Abstract: The invention serves as a thermal barrier between the passenger compartment and the cargo area of a vehicle to be used to transport cargo, enabling elongated objects to be stored along the entire internal length of the vehicle, while at the same time enabling the driver of the vehicle to have a clear and unobstructed view of the rear window of the vehicle. The assembly is mounted across the width of a vehicle and is secured across the top of the vehicle. The assembly includes a crossmember, a viewing means, and a suspended thermal barrier. The thermal barrier comprises a plurality of flexible transparent strips which form a curtain. The flexible strips extend substantially to the floor of the vehicle, in an overlapping relationship with each adjacent strip.