Patent ID: 6971657

Claim:
An access system for a motor truck tractor providing for boarding and disembarking from a platform disposed on said tractor, said tractor including a longitudinal frame, a front axle assembly, a rear axle assembly and a driver's cab disposed on said frame and including a rear wall extending transversely with respect to a longitudinal extent of said frame, said platform being disposed on said frame rearwardly of said rear wall, said access system comprising: a first step supported on said frame between said axle assemblies rearward of said cab and between ground level and said platform; a second step disposed above said first step and laterally in a direction toward said frame with respect to said first step; and a third step disposed above said second step and displaced longitudinally along said frame with respect to said first and second steps in a direction toward said rear wall and disposed adjacent to and below said platform.