1 hr confidence:  front cab panel/bonnet
Explanation:
"front cab panel" if the term spplies to a front non-opening panels of the can
"bonnet" only if this is the opening front panel that opens access to the engine
http://www.cabmasters.com
and check "New Truck Parts" link
"Great features from a maintenance point of view are the tilting cab which allows easy access from all sides to the engine and a front cab panel which opens to allow easy checking and refilling of windscreen washer fluid..."
http://www.fleetwatch.co.za/magazines/aug01/49-kia.htm
"Pat insisted on extra outline marker lights on the side raves and Flyer, amber strobes to the front cab panel.... ""
http://www.trstrucks.co.uk/news.php
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3 hrs confidence:  service panel
Explanation:
Since both long and short haul trucks in Germany commonly have cab over engine design and thus lack a "hood" or "bonnet" I am suggesting "service panel" here.
If the truck engine in the US is in front of the cab, the part covering the engine is the "hood"; if the configuration has the engine under the cab, as with Mercedes built Freightliner Argosy trucks in the US, a "service panel" is often located at the front of the cab for daily maintenance inspections, fluid fill and so on; a look at the Mercedes LKW Actros in Germany shows the "service panel" in this location described as Frontklappe: "Öl lässt sich bequem unter der Frontklappe nachfüllen, ebenfalls das Kühlwasser".
Reference: http://www.bigtruckhoods.com
Reference: http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/media/pdf/argosy_brochure....
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