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An assembly for mounting a cab skirt fairing panel over a truck\s fuel tank region. The panel is attached to a cab step at the front end of the fuel tank and a step arrangement at the back end of the fuel tank. The cab step, and thus the panel, is supported by a V-shaped structure which remains rigi

An assembly for mounting a cab skirt fairing panel over a truck\s fuel tank region. The panel is attached to a cab step at the front end of the fuel tank and a step arrangement at the back end of the fuel tank. The cab step, and thus the panel, is supported by a V-shaped structure which remains rigid vertically, but flexes horizontally. Similarly, the connection for the step arrangement, and thus the panel, includes bolting assemblies with flexible members which provide rigid vertical support, but flex in response to pressures in the horizontal direction. Thus, the panel is able to support weight and at the same time, flexibly withstand destructive counteractive forces imposed upon it. An additional feature of the invention is that a number of mounting positions are provided for securing the step arrangement to the truck. This feature enables a minimal number of embodiments of the step arrangement to uniformly accommodate a single panel which can cover all fuel tank sizes.

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An assembly for mounting a cab skirt fairing panel in the region between the front and rear wheels of a truck, said region lying parallel to said truck\s longitudinal main frame, wherein said region includes a cab step positioned adjacent to the front end of said region, and wherein a step arrangeme

An assembly for mounting a cab skirt fairing panel in the region between the front and rear wheels of a truck, said region lying parallel to said truck\s longitudinal main frame, wherein said region includes a cab step positioned adjacent to the front end of said region, and wherein a step arrangement is at the back end of said region, said assembly comprising: means for attaching said cab step to said frame in a way which prevents said cab step from moving vertically relative to said frame but allows it to move to a limited extent in a region parallel to said frame; means for attaching said step arrangement to said frame in a way which prevents said step arrangement from moving vertically relative to said frame but allows it to move to a limited extent in a region parallel to said frame; and means for fixedly attaching opposite ends of said cab skirt fairing panel to said cab step and said step arrangement.