A trailer having a plurality of elongate floor members, each of the floor members connected to an adjacent floor member to define a floor of the trailer, side wall members attached to opposed sides of the floor, an axle assembly attached to the side wall members, and a tongue assembly attached to the side wall members.

This invention corresponds to a mechanism for loading and unloading materials for a container, comprising at least one guide located inside the container; at least one rigid panel connected by means of a first sliding element to the side guide, where said side guide allows the displacement of the rigid panel along a first direction. Furthermore, the mechanism of this invention includes a loading panel connected to the rigid panel, said loading panel being arranged parallel to a floor of the container.

Embodiments of the invention provide a storage container including a roof and two opposing side walls. At least one of the roof and the two side walls comprises a panel member including an inner skin, an outer skin, and a core between the inner skin and the outer skin. The panel member also including an inner skin trailing edge extending beyond the core and the outer skin and an outer skin leading edge, opposite the inner skin trailing edge, extending beyond the core and the inner skin. A viscoelastic tape is provided along the trailing edge and leading edge to maintain the position of the panel. Multiple panels can be joined with an adhesive material, with the viscoelastic tape maintaining the connection between the panels while the adhesive material sets and preventing the adhesive material from exiting past the trailing and leading edges.

A transportation vessel includes a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall. A load bar has a first end and a second end. The load bar is movable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation. In the horizontal orientation, the first end is attached to the first sidewall and the second end is attached to the second sidewall, and the load bar may support cargo while the cargo is being transported in the transportation vessel. In the vertical orientation, the first end is attached to the first sidewall and the second end is unattached to the second sidewall.

A delivery system for delivery items includes sidewalls that define a cargo space. A retention assembly is operably coupled to the sidewalls. The retention assembly includes a housing and a retention feature that is operably coupled to the housing. The retention feature has an attachment portion and a control unit that is operably coupled with the retention feature. A controller is communicatively coupled to the control unit of the retention assembly, and a memory storage is communicatively coupled with the controller.

Systems and methods are disclosed for real time monitoring and recording of events related to the performance and structural integrity of composite panels used in structural components of a trailer and their effective use as an insulating material and structural panel. The systems and methods may include one or more sensors embedded and/or integrated in a composite wall of a vehicle such as a trailer, a gateway configured and coupled to the one or more sensors, and configured to wirelessly communicate information received from the one or more sensors to a server, further comprising software configured to receive, analyze, transmit and display information necessary for monitoring the integrity of the vehicle.

A load structure may include a first honeycomb layer, a second honeycomb layer, and/or an attachment feature. The second honeycomb layer may be connected to the first honeycomb layer. The attachment feature may be connected to at least one of the first honeycomb layer or the second honeycomb layer. A method of manufacturing a load structure may include providing a first honeycomb layer, a second honeycomb layer, and an attachment feature, disposing an adhesive layer onto at least one of the first honeycomb layer or the second honeycomb layer, connecting an attachment feature to the first honeycomb layer or the second honeycomb layer, and/or disposing the first honeycomb layer onto the second honeycomb layer.

A towable vehicle including a chassis, at least two wheels and a suspension assembly supporting each wheel. The suspension assembly includes a swing arm pivotally mounted to the chassis, an axle mounted proximate an end of the swing arm, the wheel being mounted on the axle, at least one shock absorber extending from the chassis to the swing arm, an airbag swing arm mounting pivotally coupled to the swing arm, an airbag chassis mounting coupled to the chassis, an airbag coupled to the airbag swing arm and airbag chassis mountings so that inflation of the airbag allows a suspension height to be adjusted over an operating range and a pivot arm pivotally mounted to the chassis and the airbag swing arm mounting to maintain an orientation of the airbag swing arm mounting over the operating range.

A composite molded cargo body panel including a core, an interior skin secured to a first side of the core having a thickness, and exterior skin secured to a second side of the core, and a recess. The core thickness at the recess is reduced compared to a maximum core thickness, and the recess defines a support surface. A pocket is formed in the recess, with the core thickness at the pocket being less than the core thickness at the recess. A logistics insert is attached to the support surface of recess so that, at the recess, the logistics insert extends across the pocket.

A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a first panel and a second panel; (b) a hinge located between and connecting the first panel and the second panel; and (c) a cover extending over all or a portion of the first panel, the second panel, or both, and the hinge so that, when the first panel or the second panel rotates about the hinge, the cover forms a portion of the hinge and maintains the integrity of the hinge.