A vehicle carrier mountable to a vehicle frame, and a method for using same, including a tiltable subframe pivotally attached to a rear end of the vehicle frame, and a slidable bed with a transverse hinge mounted on and slidably attached to the subframe. The subframe is tiltable, enabling a rear portion of the bed to lay generally horizontally flat along the ground, and thereby provide an essentially zero-degree loading angle for a vehicle to be transported, while the front portion of the bed remains slidably attached to the inclined subframe.

An intelligent transfer vehicle for shared bicycles includes: a cockpit, a vehicle body platform, shared bicycle parking racks, a wheeled device, a power source unit, and a vehicle-mounted unit. The intelligent transfer vehicle combines the function of a parking platform and a transfer platform into one, and can have three transfer modes to reduce reliance on a dispatch center, save costs and improve transfer efficiency.

An intelligent transfer vehicle for shared bicycles includes: a cockpit, a vehicle body platform, shared bicycle parking racks, a wheeled device, a power source unit, and a vehicle-mounted unit. The intelligent transfer vehicle combines the function of a parking platform and a transfer platform into one, and can have three transfer modes to reduce reliance on a dispatch center, save costs and improve transfer efficiency.

A frame assembly for supporting and mounting a box compartment over and around a flat bed of a flatbed tow truck is described. The frame assembly includes a frame attached to a chassis of a flatbed tow truck. The frame includes at least one left and at least one right side support beams, at least one left and at least one right horizontal connection beams, two or more left side and two or more right side vertical support beams, at least two cross-beams, and at least one vertical connection beam. One or more of the at least two cross-beams is connected to the chassis and is further connected at each of its ends to the left and right side support beams. Each vertical connection beam is connected to either the left or right horizontal connection beam and is oriented generally vertically for attachment of a box compartment to the frame.

A lift system for supporting cargo on a vehicle comprising a vehicle frame, the lift system comprises a cargo platform assembly and a displacement system. Operation of a drive system causes axial rotation of at least one drive axle. Axial rotation of at least one drive axle causes at least one drive link assembly to pivot about a drive axle axis. Pivoting of the at least one drive link assembly about the drive axle axis displaces the cargo platform between a stowed configuration and a lowered configuration. First and second distal axes are forward of the drive axle axis when the lift system is in the stowed configuration and rearward of the drive axle axis when the lift system is in the lowered configuration.

A lift system for supporting cargo on a vehicle comprising a vehicle frame, the lift system comprises a cargo platform assembly and a displacement system. Operation of a drive system causes axial rotation of at least one drive axle. Axial rotation of at least one drive axle causes at least one drive link assembly to pivot about a drive axle axis. Pivoting of the at least one drive link assembly about the drive axle axis displaces the cargo platform between a stowed configuration and a lowered configuration. First and second distal axes are forward of the drive axle axis when the lift system is in the stowed configuration and rearward of the drive axle axis when the lift system is in the lowered configuration.

A parking assist system includes: a self-driving vehicle, an unmanned carrying vehicle, and a management device. The self-driving vehicle includes a status transmitting unit that transmits, to the management device, a vehicle status and a position transmitting unit that repeatedly transmits position information indicative a position of the self-driving vehicle to the management device. The management device includes: an abnormality determination unit that determines whether an abnormality occurs in the self-driving vehicle based on the vehicle status; a driving settings unit that transmits, to the unmanned carrying vehicle, a transport instruction for the unmanned carrying vehicle to transport the self-driving vehicle when an abnormality occurs and transmits, to the self-driving vehicle, an self-driving instruction for the self-driving vehicle to move by self-driving when an abnormality does not occur.

A parking assist system includes: a self-driving vehicle, an unmanned carrying vehicle, and a management device. The self-driving vehicle includes a status transmitting unit that transmits, to the management device, a vehicle status and a position transmitting unit that repeatedly transmits position information indicative a position of the self-driving vehicle to the management device. The management device includes: an abnormality determination unit that determines whether an abnormality occurs in the self-driving vehicle based on the vehicle status; a driving settings unit that transmits, to the unmanned carrying vehicle, a transport instruction for the unmanned carrying vehicle to transport the self-driving vehicle when an abnormality occurs and transmits, to the self-driving vehicle, an self-driving instruction for the self-driving vehicle to move by self-driving when an abnormality does not occur.

A towing attachment is designed to facilitate the towing of bobtail trucks and similar vehicles. The towing attachment includes a tube, a hitch attachment body, a first mounting bracket, a second mounting bracket, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The tube is preferably a rectangular, tubular, structure that receives the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket. The hitch attachment body is an assembly that allows attachment onto the hitch feature of a bobtail truck or other similar vehicle. The first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket allow engagement to a wheel lift of a towing vehicle. The first locking mechanism maintains the first mounting bracket in place along the tube. The second locking mechanism maintains the second mounting bracket in place along the tube.

A towing attachment is designed to facilitate the towing of bobtail trucks and similar vehicles. The towing attachment includes a tube, a hitch attachment body, a first mounting bracket, a second mounting bracket, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The tube is preferably a rectangular, tubular, structure that receives the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket. The hitch attachment body is an assembly that allows attachment onto the hitch feature of a bobtail truck or other similar vehicle. The first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket allow engagement to a wheel lift of a towing vehicle. The first locking mechanism maintains the first mounting bracket in place along the tube. The second locking mechanism maintains the second mounting bracket in place along the tube.