is directed to a mounting assembly generally indicated as 10 for supporting and movably interconnecting a housing generally indicated as 12 to a vehicle the mounting assembly 10 is specifically but not exclusively intended for use on a heavy duty u201c mine haul u201d vehicle bulldozer or other vehicle especially of the type used in heavy duty commercial and or working environments the housing 12 is structured to include a fuel supply disposed within a containment structure wherein the containment structure comprises at least one but in certain practical applications a plurality of at least two fuel tanks 14 however it is emphasized that more than two fuel tanks can be included in the housing 12 of the mounting assembly 10 as also represented the housing 12 is supported and interconnected to the vehicle by means of a base assembly generally indicated as 16 with primary reference to fig1 4b the base 16 includes a plurality of support legs 18 each of which include leg segments 20 and 20 u2032 having the lower end thereof fixedly secured such as by welding the accompanying mounting pads 22 to the frame or other appropriate portion of the vehicle on which the mounting assembly 10 is disposed the base 16 may also include a connecting assembly comprising at least one but in certain practical applications a plurality of at least two hinge structures generally indicated as 24 each of the hinge structures 24 are connected to an appropriate link 26 or like structure secured to an under portion of the housing 14 as clearly represented in fig3 the structural and operative features of each of the one or more hinge structures 24 is such as to facilitate the selective positioning or movement of the housing as well as the containment.