An articulated vehicle [10] has a first body section [12] a second body section [14] and an elongate projection [22] projecting from the first body section [12] towards the second body section [14]. A pair of steering cylinders [36 34] are mounted such that they are partially or wholly disposed in or on the elongate...

A motorised truck with tiller such as a pallet carrier or forklift truck has a tiller controlled steerable wheel 14 which is steered by a motor having an associated steering motor controller. The steering motor controller in a normal mode of operation detects movement of the tiller as it is rotated relative to the c...

A load carrying truck has a fork lift mechanism mounted on a chassis a pair of front wheels (24 26) and a single rear wheel (30). At least one front wheel (26) and the rear wheel (30) are driven wheels whose speed is varied relative to one another differently depending on whether the truck is being driven in a forwa...

A pedestrian truck (50) steered with a tiller (56) is operable in a first mode where a controllable front wheel (64) is aligned generally parallel with a front rear centre line of the truck or a second mode where the wheel is generally perpendicular to the front rear centre line. A steering controller can operate in...

A steering system (10) for a vehicle wheel (12) has a wheel carrier (14) for mounting a steered wheel (12), the wheel carrier (14) being rotatably mounted with respect to the vehicle about a steering axis to allow the wheel (12) to be steered. A hydraulic cylinder (20) has a piston therein and a rigid connecting rod...

An apparatus (100) for loading a shipping container (101), comprising a transfer plate (103) having a series of holes (201, 202) therein and configured to slide, together with an article thereon, into and out of the shipping container (101), and a transfer means (104) positioned underneath the transfer plate (103) a...

A tractor unit is disclosed for transporting an elongated load such as a wind turbine blade or wind turbine tower segment. The tractor unit body is supported, driven and steered by a wheel set comprising at least three ground-engaging wheels. At least two of the wheels are steerable and can transform between an alig...

ABSTRACT A MOTORISED TRUCK WITH TILLER A motorised truck with tiller such as a pallet carrier or forklift truck has a tiller- controlled steerable wheel 14 which is steered by a motor having an associated steering motor controller. The steering motor controller in a normal mode of operation detects movement of...

A lift truck (10) has a pair of wheel assemblies (21) each of which is rotatable about a pivot point (24) relative to the chassis (12) of the truck through at least 90 degrees between a forward mode and a sideward mode. The wheel (18,20) of each assembly is laterally offset from the assembly's pivot point (24), caus...

An apparatus for loading a shipping container, comprising a transfer plate having a first set of holes and a second set of holes therein and configured to slide, together with an article thereon, into and out of the shipping container, a transfer means positioned underneath the transfer plate having a first carriage...