System and method for partitioning cargo areas

An apparatus for separating spaces in a cargo trailer, comprising:

• first and second half-width bulkhead panels that are mountable in an interior space of the trailer, wherein when the panels are mounted in the trailer, the first and second half-width bulkhead panels are releasably securable together in a side-by-side abutting configuration to form a full-width bulkhead that extends between opposing sidewalls of the trailer;
• a plurality of straps and buckles arranged on rearward faces of the first and second half-width bulkhead panels so as to releasably secure the first and second panels together in the side-by-side abutting configuration when the panels are mounted in the trailer, the plurality of straps and buckles including at least one upper strap that engages an upper buckle and at least one lower strap that engages a lower buckle;
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• a mounting system to movably support the first and second half-width bulkhead panels in the trailer, the mounting system attachable to at least one of a wall or a ceiling of the trailer, wherein when the panels are mounted in the trailer, the mounting system provides each of the first and second half-width bulkhead panels with a first degree of freedom to convey the panels in a longitudinal direction independently of one another and that provides each of the first and second panels with a second degree of freedom to raise the panels independently.