| 摘要 |
A truck storage box having a front access door, wherein the access door has an aerodynamic body panel of the kind used on commercial trucks and the like. The access door is hinged along a vertical hinge to open in a traditional door-like manner. The storage box can be affixed to the truck chassis between the front and rear axles of the truck. The aerodynamic body panel on the storage box can be overlapped on one end by an adjacent body panel such that access door of the storage box can be opened without interference between the two body panels. The access door can further include a step or steps which can be used by a driver for ingress and egress from the truck cab. The storage box further includes a latch and a locking mechanism to secure the access door. A method of retrofitting a commercial truck having aerodynamic body panels with a storage box is also disclosed. A first body located between the front and rear axles of the truck below the cab of the truck is removed from the truck to provide a space for the storage box. The storage box is secured to the chassis frame rail of the truck. The first body panel is then secured to a front access door of the storage box. The storage box is dimensioned such that when the first body panel is attached to the access door, the body panel is located in the same position as it originally was on the truck prior to being removed.
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