It has been established that the problem of skip centering relative to the axis of the shaft of pneumatic hoists is solved on the basis of establishing patterns that connect the energy-efficient mode of operation of the guide device with its design parameters and dynamic loads acting on it. The developed and researched model of the skip movement in the systems of the pneumatic lifting plant made it possible to establish the patterns of interaction between the «skip – guiding devices». During the operation of pneumatic hoists, electricity is spent only on lifting the load, and the lowering of the skip occurs without energy consumption under the action of gravity. It was revealed that the maximum dynamic loads on the guiding devices from the side of the skip of the pneumatic hoists during its movement are determined depending on the mass of the loaded skip, the displacement of its center of mass and the dynamic coefficient. The adequacy of the emerging dynamic loads on the directing devices is confirmed by experimental studies of the model of a skip pneumatic hoist. An objective function has been obtained to determine the dynamism coefficient, which determines the energy-efficient mode of operation of the electric drive of the pneumatic hoist and leads to energy saving of the hoist as a whole.