Abstract: A cargo handling ramp including a support frame and an inclined walkway provided with hand rails along the walkway and rollers beneath the frame for moving it over a surface wherein a mechanism is provided for raising and lowering the lowermost end of the walkway relative to the upper end of the walkway to adjust the incline of the walkway for use of the device in loading operations and wherein a rub rail type brake is provided to control rate of descent of wheeled standard size cartons or containers down the ramp to avoid dangerous situations.