Freight handling apparatus for carriage of liquid, solid and/or bulk goods

A freight handling apparatus for carriage of liquid, solid and/or bulk goods, the apparatus comprising:

• a frame having a coupling mechanism for coupling to a motor vehicle,
• a container-carrying deck,
• a wheel suspension,
• an outer body in the form of a rectangular freight container, an inner space of the outer body being divided in a horizontal direction by a plate to accommodate in a lower freight compartment,
• a reusable tank having necessary control and measurement equipment, and
• filling and draining fittings,
• wherein:
• the container-carrying deck is multilayered so that the container-carrying deck is lowered together with the frame in places, where technically feasible, to a lowest possible level that allows transportation by public roads,
• the reusable tank is rigid and symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal vertical plane,
• a bottom of the reusable tank in a longitudinal direction repeats a contour of the container-carrying deck, while a top thereof in the longitudinal direction is even and has at least one access hatch for inspection and maintenance of the reusable tank,
• the plate above the lower freight compartment comprises at least one closable service aperture for access to the at least one access hatch,
• a width of the reusable tank is at least 1.5 times a height of the reusable tank, and
• a center of gravity of the reusable tank, upon having been fixed on the frame, is displaced with respect to the longitudinal vertical plane passing through a longitudinal axis by no more than 20 cm.