What tools should every trucker carry?

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  1. Sean_Memphis

    Sean_Memphis Light Load Member

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    What tools should every trucker carry (tire knocker, tire pressure gauge, etc)??
     
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  3. Captain Canuck

    Captain Canuck "Captain of the Ship"

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    Pliers, vice grips, flat, phillips, and robertson screwdrivers, hammer, crowbar, small socket set, wire cutters, strippers, electrical tape, duct tape, bolt cutters, tire pressure gauge, gladhand air line with tire chuck, funnel, electrical test light, just off the top of my head.
     
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  4. XCELERATIONRULES

    XCELERATIONRULES Medium Load Member

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    Desert eagle...works great as a hammer!:smt071
     
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  5. freebirdusa

    freebirdusa Light Load Member

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    Zip ties. The Desert Eagle isn't a bad suggestion also.
     
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  6. Starboyjim

    Starboyjim Road Train Member

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    What Canuck said, plus: spare headlight/tail light/license plate/marker bulbs. Needle nose pliers, regular pliers, large slipjoint pliers, 24" bolt cutter, clear plastic tape, (placards) 26oz flat claw hammer (pulls nails better'n anything else, doubles as tire thumper) Torx socket set, zip ties, 4" and 8", vise grips for reluctant tandem pin locks, spare 2 and 3 element plugs, good flashlight, (RayoVac at THD works for me) new spare windshield wiper blade, (Not the old one you took off last summer) some cargo straps/load locks, and a tapered block of 6x6 to raise drives for inflation of flat. More, this is only a partial listing. Also, van or flat have similar requirements on some stuff, but flatbed takes more love.
     
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  7. crzyjarmans

    crzyjarmans Road Train Member

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    The tools cpt Canuck suggested should do just fine, but I'd check with the company on policies when doing repairs to the truck, Now the other suggestion I also think is a good idea! Maybe not quite that particular one, but I wouldn't discuss that with the the company
     
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  8. plow boy

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    Get you some extra belts and maybe an air to air hose i. If you ever pop one you will know what I mean. Carry an extra air to air clamp or two . Filter wrench and a couple extra fuel filters. Can of brake cleaner, starting fluid(pop out a flat in a pinch), power steering fluid ( put in your fuel filter to crank her up after a changer),antifreeze, water, fuel treatment, 20 ton hydralic jack, some wood 4x4 blocks. 6x6 wood blocks, a hand tool to tighten your wheel lug nuts in a have to case, cheater pipe, extra pig tail, put you a pair or two of extra gloves in there. One good leather pair and one for cold weather. A milk crate or two works good to keep it all together. The toolbox under the door on a W 9 will hold two or three milk crates of stuff and you can pull the whole crate out get what you need and slide it back in with no problems. Yeah and get you a big chain and throw somewhere and have a tow hook. You will be needin it at some point. The other stuff like electrical wire , tools , etc, will depend on how skillful you are at mechanical repair and trouble shooting. We carried at least two small toolboxes in the sidebox. Yeah and dont forget a bottle of air brake antifreeze for frozen brake lines. In a pinch we have used regular old rubbing alcohol.
     
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  9. Ebola Guy

    Ebola Guy Heavy Load Member

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    Hold on, hold on, hold on here a second...... is the OP and owner or a company driver? If he is a company driver, then a cell phone, a cord, and 12v adapter to keep it charged.
     
  10. Studebaker Hawk

    Studebaker Hawk Road Train Member

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    I have seen guys with an 8' drom box on their tractor, full of all tools and most spare parts to do everything but do an inframe major. The key is PM. If you are carrying too many tools and too many parts, you should either get rid of the tractor or spend a little time on "scheduled" maintenance, instead of roadside demonstrations.
     
  11. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    robertson screwdrivers :biggrin_25524: must be a Canadian thing ( and YES I know what they are also the HISTORY behind them )
     
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