July 26, 2016
As a business owner, you’ll know that every penny you spend is valuable, and every penny that you waste is one you can never get back. That’s why when you’re buying wholesale casters for your business needs; you need to know that you’re purchasing your casters from a reputable source. The best way of doing…
July 21, 2016
Since around 3,500 BC mankind has known one unequivocal truth – a wheel can make any job that involves moving items around a whole lot easier. In modern applications of all kinds, equipment, products and loads are moved around on objects that have casters. A caster, as you probably already know, is an item that…
July 19, 2016
The two-wheeled hand truck is a great tool to have around the warehouse. The basic general-purpose model, sometimes known as a “dolly”, is perfect for moving stacks of boxes, or small heavy items. We see them everywhere: delivery drivers roll them from their trucks, loaded with goods for customers; warehouse and factory workers use them…
July 14, 2016
Whenever you need casters for a new project, the best place to start your search for the perfect caster is the Douglas Equipment website. Under the pull down menu labeled “Casters”, we have listed a dozen or so manufacturers. We are authorized representatives for those companies in addition to others. Choices, Choices, Choices! If you…
July 12, 2016
Thanks to our extensive experience in helping our customers find the perfect solutions for their material handling problems, we know that the best solution is often a product from Wesco. To help you become familiar with Wesco’s material handling equipment, we’ll describe their main product categories in the sections below. One of these products just…
July 8, 2016
There are several reasons why you might wish to purchase material handling equipment in bulk. Perhaps you have started up a brand new company, and as part of your operation you will need a large amount of material handling equipment. Maybe you’ve built up a small fleet of material handling equipment over time, but several…
July 3, 2016
Stair climbing hand trucks are essential for delivery companies who need to move either heavy or bulky items. They are ideal for taking large, unwieldy items up or down stairs, or over curbs and steps. The wheels that are fitted to a stair climbing hand truck come in threes – a configuration of three wheels…
June 30, 2016
The saying goes that two heads are better than one. If you’re a company that uses casters as part of their operation, then you can modify that saying – “two wheels are better than one.” Here at Douglas Equipment in Miami, we stock multiple casters from many manufacturers, and Shepherd is one of our most…
June 28, 2016
If you run a logistics or delivery service, then likely the most important aspect of your business is getting things from point A to point B. Of course you’re likely to use manual labor for that task, but you can’t expect your employees to lift boxes, including heavier items using nothing but their own strength.…
June 23, 2016
The term ‘material handling equipment’ encompasses a diverse range of vehicles, tools and storage equipment. Typically, a warehouse is used to store items, and then move them to where they are needed. The easier it is to move items, the more efficient your warehouse can be. To increase efficiency, you need to have the right…
