What tools should I keep on my truck as a company driver?

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  1. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    You don't get a mechanical education when you get a CDL.
     
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  3. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Maybe not, but you need to know a little something at least to know what the hell you’re even looking at when you perform a pretrip inspection… for those of us who actually do those anyway.
     
  4. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    That is a fake video...
     
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  5. silverspur

    silverspur Road Train Member

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    Virginia, Indiana... there's been a lot of them come out right after Kerrvile floods.
     
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  6. Walk Among Us

    Walk Among Us Medium Load Member

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    Las Vegas is completely under water? Holy crap!:)
     
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  7. drh72

    drh72 Light Load Member

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    As others have mentioned basic hand tools are all you need, but I would also add a 50' air hose that you can connect to your glad hand and a caging bolt.
     
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  8. JolliRoger

    JolliRoger Road Train Member

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    To put a very fine point on it; and from an old mans point of view, from excerpts of some of the postings on different truck forums.
    You do not get a whole lot of anything from a CDL school except how to pass the tests. Can't drive when you get there, still won't be a driver when you leave. There may be exceptions, but few and far between...
     
  9. Sons Hero

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    15/16” wrench, and pair of vice grips. Can rip a blown brake chamber off and roll in 10 minutes. Had to do that one night in Illinois. Remove brake chamber, pinch off airline, and race for home
     
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  10. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Cattle prod trucks. Tell you when to drive, when to park, when you go past the posted limit,when you follow too close, when you go outside the lines, and it decides to slam on the brakes for you. Put the most moronic moron behind the wheel and cut the wages.
     
  11. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Why remove the brake chamber? Back off the adjuster, or cage the brakes. Vice grip the air line.
     
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