Trailer for transporting and discharging building trusses

A truss transportation trailer having a forward trailer assembly and a rearward trailer assembly interconnected by an elongated beam, comprising:

• a pair of laterally opposing carrier assemblies mounted on each of said forward trailer assembly and said rearward assembly, each carrier assembly including a carrier head mounted on a shaft assembly, each carrier head having a face against which trusses are supported upon loading thereof onto said trailer, each said carrier assembly being pivotally mounted for lateral movement from a raised transport position to a lowered discharge position, said trusses being oriented in a generally horizontal position outboard of said truss transportation trailer when corresponding said carrier assemblies are moved to said lowered discharge position;
• an outrigger mounted on opposing sides of each of said forward trailer assembly and said rearward trailer assembly, each said outrigger being movable between a transport position and a ground engagement position to provide lateral stability to the truss transportation trailer;
• a hydraulic system including a first hydraulic cylinder operably connected to each said carrier assembly to power pivotal movement thereof between said raised transport position to a lowered discharge position;
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• each said carrier assembly including an outer shell pivotable for movement between said raised transport position and said lowered discharge position powered by said first hydraulic cylinder, and a telescopic inner shaft operably connected to a second hydraulic cylinder to power a telescopic movement of the inner shaft relative to the outer shell.