Universal chassis for hauling containers

Claim 1

A process for adjustably extending a universal shipping container chassis comprising: providing a rear wheel assembly including a load bearing portion adapted to securely receive and support a first end portion of a shipping container; providing a fifth wheel assembly including a load bearing portion adapted to securely receive and support a second end portion of said shipping container; providing an elongate extensible stinger assembly for adjustably coupling said rear wheel assembly to said fifth wheel assembly said stinger including a stinger coupled to one of said rear wheel assembly and said fifth wheel assembly and a tube for receiving said stinger coupled to the other of said rear wheel assembly and said fifth wheel assembly whereby shipping containers of different lengths can be accommodated by said chassis; placing in said adjustable stinger a plurality of first apertures, said first apertures being vertically and horizontally spaced from each other; placing in said tubes a plurality of second apertures, said second apertures being spaced vertically to correspond to the vertical spacings of said first aperture; registering a pin for engaging one of said first apertures and one of said second apertures; locking said rear wheel assembly; moving said fifth wheel assembly towards and away from said locked rear wheel assembly until said pin engages one of said first apertures and one of said second apertures to provide a selected extension of said stinger assembly corresponding to a shipping container's length.