摘要 |
The present invention relates to a trailer (1), and particularly, a side wall system for converting a trailer between an open flat bed configuration and a cargo box configuration trailer. The present invention also relates to a cargo compartment or 'box body' for mounting to the chassis of a trailer or a vehicle, the cargo compartment having a side wall system for converting the compartment between an open flat bed configuration and a cargo box configuration. In each case the there is provided: a flat bed (2) mountable on a chassis (3), a side wall (4) which extends upwardly on the flat bed, characterised in that the side wall is divided into a pair of side wall panels (5, 6) which are operable to move from a first operative position in which they form at least a portion of a cargo box on the flat bed, to a second operative position in which they are located substantially below the flat bed adjacent the chassis to provide an open flat bed configuration. |