If your employees find themselves unable to carry everything they need to do their job and continue being mobile at the same time, then it might be time to invest in one or more rolling carts. Rolling carts are incredibly helpful because they allow your employees to stay organized, transport many small objects that they will need throughout the day, and have a flat workspace that they can use to fold and sort items and fill out paperwork. However, rolling carts can be a significant investment. In order to make the most of this investment, you are going to need to choose the right rolling cart for your needs. Here are some questions to ask yourself before you choose a rolling cart.

1. How Wide Are My Hallways?

If the primary place where you are going to be using the rolling cart is through hallways or other narrow areas, then you might want to skip the cart that has drawers and choose one that has storage bins instead. This is because you have to pull the drawer out and increase the overall area that the cart takes up. This can be a problem in narrow areas because you might block traffic. Instead, you can simply have cloth bins that you use for storage. To access the items in these bins, you can pull them out, put them on top of the cart, and then put them back under the cart when you are done, keeping the space that the cart takes up the same.

If you are using the cart in wider rooms, then drawers are not a problem.

2. How Much Maneuverability Do the Carts Need to Have?

Next, you need to consider how much maneuverability the carts need to have. If your employees are dodging around racks and corners, then your cart needs a high degree of maneuverability or else you are going to frustrate your employees and waste time. To accommodate this, purchase a cart that has front and/or back swivel casters. This will make the cart much easier to turn.

If you don't need to go around a lot of corners, you can save money by skipping the swivel casters.

3. How Much Noise Can the Cart Make?

Finally, you want to consider how much noise the cart can make. If you don't want the cart to make any noise at all, purchase wheels that are bound in rubber and are wide. This will allow the cart to glide along and not make much noise. Otherwise, you can get normal stainless steel wheels that will make some noise but will be cheaper.

For more information, talk to a company that specializes in supplying rolling carts, such as Garland's Inc.