Vehicle with underride load transfer member

A load transfer member on a vehicle, comprising:

• a web having a triangular shape with an outer bottom surface with a distal end, an outer vertical surface with a raised upper end, and a ramp surface between the raised upper end and the distal end, the web comprising:
• a bottom beam having the bottom surface and being coupled to a longitudinal rail of a chassis of the vehicle, and
• a vertical beam having the vertical surface and being coupled to a vertical shock tower brace extending upward from the longitudinal rail, wherein the vertical shock tower brace is coupled to a sidewall covering a vertical suspension assembly,
• wherein the web is disposed between the vertical suspension assembly and a front of the vehicle,
• wherein the distal end is more exterior on the vehicle than the raised end so that the ramp surface faces outward on the vehicle, and
• wherein the raised end extends upward toward an upper end of the vertical suspension assembly.

An impact load transfer system, comprising:

• a vehicle comprising:
• a front, a back, and a chassis extending longitudinally between the front and the back, and
• at least one vertical suspension assembly having an upper end coupled to the chassis and a lower end coupled to a wheel;
• and
• a load transfer member disposed between the at least one vertical suspension assembly and the front or back,
• wherein the load transfer member comprises a distal end, a raised end higher than the distal end, and a ramp portion with an outer ramp surface extending between the distal end and the raised end,
• wherein the distal end is closer to the front or back than the raised end so that the ramp surface faces outward on the vehicle, and
• wherein the raised end is proximal to the vertical suspension assembly.