Why hasn't anyone made a truck that has a side-opening bed?

Why hasn't anyone made a truck that has a side-opening bed?

What would be the point of that?

you mean a tray instead of a tub......?

>literally every trayback ever

'MURCA

You could load and unload it curbside more easily, have a wider opening for more cumbersome items, and you could pick which side you want to unload in case you need to access part of what you're carrying without unpacking everything.

It would also jack up the price of a truck by at least $5K, which no one would be willing to pay because the utility of such a feature would be minimal to 99% of the population. This is why it doesn't exist.

we have these in America too, OP is just a retard

>it would jack up the price of the truck

Production, they would be cheaper to make than stylesides.

However, people don't want them because they don't look cool, and americans buy trucks because the man on TV said it would make them look cool.

But they did, like sixty years ago.

You mean these?
On a side note, anyone else thinks wooden trays are comfy af?

Perfectly common for european work-trucks.
Sizes from Fiat Doblo to 3-axle heavy trck are common.
The sides are typically made of aluminum profiles. Cheap, light and durable.
It just doesn't look as nice as the US-type of beds, which consequently are more popular for trucks that are used as cars.

DUDE.

What if the bed floor rose up to the top of the sides of the bed? Then you wouldn't have to reach over the side, just place it on the bed platform and it would lower into the truck.

You mean ramp/dropsides?

Idk. If manufactures did offer them for their trucks, Ameridumb consumers will buy the fleetsides over it because it "looks" better.

You'd still have to lift stuff really high to load your truck though.
And such a system would either be really complex or absolutely aweful. You'd need linear guides, a very stiff platform and at least one sufficiently strong lifting device. But with just one you'd have trouble keeping the deck even. If it were to be loaded on the edge it would bent, possibly getting stuck or increasing wear a lot. Also, you'd need to put seals to the sides of it to avoid stuff getting stuck in the mechanics.
Not to forget all the risks of some idiot losing fingers to this apparatus.
It's absolutely buildable, but would cost a lot, weigh a lot, take quite a bit of room and would also be very prone to failure.
Much better to just fold down the side on a simple hinge.

There can be an upgrade package that adds retractable running boards that can lift up and down a few inches for standing on to load stuff onto the bed platform. It can have sensors in it to determine how heavy the object you're carrying is, and lift you up accordingly. It will all be set up on an app that learns your weight, and then learns what your strength level is. If the running boards didn't lift you high enough to comfortably place an object on the bed platform, you give it a thumbs down. If it's good, you give it a thumbs up. The learning process will take between 10 and 200 attempts before learning your ideal range.

>buy truck from fat fuck who had it for years
>forget to reset app settings in ancient phone used as a remote
>get launched into orbit

Bed mounted airbags can sense if the running boards lifted too quickly, and can deploy to cushion the fall of the person. The intensity at which the airbags deploy would be dependent on how quickly the running boards lifted as too avoid unnecessary injury. The warranty can cover up to three airbag replacements per year for seven years.

t-towing is a part of our lives, though.

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ebin

Ive always loved the concept of these

But you have to get the corvair ramp side