PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transportation auxiliary device with which a transporter can recognize a steering direction of a drive wheel easily.SOLUTION: A transportation auxiliary device is used for transporting an object by a transporter. The transportation auxiliary device includes a drive part for assisting transportation of the object, which is mounted in a front side of the object, an operation part for operating the drive part by the transporter, which is mounted in a rear side of the object, a steering direction detection part 3t for detecting the steering direction of a drive wheel of the drive part, and a display (LED 3m to 3o) for displaying information of the steering direction of the drive wheel detected by the steering direction detection part 3t.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】搬送者が駆動車輪の操舵方向を容易に認識できる搬送補助装置が要請されている。【解決手段】搬送者が対象物を搬送する際に使用される搬送補助装置であって、対象物の前方側に装着され、対象物の搬送を補助する駆動部と、対象物に後方側に装着され、搬送者が駆動部に対する操作を行うための操作部と、駆動部の駆動車輪の操舵方向を検知する操舵方向検知部3tと、操舵方向検知部3tで検知した駆動車輪の操舵方向の情報を表示する表示部(LED3m~3o)とを備える。【選択図】図4