Farm wagons were usually unsprung, as were most of the freight and dray vehicles such as lorries and trollies.
The driver would either stand in the cart, sit on the load, or walk beside the horse.
[5][6] In America, many vehicles had unsprung bodies, but instead were constructed with a sprung driving seat.
[2] Starting in the late-1700s in England, taxes were assessed on horses, wagons, carts, carriages and coaches.
The so-called taxed cart was the cheapest and crudest of carts, rating the lowest possible taxed category; it was completely devoid of adornment, springs or cushions, and the owner was required to conspicuously paint their full name on the rear.