How to carry a bicycle on your truck?

I've carried a bike with me for a few months. I also have a Volvo, and my company requires us to carry a spare tire on the back. My bike gets wedged between the truck and the spare tire, then I use two chain locks wrapped around the bike frame and the bars that run horizontally across the back of the truck. Never yet had a problem at a scale, nor do I expect to. It's secured, so I don't see why it would be an issue. I bought a cheap 7 speed mountain bike. I didn't want to spend a lot on it because it's going to get ruined quickly between rubbing on the truck all the time and being out in the weather. I've only had it a few months, as I said, and it's already scratched up.

Make sure to get a helmet. Some areas have laws requiring bikers to wear a helmet. If you always wear one, you are always compliant no matter what city you are in. And a bike pump is a good idea, too. Tires do get flat.

Usually, I just ride around the roads. If bike paths are what you're looking for, though, google the town you're in and "bike path" and see what comes up. There's one I know of, in Sparks, NV near the Alamo Petro. If you go out of the Alamo lot and turn right, at the intersection of Greg St and Sparks Blvd there's an access point to a bike path that goes along the Truckee River.

 

when i drove for swift, this is how i did it with a volvo:



people can tell me about the dot being real adam henries about it. however, i never got stopped, pulled around back, or anything for having the bike on the back the way it is pictured. it was very secure. it never jiggled or anything. since it's not a mountain bike, i slid the handlebars between the bar that's above the spare tire, the rear wheel is resting on the load lock platform, bungees help to hold it in place, and it's locked to the bar with a cable lock. i didn't bother riding the bike trails. i spent my spare time at the local skateparks.

 

Some of the nicest places to ride that I have found were close to truckstops. There is a bike trail along the river, just up the street from Jubitz in Portland. Another bike trail is just a couple blocks over from Sapp Bros. in Denver, along the river. And the back roads close to the Flying J in LaGrande Ore were a nice ride with no traffic.

 

I thought of one more. The BP truck stop in Hancock MD (I70 exit 3) There's a rail trail there that you can ride a bike on.

 

Just strap your bike across the hood of yer truck like a dead deer! Nobody in PA will look at you twice during deer season, hahahaha!

 

Has anyone done this? How do you carry it around?
It was just an idea I had since my bf is often times stuck for hours at places with no wifi - no anything to entertain him and I thought maybe he could bike around - find things local to do, when stuck somewhere.
But I doubt his bike would fit in teh cab and if he ever got a partner or a trainee (he's alone now) then the bike would DEF not fit but I'm sure there are hooks, bungee cords, something that can be installed to hold a bike somewhere on the outside of the truck.
Does anyone have info?
And I do mean bicycle - not motorcycle or anthing with an engine. I mean peddle powered LOL.