Abstract: A mixed cargo conveyer (1) for sorting coded pieces of mixed cargo having a driven, endless conveyer track (8) which is a plurality of conveyer elements joined to one another by articulated joints, movable along a guideway (11), and each having a bearing element (12) supported by way of a supporting device (10) on the guideway (11) with a bearing surface (13) that is essentially horizontal in the conveying state for a piece of mixed cargo to be discharged at one designated discharge station (7) of a plurality of discharge stations (7) existing along the conveyer line, by tipping the bearing element (12) on its side; a plurality of loading stations (2), where pieces of mixed cargo to be sorted are each individually loaded onto the bearing surface (13) of an available conveyer element (9); and a computer, which is fed code information about the loaded pieces of mixed cargo read by a scanner, the bearing elements (12) each being able to move out of their normal transport position relative to their supporting dev