A self-balancing vehicle comprising two axially spaced wheels (3, 4) mounted on a main body (2), an electric drive coupled to at least one wheel (3, 4), control means adapted to maintain the vehicle in balance by controlling the drive, a receptable for carrying and conveying a load, the vehicle having an adjustment mechanism (7) for linear displacement of the receptable arranged so that the receptable is adjustable by the linear displacement both along the longitudinal axis and along the vertical axis of the vehicle.