To decrease the off-load turn-around time of HGVs, the invention involves inter alia a system including vehicle outrigger and landing gear apparatus adapted to be completely separable from a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) vehicle it is intended to be supported on, including a goods supportable frame mountable to a HGV; and a plurality of moveable outrigger arms fitted to the frame, each outrigger arm further including a landing leg fitted thereto, each outrigger arm being moveable from a stowed to a deployed position enabling the frame to be supported on the landing legs in the deployed position; wherein movement of each outrigger arm from its stowed to its deployed position involves both translation and rotation of the arm relative to the frame; and a HGV.

A shipping container supporting assembly comprises a base member having a top surface and a width greater than 8 feet and a top surface and at least one connector extending from the top surface positioned and selected to be engagable within a twistlock opening of the intermodal shipping container. The may extend past one of the at least one connectors to form a weight support platform. A kit may include the base member and at least one weight.

A container for the transport and storage of goods includes an internal fillable tank and an external support structure surrounding the tank. The external support structure has a base structure arranged below the tank, such that a base of the tank is supported on the base structure. The external support structure also has an upper support structure arranged above the tank for absorbing loads exerted on the tank from above. The base structure includes a plurality of lower column portions, and the upper support structure includes a plurality of corresponding upper column portions, which each project from opposing faces of the base structure and the upper support structure respectively and which meet somewhere along the height of the tank, thereby forming a number of columns for laterally supporting the tank.

A cartridge assembly for deploying a fillable bulk liquid bag in an intermediate bulk container is provided. The cartridge has a flexible reinforcing board adhered to the fillable bag which may facilitate securing the bag to the discharge port of an IBC while also directing the bag to the IBC bottom center for more efficient filling. Sacrificial paper tape may be used to maintain the cartridge for storage, transportation and deployment in an IBC.

A shipping container supporting assembly comprises a base member having a top surface and a width greater than 8 feet and a top surface and at least one connector extending from the top surface positioned and selected to be engagable within a twistlock opening of the intermodal shipping container. The may extend past one of the at least one connectors to form a weight support platform. A kit may include the base member and at least one weight.

A tool for removing a runner from an agricultural bin having a lever arm and a plurality of crossbars. The lever arm may be directly, or indirectly, engaged with a rotatable crossbar which may have a plurality of protrusions for engaging corresponding tabs of a runner. To use the tool, a user may align the protrusions of the rotatable crossbar with the corresponding tabs of a runner engaged within a leg of an agricultural bin, then the user may press down on the lever arm, causing the crossbar to rotate and engage the tabs. As the user continues to press down on the lever arm, the tabs eventually disengage from corresponding openings in the leg of the agricultural bin, allowing the user to remove the runner from the bin.

A container for the transport and storage of goods includes an internal fillable tank and an external support structure surrounding the tank. The external support structure has a base structure arranged below the tank, such that a base of the tank is supported on the base structure. The external support structure also has an upper support structure arranged above the tank for absorbing loads exerted on the tank from above. The base structure includes a plurality of lower column portions, and the upper support structure includes a plurality of corresponding upper column portions, which each project from opposing faces of the base structure and the upper support structure respectively and which meet somewhere along the height of the tank, thereby forming a number of columns for laterally supporting the tank.

A storage tank includes a body, a stand, and a ball valve. The body includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a lateral wall portion that interconnects the top portion and the bottom portion. The stand is detachably disposed on the top portion or the bottom portion. The stand includes a base and a plurality of supporting arms. The stand has an opening that is formed on one of the plurality of supporting arms. Each of the plurality of supporting arms includes a supporting wall and a surrounding wall. The supporting wall cooperates with the surrounding wall to define an accommodating space. The ball valve includes a primary pipe and a secondary pipe. The primary pipe is received in the accommodating space of the one of the plurality of supporting arms. The secondary pipe extends through the opening of the one of the plurality of supporting arms.

A storage tank includes a body, a stand, and a ball valve. The body includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a lateral wall portion that interconnects the top portion and the bottom portion. The stand is detachably disposed on the top portion or the bottom portion. The stand includes a base and a plurality of supporting arms. The stand has an opening that is formed on one of the plurality of supporting arms. Each of the plurality of supporting arms includes a supporting wall and a surrounding wall. The supporting wall cooperates with the surrounding wall to define an accommodating space. The ball valve includes a primary pipe and a secondary pipe. The primary pipe is received in the accommodating space of the one of the plurality of supporting arms. The secondary pipe extends through the opening of the one of the plurality of supporting arms.