Method and apparatus for increasing the volume of materials transported in a shipping container, truck, and/or semi trailer

A beam configured to be removably coupled to a track having a plurality of openings disposed therein and arranged in series along a length of the track, the track coupled to a sidewall of a shipping container and thereby cantilevered to support cargo therein, the beam comprising:

• a housing extending between a first end and a second end of the beam, wherein the first end of the beam is configured to extend perpendicular from the sidewall and into an open volume of the shipping container;
• a bracket coupled to the second end of the beam, the bracket having an L-shaped flange with a horizontal leg and a vertical leg and a web extending therebetween, wherein the horizontal leg of the bracket is coupled to a bottom of the housing at the second end of the beam and the vertical leg of the bracket is configured to abut the track, when the track is arranged vertically, or to abut a spacer plate, when the track is arranged horizontally;
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• a connector coupled to the second end of the beam and arranged above the bracket, wherein the connector has a front edge continuous with a bottom edge continuous with a back edge continuous with a top edge, wherein the bottom edge has an engagement notch configured to engage with a first edge of a first opening of the plurality of openings in the track and the top edge has a latching tab configured to extend through the first opening adjacent to a second edge of the first opening, wherein the connector is coupled to a latch having a spring-biased blocking plate configured to move from a first position arranged between the second edge of the first opening and the top edge of the connector to a second position out of the first opening and away from the latching tab.