Patent ID: 8528929

Claim:
A trailer stabilizing device comprising: a frame having a pair of frame members operatively coupled to wheels, the pair of frame members coupled to one another by at least one cross-member, the frame members being operatively coupled to a fifth wheel, a front end of the frame includes a hitch, and an arm mounted to the frame extends outward from a rear end of the frame, the arm having a first portion pivotally mounted to the frame and a second portion including a hook adapted to interface with a ground cleat, the arm being operatively coupled to a repositioning device operative to pivot the arm with respect to the frame, and an on-board controller for receiving signals from a sensor that at least one of a kingpin is secured to the fifth wheel and the hook is engaged with the ground cleat, the controller including a wireless transmitter for transmitting a signal to a receiver indicating at least one of the kingpin is secured to the fifth wheel and the hook is engaged with the ground cleat.