'Must Have' Tools

Duct Tape

 

True, I kept a piece of black electrical tape over that light.

 

Nothing other then the phone number for road service - if you are a driver.

 

That's absurd. Would you really rather your drivers call road service over simple problems that any monkey could fix?

 

A good multi-unit mechanics set. Should contain various english and metric ratchet sockets, a set of screwdrivers, preferred to have an electric cordless drill/driver too. Also a hex wrench set, a good one. And a chisel for those #### rivets in lights. Of course a good flash light, and a decent sized hammer (3-4lb at the least...) Crowbar, broom (for dry van/reefer,) and a good knife as well.

 

That all depends. A vast majority of "drivers" these days don't have the slightest clue what each of those components they memorized the name of (and are supposed to be checking to make sure they aren't "cracked, broken, or missing") LOOK like, let alone how they operate...and if you don't have an understanding of how something works, it is darn near impossible to figure out why it isn't working or how to either SAFELY bypass it or rig something together to make it work well enough to SAFELY get back to a shop. Believe it or not, there are "drivers" who don't even know how to change a #### headlight bulb, and I sure as hell wouldn't want them attempting to turn a wrench on MY truck. The average driver might (if you're lucky) be able to tell you more than just "the truck broke...send someone to fix it"...actual details about WHAT broke or what parts should be sent out with the service truck to possibly get it fixed.

You say problems "any monkey" could fix...unfortunately in a lot of cases, "any monkey" would be more capable than what's actually behind the wheel.