Abstract: The invention provides a static-type antiskid counter weight apparatus which is used in a cargo compartment of a motor vehicle for improving traction of such motor vehicle during adverse weather conditions. Such cargo compartment having a bed, a pair of upwardly disposed side walls, each having a bracket attached thereto adjacent each end thereof, and a pair of wheel wells. The apparatus includes a pair of panels each positioned in a vertical plane adjacent a respective one of such pair of side walls and having a cut-out which is sized to fit over the wheel well. A system of locking karabiners and U-shaped retainers is provided for removably securing each panel to the respective side wall.