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A trailer for hauling on the fifth wheel of a tractor-truck. The fifth wheel attachment point of the trailer is substantially above the flat floor thereof, the trailer\s front wall and floor being at right angles to each other as are the trailer\s top and rear, but the angle between the rear and the

A trailer for hauling on the fifth wheel of a tractor-truck. The fifth wheel attachment point of the trailer is substantially above the flat floor thereof, the trailer\s front wall and floor being at right angles to each other as are the trailer\s top and rear, but the angle between the rear and the floor being obtuse so that the trailer is taller at its front than it is at the rear. Jacks are provided at the front of the trailer to level the floor for loading while allowing the forward portion to be tilted downwardly for attachment to the fifth wheel and hauling.

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A roadway trailer for towing by a tractor truck and having a front, a rear and a body structure including side walls, the trailer comprising: an underframe supporting the body structure, a generally flat floor rigidly secured to the underframe, side walls of the body structure extending generally up

A roadway trailer for towing by a tractor truck and having a front, a rear and a body structure including side walls, the trailer comprising: an underframe supporting the body structure, a generally flat floor rigidly secured to the underframe, side walls of the body structure extending generally upwardly from the underframe, said side walls having upper edges and having their front portions substantially taller than their rear portions, at least one rear axle connected to the underframe and carrying wheels to support the trailer on the roadway, and hitch attachment means connected to the front of the trailer at a hitch point disposed substantially above the underframe, the underframe and floor inclining downwardly toward the trailer front and said side walls upper edges being generally horizontal when the hitch point is connected for towing of the trailer by the tractor truck.