A fifth wheel hitch assembly for mounting to a towing vehicle and receiving a kingpin of a trailer incorporating a comfort assembly is provided. The fifth wheel hitch assembly may comprise a kingpin receiving assembly attached to a mounting rail via a comfort assembly. The comfort assembly may include one or more pivot bushing assemblies, as well as vertically adjustable, anti-rattle attachment systems. These attachment systems may include a cam assembly and/or a T-pin assembly.

A transport system can employ a transport assembly with a main support member attached to a mounting connection, a tow connection, a suspension, and a horizontal articulation mechanism. The horizontal articulation mechanism may be configured to raise the suspension of a ground surface along a first direction and move the main support member in a second direction with the first direction being orthogonal to the second direction.

There is provided a vehicle framework structure including: a left and right pair of side members that each extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; a support member that is disposed in close proximity to the pair of side members in the vehicle front-rear direction, and that extends in a vehicle width direction; projections that are each provided at the support member so as to project toward one or other of the side members; joint members, an end at a support member side of each of the side members being inserted into a respective one of the joint members and the joint members being joined to the support member; and first bolts that fasten joint members that are abutted against the projections in the vehicle width direction, and fasten the side members inserted into the joint members, to the projections.

There is provided a vehicle framework structure including: a left and right pair of side members that each extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; a support member that is disposed in close proximity to the pair of side members in the vehicle front-rear direction, and that extends in a vehicle width direction; projections that are each provided at the support member so as to project toward one or other of the side members; joint members, an end at a support member side of each of the side members being inserted into a respective one of the joint members and the joint members being joined to the support member; and first bolts that fasten joint members that are abutted against the projections in the vehicle width direction, and fasten the side members inserted into the joint members, to the projections.

Off-road incidents, breakdowns etc. require that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is recovered. Typically, the environments these incidents occur prevent driving pick-up trucks etc. to them to use conventional trailers. Similarly, prior art mounts for towing an ATV require its placement and attachment which can be extremely difficult during warmer months when caked in mud, leaves, etc. and worse in winter when caked in snow, ice, etc. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide users with a means of transporting an ATV within off-road environments allowing not only a simple and easy assembly/attachment of the ATV with the ATV transportation means but also for the resulting combination of the towing vehicle, in all likelihood another ATV, and the ATV transportation means to be driven out of the off-road environment to an on-road environment for subsequent repair, transportation etc. of the broken or other ATV.

A remotely-engaging handle for a fifth wheel hitch system is provided. The remotely-engaging handle may comprise a body and a latching assembly that may be securely attached to the body and capable of engaging with a fifth wheel hitch. The latching assembly may comprise a locking member and an actuating member. The actuation of the actuating member may position a portion of the locking member from an unlocked position to a locked position. The locking member may comprise a latching arm rotating about a pivot point and a biasing member operatively attached the body. The biasing member may bias the locking member into a transitory position. In one embodiment, the actuating member may further comprise an electrically-operated button or a software-based interface. In particular embodiment, the locking member may further actuated by a solenoid and the connecting member may further comprise a wireless device.

In a method for transporting a large milling machine self-propelled by ground-engaging units and comprising a machine frame adjustable in height by means of lifting devices using a tractor unit with a fifth-wheel coupling for a semi-trailer couplable behind the tractor unit as seen in the direction of travel, the following steps are specified: a.) positioning the machine frame of the large milling machine for coupling the large milling machine to the fifth-wheel coupling of the tractor unit or to a trailer using the ground-engaging units and/or the lifting devices of the large milling machine, b.) coupling and supporting the machine frame on the fifth-wheel coupling of the tractor unit or on the trailer, c.) repeating steps a) and b) to establish a mechanical connection between the tractor unit and the trailer by means of coupling the tractor unit and the trailer via the machine frame of the large milling machine, d.) using, as a minimum, the machine frame of the large milling machine with the trailer as semi-trailer.

In a method for transporting a large milling machine self-propelled by ground-engaging units and comprising a machine frame adjustable in height by means of lifting devices using a tractor unit with a fifth-wheel coupling for a semi-trailer couplable behind the tractor unit as seen in the direction of travel, the following steps are specified: a.) positioning the machine frame of the large milling machine for coupling the large milling machine to the fifth-wheel coupling of the tractor unit or to a trailer using the ground-engaging units and/or the lifting devices of the large milling machine, b.) coupling and supporting the machine frame on the fifth-wheel coupling of the tractor unit or on the trailer, c.) repeating steps a) and b) to establish a mechanical connection between the tractor unit and the trailer by means of coupling the tractor unit and the trailer via the machine frame of the large milling machine, d.) using, as a minimum, the machine frame of the large milling machine with the trailer as semi-trailer.

Methods and systems to assist maneuvering of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The trailer includes a left wheel, a right wheel, an axle, a left brake device coupled to the left wheel, and a right brake device coupled to the right wheel. The methods and systems receive a driver command for a target path for the trailer, determine a left braking torque for the left wheel and a right braking torque for the right wheel based on the target path so as to provide for differential braking, and apply, via the left brake device and the right brake device, the left braking torque and the right braking torque to assist maneuvering of the trailer along the target path.

Methods and systems to assist maneuvering of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The trailer includes a left wheel, a right wheel, an axle, a left brake device coupled to the left wheel, and a right brake device coupled to the right wheel. The methods and systems receive a driver command for a target path for the trailer, determine a left braking torque for the left wheel and a right braking torque for the right wheel based on the target path so as to provide for differential braking, and apply, via the left brake device and the right brake device, the left braking torque and the right braking torque to assist maneuvering of the trailer along the target path.