Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus to assist in unloading freight from a transport vessel using a movable winch drum positioned operably proximate an underside of the floor of the transport vessel, a least one roller connectable to a transom of the transport vessel, the at least one roller being dimensioned to receive a cable, the cable being connected to the winch drum at a first end, and a shaped bulkhead connected to the cable at a second, the bulkhead being positioned at a bow of the bed, behind the freight, wherein when the movable winch drum is actuated, the shaped bulkhead is configured to pull freight towards an aft of the bed for unloading. A method for the same is also provided.