What is Flatbed truck?
[[File:Bild 15 Baggertransport 2012.jpg|thumb|An articulated flatbed truck]] [[File:Dutro125LTFlatBed.jpg|thumb|A rigid flatbed truck]] [[File:Mercedes t1 prische sst.jpg|thumb|A smaller rigid flatbed truck with hinged up sides]] A '''flatbed truck''' (or '''flatbed lorry''' in British English) is a [[truck]] which can be either [[Semi-trailer truck|articulated]] or [[rigid]]. The back is a flat, level 'bed' with no sides or roof.<ref>{{cite web|title=12-200 - Cargo Body Type(s)|url=https://tracs.dps.alaska.gov/techsupport/12-200.1/MotorVehicle/CargoBodyType.htm|website=tracs.dps.alaska.gov}}</ref> Smaller flatbed trucks are rigid, the sides and back can be hinged up when goods are on the back and hinged down when unloading goods. ==Related pages== *[[Box truck]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{commonscat|Flatbed trucks}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Trucks]]