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A transport vehicle providing a lightweight and flexible design for a medium-sized route delivery truck. The vehicle is constructed on a conventional truck chassis, and includes a plurality of cargo bays extending transversely across its width, with each cargo bay being dividable into left and right

A transport vehicle providing a lightweight and flexible design for a medium-sized route delivery truck. The vehicle is constructed on a conventional truck chassis, and includes a plurality of cargo bays extending transversely across its width, with each cargo bay being dividable into left and right lateral half portions via a removable central panel. In at least one bay the floor in each lateral half is positionable either horizontally or slightly inclined towards the center of the truck, with the proper position being dependent upon the type of merchandise being transported in the cargo bay. The truck frame includes a pair of I beams extending longitudinally from front to rear thereof along the truck roof on top of all of the cargo bays. The pair of I beams extend in a cantilever fashion over the most rearward cargo bay, and provide the load-carrying capacity for that rearward bay by suspending the weight thereof from the pair of I beams. The vehicle design provides an exceptionally versatile delivery truck, with the removability of the central partition in each cargo bay and the adjustability of the position of the floor allowing substantial versatility as to the type of cargo capable of being carried therein. The design provides the potential of being changed on a daily basis to accommodate different types of cargo loads.

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A versatile arrangement for a transport vehicle to allow different types of cargo to be carried thereby, comprising: (a) a plurality of cargo bays arranged along the length of the vehicle with each cargo bay extending transversely across the width of the vehicle, and at least one cargo bay having a

A versatile arrangement for a transport vehicle to allow different types of cargo to be carried thereby, comprising: (a) a plurality of cargo bays arranged along the length of the vehicle with each cargo bay extending transversely across the width of the vehicle, and at least one cargo bay having a removable centrally located partition member extending along the longitudinal length of the vehicle, and the floor in said bay being divided into first and second floor panels, one on each side of said centrally located partition member, with each floor panel being angularly adjustable to enable the inner central portion of the floor panel to be lowered relative to the remaining portion thereof when the partition member is in place in the cargo bay such that cargo which leans inwardly because of the angularly positioned floor panels can be supported by the central partition member, and when the central partition member is removed the floor panels can be angularly adjusted to provide a level floor surface across the width of the cargo bay, whereby different types of freight can be carried by the vehicle in a versatile manner.