A telescoping slide system comprising a left-side telescoping slide assembly and a right-side telescoping slide assembly that each include interconnected slide members moveable to extend and retract among a retracted-storage stage and an extended-service stage. Each telescoping slide assembly includes a stationary slide member, a intermediate slide member that moves relative to the stationary slide member in a channel formed in the stationary slide member, and a load-carrying slide member that moves relative to the stationary slide member and the intermediate slide member in a channel formed in the intermediate slide member.