Owner Operators list of Tools and Supplies.

Light duty winch bar to actually use for securing.

 

Dielectric grease for the pigtail. Solves 90% of trailer ABS and lighting issues.

 

Wisdom by the ton... Even at today's prices for smokes, a reasonable "business" expense. Worked great at a small (35 trucks) operation running first in, first out. ####, I bought the wrong carton of these, do you still smoke these?

 

Aluminum polish, Spray polish/wax, California Duster mop, tire dressing, sponge, lots of clean terry clothes.

 

Amoxicillin.

 

A few things missed by the previous lists
Tire plug kit
#30 brake can diaphragm
clevis pin for brake can yoke and cotter pins
glad hands and rubbers
synflex hose and connectors
barbed hose connectors and clamps
knifes both pocket and utility style
test light both led and bulb style
3 ft wire with alligator clips for testing
spare 7 pin socket and plug
pig tails for marker and brake lights and lights
2 lug nuts
carpet 2 pieces one 30 inches x 48 inches
and one 18x24
small blue tarp and 33 gallon trash bags
carpet and tarps and bags used to work on truck without being wet, muddy or burning your butt on hot asphalt the little piece of carpet to kneel of when checking tire pressure or anytime you have to kneel down

 

*6 bungees, in case the duct tape just won't work to get you back to civilization
*a boxcutter knife
*a spare turbo boot and 2 new clamps, iffen you're running a turbo
*(running a tanker) 2 or 3 spare fill hose clamps and a splice
*a 3 lb coffee can of ice melt in the winter
*one of them fancy slack adjuster wrenches and the pawl doodad so you can tighten up yer brakes instead of yer behind on that big hill coming up

 

I just carry a giant Costco box of Preparation H since everything in this business is a pain in the ###.

 

I had to jump in one of my drivers trucks to move a trailer around the yard. He asked if his blow up girlfriend gave me any fits. Said they are pretty realistic nowadays, don't list to a #### thing! lol