Steel Platform Trucks | Platform Cart
Industrial Quality Platform Trucks and Platform Carts, Made in the USA
There's nothing fancy about a platform truck. Low deck, four wheels, a handle at one end. That's it. And yet walk through just about any warehouse, machine shop, or shipping department in the country, and you'll find one parked in the corner, still working after twenty years.
Simple usually wins. A flat cart doesn't need fuel, doesn't need a certified operator, doesn't need a service contract. Somebody loads it, somebody pushes it, the material gets where it's going. Try that with a forklift for a 200-lb load moving forty feet.
Every heavy-duty platform truck we sell is made in the USA.
Heavy-Duty Steel Platform Trucks - 1,200-lbs Capacity
Steel Deck Platform Truck
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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18" x 32"
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PT12
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$241
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24" x 36"
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PT17
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$289
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24" x 48"
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PT19
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$328
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Lipped Edge Platform Truck
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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18" x 32"
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PU12
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$236
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24" x 36"
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PU17
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$285
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24" x 48"
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PU19
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$325
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Quick Turn Platform Truck
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 36"
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PJ17
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$277
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24" x 48"
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PJ19
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$319
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24" x 60"
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PJ21
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$342
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Perforated Deck Platform Truck
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 36"
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PP17
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$316
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24" x 48"
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PP19
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$340
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Lip Up Perforated Deck Truck
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 36"
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PPL17
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$301
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24" x 48"
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PPL19
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$325
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Combo Cart Platform Truck
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 48"
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PCC19
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$488
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30" x 60"
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PCC25
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$635
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3" Lip Edge Platform Truck
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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18" x 32"
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PZ12
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$285
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24" x 36"
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PZ17
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$351
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24" x 48"
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PZ19
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$396
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Platform Truck w/ Top Shelf
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 36"
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PCU17
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$361
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24" x 48"
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PCU19
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$421
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24" x 60"
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PCU21
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$484
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30" x 48"
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PCU24
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$445
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30" x 60"
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PCU25
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$525
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Steel Platform Trucks & Carts
These flatbed carts offer a firm steel deck typically 9 inches from the ground. The removable tubular steel handle at one end offers the user an ergonomic push station for easy platform cart control. Standard capacity for these industrial platform trucks is 1,200-lbs but heavy duty models can offer as much as 5,000-lbs capacity evenly distributed over the deck. Platform cart deck is constructed from 12 gauge steel, and offers a rugged, industrial platform that will handle the abuse in your facility.
- 1,200-lbs Capacity evenly distributed
- Removable handle with cross-brace extends 28" above deck
- All welded construction for lasting use
- 5" x 1-1/4" Polyurethane casters, welded underneath bottom deck
- Ideal for light and medium duty applications
- Gray powder coat finish on all units
Heavy Duty Platform Trucks - 3,600lbs Capacity
6-Wheel Platform Truck
3,600-lbs Capacity 
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 48"
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PL19
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$567
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24" x 60"
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PL21
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$612
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30" x 48"
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PL24
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$603
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30" x 60"
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PL25
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$664
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30" x 72"
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PL26
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$699
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36" x 60"
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PL28
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$711
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36" x 72"
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PL29
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$751
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6-Wheel Platform Truck - 2 Handles
3,600-lbs Capacity 
6-Wheel Double End Rack Platform Truck
3,600-lbs Capacity 
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 48"
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CPT19
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$859
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24" x 60"
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CPT21
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$891
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30" x 48"
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CPT24
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$908
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30" x 60"
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CPT25
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$949
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30" x 72"
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CPT26
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$989
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Heavy Duty Platform Truck
3,600-lbs Capacity 
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 36"
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PX17
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$467
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24" x 48"
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PX19
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$494
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24" x 60"
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PX21
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$519
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30" x 48"
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PX24
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$527
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30" x 60"
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PX25
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$572
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30" x 72"
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PX26
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$602
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36" x 60"
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PX28
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$628
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36" x 72"
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PX29
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$665
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Super Heavy Duty Platform Trucks - 4,000 - 5,000-lbs Capacity
Extra Heavy Duty Platform Truck
4,000-lbs Capacity 
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 48"
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PW19
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$796
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30" x 48"
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PW24
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$860
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30" x 60"
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PW25
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$921
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30" x 72"
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PW26
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$964
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36" x 60"
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PW28
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$978
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36" x 72"
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PW29
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$1016
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Super Heavy Duty Platform Truck
5,000-lbs Capacity 
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 48"
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NB19
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$710
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30" x 48"
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NB24
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$772
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30" x 60"
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NB25
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$809
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30" x 72"
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NB26
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$838
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36" x 60"
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NB28
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$852
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36" x 72"
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NB29
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$890
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Platform Trucks with Corner Bumpers - Protect Walls and Doors
Platform Truck w/ Rolling Bumpers
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Deck Size
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Model
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Price
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24" x 36"
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PXR17
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$476
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24" x 48"
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PXR19
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$503
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24" x 60"
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PXR21
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$528
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30" x 48"
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PXR24
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$536
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30" x 60"
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PXR25
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$570
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Platform Truck w/ "L" Bumpers
Rolling Bumper
Vinyl "L" Style Bumpers
Cushion Load Platform Trucks with Pneumatic Wheels or Flat Free Tires
Platform Truck w/ Pneumatic Wheels
Platform Truck w/ Flat Free Tires
High-Deck Cushion-Load Platform Truck
Ergonomic Work Height Platform Trucks - Fixed and Adjustable Height
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What You're Buying
A metal platform truck lives or dies on four things:
- Deck construction: 12-gauge steel that won't oil-can under a load or bend the first time somebody drops a crate on it
- Honest capacity ratings: When we say 1,200 lbs or 5,000 lbs, that's evenly distributed weight the truck will actually carry, not a number somebody made up in marketing
- Casters: Polyurethane wheels welded underneath the deck, not bolted through it. Bolts work loose. Welds don't.
- The handle: Removable tubular steel with a cross-brace, standing about 28" above the deck so your people push from the shoulders instead of the lower back
Deck sits roughly 9" off the ground on the standard units. Gray powder coat all around.
Picking a Capacity
Bigger isn't automatically better. An oversized platform cart is heavier to push empty, costs more, and eats floor space you don't have.
- 1,200 lbs: Parts bins, cartons, general warehouse running around. Handles light and medium duty all day.
- 3,600 lbs: The one most shops end up with. Enough truck for real industrial loads without paying for capacity you'll never touch.
- 4,000–5,000 lbs: Serious weight. Castings, coils, machine components. When there's no margin for a deck that flexes.
Options Worth Knowing About
Where an industrial platform cart earns back its price:
- Perforated decks: Chips, sawdust, and debris drop through instead of piling up
- Lipped edges: Keeps small parts and packages from walking off the deck on a turn
- Corner bumpers: Rolling or vinyl "L" style. Sounds like a nickel-and-dime option until you total up what your crew has done to the drywall by the loading dock
- Six-wheel design: A center pair that lets a long deck pivot instead of fighting you around corners
- Pneumatic or flat-free tires: For rough floors, expansion joints, and loads that don't appreciate the ride
- Top shelf and double-end rack: Two levels of staging on one trip
- Ergonomic work-height decks: Fixed or adjustable, so the cart doubles as a workstation
Why Made in the USA Still Matters Here
It's not flag-waving. It's steel gauge, weld quality, and whether you can get a caster in three days when one finally gives out. We've got customers running the same flatbed carts they bought from us fifteen and twenty years ago. Buy the right one once, and you stop thinking about it.
Shop Now
Browse the full lineup here. Deck sizes from 18" x 32" up to 36" x 72", in every capacity we've listed. Shop now, or pick up the phone. No automated menu, no ticket number. You'll get somebody in the U.S. who'll ask what you're moving, how far, and across what kind of floor, then tell you which platform truck to buy. Sometimes that means talking you down to a cheaper unit. We're fine with that.
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