A cargo lifter, cargo speeder, or sky lorry was any utility airship used in spaceports in the loading and unloading of cargo. Older cargo lifters used mechanical claws for handling cargo while newer models use repulsors and tractor beams.
Cargo lifters were classed as a type of remote.[1]
Appearances
- Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
- Han Solo at Stars' End (First appearance)
- Han Solo's Revenge
"Changing the Odds: The Adventures of Dannen Lifehold" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 3 (reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)- Star Wars Missions 13: Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates
"Meltdown" — Instant Adventures (as cargolifter)
"Crisis" — The DarkStryder Campaign (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)- Tempest Feud
Sources
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
"Cynabar's Droid Datalog" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Fly Casual