That's where battery hand pallet trucks fit in. They lift the load--literally ... A hand pallet truck powered by a battery fills the space between a manual pallet jack and an electric forklift.

The Lithium-Ion Powered PTE33N (EDGE 33) and the PTE45N (EDGE 45) Pallet Trucks were designed to replace manual pallet jacks, increase work productivity, and eliminate operator fatigue and injuries.

Sainsbury’s has claimed a UK supermarket first by replacing its manual pallet trucks with more energy-efficient ... as their kinetic power assists the handler when moving off, meaning they can lift ...

The patents were titled: "lift ... power-forked-tiering trucks, we call them fork lifts today, not only transport the load but tier one load on top of the other. The bottom face of the pallet ...