Been a company driver my whole trucking career and any time I had a blowout I would call fleetnet and wait 90 minutes for tire guy to come. So as an owner op is there a service you use for this or do you search for the nearest tire shops and call them?
Who you gonna call?
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Think your going to hear a bunch of people state to take better care of your tires.
Think it would depend on your situation.
If leased on to a company, they may have a tire program.
NASTC has it list. NTTS and Truck Down are also listings
Another source is next exit. Then you have the truck stops.
Paying for the road call is another item that you need to consider.
Cash, credit card, comcheck or ? Some will only take cash for non mega fleet people.
If the shop is near by, good deal.Last edited: Oct 11, 2018
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You could invest in a bottle jack, an air gun, an air hose, and change them yourself. The time you save, even changing an inside tire...not to mention the money saved...can make your whole day.
That being said...if our trucks are around town they change tires at our shop. If they're out of town they go to Les Schwab. If they're back in the woods they get out the tools and change the tire themselves.D.Tibbitt, Diesel Dave, tommymonza and 3 others Thank this. -
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I blew one after a 20 mile excursion on logging roads to pick up a load. Called Schwab’s, and ate my lunch while I waited. Luckily I was right outside town. Getting stuck in BFE with no option to call for help is a real issue.
I had planned to carry a spare, tire tools, and a way to seat my beads. The rough part is my setup has three different sized tires between the truck, and trailer. Carrying that many spares adds quite a bit of weight on top of finding a place to put them.Opendeckin Thanks this. -
Here is how Truck Down works.
You call them.
They call a service.
They bill you twice the cost of the service such as a tow in my case.
True story.
Truck Down can kiss my ###.
Loves tire pass is cheap and fast for pressure, and tread depth checks.Opendeckin, ramblingman, Sirscrapntruckalot and 1 other person Thank this. -
GHOSTBUSTERS!
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Stuff happens and you need to be prepared. In 4 months I’ve had to replace 8 tires out on the road. Previous 4 years before that was none! Unlucky with flats, couldn’t avoid ratchet strap that came off a car hauler, etc.
Carry a tire, a 50ft air hose that connects to glad hands, and a tire repair kit with rope. Always post trip every single time you stop. Catching a deflating tire early saves you a lot of money. Out of those 8 tires, none were road service required.tommymonza Thanks this. -
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