A cart for transporting cargo, comprising: a) a frame having at least a front portion and a rear portion; b) a substantially flat platform attached to said frame, which together with said frame comprise a base frame structure having a front portion, a rear portion and side portions; said front portion and said rear portion each having a top and a bottom; c) at least 4 wheels (38a, 38b, 40a, 40b) attached to said base frame structure and extending downwardly for contact with the ground or other surface over which the cart travels when the cart is in use, said wheels each having a lateral inside edge and a lateral outside edge defined by the lateral width of said wheels and not their respective circumferences; d) two of said wheels being front wheels (38a, 38b) attached in proximity to the frontward portion of said base frame structure, wherein said two front wheels are in substantial lateral side-by-side alignment when viewed from the side, said front wheels having a lateral distance between their respective inside edges; e) two of said wheels being rear wheels (40a, 40b) attached in proximity to said rear portion of said base frame structure, wherein said two rear wheels are in substantial lateral side-by-side alignment when viewed from the side, said rear wheels having a lateral distance between their respective outside edges; f) said front portion of said base frame structure is higher relative to said rear portion of said base frame structure such that when the cart is in use the base frame structure is slanted downwardly (relative to said surface) a sufficient amount such that said bottom portion of said front portion is higher (relative to said surface) than is the top portion of said rear portion; characterized in that the arrangement, placement, size and shape of said front wheels (38a, 38b) and said rear wheels (40a, 40b) being such that said lateral distance between said inside edges of said front wheels (38a, 38b) is greater than said lateral distance between said outside edges of said rear wheels (40a, 40b). a) a frame having at least a front portion and a rear portion; b) a substantially flat platform attached to said frame, which together with said frame comprise a base frame structure having a front portion, a rear portion and side portions; said front portion and said rear portion each having a top and a bottom; c) at least 4 wheels (38a, 38b, 40a, 40b) attached to said base frame structure and extending downwardly for contact with the ground or other surface over which the cart travels when the cart is in use, said wheels each having a lateral inside edge and a lateral outside edge defined by the lateral width of said wheels and not their respective circumferences; d) two of said wheels being front wheels (38a, 38b) attached in proximity to the frontward portion of said base frame structure, wherein said two front wheels are in substantial lateral side-by-side alignment when viewed from the side, said front wheels having a lateral distance between their respective inside edges; e) two of said wheels being rear wheels (40a, 40b) attached in proximity to said rear portion of said base frame structure, wherein said two rear wheels are in substantial lateral side-by-side alignment when viewed from the side, said rear wheels having a lateral distance between their respective outside edges; f) said front portion of said base frame structure is higher relative to said rear portion of said base frame structure such that when the cart is in use the base frame structure is slanted downwardly (relative to said surface) a sufficient amount such that said bottom portion of said front portion is higher (relative to said surface) than is the top portion of said rear portion;