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b'Hello all, from Warehouse and Operations as a Career, the Podcast where we talk about Warehousing and Transportation and the many different positions, equipment and opportunities to be found with a Career in Operations. I\\u2019m Marty T Hawkins and I love Op\\u2019s, I\\u2019ve had the privilege of working with and beside some of the best individuals and teams in the business for over 40 years. Each week we here at WAOC try and share some of our experiences, interview those performing the tasks and answer your questions on any topics or comments sent into us. Shoot us a message to host@warehouseandoperationsasacareer.com and we\\u2019ll have an opinion or find you an answer to your thought, topic or suggestion! If you enjoy the social scenes we can be found using @whseandops on both Facebook and Twitter, and for you equipment operators, we can usually be found hanging out in the Warehouse Equipment Operators Community Group in Facebook thru-out the week as well!
\\nSo lets see, I\\u2019ve written down a lot of bullet points for this week but don\\u2019t really have anything planned to talk about in particular\\u2026I see I\\u2019ve written down that we\\u2019re in week 49 of the year. Gosh, can you believe 2018\\u2019s almost over? Here\\u2019s a question, let\\u2019s see, it was sent in about two weeks ago, he had a few questions about two wheelers. The gentleman had just switched positions, looks like he\\u2019d been working as a Loader for a large foodservice distributor for about 6 months and accepted a driver helper position. He\\u2019d asked if I\\u2019ve ever used one and what kind I preferred. I don\\u2019t remember the episode number but back in March of 2017 we did a short episode on the Driver Helper Position and in June last year we had a show on the two-wheeler, I think it was called Op\\u2019s most Go To piece of equipment. Check them out, I think we covered the topics pretty well, at least we had a lot of fun with\\u2019em.
\\nAnyway, so to answer his question, yes, I\\u2019ve used several, way too many times. I prefer the ones made out of magnesium and aluminum, I don\\u2019t usually mention specific brands, but I really like the Magliner myself. If you\\u2019re buying your own don\\u2019t go cheap. It\\u2019s a tool you\\u2019re going to be using for work and earning money with, go ahead and spend the money and get what you really need. Now you can spend between $200 and upwards of $500 on a good one. You\\u2019ll want to get the proper wheels for your work conditions, the correct blade or scoop for the loads you\\u2019ll be carrying and attachments, today there\\u2019s all kinds of attachments, extenders, different handle designs, everything can be customized. There\\u2019s also some really good breakdowns, you can really move some freight with the right dolly. I know some delivery drivers that have as many as 5 different kinds with them every day. One driver helper, I\\u2019d call him a professional driver helper that has a custom ordered one he paid over $600 for. He ordered it with custom wheels, grooved tires, had a hand brake kit put on it, with an extended blade and custom loop handle on it. Again, I\\u2019d suggest you get what you really need, like our shoes and boots, In my opinion we need the right tools and we need to be comfortable to do our best work right?
\\nSpeaking of shoes and boots, if your job or facility requires you to wear steel toes or composite caped footwear, get a good pair when you can afford them. The cheaper brands are fine to start out with, but I\\u2019d strongly urge you to get a well-built pair when you can afford a little luxury. They\\u2019ll make a huge difference in your arch area, especially when you\\u2019re standing and moving around all day. As for boots, go with some ankle support. They look uncomfortable, but if you\\u2019re around pallets a lot, say like order selecting in a productivity setting, their perfect, another opinion I guess, no we\\u2019ll call that experience, they\\u2019ve saved my ankles a hundred times!
\\nI have a note here about dock plates, so keeping with the theme, I guess we\\u2019ll call it the tools we use,'