{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"swap body","description":"A driver arriving at a cross-docking terminal unhooks the loaded superstructure, couples up an empty one, and is back on the road in minutes – that is the swap body principle in practice. A swap body is an interchangeable freight unit whose load-carrying body can be detached from and remounted on a road chassis without any lifting equipment, thanks to integrated support legs. Widely used in European road haulage and combined rail-road transport, swap bodies comply with standardised dimensions th","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-3","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T13:50:05.785282","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swap_body","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/swap-body-3","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"swap body · A driver arriving at a cross-docking terminal unhooks the loaded superstructure, couples up an empty one, and is back on the road in minutes – that is the swap body principle in practice. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swap_body"}