Every operation's first electric truck is usually a walkie pallet jack, and the Yale MPB045 is one of the class standards — 4,500 lb of pallet-moving muscle you steer on foot for a fraction of a rider's price.
Get Free Quotes 👑4,500 lb capacity, 24-volt electric drive, walk-behind control handle with belly-button reverse safety, and a footprint that works trailers, backrooms, and retail floors where riders cannot go.
New MPB045s typically run roughly $5,000 to $8,000 — the affordable end of powered handling. Used examples commonly sell for $1,500 to $4,000, with battery condition the usual value driver.
Strengths: simple, durable, cheap to run, and the gateway from manual pallet jacks to powered handling — back injuries cost more than these trucks. Watch-points: walkies are horizontal movers only, and retail/backroom units often led hard lives — check wheels, handle play, and lift function.
Used supply from retail fleets is enormous; dealer-checked units with tested batteries are worth the modest premium. Cross-shop Crown WP 3000 Series, Toyota walkies, and Raymond 102T — all excellent, all quotable against each other.
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New, roughly $5,000 to $8,000; used, commonly $1,500 to $4,000 depending on battery and condition — the affordable entry to powered pallet handling.
OSHA requires employer-provided operator training and certification for powered industrial trucks, including walkies — simpler than rider training, but required. Our certification guides cover the details.