Moving Hand Trucks & Appliance Dollies
Move heavy boxes, furniture, appliances, and equipment more safely and efficiently with moving hand trucks from Fasteners Plus. Designed to reduce lifting strain and improve control, hand trucks are essential for residential moves, commercial deliveries, warehouse work, facilities maintenance, and material handling applications.
Whether you're moving a refrigerator, stove, dresser, file cabinet, or stacked boxes, a quality hand truck helps redistribute weight and makes heavy loads easier to maneuver. Choose from lightweight aluminum hand trucks, heavy-duty appliance hand trucks, convertible hand trucks, and replacement parts to build the right setup for your moving job.
What Is a Hand Truck?
A hand truck, also called a two-wheel dolly or hand cart, is an upright moving tool with handles, two wheels, and a flat nose plate that slides under heavy items. Once loaded, the hand truck tips back to balance the weight over the wheels, helping reduce strain on the back, arms, and shoulders.
Hand trucks are ideal for moving boxes, appliances, furniture, tools, equipment, and other heavy items across homes, warehouses, offices, loading docks, and delivery routes.
Shop Hand Trucks by Type
Aluminum Hand Trucks
Aluminum hand trucks are lightweight, durable, and easy to maneuver, making them a versatile choice for everyday moving and delivery tasks. Many aluminum hand trucks offer load capacities up to 550 lbs., providing strength without unnecessary weight.
Choose from different handle styles, nose plate options, stair climber features, and extension plates to match your application.
Appliance Hand Trucks
Appliance hand trucks are built for heavier loads such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, and commercial equipment. These heavy-duty hand trucks typically feature steel construction, built-in straps, and tightening mechanisms to help secure large appliances during transport.
Common features may include wider nose plates, felt backing, appliance dolly straps, auto-recoil strap systems, and protective padding to help prevent cargo damage.
Convertible Hand Trucks
Convertible hand trucks provide the flexibility of both a traditional two-wheel hand truck and a four-wheel platform dolly. Use the upright position for standard loads, then convert to a four-wheel configuration when you need a larger platform or increased load capacity.
Convertible hand trucks are a great option for movers, delivery crews, warehouses, and anyone who needs one tool for multiple moving applications.
Hand trucks and moving dollies are both useful moving tools, but each works best for different jobs. A hand truck is ideal when you need to slide a nose plate under a load, tilt it back, and roll it away. This makes hand trucks a great choice for boxes, appliances, and upright furniture.
A four-wheel moving dolly is better suited for bulky or oversized items that need a wider platform and greater balance. Dollies typically require the load to be lifted onto the platform, but they can provide more stability for large furniture, equipment, and heavier materials.
For maximum versatility, consider a convertible hand truck that can function as both a two-wheel hand truck and a four-wheel platform dolly.
How to Choose the Right Hand Truck
Load Capacity
Select a hand truck rated for the weight of the items you plan to move. Lightweight models are ideal for boxes and general use, while appliance hand trucks are better for heavy appliances and equipment.
Frame Material
Aluminum hand trucks are lighter and easier to maneuver, while steel appliance hand trucks provide additional strength for demanding jobs.
Nose Plate Size
A larger or extended nose plate provides more support for bulky items, oversized boxes, and appliances.
Stairs, Ramps & Terrain
If your move involves stairs, ramps, thresholds, or uneven surfaces, look for hand trucks with stair climbers, durable wheels, and features designed for improved control.
Cargo Protection
For finished surfaces and valuable appliances, consider hand truck covers, felt backing, mover bands, or protective moving blankets to help reduce scratches, dents, and scuffs.
Hand Truck Accessories & Replacement Parts
Keep your equipment working properly with hand truck replacement parts and accessories. Fasteners Plus offers options such as replacement tires, nose plates, handles, appliance truck covers, and other moving supplies to help repair, upgrade, or protect your hand truck.
Padded hand truck covers are especially useful when moving appliances, furniture, and delicate cargo. These covers attach over the metal frame to help protect items from scratches and impact damage during transport.
Common Applications for Moving Hand Trucks
- Residential moving
- Appliance delivery
- Office relocations
- Warehouse material handling
- Commercial deliveries
- Facilities maintenance
- Moving boxes, tools, and equipment
Complete Your Moving Equipment Setup
Pair your hand truck with other moving supplies to make the job safer and more efficient. Shop moving blankets, furniture covers, moving straps, mover bands, moving dollies, floor protectors, packing supplies, and cargo control products to protect and secure your load from pickup to delivery.
Need Help Choosing a Hand Truck?
Not sure which hand truck or appliance dolly is right for your job? Contact the Fasteners Plus team for help choosing the best moving hand truck, replacement part, or moving accessory for your application.
