This is an amazing little cart!! I have used several folding hand trucks through work and my own personal use and this cart is built stronger and efficiently than any I have seen and here is why (I am comparing the Travel Smart to the Magna Carts since the MangaCarts are the most popular brand out there):

1.) Small hard rubber wheels....wheels on Magna-carts are large and after a while put a strain on the wheel mountings which causes a wobble after a few months of hard use.

2.) Cart is balanced to the rear with the small wheels so it doesn't pitch forward like the MagnaCarts do.

3.) Solid steel square tube construction. MagnaCarts are a little lighter than this model but the Travel Smart has a lot beefier steel tubing throughout which can handle loads better.

4.) Unit is collapsed by squeezing the top two handles. MagnaCarts have a push button that will lose traction after a while and the cart will remain in whatever position it was locked in.

5.) Full size, hard plastic mountings. MaganaCarts have thin mounting plates and use microscopic screws which shake loose after a while.

6.) Deep load plate. Magnas have a very shallow load plate which will not handle wide items.

7.) Smaller turning radius with the smaller wheels. Magna Carts with their large wheels is like trying to park a semi-truck when trying to negotiate the tight corners on airplanes.