I keep a hammer, screwdriver, adjustable wrench, pliers and duct tape. Hammer and duct tape are used quite often...the rest very rarely.
I keep a tool box with the basics. (Wire cutters, wrenches, etc. ) I also have a few extra tire chain links, and the tool to change them out. Also have plenty of bolts to replace the tandem axle pull pins.
I've picked up a few trailers that have had the mud flap ripped off. I'd rather buy a new one (reimbursed for cost and labor) and do it myself than have to waste a 10hr break waiting on a "professional"
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
I keep two impacts: one 1/2" drive, and one 3/4" drive. Jack is a 40 ton bottle jack. Sockets and wrenches from 3.5 mm up to 2 1/8". I don't have a chainfall or a mig rig.....yet.
What a terrific idea! Thank you!!!
I keep one under the top bunk mattress.
I saw a video where a Knight Driver had a spare trailer mud flap when she found that her assigned trailer was missing one. Her company provided it for her & prolly saved herself hours of waiting to get it done by a “trained professional “ .
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What size impact & jack do you carry? I won’t ever carry that much, though it could save several hours waiting on roadside service to swap a tire. We don’t carry spares so I have to wait. But enough tools for minor stuff like airline leaks, lights out, clamps for hoses but no actual replacement hoses.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.