| The pickup bed at the back side of a GM truck | | | | to carry large cargo or want full access to the bed. |
| serves as cargo bay for unwieldy things that seem | | | | To provide easy access to the GM cargo bay, the |
| unfit to go inside the passenger area of the GM | | | | entrance to the truck allows for a mounting point to |
| interior. These cargoes typically pose risks of | | | | accommodate a GM running board. Called in the |
| damaging the GM interior. They are placed in the | | | | automotive industry as Nerf bars, GM running boards |
| cargo bay instead and thus spare the GM interior | | | | are tubular devices fitted on the back and flanks of a |
| from scratches and dents. The GM cargo bay, like | | | | GM truck, sport utility vehicle, or other similar |
| everything else installed on the car, is made for the | | | | off-road vehicles to act as a step for easy access to |
| chronic wear and tear of rough driving. It is | | | | the vehicle. They are typically constructed from |
| constructed from high-grade steel and can be kept | | | | either stainless steel, chrome or powder-coated steel |
| secured by a GM Tonneau cover. Engineered from | | | | although there are considerable variations in style , |
| durable vinyl, plastic, or fiberglass, a GM Tonneau | | | | color and design. They are also referred to as GM |
| cover is fitted over a pickup truck bed to keep | | | | step bars, GM boss bars, GM tube steps, and GM |
| lightweight cargo firmly in place and block out rain, | | | | step tubes. |
| sun, and snow. | | | | Supported by the heavy-duty steel construction of |
| GM Tonneau covers are valuable truck add-ons. They | | | | the GM frame mount brackets, a standard GM |
| do not require snaps, hooks and bows to be | | | | running board is designed to withstand weight load of |
| fastened to your pickup, yet remain permanently | | | | up to 300lbs or more at a time. GM running boards |
| attached to the sides of the GM truck bed. Features | | | | fitted with an aluminum support frame beneath the |
| of the GM Tonneau cover include a rolled-top cover | | | | stepping surface can even carry a weight capacity of |
| that operates like a garage door. The snap-down GM | | | | up to 500lbs. The step of the GM running board, on |
| tonneau cover is the most popular variety because | | | | the other hand, has an all-weather grooved pad |
| of its low price and ease of use. Using the | | | | designed to channel water away from the stepping |
| snap-down cover is as easy as snapping down the | | | | surface. Aside from providing a no-slip surface for |
| GM tonneau cover when you want to secure your | | | | stepping, GM running boards also help in keeping dirt |
| cargo, and unsnapping and rolling it up when you need | | | | and mud away from the vehicle interior. |