How to store stuff in your side box

When i was in the oilfield I had a couple of galvanized buckets that I got at Home Depot for my fittings. The small ones Like I had would probably fit in a side box but I kept them in the grind out box on the trailer myself.

 

When I ran flatbed, I always walked around all of my boxes hunting for what I have forgotten.

There is no point in having big nice boxes if I never have what I need in them. HE HE HE.

 

I built a shelf for tools and supplies on the left. 6 bottles of coolant and oil fit on the right side. With a cascadia I would build a simple square of 1x4 pine to fit as manny bottles as I wanted to carry.

 

Try a shallow tote with no lid, youll like it.

 

The more I look at this picture, the more I like it.

 

The only down side to this set up is the tool bag, hard hat, or anything else get in the way when you need something out of the shelf. So I relocated some of that stuff so the only thing In front of the shelf is my gloves and a hammer. Hard hat went in the cab, oil in the other box, and tool bag in its spot. It’s a work in progress. “Stuff” always creeps into this box, it’s a constant struggle for me.

 

You could take a milk crate and cut 1/3 off the top, so it’s shorter. It would do the job. If you have a circular saw, or even a table saw it would work.
A cardboard box of the appropriate size would work too.