A movable subframe or slider box for tractor-trailers includes a pair of
elongated, longitudinally-extending, spaced-apart, parallel main members,
and a plurality of cross members which extend between and are attached to
the main members to form a rigid slider box structure. The slider box
includes a retractable pin mechanism for selectively positioning the
slider box beneath the trailer. The slider box supports one or more
axle/suspension systems which in turn support the vehicle wheels and
tires. The slider box is free of hangers for pivotally mounting beams of
the axle/suspension systems on the slider box. The beams instead are
pivotally mounted directly on the main members. Each main member has an
inverted generally U-shaped configuration which forms a channel, so that
a bushing assembly end of each beam nests within the channel of its
respective main member and is pivotally attached thereto.