Look ma, no converter dolly!

######....missed my turn. Better call dispatch and tell them I need to turn around.....I'll be two days late now lol.

 

"Give me 40 acres" comes to mind.
The beauty is......., they can easily be backed up.
Well........, easier than an A train.

 

The flatbeds in Indiana Ohio and Michigan are used mostly for coils, so you're right, no forklift needed.

 

Just a typical triaxle convertible chassis, ie 20', 2 20s or 40'

 

There are B trains where the rear trailer has a front roll up door and a ramp between the trailers, but they're pretty rare and usually only seen on a standard B train vans, not the LCV/s.

In the 80's I pulled B train reefers on a regular basis.
In any case, the suspension and 5th wheel tuck under the trailer for loading or when used as a straight trailer so docking them is easy.
You back the pup to the dock, unhook, move the suspension then back the lead to the dock.