Starting a "Things To Keep In Truck" list

Forget the torque wrench.
Considering the torque setting is around 450-500 pounds, and the wrench is around 5 feet long and VERY expensive - it just doesn't seem practical.


Spare bulbs and fuses, a simple tool kit...
You really won't need that much.
Or you could be like a pack-rat and keep everything you might think might come in handy in case of any circumstance.
Takes up a LOT of room in that little amount of space you have to work with.

If you are a company driver all you do is call on-road to get anything fixed. They really don't want you trying to fix things on your own.
A light bulb, adding fluids, replacing a mud flap ... but unless you are a certified mechanic you should not be doing repairs on your companies truck.
Because when you do, then it is you that is held liable if something goes wrong.

 

Why would you keep an empty oil jug?
Wouldn't it make more sense to have a full jug of oil?

That way you could pour more than air into the filler tube if you were low on oil.

 

A bicycle. I started doing that this year and can't figure out why I didn't do it sooner. It's s great way to kill a layover or reset. An hour on the bike after a day on the road is a great change of pace and cheaper than therapy and twenty years from now, your non existent heart condition or diabetes or circulatory issues will thank you.

 

I carry Frabreeze with me. It does a wonderful job of repelling the bums who bang on your door begging for change.

 

Maybe it's to pee in.

 

I don't care who you are...


That was FUNNY!!!

 

My clutch knee, however, won't thank me in the least.

I kill time by relaxing, not by working harder.

 

You may need something besides oil in that empty jug, Been a empty antifreeze or oil jug under my bunk for years.

 

Actually, cycling works your buttock and quad muscles which would help stabilize your knee. You pick an easy gear and keep pedaling in your optimum RPM. Kinda like driving your truck.

 

Three "must haves" regarding tools for a new company driver:

- A 40' air hose (don't get the shiny PVC one, get the softer material which won't harden when it gets cold) - about $40
- A good air gauge (get the kind with the dial rather than the slide) - about $30
- Vice Grips

The first two items are critical for pre trip inspection and being able to put air into any tire on your tractor or trailer. Learn how to use them. Check air pressure before you start when the tires are cold and again during stops and your post trip when they are hot. When hooking to a new trailer on a drop and hook make sure air pressure is good before you roll, you may save minutes on pretrip by just kicking the tires, but lose hours sitting on the side of the road with a blown tire later.

The vice grips are essential if you have a balky pull bar to retract the pins on the trailer tandem. You can pull the bar and use the vice grips to set it in place so you can slide the tandems.