Abstract: A ramp and ramp carrier for trucks and the like is disclosed in which the truck body is provided with long rails comprising I-beams which carry the cross members and truck floor, the long rails being adapted to be supported by and secured to the spaced parallel truck frame rails in a conventional manner, the ramp being pivotally connected to a carriage which is supported by a trolley movable in a longitudinal track secured to the cross members of the body, the ramp and carriage being normally stored between the long rails of the truck body and being retractable for use with one end of the ramp hooked into the floor end plate and the other end resting on the ground.