A livestock container has a plurality of levels and compartments formed by a plurality of convertible platforms and compartment gates. In some embodiments, the convertible platforms are bi-fold platforms hingedly mounted to sidewalls of the container and moveable between deployed and stored positions. When in the stored positions, the convertible platforms extend minimally from the sidewall, eliminating or reducing obstacles to movement of livestock or humans. The convertible platforms are configured to rest on upper edges of corresponding compartment gates below, and the container may be free of any central post, thereby eliminating obstacles caused thereby to movement of livestock or humans. The sidewalls and floor may be formed of hollow-core extruded aluminum panels, and longitudinal channels formed therein may house pipes or electrical wires for conducting water or electricity to ventilation fans, lights, or misters, or for storing water.

A vehicle cargo area liner system for efficiently and removably lining a cargo area of a vehicle such as the bed of a pickup truck. The liner may be installed on the vehicle in addition to a hard shell liner as is common with pickup trucks. The liner includes a pair of inner connectors for removably securing the liner to the cargo area of the vehicle. The liner also includes a pair of outer connectors to which corresponding cover connectors on a cover may removably engage to removably secure a cover over the liner to enclose the cargo area. Securing connectors near the rear end of the liner may be utilized to secure the liner around a bed of a pickup truck. Straps may extend through openings in the liner to removably secure the front end of the liner to the cargo area.

An automatically unfoldable beekeeping apparatus includes: a bottom unit installed in a loading unit of a vehicle; a shelf frame rotatably coupled to an end of the bottom unit; a first link unit configured to connect the bottom unit and the shelf frame to each other, support the shelf frame disposed in a vertical state by being bent into the shelf frame when the shelf frame is folded, and support the shelf frame disposed in a horizontally state by being unfolded to the outside of the shelf frame when the shelf frame is unfolded; and a first driving unit configured to connect the bottom unit and the first link unit to each other and dispose the shelf frame connected to the first link unit in a vertical or horizontal state by rotating the first link unit in one direction or the other direction.

An apparatus has: a livestock transport having a floor, walls, ground engaging members, and an access door opening; a ramp; and side panels that are pivotally connected to the walls of the livestock transport, in which the ramp and the side panels are configured to move between: a deployed position where the ramp extends from the access door opening and the side panels cooperate with the ramp to form a livestock loading chute; and a transport position where the ramp is stowed and the side panels are swung about to lie against the walls of the livestock transport. A kit has the ramp and side panels of the apparatus. A method of using the apparatus involves moving the ramp and side panels between the deployed position and the transport position to load, unload, and transport, respectively, livestock.

An in-trailer monitoring system includes one or more surround view cameras mounted within a trailer having a cargo area, a visualization display disposed within a vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU) in communication with the visualization display and the one or more surround view cameras, the ECU configured to periodically display: an image from the one or more surround view cameras, and data to the display for a predetermined amount of time.

An in-trailer monitoring system includes one or more surround view cameras mounted within a trailer having a cargo area, a visualization display disposed within a vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU) in communication with the visualization display and the one or more surround view cameras, the ECU configured to periodically display: an image from the one or more surround view cameras, and data to the display for a predetermined amount of time.

A safety latch mechanism for anchoring an open center gate in a livestock trailer includes a spring-biased post attached to the center gate's free edge having a lifting lever at an upper end. An arcuate track embedded within the truck bed traces the path of the center gate's free edge when moving between a fully opened and a fully closed position. The track includes a series of juxtaposed, segregated compartments for receiving a lower end of the post. Accordingly, the center gate can be locked in a multitude of angular positions between the fully open and fully closed positions by lifting the lever and releasing it into one of the compartments.

A safety latch mechanism for anchoring an open center gate in a livestock trailer includes a spring-biased post attached to the center gate's free edge having a lifting lever at an upper end. An arcuate track embedded within the truck bed traces the path of the center gate's free edge when moving between a fully opened and a fully closed position. The track includes a series of juxtaposed, segregated compartments for receiving a lower end of the post. Accordingly, the center gate can be locked in a multitude of angular positions between the fully open and fully closed positions by lifting the lever and releasing it into one of the compartments.

A transport system for an animal to be received in a motor vehicle. The transport system comprises a carrier configured to be received on a transport surface of the motor vehicle and a boarding aid including a first tread element and at least a second tread element. The first tread element can be swivelably attached to the carrier, wherein the boarding aid is movable from a transport position to a boarding position. The boarding aid can be arranged in the transport position on a first side of a plane defined by the carrier, and the boarding aid is an obstacle for the animal after the transport system has been received in the motor vehicle. The boarding aid can be arranged in the boarding position on a second side of the plane defined by the carrier and the animal is able leave the motor vehicle via the boarding aid.

A transport system for an animal to be received in a motor vehicle. The transport system comprises a carrier configured to be received on a transport surface of the motor vehicle and a boarding aid including a first tread element and at least a second tread element. The first tread element can be swivelably attached to the carrier, wherein the boarding aid is movable from a transport position to a boarding position. The boarding aid can be arranged in the transport position on a first side of a plane defined by the carrier, and the boarding aid is an obstacle for the animal after the transport system has been received in the motor vehicle. The boarding aid can be arranged in the boarding position on a second side of the plane defined by the carrier and the animal is able leave the motor vehicle via the boarding aid.