Roadside Maintenance - Fixing a Flat

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by camaro68, Feb 26, 2012.

  1. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    When you have a flat on the road. What kind of jack do the service trucks use to fix the flat? How do they get paid? Do they send you a bill or do a manual credit card swipe. How does that work?
     
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  3. leftlanetruckin

    leftlanetruckin Road Train Member

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    They normally use an air jack or 20t bottle jack.
    I have yet to see any road repair facility "send you a bill". You either pay them with a credit card or use a national account etc.

    Martin
     
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  4. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    Thanks, I wondered about how that's handled.
     
  5. Truck609

    Truck609 Light Load Member

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    Cash has never been turned down that I know of :)
     
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  6. leftlanetruckin

    leftlanetruckin Road Train Member

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    Very true, but with the price of road calls these days.....:biggrin_2556:

    Martin
     
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  7. AXE

    AXE Road Train Member

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    heck they've had me pull up on a block of wood if it's an outside tire that needs fixin'. Paid for with a t-chec
     
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  8. dave26027

    dave26027 Road Train Member

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    "National Account".

    No frills- one tire replaced, no small talk. Back to work quickly.
     
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  9. Clasix1055

    Clasix1055 Even when I'm wrong I'm right

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    CC ran over the phone and invoice mailed to the house
     
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  10. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    cc over the phone and a copy of bill in my hand.
     
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  11. Everett

    Everett Crusty Shorts, What???

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    depends if o/o or company , if company and depending how far out you are , they send out the service truck and sign and then send the invoice in with your paperwork, some companys , want there tire back too , if you need anthor tire, made no sense too me as i blew a drive and threw the two rings on the cat walk and tyed it down .
     
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