Gadgets to have on the truck...

BEST thing you can invest in if you're worried about how to pump up a truck tire...get a 50' emergency airline, with a straight chuck on one end, and a gladhand on the other. you hook the gladhand up to your emergency line, release the RED valve, and presto....you'll be back on the road in 30 min...rather than waiting 8 hrs for on-road to show up....

BUT be sure you get the RUBBER line and not a plastic line. AND get one of those extention cord pool things you can crank by hand to reel up the line nice and neat.

 

that is a great thing i still have the tools and air line and spare lights and such you get from swift when that road ready trailer comes around it was a cool little deal and really it saves the driver time and makes them more money IMO i don't car what the nay sayers have to say about

 

Get an extension cord and power divider thing for whenever you get to a terminal, you will have a hard time finding a power socket in any of the driver lounges. Maybe some of those new wireless extension cords (these used to be a truck drivers joke, but now a real item).

 

CB radio a good one
Spare trailer lights
extra windshield wipers
Air hose
spare head light bulbs
extra wire
extra coolant
extra windshield wiper fluid
extra gallon of oil
small cigeratte lighter inverter for computer
tire pressure gauge
tool set
vice grips
hammer and small sledge
crowbar
extra mudflap a long one
couple gallons of water
couple days worth of food
current atlas
bunjees for snow chains and misc stuff
grease

I carry lots of extra stuff usually i get it all free from the quick lanes by asking or the shop

 

i use the ornge neopreme bungee chain tighteners havn't lost a chain since i started using them

 

whats a good 12v cooler to go with....

 

No road ready anymore, cancelled. I can't believe you pissed away $100 on a non truck GPS. That might get you into trouble.

AFA inverters? Hide them when you go to the shop.

 

A CB with NOAA weather on it. Some of the Volvos have it on the factory stereo.