Abstract: An elevating platform (1) is attached to the tailgate elevator (2) of an automotive truck by means of a support member (7). The support member is accommodated in a recess (1a) provided in the thick end of the platform and is connected thereto by the horizontal pivot shaft (6) of the platform, against which shaft a lifting arm (4) co-acting with a lifting cylinder (3) engages. The elevating platform (1) may optionally be freely pivotable relative to the support member (7), in which case the platform can be manually swung to a vertical position. This upward swinging of the platform can alternatively be effected by a rocker cylinder device (5, 5a), in which case the platform and support member are joined together by a screw (10). The platform (1) may comprise extruded profiled sections, in which the support member accommodating recess (1a) can be formed by milling.