A company I used to work for said that one of their drivers had a bicycle mounted, or hanging on the back of the sleeper. They showed us pictures of the damage to the back of the sleeper from the through-bolts that hold the wheels into the frame.
You'll want a means of securing it so that it does not touch the back of the sleeper, or mount it to the back of the sleeper so that vibration does not\ affect it. Actually, mounting it onto the frame behind the sleeper should be a bit easier. a couple of small channels that the tires will fit inside of. One horizontal so that it clamps to the edges of the frame. The other welded vertically to the first one so that when the bike is in it, you secure it in 3 places. two to the bottom channel, and one on the vertical channel. Then, you have to be sure that when you turn a corner, that the corner of the trailer does not hit it. I've also seen a guy have one secured vertically to the inside of the cab extender.
What ever you do, make sure it does not touch the back of the sleeper, or you could get charged for a hole in the back of the sleeper that has to be patched.
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