Abstract: A vehicle trailer including a trailer chassis with two opposed sides secured together at/adjacent one end by a crossmember, to form a U-shaped structure with an interior space between the arms of said U; a load-bearing tailgate between the sides of said chassis to removably close off said interior space; a loading device mounted in said interior space adjacent said crossmember and including a loading fork which can be moved up and down and which provides at least one load-engaging member; the or each said load-engaging member having a length such that the end of said load-engaging member furthest from said crossmember can be positioned to engage said load-bearing tailgate so as to stabilise said load-engaging member and to transfer load from said load-engaging member to said tailgate.