A pallet truck comprising: a body; a drive wheel attached to the body, wherein the drive wheel is configured to steer the pallet truck; a load platform in form of forks connected to the body, wherein the load platform is configured to move between a lowered position, where the forks are proximate to the ground and a lifted position where the forks are distal to the ground; a load wheel connected to the load platform, wherein the load wheel is configured to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position; characterized by an intermediate load wheel connected to the pallet truck, wherein the intermediate load wheel is positioned between the drive wheel and the load wheel, the intermediate load wheel is configured to cooperate with the load wheel to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position, and the intermediate load wheel is configured to form a pivot about which the pallet truck turns throughout a range of motion of the load platform between and including the lowered position and the lifted position, wherein both the intermediate load wheel and the load wheel are configured to lift the load platform at least partially, and wherein either the load wheel is further configured to swivel throughout a range of motion of the load platform between and including the lowered position and the lifted position or a swivel wheel is located proximate to the load wheel, which swivel wheel is configured to contact the ground while the load wheel is further configured to disengage the ground when the load platform is at the lowered position. a body; a drive wheel attached to the body, wherein the drive wheel is configured to steer the pallet truck; a load platform in form of forks connected to the body, wherein the load platform is configured to move between a lowered position, where the forks are proximate to the ground and a lifted position where the forks are distal to the ground; a load wheel connected to the load platform, wherein the load wheel is configured to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position; characterized by an intermediate load wheel connected to the pallet truck, wherein the intermediate load wheel is positioned between the drive wheel and the load wheel, the intermediate load wheel is configured to cooperate with the load wheel to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position, and the intermediate load wheel is configured to form a pivot about which the pallet truck turns throughout a range of motion of the load platform between and including the lowered position and the lifted position, wherein both the intermediate load wheel and the load wheel are configured to lift the load platform at least partially, and wherein either the load wheel is further configured to swivel throughout a range of motion of the load platform between and including the lowered position and the lifted position or a swivel wheel is located proximate to the load wheel, which swivel wheel is configured to contact the ground while the load wheel is further configured to disengage the ground when the load platform is at the lowered position.