Tag: Material Handling Products

Highlighting the Yard Dog

There was a time when there were only two options for moving OTR trailers, tanks and other heavy equipment. You could use boxy, light duty forklifts and cumbersome yard dogs or pay a hefty price for better quality walk-behind movers. Today our Powered Trailer Dolly combines performance and value to solve all your heavy-material handling issues.

This multi-purpose unit works for horse trailers, boats, RVs and any other equipment trailers that require lifting on one end before maneuvering. Its 36-volt motor and hydraulic lift kit enable it to handle tongue weights between 5,000 and 15,000 pounds.

Operator safety is a key factor in the designer of our trailer dolly. The ergonomically sound variable speed twist grip prevents carpal tunnel and there’s a easily accessible safety stop switch in case of emergency. Reducing the effort needed for your employees to transport heavy trailers results in fewer injuries and less time missed on the job. There’s no special training needed to operate the dolly, meaning any of your associates can easily work with them.

Major trailer manufacturers such as Wabash National Corporation and Great Dane have successfully incorporated our trailer dolly into their operations for greater efficiency and improved flexibility. With an assortment of optional features like king pin attachments for fifth-wheel trailers, it can be modified and customized to suit all your needs.

The Powered Trailer Dolly is just one solution in the comprehensive line of material handlers from DJ Products. They suit applications from hospitals and hotels to automobiles and aircraft. Our Sales Engineers can answer all your questions at 800.686.2651.

Charting the Future of Material Handling Solutions

Over the last several years the material handling industry has become an integral part of logistics and supply chain management. Today it stands poised to break out onto the global business stage. This is the vision of George Prest, head of the Charlotte, NC-based trade association MHI, the foremost advocate for the material handling sector.

Prest began implementing this shift when he became CEO of what was then Material Handling Industry of America just over two years ago. The organization became rebranded to MHI to advance its scope beyond domestic limits. He also presided over the launch of Modex, a biennial trade show incorporating all aspects of supply chain along with material handling. The next show is scheduled to open March 17, 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

A key initiative has been the birth of the U.S. Material Handling and Logistics Roadmap. Industry members gathered with academics and consultants to brainstorm ideas regarding challenges to be faced over the next 12 years and action plans to address them. Their findings are in the process of being formalized and an early draft of the report began circulating in late 2013.

These events correspond with Prest’s belief that the future is something to be embraced, not feared. He’s excited about the changes in logistics and supply chain and how material handling is the thread that unites them.

DJ Products is proud to be part of such a vital and innovative industry. Our material handling tugs offer solutions for a variety of applications including hospitals, hotel, warehouses, factories and aircraft. Contact our Sales Engineers at 800.686.2651 to learn how we can help answer your material handling questions.