Abstract: A steerable hand truck having improved maneuverability. In a first embodiment of the invention, the steerable hand truck includes a sheathed steering cable which connects at a first end to a pair of pivotal handles and at a second end to a pair of pivotal axle spindles. In a second embodiment, the steering mechanism of the hand truck comprises a series of pivotally connected rigid links. A first link in the series is pivotally connected to the handles and a last link in the series is connected to the axle spindles. Pivotal movement of the handles is transmitted to the axle spindles through the links. In a third embodiment, the steering mechanism comprises an electric motor which is actuated by a control switch mounted to the truck. The motor is used to drive the axle spindles either to the right or left depending upon the direction selected with the control switch.