{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"swap body","description":"A swap body is a standardised, demountable cargo unit for road transport that stands on its own support legs and can be picked up by any compatible truck chassis – the core principle being that loading and driving operations are fully decoupled. This distinguishes it from the intermodal swap body designed for transfer to rail or waterway: the road swap body is structurally limited to road use and cannot be crane-handled. While the driver moves on with an empty chassis to the next collection, the","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/swap-body-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T16:29:11.537136","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wechselbr%C3%BCcke","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/swap-body-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"swap body · A swap body is a standardised, demountable cargo unit for road transport that stands on its own support legs and can be picked up by any compatible truck chassis – the core principle being that loading and driving operations are fully decoupled. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wechselbr%C3%BCcke"}