Abstract: A pickup truck with a cab-over-engine and a platform for goods and passenger transport is provided wherein the platform comprises at least one longitudinal drop-level lower loading plate, and adjacent to each lower loading plate, at least an upper loading plate, raised relative to the lower loading plate and parallel thereto, and wherein for each lower loading plate, a longitudinal flap is articulated on an upper loading plate adjacent to the lower loading plate and having a length not less than that of the lower loading plate, the flap being adapted to tilt between a folded position on the upper loading plate wherein it clears a volume located above the lower loading plate, and an unfolded position above the lower loading plate wherein it forms a plate with each upper loading plate adjacent thereto.

Abstract: The invention concerns a truck tractor hitching device comprising at least a drive wheel (2g, 2d) suspended to a chassis (5) via an axle (9g, 9d), including means (22g, 22d, 20g, 20d, 24g, 24d) for directly linking the axle (9g, 9d) to at least a wheel at the central plate fitting (10) transmitting a longitudinal horizontal component of the drawbar pull and enabling the relative vertical displacements of said axle (9g, 9d) relative to the central plate fitting (10). The invention also concerns a truck tractor equipped with such a hitching device and is applicable in particular to light-chassis vehicles such as heavy tricycles or quadricycles.

Abstract: The invention concerns a four-wheel road vehicle chassis comprising a planar platform (1) consisting of a sandwich structure, a front tubular framework (2), a rear tubular framework (3) and four linear dampers (52, 53) fixed rigidly stationary to the frameworks (2, 3). The invention also concerns a vehicle equipped with such a chassis, which can in particular be a heavy quadricycle.

Abstract: The invention concerns a pickup truck with cab-over-engine and goods and passenger transport platform, whereof the platform comprises at least a lowered longitudinal loading plate (18), called lower loading plate, and adjacent to each of the lower loading plates (18), at least a so-called upper loading plate (19, 20), raised relative to said lower loading plate and parallel thereto. Said platform further includes, for each lower plate (18), a longitudinal flap (21) articulated on an upper plate (20) adjacent to said lower plate and having a length not less than that of the latter, said flap being adapted to tilt between a folded position on the upper plate (20) wherein it clears the volume located above the lower plate (18) and an unfolded position above said lower plate wherein it forms a plate with each upper plate (19, 20) adjacent thereto.