Easy-load steel general purpose hand trucks have nose plates with features such as a tapered shape, beveled leading edge, or raised runners that allow the plates to slide under loads more easily than nose plates that do not have those features. They have steel frames and nose plates and are used in warehouses, manufacturing plants, delivery services, commercial buildings, and similar settings.

These hand trucks have welded aluminum frames and nose plates. They weigh less than steel or stainless steel hand trucks and resist rusting when used in damp or wet environments.

Ergonomic tilt-back steel general purpose hand trucks have two swivel casters mounted on a frame extension behind the trucks' two primary wheels. The hand trucks can rest on all four wheels when they are tilted back, which reduces the physical effort it takes to keep them upright when moving heavy loads. It also lets operators open doors and perform other tasks with their hands without having to support the hand trucks or return them to vertical and then re-tilt them again. The trucks have steel frames and nose plates and are used in delivery applications.

Standard steel general purpose hand trucks have steel frames and nose plates. They are used in warehouses, manufacturing plants, delivery services, commercial buildings, and similar settings.

Stainless steel general purpose hand trucks resist rusting when exposed to water, cleaning chemicals, and other corrosives. They are used in locations such as laboratories, food- and beverage- processing plants, chemical- and pharmaceutical-manufacturing facilities, and outdoor or marine environments.

Easy-load and -tilt steel general purpose hand trucks have foot kicks that operators use to push the bottom of the trucks forward as they tilt the trucks back. This reduces the effort it takes to start the trucks rolling while carrying heavy loads. Sometimes called shovel-nose hand trucks, the trucks have tapered nose plates with a beveled leading edge that can slide under loads more easily than nose plates that do not have those features. They have steel frames and nose plates and are used in warehouses, manufacturing plants, delivery services, commercial buildings, and similar settings.