Patent ID: 6830417
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
A transport system for simultaneously transporting freight and at least one passenger comprising:a passenger truck cab unit comprising a body mounted to and supported by a truck chassis and a lower structure mounted to, supported by and extending below the truck chassis for additional support of the body; a freight transport unit for transporting the freight; and a hitch mounted to and supported by the truck chassis for attaching the freight transport unit to the passenger truck cab unit, wherein the truck chassis comprises a cab unit mounted to a truck frame and a plurality of axles mounted to the truck frame for receiving a plurality of wheels, wherein the hitch is mounted to the truck frame; an engine is located in front of a driver; and the body includes a door opening extending below the truck chassis into the lower structure for providing an entry and exit separate from a driver compartment door and the passenger truck cab unit tows the freight transport unit.