Abstract
Embodiments include an apparatus comprising: a front-end shelf conveyer coupled to a mobile body via a pivoting pedestal lift; the mobile body being mobile across a floor; the front-end shelf conveyer having a front portion, the front-end shelf conveyer being configured to convey cartons; and the pivoting pedestal lift being attached to the mobile body and configured to tip the front portion of the front-end shelf conveyer relative to the floor, wherein the pivoting pedestal lift comprises an actuator that is connected to the front portion of the front-end shelf conveyer to impart tipping movements to the front portion relative to the mobile body.