An onboard platform for loading cargo into and unloading cargo from a trailer includes a first portion comprising a plurality of beams secured together. The first portion is configured to provide stability and rigidity to the platform. The onboard platform also includes a second portion comprising a turntable rotatably attached to the first portion proximate a center point of the turntable, the turntable configured to move about the rotational attachment in a selected range of degrees relative to the first portion. The onboard platform is configured to move between in a first position where the platform is stowed below a bed of the trailer and a second position where the platform extends from an edge of the bed of the trailer and is secured into the second position to aid in loading cargo into and unloading cargo from the trailer.

A platform is provided for supporting a vehicle on a combine. The platform includes a frame, and at least one guide supported by the frame. The at least one guide is configured to receive at least one wheel of a vehicle to thereby position the vehicle on the frame. The platform also includes a mount coupled to the frame and configured to connect the frame to a feeder house of the combine.

A platform is provided for supporting a vehicle on a combine. The platform includes a frame, and at least one guide supported by the frame. The at least one guide is configured to receive at least one wheel of a vehicle to thereby position the vehicle on the frame. The platform also includes a mount coupled to the frame and configured to connect the frame to a feeder house of the combine.

The Folding Tailgate Ramp System (FTRS) is a rotating, retractable Tailgate Ramp which makes accessing an elevated bed of a vehicle, by smaller wheeled objects a possibility. The TRS has a wide base in the Ramp Casing, and a wide rotating and collapsible body in the Tailgate Ramp, and together they bridge the gap between the surface and the elevated Tailgate or bed of a vehicle. The TRS is a true collapsible ramp that is almost as wide as a Tailgate but is compact, can be electrically powered, and have sturdy interlocking joints which close flat. The FTRS is comprised of a Four Planked, Tailgate Ramp and a Three Planked, Tailgate Ramp. The Four Planked, Tailgate Ramp has four Planks and is designed to accommodate taller vehicles such as pickup, while the Three Planked, Tailgate Ramp, has three Planks and is designed to accommodate lower vehicles such as minivans.

A vehicle includes: a vehicle cabin having a flat floor surface and being configured such that a user can embark; an entrance through which the user can embark and can disembark; a ramp that, at the entrance, extends from the floor surface toward a vehicle exterior; and a turntable that is provided at the floor surface and configured to enable directional change.

A ramp-equipped vehicle includes a ramp that is provided so as to be deployable from a side portion of a vehicle body to the outside of the vehicle body, a controller that controls the operation of deploying the ramp, and a sensor that senses moving bodies present in a certain area that is away from a ramp deployment area. The controller detects the moving bodies approaching the ramp deployment area and determines the moving velocities of the moving bodies based on the results of sensing by the sensor. The controller stops the operation of deploying the ramp when, after the start of the operation of deploying the ramp, it detects the approaching moving body having a moving velocity higher than or equal to a predetermined reference velocity with which the approaching moving bodies may reach the ramp deployment area during the operation of deploying the ramp.

A ramp-equipped vehicle includes a ramp that is provided so as to be deployable from a side portion of a vehicle body to the outside of the vehicle body, a controller that controls the operation of deploying the ramp, and a sensor that senses moving bodies present in a certain area that is away from a ramp deployment area. The controller detects the moving bodies approaching the ramp deployment area and determines the moving velocities of the moving bodies based on the results of sensing by the sensor. The controller stops the operation of deploying the ramp when, after the start of the operation of deploying the ramp, it detects the approaching moving body having a moving velocity higher than or equal to a predetermined reference velocity with which the approaching moving bodies may reach the ramp deployment area during the operation of deploying the ramp.

It is possible to suppress increase in power consumption of a delivery vehicle within a transportation vehicle. A delivery system includes: an autonomously-moving-type delivery vehicle configured to deliver an article; and a transportation vehicle configured to carry and transport the delivery vehicle, in which after the transportation vehicle carrying the delivery vehicle travels toward a delivery destination of the article, the delivery vehicle gets out of the transportation vehicle and delivers the article to the delivery destination. The transportation vehicle includes an unloading mechanism for letting the delivery vehicle get out of the transportation vehicle and a control unit configured to control the unloading mechanism. The delivery vehicle receives a control signal for controlling the unloading mechanism output from the control unit and gets out of the transportation vehicle based on the control signal.

It is possible to suppress increase in power consumption of a delivery vehicle within a transportation vehicle. A delivery system includes: an autonomously-moving-type delivery vehicle configured to deliver an article; and a transportation vehicle configured to carry and transport the delivery vehicle, in which after the transportation vehicle carrying the delivery vehicle travels toward a delivery destination of the article, the delivery vehicle gets out of the transportation vehicle and delivers the article to the delivery destination. The transportation vehicle includes an unloading mechanism for letting the delivery vehicle get out of the transportation vehicle and a control unit configured to control the unloading mechanism. The delivery vehicle receives a control signal for controlling the unloading mechanism output from the control unit and gets out of the transportation vehicle based on the control signal.

A loading ramp assembly for utility vans can include a main deck with side rails fastened to the longitudinal sides of the main deck. A raised loading floor of the utility van is disposed atop a pair of guide rails. Guide wheels on the side rails move through guide rails secured to the van's original floor as the ramp is retracted and deployed. The ramp can be fully retracted and stored inside of the van such that the rear doors of the van can be closed normally without the need to remove the loading ramp assembly from the van.