Vehicle having a load handling system

A vehicle (1) has a load handling system (5) of the hook-lift type and is capable of loading a freight container (9) or a flatrack (F) onto the vehicle. A pair of support devices (6) at the rear of the vehicle have a first configuration in which they extend outwards such that rollers (66) can support the outer lower side regions of the container (9) during loading. The devices (6) can be pivoted about pivots (8) in order to adopt a second configuration in which they point inwards so that some further rollers (62) spaced close together now face upwards for supporting the central rails on the underside of a flatrack (F) during loading. In the second configuration, the structure used to support the container (9) during loading is stowed inwardly and below the rollers (62) and thus does not impede the loading of the flatrack (F).