Ukwakheka kwesivalo se-trunk kuthinta ngqo umphumela wokumodela, ukuvala uphawu, inkambu ebonakalayo kanye nokulawulwa komsindo wemoto. Kukhona futhi izici eziningi okufanele zicatshangelwe ekwakhiweni kwesakhiwo sesivalo se-suitcase kanye nokuhlelwa kwezisekeli, hhayi kuphela ukuqinisekisa ukuhlotshaniswa kwesivalo sepotimende nemoto, kodwa futhi nokuqinisekisa izidingo zobuchwepheshe zesivalo sepotimende ngokwalo.
Ukuhlanganiswa okushiselwe kwekhava ye-suitcase kufaka phakathi amaphaneli angaphakathi nangaphandle ekhava ye-suitcase (eyaziwa nangokuthi izikhumba zangaphakathi nezangaphandle), kanye nezingxenye eziqinisiwe zekhava ye-suitcase. Iwuhlaka lweshidi lensimbi elishiselwe endaweni ependiwe iyonke futhi engahlanganisiwe, futhi luwuhlaka oluyisisekelo lokuqaphela umphumela wokumodela jikelele, amandla, ukuqina kanye nokufakwa kwezisekeli zepotimende.
Njengengxenye yemoto, isivalo se-trunk siyinto ehluke kakhulu futhi ethinteka kakhulu ngemuva komzimba wemoto. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isivalo se-trunk siyingxenye ebalulekile yesakhiwo somzimba, isitayela sayo sesitayela, amandla, ukuqina, ukwethembeka kanye nobuchwepheshe kufanele buhlangabezane nezidingo zokusebenza komzimba wonke; Ngakolunye uhlangothi, inkambu ebonakalayo, ukuphepha, ukuvala uphawu nokunye ukusebenza kwesakhiwo se-trunk lid ngokwayo kunomthelela omkhulu ekusebenzeni kwesakhiwo sonke somzimba, futhi kuyingxenye ebalulekile yezidingo zokusebenza kwesivalo se-trunk.
