Mail Trolley

Mail trolleys or mail carts are unique transportation options for letters, documents, and parcels in different settings. Although the name of the trolley sounds like something you would find in the postal service, it can be used in multiple settings, including hospitals and healthcare centres, offices, warehouses, corporate campuses, government facilities, and universities and schools.

Like other trolleys, not all types of mail trolleys are built the same. They vary in size, material, and features. At LKE, you can find an extensive range of mail trolleys and pick the ones that best suit your commercial applications.

Types of Mail Trolleys

Depending on the items you would like to move around, there are several types of mail trolleys we have available that you can choose from. These include the following:

Letter only trolleys

As the name suggests, these trolleys are designed to carry letters only. They are lightweight trolleys that can be used to distribute lightweight envelopes, folders and other documents in offices and other corporate spaces. They can also be used to carry light folders and files.

Letter-only trolleys are characterised by shallow trays or mesh baskets. They are suitable for small offices and light use. They can make moving documents around easier and more efficient and help distribute letters to the different departments in the office complex.

Parcel/combo trolleys

If you’re looking for something more robust that can do more than carry mail and folders around, you should consider the parcel or combo mail trolleys. These provide more space and can handle letters and medium-sized parcels.

They come with deep compartments and shelves where you can organise the letters and different parcels as you deliver them to their respective spaces. The trolleys are ideal for large offices or facilities that receive a lot of letters and parcels or for busy mailrooms.

Heavy-duty mail trolleys

We have heavy-duty mail trolleys for the most demanding and heaviest applications. These feature steel or aluminium frames with large wheels and are built for bulk deliveries in the most adverse conditions and rugged floors.

These types of mail trolleys are commonly used in hospitals, warehouses, and universities. Their durable nature makes them perfect for additional tasks such as carrying small components.

Benefits of Mail Trolleys

Taking time to pick the right mail trolley has many benefits for your organisation. These benefits can be economical and health benefits for your employees. They include the following:

Improved efficiency

Using mail trolleys can help improve the efficiency of your operations. The trolleys can transport and deliver more mail, files, and other documents faster to the different departments or offices within the facility.

Because the trolley can carry a substantial amount of mail, you can reduce the number of trips needed for each delivery while ensuring the mail is organised and easily accessible, ensuring your workers spend less time sorting through the mail during delivery. You are not only more efficient but also more accurate, ensuring each person gets the mail that is due to them.

Improved productivity

Mail trolleys are designed to be ergonomic and easy to use.  First, they can transport and deliver more mail with every trip, saving your workers the need to carry heavy mail, packages, or parcels by hand.

This helps to reduce the risk of back, wrist and shoulder injuries associated with repetitive lifting or improper techniques when lifting heavy items.

The ergonomic handles and smooth wheels built into the trolleys make pushing the trolley easier even when it is loaded, saving the workers the effort and fatigue that comes with doing the work manually.

Improved organisation

Using a mail trolley can help organise your mail and other packages. The trolleys have compartments that facilitate sorting mail, documents, or parcels by floor, department, or delivery type, making deliveries more accurate.

The trolley can make it easy to prevent mail from getting mixed up, misplaced, or damaged and to identify incoming and outgoing items.

Customisable for your needs

Mail trolleys can be tailored to suit your needs. They can also incorporate other accessories such as mail bags, labels, shelves, or sorting trays. With the different types and sizes of mail trolleys, you can mix and match these configurations to suit your needs and requirements.

Key Features to Consider When Buying Mailroom Trolleys

Buying a mail trolley is a process that requires keen consideration to ensure you pick the right trolley that can serve your needs and niche. Some of the features that will help you pick the right mail trolley include the following:

Size and load capacity

When choosing the trolley, you should pick one that matches your daily volume and, if possible, exceeds it. The range of options includes light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty options. You should also choose the right size of the trolley. Measure doorways, lifts and hallways to ensure the trolleys can fit through all the paths this way. You don’t have to carry the mail or parcels by hand to the final destination.

Number of compartments

The number of compartments is also an important feature that depends on the types of emails and parcels you receive. The trolleys can come with different compartment configurations, including two—or three-tier shelving, top baskets, and lockable compartments, among others.

If you deliver to multiple departments, you should go for a trolley with adjustable or colour-coded compartments.

Mobility

Mobility is crucial when buying a mail trolley. When buying the trolley, you should consider the nature of the floor and the distance you want the trolley to cover when delivering the mail. Swivel wheels are great for manoeuvrability, rubber wheels reduce noise and protect floors and for uneven surfaces, you can go with large pneumatic wheels. These are also good for outdoor paths and curbs.

Additional mobility features you should consider when buying the trolley include the brakes or locking castors to ensure safety when the trolley is packed and you are delivering mail.