Items A New Driver Should Have With Them OTR?

Now that’s a little much dont ya think

 

Pocket knife and a pocket flashlight

 

No one will say it but if you want to be a real trucker, poppers and Astroglide.

 

These aren't steel toe, but cost only $28.00
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These are $20.00
Choice of Brown, Tan, Military Green

 

To add to your toolkit: a pair of long-handled needle-nose pliers (for pulling/replacing fuses).

This tool has saved me from needing a tow more than once.

As stated earlier -- a full can of WD-40 (or similar) is pretty much a must have.

For stubborn/cantankerous tandem slider/pin mechanisms (or difficult trailer door handle parts) -- WD-40 turned a very tough situation into VER-RY easy.

Ahhhhh...good times (NOT!)....

-- Lual

 

I absolutely second this list. Not only are these essential for a truck driving career, they're necessary for life as an adult.

 

A list I made in a previous thread about this same topic:
OTR must haves for new drivers?

 

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OOPs tried to remove it