Abstract: A manually driven wheeled ground level loading cart 10 is provided. The cart 10 has a container 20 in which a load can be supported and a frame 40, pivotably attached to the container 20 and including a handle 44. The frame 40 can be pivoted with respect to the container 20 between two orientations including a loading orientation where the container 20 rests flat on the ground G and a transport orientation where the container 20 is supported through the frame 40 upon wheels 70. The cart 10 is maintained in the transport orientation by having a latching mechanism 80 releasably attached to a rear bar 35 affixed to the container 20. The wheels 70 are coupled through axles to the frame 40 at a location elevated above the pivotable attachment means between the frame 40 and the container 20. A latching mechanism 80 is located above the axles 73 of the wheels 70.