The invention of the pallet jack came about in the late 1800’s. With the increasing needs of the manufacturing industry to transfer bulk product and materials with better efficiency was in high demand. With such high demand someone had to find a way to come up with a solution for the problem. The device they implemented was much smaller than what we now know as pallet trucks or pallet jacks. It’s usage was critical and although it became very useful for transporting materials to and from the production line the device still lacked in efficiency.
Eventually the device was refined. With this invention one individual was able maneuver a loaded pallet of material or product in and around tight quarters to it’s destination. The ease of use allowed more product to be transferred in a less time and with less labor involved. The savings of labor crossed with the increase of production changed the face of the manufacturing industry forever.