Cargo transport system

A method for transporting cargo using a cargo transport apparatus, comprising:

• identifying cargo that is to be transported using the cargo transport apparatus, wherein the cargo transport apparatus is adapted to transport the cargo via a driving surface from a first location to a second location;
• aligning a cargo lift assembly of the cargo transport apparatus relative to the cargo, when the cargo is at the first location, to a position in which the cargo can be lifted by the cargo lift assembly;
• deploying, responsive to the aligning the cargo lift assembly relative to the cargo, an anti-tip system to move one or more anti-tip supports away from a vehicle chassis of the cargo transport apparatus and engage with the driving surface adjacent to the first location, wherein the deployed anti-tip supports shift a tipping point of the cargo transport apparatus from a first position adjacent to the vehicle chassis to a second position away from the vehicle chassis in a direction of the cargo when the cargo is at the first location;
• lifting the cargo using the cargo lift assembly;
• moving the cargo lift assembly and the cargo on the vehicle chassis to shift the tipping point of the cargo transport apparatus toward the first position;
• and
• retracting the anti-tip system responsive to the moving the cargo lift assembly and the cargo.