5 Best Pallet Trucks of 2024

Materials handling masters LoadSurfer have made it their goal to help you move heavy things without breaking your back. Their 2,500 kg‎ PTLS-2.5N hand pump pallet truck is the right answer to the question of how you should move a palletised load. It’s a capable and budget-friendly tool that’s a terrific addition to any workshop or warehouse.

Built from tough materials and featuring grippy polyurethane wheels, you get plenty of grip to keep loads safely on the truck. Using a hydraulic hand pump action, you can lift up to 2,500 kg of load on the pair of 540 mm wide tapered forks that make pallet mating much easier. Each fork measures 160 mm across and leaves 220 mm between them.

Weighing 78 kg without a load on board, this is a substantial piece of kit that makes use of three handle positions to raise, lower, and steer the truck. And because it comes fully assembled, you don’t need to fiddle around with it when it arrives.

Warehouse equipment manufacturer LiftMate make tools that help you move stuff around. Whether they’re sack trolleys or hand trailers, they know a thing or two about how to make the best pump truck. The DF25 manual pallet truck is reasonably lightweight and can carry heavy loads around on flat surfaces. It’s much easier than trying to pick up a heavy load on your own.

Boasting chunky white nylon wheels that won’t mark polished floors, this pallet truck handles loads up to 2,500 kg without complaint. Raising or lowering the pair of standard 540 mm wide powder-coated forks is done manually with the large black handle, while each 160 mm wide fork tine features the same nylon wheels to load standard Euro pallets easily.

Weighing in at a spritely 59 kg, it’s an easy truck to move around, even when bearing a heavy load. You can pump the forks up from between 80 – 200 mm off the deck as well, which makes this a versatile handling tool for all sorts of materials. I think it’s one of the best lightweight manual pallet trucks available right now.

With everything from heavy-duty workshop shelving to anti-fatigue safety matting, BiGDUG make everything you need for storage in the workshop or around the warehouse. The BDPT611B wide fork pallet truck is big enough for all wider-width pallets. With an impressive maximum weight rating, this heavy-duty pallet truck is perfect for the heaviest loads you can throw at it.

The chunky blue frame with its blue powder-coated finish is designed to cope with the heaviest warehouse burdens. Able to lift a maximum 3,000 kg weight to a height of 85 mm using a hydraulic manual pump handle, this truck is designed for working with 680 mm wide pallets.

Rolling on silent rubber tandem wheels on the back, and dual nylon wheels on the front, it’s smooth to push or pull around. And with several pumps of the chunky handle, you can move around whatever you want.

Manual materials handling maestros LiftMate make a decent range of equipment for workshops and warehouses. The LEMP15M semi-electric pump truck takes most of the effort out of moving heavy items around on flat surfaces. Apart from pumping the forks up, this truck drives itself.

Built almost identically to a familiar manual pallet truck, this clever electric version hides an effort-saving motor. Controlled by a thumb switch, you can drive the pallet truck forwards or backwards with ease. Maxing out at a 1,500 kg load, you can raise and lower the 540 mm forks between 80 – 200 mm using a hand pump action.

Powered by a handy rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, the challenging task of pushing or pulling pallets around is outdated. And with an emergency stop button, it’s a safer way to move heavy loads around a warehouse.

Pallet Truck pros LiftMate produce a full range of materials handling equipment. And if you want the easiest way to drag around heavy equipment, their LEPT15M fully electric pallet truck takes almost all the effort out of the job. With electric driving and load lifting, it’s a breeze to transport items over flat surfaces.

Built from tough powder-coated steel and boasting a powerful electric motor and ergonomic handle, this pump truck can lift 1,500 kg and roll it around without you breaking a sweat. The forward accelerator and reverse controls are found on the handle, whilst raising and lowering the load on the standard 540 mm wide forks from 80 – 190 mm is achieved with the press of a button.

Weighing some 110 kg when the removable Lithium-Ion battery is in place, this is a heavy piece of kit, but that doesn’t matter when it’s all operated by the onboard motor. An effortless way to roll around heavy loads, it’s worth the big price tag.