Abstract: The invention concerns an improved device for handling loads from a vehicle designed to be fitted on the loading platform of the vehicle, consisting of: one front section hinged on a rear section by a first pin, the rear section being hinged by a second pin on a sub-frame; one upper arm having a hook for gripping loads, at least one jack tilting in particular the front section around the first pin, the jack being linked in rotation by its rear end to the front section and by its front end to the sub-frame, and the device being characterized in that it has a temporary support on the sub-frame, in particular at the rear end of the jack, to establish at least a temporary force of reaction of the sub-frame on the rear end of the jack, at least during part of the movement of the rear section and in that the support consists of a sliding or running surface which defines part of the trajectory in particular of the rear end of the jack when the support is in action.