Kingsley Coach (no longer in business) built several truck conversions with a small garage under the back bedroom, behind the rear axle down low. Some they built with the deck on a long hinge near the front edge. It would allow the entire deck to drop the back edge down to the pavement for loading. Seems to me they used an electric screw thing mounted on both sides near the back that would lower the deck. I could be wrong about that since I didn't look close enough when I saw some of these rigs. The problem I had with them is there isn't a real good way to mount a trailer hitch. They told me they were working on some sort of chain or cable system to stabilize the thing when closed and allow a hitch to be mounted to it. But I don't know if they ever got anything to work like that. Might see if you can find any good pictures of some of those Kingsleys and see if that might add some ideas to your build/design. If I find any I'll link here.
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'03 Freightliner FL112, 295" wheel base, with '03 United Specialties 26' living quarters, single screw, Cat C12 430 h/p 1650 torque, Eaton 10speed , 3.42 rear axle ratio
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