospital Cleaning and Maintenance Easier with a Cart Puller

This time of year is filled with bouts of inclement and dangerous weather that can often land more people in the emergency room.  Heavy snow accumulation and bouts of freezing rain and ice can lead to more injuries from slip and fall accidents, car accidents and overexertion caused by shoveling.

It can be difficult for hospital cleaning crews to keep up with the patient traffic during regular conditions, but their job gets much more hectic during times when patient traffic increases.  Having the right equipment to transport heavy linen or maintenance carts can be a major factor in helping hospital cleaning crews keep up with the flow of patients.

A cart puller from DJ Products provides the perfect solution for hospital cleaning crews who work in a fast paced and overcrowded environment.  The cart puller can easily handle pushing or pulling fully loaded carts that weigh up to one thousand pounds, but it is small enough to allow for maneuvering in even the tightest of quarters.

The highly versatile cart puller can be used to effortlessly move everything from small dollies and hand trucks to fully loaded linen carts and hospital beds.  This helps valuable hospital employees perform whatever duties arise during their shift without running the risk of becoming fatigued or sustaining injury from overexertion.

The cart puller is ideal for use in a hospital environment because it is virtually silent during operation.  Members of the hospital staff can focus on performing their job duties without having to worry that their equipment will disturb patients who may be in need of rest. 

A cart puller from DJ Products is powered by a long lasting battery and can run for an entire eight hour shift on a single charge.  Employees won’t be delayed by having to stop in the middle of a task to repower equipment, which is essential for keeping up with the increases in hospital traffic caused by inclement weather.

Lightening the Load on Mechanic and Body Shop Employees with a Car Pusher

Consumers bring their vehicles to auto mechanic repair shops and body shops following involvement in an accident in order to get them looking and driving like new again.  Many of the cars that end up on the lot of a mechanic’s shop or body shop have serious problems, some are completely inoperable.  If mechanic and body shop employees don’t have access to the right equipment in order to perform their job duties this type of work can be very labor intensive and much more difficult than it has to be.

Mechanic and body shop employees who don’t have a piece of equipment like the car pusher from DJ Products have to manually push disabled cars into bays for repair.  This can easily lead to overexertion and the possibility of a serious and painful injury, even for employees who are normally capable of handling instances of physical labor.

In instances where employees want to maneuver an inoperable vehicle without having to resort to manual labor another vehicle may be used.  While this is certainly easier on the employee, it can do damage to both vehicles in the process and ultimately create more work for the business.

A car pusher from DJ Products allows a single employee to easily maneuver a disabled vehicle without overexertion or fear of injury.  In addition to keeping employees safe and injury free during the normally daunting task of moving a disable vehicle across a lot, the car pusher also keeps the vehicles safe.  The pad which is placed against the vehicle that requires pushing is soft and forgiving and prevents the dents, dings and scratches often incurred when using another vehicle for pushing.

By adding a car pusher to their tool and equipment arsenal a mechanic can instantly increase the efficiency at the very same time that they create a safe environment for their valuable employees.

Maintaining Nursing Homes with a Powered Dirty Linen Cart

Keeping a nursing home clean and orderly can be a challenge for the staff.  The physical demand of the job begs the aid of powered equipment, but narrow halls and small crowded rooms limit the type of equipment that can be used.  Some residents of nursing home may be easily disturbed or agitated so management and staff also need to be conscious of noise levels while performing regular duties.

The powered dirty linen cart from DJ Products provides the perfect solution for a nursing home environment.  A powered dirty linen cart is easily capable of hauling loads of up to seven hundred pounds, drastically reducing the stress and strain on staff and helping to minimize the possibility of injury.

The powered dirty linen cart is easily maneuverable, even in constrained paces and can travel at speeds of up to 3 miles per hour over a variety of surfaces.  In many nursing home environments, employees are required to push heavy carts over thick carpeting which can pose an additional challenge even for some motorized carts.  The powered dirty linen cart travels just as effortlessly across carpeted surfaces as it does across smooth surfaces making it an ideal piece of equipment for environments with a variety of flooring.

In addition to taking the stress and strain off of the hardworking nursing home staff, the powered dirty linen cart also has advantages for the residents.  The powered dirty linen cart is fast and virtually silent during operations so staff members can quickly and quietly complete their required duties with any disruption to resident activities.

Keeping nursing home employees healthy and residents happy is difficult if the right type of equipment isn’t available to help with specific job duties.  Adding a powered dirty linen cart is a great way to increase staff efficiency while minimizing the chance for injury at the same time as eliminating many of the noise related disturbances to residents.

Preparing for Vacation Season with a Power Puller

Spring Break is literally right around the corner and summer will be here before you know it and that means one thing for employees of the hospitality industry, that work is about to get a whole lot busier. Breaks between semesters and long summers make great times for families to take vacations and that leaves hotel and motel staff members clamoring to keep up with increased workloads.

Additional guests, staying for longer periods, and increases in check ins and check outs can make for a very hectic environment for hotel cleaning and maintenance crews.  The amount of rooms that need to be cleaned and prepped increase and the weight of the cleaning carts increases right along with it.

In order to try and lighten the heavier workload for hotel cleaning crews during the busy times of year many management staffs are looking to upgrade to powered equipment.  Additions like a power puller from DJ Products can make a world of difference in the productivity of hotel cleaning crews during exceptionally busy times.

A power puller is small and maneuverable enough to work in the tightest and most constricted environments, but powerful enough to handle fully loaded carts weighing up to 1500 pounds.  This incredibly versatile cart is also very quiet during operation which allows staff to quickly perform their required job duties without worrying about disturbing guest.

Hotel staff can use the power puller to easily maneuver fully loaded linen or maintenance carts across concrete, tile or even carpet making it an ideal piece of equipment for just about any environment.  Adding a piece of equipment like the power puller to a hotel staffs’ equipment arsenal can immediately ease the stress and strain put upon employees by the increase in business during even the busiest times.

RV Industry Predicts Strong Boosts in Production for 2016

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A variety of trends are coming together to push the RV industry to new heights. Production of motor homes, travel trailers, and fifth wheels has increased and may set new records in 2016 and beyond. For auto dealerships and related companies, this means a greater need for logistics and handling tools like a car pusher and trailer mover on site.

The boom in RV sales has several key factors:

  • Younger generations are seeking outdoor recreation, and many are choosing agile, mobile lifestyles instead of settling down in one place.
  • Aging Baby Boomers continue to downsize and hit the road. Older Americans are trading in houses for RVs to tour the country and visit grandchildren.
  • Technology has innovated the RV market with new features that appeal to both dedicated campers and new RV owners seeking luxury features — increasing demand for both new and existing RV consumers.

Handling the Increase of RV Production

RV manufacturers will reach shipment numbers not seen since before the great recession that began in 2007. For dealerships, this means accepting and storing inventory levels far beyond what has been the norm in recent years.

Material handling equipment like a motorized trailer mover can help employees safely and effectively move RVs like fifth wheel trailers and travel trailers. Motor homes and other heavy vehicles can also be pushed or pulled more easily with a powered trailer mover.

For dealerships and transport companies, the benefits of a vehicle pusher can significantly impact the bottom line by preventing workplace injury and streamlining daily operations. Visit DJProducts for more info on truck and trailer movers to handle RVs and other vehicles.

DJ Products Offers Versatile Material Handling Solutions

When we say that we make material handling solutions, we mean that we make products that can be used for more than one application. With some minor configurations, our products can be adapted for almost every heavy cart pushing or pulling application. And you don’t have to figure out these adaptations on your own: If you check out a product on our website and wonder if it can be used in a fashion other than the one mentioned, call us at 800-686-2651 and speak with a Sales Engineer who can help.

Many of our products are walk-behind units that eliminate the pain and strain of manually pulling and pushing a heavy cart and wheeled equipment. Also, our material handling solutions are less costly, smaller, and more maneuverable than traditional powered equipment.

Here are some of the ways our products have been used for various applications:

• A motorized cart pusher can be loaded up with linen just as easily as it can be loaded up with food.

• A powered trailer mover can of course move trailers, but it can also pull cannons.

• A battery powered car pusher will help you push cars, campers, trucks and buses, and it can also assist you as you push anything on wheels.

• A motorized carpet mover will get your carpet where it needs to be, but it can also push other cylinder-shaped items.

• A trailer pusher not only moves standard ball coupler, gooseneck, and kingpin trailers, you can also use it to move your trailer equipment too.

• A powered hand truck and help you transport heavy test weights, dies, carts and other equipment.

Cut Down on Squeaky Wheels with an Electric Cart Pusher

DJ Products offers material handling solutions that allow employers to help their employees complete work tasks safely and with fewer sprains, strains and other injuries. For employers these products present an economic advantage since employees can be more efficient and are less likely to become injured at work. However, our products have other advantages that may not be immediately obvious.

In an article about how the abundance of noise in hospitals makes it difficult for patients who need to heal to get the rest they need, an Associated Press reporter commented:

“…the pagers and phones, the hallway chatter, the roommate, even the squeaky laundry carts all make for a not-so-restful place to heal.”

While we cannot guarantee that our products will make absolutely no noise, we can tell you that they are well made, efficient and could cut down on the squeaky wheels that patients may hear as they convalesce. Our cart pushers are small, maneuverable and come with plenty of power to handle nearly all push or pull applications within a hospital.
A motorized cart mover like the electric CartCaddyShorty cart pusher can play an important role in your hospital—aiding workers as they transport equipment, move food carts, maneuver laundry bins, and complete other daily tasks.

Your business, your employees and your customers can all benefit from your decision to use our battery powered “walk-behind” units because they are ergonomically correct, safe and cost effective. Please take the time to find a specific electric cart pusher on our website, or call our Sales Engineers at 800-686-2651 for a recommendation on your proper solution.

Cart Pullers and Cart Pushers Lessen Chances of Hospital Drama

Are you a fan of ER or Grey’s Anatomy or other dramas set in hospitals? Well, the drama in real hospitals would reach new levels if a hospital found that a number of staff members were indisposed because of the kinds of strains and injuries workers get when they use material handling solutions that are not designed with ergonomics in mind.

Weighty Matters
An Electric Tugger cuts down on the chance of overexertion and will allow your employees to move fully loaded carts quickly and easily. Electric Tuggers also help to keep residents safe by allowing the staff to keep rooms and hallways clear. The Cart Puller from DJ Products is powerful enough to easily haul carts weighing up to fifteen hundred pounds without putting any undue stress on employees.

Better Handling
No matter how heavy or how light the loads your employees are transporting, it is crucial that they be able to move with ease. The term hospital corners normally refers to a method of making beds but when you are transporting a load of linens or medical supplies, tight hospital corners are the ones that you must travel through without running into anyone or losing what is being carried. A cart pusher like the CartCaddyShorty attaches to the swivel-castered end of the cart and provides the pushing and pulling power necessary for easy turning and intricate maneuvering.

With Hospital Carts from DJ Products you can leave the hospital drama to the people on TV. Call us at 800-686-2651 to speak to a Sales Engineer and learn more about our material handling solutions for hospitals.

Transport Spring Cleaning Safely with a Motorized Linen Cart

In most of the United States we have just pushed our clocks ahead one hour. This means that we also get less sleep, although the effects of losing that hour normally wear off after the first week of Daylight Saving Time.

So now that we have sprung ahead and your employees will be up an hour earlier getting their work done, why not examine the equipment they use to make certain that it is up to the task? It is okay for us to spring forward in hours but it is not okay for your employees to use clean linen carts that lurch forward at odd times, sending clean laundry to the floor. And laundry is not the only thing that may be damaged if your allow your employees to use rickety laundry carts to transport clean laundry: there is the possibility that your employees themselves may get hurt if an unstable laundry cart is overturned.

The Motorized Linen Cart eliminates the manual pushing of heavy clean linen carts, especially where carpeting makes them difficult to push. The powered cart is motorized for moving clean linens used for daily duties in hospitality and hospital environments. It can haul loads of up to 700 lbs. It’s variable speed twist grip allows the operator to travel forwards or backwards at speeds between 0 and 3 miles per hour, all while maintaining control.

Watch this video to see our motorized clean linen wire cart in action. And if you have further questions about this or any of our other material handling solutions, feel free to call us at 800-686-2651.