dropside

Hinged rail panel

A dropside is a side panel of a crib, bed, or truck that can be lowered or removed.

Dropside cribs, once standard for easy access to infants, were banned in the United States in 2011 after deaths from faulty hardware.

The term persists for truck beds and rail cars with hinged sides: a dropside flatbed trailer.

truck

flatbed

Open-topped hauling vehicle

articulated · rigid · pickup · ute · tipper · commercial · fleet · cab · bed · tray

mechanism

hinge

Movable connecting joint

swing · release · secure · lock · bracket · hardware · panel · gate · flap · catch

loading

forklift

Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle

  • palletStackable freight platform
  • craneLifter or wader
  • dockMooring structure at water's edge

conveyor · ramp · stacking · unload · bulk · palletizer · receiving · staging · manual · overhead

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

consignment · livestock · timber · produce · machinery · equipment · aggregate · hay · bales · scaffolding

logistics

delivery

Conveyance of goods

dispatch · forwarding · courier · transit · shipping · export · import · fleet · carrier · trade

Categories
Opposites
access mechanism

dropsidehigh-sided

Having tall edges

enclosed · box truck

Family

drop, side, drops, dropped, dropping, dropper, droplet, sides, sided

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G