Was There a Dedicated Fork Lift Operator for the TSBD Warehouse?

[Bill Chapman]

LOL! No, but mom once told me that she should have let stay a lefty. Who knows. Have you tried reading the notes with a mirror?

Nah. Only Leonardo's.

[Larry Trotter]

    You obviously have Never attempted to move a Loaded Pallet into or out of a truck with a Hand Jack or a "Dolly". Your "2 wheeled dolly" suggestion is Laughable.

You are correct that I never attempted to move a weight bearing "Loaded Pallet" into or out of a truck, or a trailer, with a 2-Wheel HandTruck/Dolly. However, I have moved tons of freight daily using a 2-Wheel HandTruck/Dolly. But, I do not know what your "Hand Jack" reference is meant to indicate. Or, is that perhaps meant as a reference to a Pallet Jack?

I would not think it a good idea to stack pallets loaded with cardboard boxes containing books. And, to me that indicates pallet movement could be accomplished with a Pallet Jack.

[Royell Storing]

You are correct that I never attempted to move a weight bearing "Loaded Pallet" into or out of a truck, or a trailer, with a 2-Wheel HandTruck/Dolly. However, I have moved tons of freight daily using a 2-Wheel HandTruck/Dolly. But, I do not know what your "Hand Jack" reference is meant to indicate. Or, is that perhaps meant as a reference to a Pallet Jack?

I would not think it a good idea to stack pallets loaded with cardboard boxes containing books. And, to me that indicates pallet movement could be accomplished with a Pallet Jack.

     You mention moving "tons of freight daily", but you do Not mention doing this while Completely Loading or Unloading a Freight Truck. A legit Freight Truck is Not unloaded with a 2 wheeled Hand Dolly like we see used to unload a run-of-the-mill U-Haul Moving Van. The Size/Depth of the TSBD Loading dock area tells you the size and load capacity of trucks being received at the TSBD. A Hand Jack has nothing but the user to power it forward or backward. Lifting a load up from the ground requires the user to pump the handle of the hand jack up-n-down. They usually have a max height off the ground of somewhere around 5-6 inches. There is No battery to power the lifting of pallets Up from the ground. The raising is kinda like we see with a floor jack slid underneath a car.

[Larry Trotter]

     You mention moving "tons of freight daily", but you do Not mention doing this while Completely Loading or Unloading a Freight Truck. A legit Freight Truck is Not unloaded with a 2 wheeled Hand Dolly like we see used to unload a run-of-the-mill U-Haul Moving Van. The Size/Depth of the TSBD Loading dock area tells you the size and load capacity of trucks being received at the TSBD. A Hand Jack has nothing but the user to power it forward or backward. Lifting a load up from the ground requires the user to pump the handle of the hand jack up-n-down. They usually have a max height off the ground of somewhere around 5-6 inches. There is No battery to power the lifting of pallets Up from the ground. The raising is kinda like we see with a floor jack slid underneath a car.

Oh, where to begin a response? So, perhaps some discussion ending questions.

Since the books at the TexasSchoolBookDepository had an ultimate destination to schools, do you, MrStoring, have any estimate about the number of schools in '63, in Texas, that had loading/unloading docks? Do you have any estimate about the number of schools in '63, in Texas, that had Forklifts? And, do you have any estimate about the number of schools in '63, in Texas, that were equipped with elevators when there were two or more floor levels?

[Royell Storing]

Oh, where to begin a response? So, perhaps some discussion ending questions.

Since the books at the TexasSchoolBookDepository had an ultimate destination to schools, do you, MrStoring, have any estimate about the number of schools in '63, in Texas, that had loading/unloading docks? Do you have any estimate about the number of schools in '63, in Texas, that had Forklifts? And, do you have any estimate about the number of schools in '63, in Texas, that were equipped with elevators when there were two or more floor levels?

     It is highly doubtful that books were delivered DIRECTLY from the TSBD to individual schools. I have lived in several states and they All had their own Distribution Center from which school supplies were distributed to each individual school as needed. This distribution was done by Vans or Trucks along the lines of a UPS Brown Truck. Loading docks and elevators physically being part of a school would be a Dangerous Liability.