Transport device for an elongate object such as a rotor blade for a wind turbine or the like

The present invention relates to a transport device for an elongate object, e.g. for a rotor blade for a wind turbine, comprising a support surface (12) for the elongate object (14) which includes a front end (20) and a rear end (22), means for pivoting the elongate object (14) from a substantially horizontal orientation into at least one inclined orientation arranged obliquely relative to the substantially horizontal orientation, and means for changing the distance between the ends (20, 22) of the support surface (12) as viewed in the vertical projection of the support surface (12), wherein, if the elongate object (14) is arranged in the substantially horizontal orientation, the ends (20, 22) of the support surface (12) are spaced apart a first distance value, and, if the elongate object (14) is arranged in said at least one inclined orientation, the ends (20, 22) of the support surface (12) are spaced apart a second distance value which is smaller than the first distance value.