Events, staging and AV
660 lbs
of gear per trip on a TwinKar HD, upright or flat.
Hand trucks, carts and stairclimbers for event production
Event hand trucks have one job at load-in: beat the doors opening. A TwinKar runs cases off the truck upright and drops into a flat cart for staging and drape, and a LiftKar® takes the heavy cases up the stairs when there’s no freight elevator.
Engineered in Austria
Made in Loganville, GA since 2023
Two-year warranty
Limited manufacturer’s warranty on every machine
Free US shipping
On every order from this site
Support in Loganville, GA
Parts, service and advice from our US team
The machines
The event hand trucks and stair climbers production crews run
Most load-ins need a cart for the floor and a climber for the stairs. Start with the TwinKar, then add a LiftKar® for venues without a freight elevator.
TwinKar HD
Cases, staging and drape
660 lbs as a hand truck or four-wheel cart · non-marking tire option for finished floors · from $1,196
See TwinKar
LiftKar® SAL Pro FOLD-L
Gear cases up venue stairs
Up to 380 lbs on stairs · folding frame for tall cases · folds to ride in the van
See the SAL Pro
LiftKar® HD Pro
Stacked chairs and heavy cases
440 or 800 lbs on stairs · chair holder attachment for stacked chairs · 1,000 lbs on flat ground
See the HD ProSee it work
From hand truck to cart without tools
Watch the TwinKar HD convert from a hand truck into a four-wheel cart, with your hands clear of every pinch point.
What it moves
At the load-in
Sound cases up a wooden stair
Cases straight from the pickup
Up the dock ramp as a cart
Soft cases flat on the cart
Boxes through the venue
Stacked crates, upright
Common questions
Before your next load-in
Do I need a cart or a hand truck?
With a TwinKar you get both. Run cases upright on two wheels, then drop it onto its casters for long, wide or stacked loads like staging, drape and road cases. No tools, pins or bolts. OSHA lists delivery drivers, material movers and nursing assistants among the jobs with the most strain injuries (OSHA ergonomics).
Will it mark venue floors?
Choose the non-marking tires on the TwinKar HD for gym floors, stages and showrooms. The TwinKar LT and LT-S run on 8” nylon wheels made for indoor floors.
What if there’s no freight elevator?
Then the stairs are the freight elevator, and that's what a LiftKar® is for. The SAL Pro carries up to 380 lbs on stairs on battery power and the HD Pro carries 440 or 800 lbs, so amps, subs and road cases go up without a line of stagehands.
Can it carry stacked chairs?
Yes. A chair holder attachment fits the LiftKar® HD Pro, so a stack of chairs goes up the stairs in one trip. Tell us the chair model and we’ll confirm the fit.
Do you outfit production companies and venues?
Yes. Tell us what a typical show looks like and how many crews load it in, and we'll quote the carts, climbers and spare batteries to match. Authorized SANO dealers can supply the line as well.
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Tell us about your load-in
Send what goes into a typical show and what’s between the dock and the stage. We’ll recommend the carts and climbers for your crew.