Useful hand tools and supplies

I guess you could just bite out a piece of tarp patch with your teeth like Chuck Norris.

 

All right....you're makin' me feel real old here!

 

It really depends on the officer as its their call but in my experience I have only met 1 out of I cant even begin to remember inspections. Carry spare lights and keep on top of everything and anything. They can see whether or not you take care of your truck or not and of course keep a real good attitude with them and you might get lucky.

 

never leave home without my 200 piece socket and wrench set, tire plug kit though now that im not trash hauling i seldom ever use it anymore, hammer, cheater bar, extra winch bar, small blow torch for froze up air lines, gasoline anti-freeze for same purpose as before, electric test light is a must for all trucks, of course spare fuses and fittings, extra lights headlight and marker, i used to carry spare radiator hoses and other parts a full line of air tools and a air hose that i can connect to my emergency line but my new company seems to be a lot open to the idea of stopping in at a shop out on the road if u cant make it back to the shop in maine yes im a company flatbed driver ive been always told treat the truck as your own you never know u may want to own one someday and shops cost money so if u can learn to fix it urself u just helped urself down the line someday

 

Just thought of these items I carry also:

Extra Glad Hands (one red and one blue)
Extra Glad Hand Seals
Teflon tape and Pipe Dope/Sealant
Assortment of Zip Ties (I like to have some of the big heavy duty Zip Ties also)
Hack Saw