Abstract: A substantially ‘U’ shaped vehicle chassis (1), with an openable end facing to the rear, and attached, in use, either by means of a fixed rigid connection or a flexible trailer style connection, to a vehicle cabin for travel. The area bounded by the chassis footprint is substantially free of any obstruction impeding the lifting and lowering of the load in use. The chassis comprising four rotating lifting arms (9, 12), pivoted at one end with the non-pivoted ends which engage four corresponding pick-up points on a load; the rotating lifting arms (9 and 12) engage a load in a first position and deposit the load on the chassis in a second position; and which chassis provides an engagement bracket (27), close to the chassis wheels, for a knuckle fitting, incorporated into each side of the load, to engage.