Patent ID: 7207582

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: at least one driven axle and wheel assembly; a motor coupled to the at least one axle for driving the at least one axle; a chassis having at least a first chassis rail and a second chassis rail supported relative to the at least one axle, the first chassis rail being generally parallel to the second chassis rail; at least one sub frame unit comprising a first frame rail associated with the first chassis rail and a second frame rail associated with the second chassis rail, the at least one sub frame unit further comprising at least one cross member attached to the first and second frame rails to hold the first and second frame rails in a generally fixed relationship in which the first and second frame rails rest upon the first and second chassis rails respectively, the at least one cross member comprising container mounts supported on the outside of the first and second frame rails at outboard ends of the at least one cross member; and a container configured to contain material attached to the at least one sub frame unit by way of the at least one cross member, wherein the first and second frame rails are attached to the first and second chassis rails to permit desired motion of the chassis rails during operation; wherein the at least one cross member extends through the respective first and second frame rails.