There is described a trailer for transporting a load behind a vehicle comprising; a frame portion, connectable to a vehicle for towing, said frame portion defining a front and opposing sides of the trailer; a deck for receiving cargo thereon, the deck being mounted within the frame portion so as to be releasably engaged with the frame portion; a plurality of actuators mounted to the frame portion and connected to the deck, each actuator being operable to facilitate raising and lowering of the deck with respect to said frame portion; a controller for controlling operation of the actuators to move the deck between a first position where the deck is located above a ground surface for transportation and a second position where the deck is located on a ground surface for loading/unloading cargo; wherein the controller is configured to monitor the state of engagement of the deck with respect to the frame portion and the actuators are engaged only when the controller determines that the deck is disengaged from the frame portion. C tO
EASY LOADING TRAILER
2024-05-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |