Patent ID: 7422225

Claim:
An apparatus for compactly transporting a plurality of trucks, said apparatus comprising in combination: a.) a truck tractor including a horizontal rearward bed for supporting at least a first truck of said plurality of trucks, said rearward bed including: a first ramp for supporting at least a portion of said first truck of said plurality of trucks and a first extension member for projecting from said first ramp and hydraulically retractable relative to said first ramp; and a first retractable elevator for moving said first ramp between a raised position and a lowered position, said first ramp substantially conforming to a surface of said rearward bed when said first retractable elevator is in said lowered position; b.) a trailer supporting said plurality of trucks, said trailer including: a second ramp for supporting at least a portion of a second truck of said plurality of trucks and a second extension member for projecting from said second ramp and hydraulically retractable relative to said second ramp; and a second retractable elevator for moving said second ramp between a raised position and a lowered position, said second ramp substantially conforming to said trailer when said second retractable elevator is in said lowered position; and a retractable rear extension; and c.) a bed extender for coupling said truck tractor to said trailer; wherein at least a portion of said second truck of said plurality of trucks is supported by said second ramp, and wherein a third truck is partially supported by the second truck and partially supported by the trailer.