Patent ID: 7866933

Claim:
A trailer, comprising: a coupling configured and arranged to attach a front end region of the trailer to a tractor by a fifth wheel; and a frame attached to the coupling, the frame including two longitudinal members extending generally from the front end region to a back end region of the trailer, the frame being positionable as a single unit about a container such that the frame can be attached to the container in regions of four corners of the container to lift corresponding front and back ends of the container, the frame being laterally actuatable between a first configuration permitting advancement of the frame relative to the container and a second configuration, the longitudinal members at least in the second configuration being able to be spaced apart such that the spacing between the longitudinal members is less than a side-to-side width of a container that has been attached to the frame and has had its front and back ends lifted by the frame, road wheels for long-haul transportation of the trailer over conventional road systems, and supporting wheels configured to support the frame when the road wheels are off the ground, the frame being configured to be positioned about the container when in the first configuration and power actuated to the second configuration while the frame is stationary relative to a for/aft direction of the trailer.