Stamped rear frame bolster

A rear bolster for a cargo transport, the rear bolster comprising:

• a sheet metal stamping having a forward side configured to face under the cargo transport, and a rear side configured to face rearward of the cargo transport;
• a vertically-extending base surface formed by the rear side;
• a left taillight mount adjacent a left widthwise end of the sheet metal stamping;
• a right taillight mount adjacent a right widthwise end of the sheet metal stamping;
• and
• a relief embossed rearwardly from the base surface to form a loading dock engagement feature, wherein the relief includes a first portion extending continuously from the left widthwise end to the right widthwise end, the first portion extending one of over or under the left taillight mount and one of over or under the right taillight mount, the relief further including a second portion extending the other of over or under the left taillight mount, and the relief further including a third portion extending the other of over or under the right taillight mount,
• wherein the first and second relief portions converge on an inboard side of the left taillight mount, and
• wherein the first and third relief portions converge on an inboard side of the right taillight mount.

A rear bolster for a cargo transport, the rear bolster comprising:

• a sheet metal stamping having a forward side configured to face under the cargo transport, and a rear side configured to face rearward of the cargo transport;
• a vertically-extending base surface formed by the rear side;
• a left taillight mount adjacent a left widthwise end of the sheet metal stamping;
• a right taillight mount adjacent a right widthwise end of the sheet metal stamping;
• and
• a relief embossed from the base surface to form a loading dock engagement feature, wherein at least a portion of the relief extends over and/or under each of the left and right taillight mounts, and a portion of the relief extends between the left and right taillight mounts,
• wherein the relief, at each widthwise position, defines a cross-section shape, and wherein the cross-section shape changes throughout the relief.