Emergency kits

You may want to carry some canned goods and bottled water. You may not always be near a food or water source. Also, your cooler or refrigerator could go on the "blink", causing food to spoil.

Also, have some extra clothing, especially under ware, in case you can't get to a laundromat for any length of time. Have some extra soap, baby wipes, and deodorant with you.

 

I'm not out in a truck yet, but in my personal car I keep:

Boots (keep feet warm/dry and have extra grip if needed in winter and/or rain)
Jumper Cables
Windshield wiper fluid
Extra blankets
Leather gloves and/or Waterproof/warm gloves (never can have too many pairs!)
550 Chord (or Rope)
Hand warmers

That's all I can think of right now.

EDIT: Oh and also keep a really good knife, whether it's a pocket knife or a fixed blade with a sheath is up to you.

 

Electrical tape mechanics wire and TP.

 

I did a lot of Northwest/Northeast winter driving. It didn't take but one trip to realize I was under equipped.

My Winter driving kit:

Chains
Extra wishy washy
Insulated bibbed overalls
Wool hat
Thick socks..........3-4 pair
Extra gloves
Anti gel
2 gallons of water for drinking.
TP.......lol
Extra tissues
Extra canned food
First aid kit
Glow markers (snap & shake)
A little rock salt
Air line de-icer........after having a freeze up...... CRC makes good stuff.
Extra reading materials
5" tow strap....... about 30 foot is what I had.
Jumper cable made from welding leads........... get the heaviest gauge you can get your hands on.........and buy some good clamps.....easy to put together.
3 or 4 lb. hand sledge with wood to free frozen brakes and tandem pins.

365 day tool kit:

Full set of standard & metric wrenchs up to 1 1/4"
Basic socket set up to 1 1/4'
Wire snips
Regular pliars
Needle nose pliars
Cresent wrenches large and small
Vice grips
Simple 12/24/36 volt voltage tester
General use mechanics wire
Electrical wire ties of various sizes
Phillips, Flat, hex, and star drivers
Loads of tape........ electrical, duct, and masking
Pry bar
Hand sledge
A few pieces of wood of various sizes & dimensions for beating on
Rivet gun........a cheapo for doing a quick trailer patch.
20 volt dewalt drill................ if I were still on the road today. They charge in 20 minutes.
A small tube of silicone........for those little leaks.
Scissors
Extra trailer lights........the guys at the SNI terminal shops were always happy to give me a few.
Various electrical crimp connectors with crimping tool
Push broom
A few hose clamps in various sizes


I'm sure that I had a lot more than what I listed.......but that is what comes to mind.

 

Carry two of every size splice for airlines.

 

Are you an O/O? How much of the tools should company guys carry? I understand most companies don't want drivers to fix anything mechanical on the truck.

 

I also carry heat shrink wire butt splices. And for comfort, I carry a Mr Buddy heater with 2 tanks so I can stay warm until help arrives being as I run in Montana 98% of the time.

 

geez probably have more tools than i have in my tool box and i'm a mechanic lol

 

Best advice I give is to start out with the basics. Hammer/claw, a good multi-tool, zip-ties, bungie cords, duct and electrical tape, vise-grips. Then get a tool box and start acquiring the rest.
Most companies do not want you to work on the equipment, BUT it is much quicker to simply change a light or glad hand gasket than to wait for a service truck or stop at a truck stop to buy every little part you may need.