Three Things to Count On While Replacing Your Smart Truck Wheels

How often do you replace your truck’s wheel? When this question was asked to a number of truckers, we had two different answers. The first type of answer was, “I change it when they shrink or when flat spots are huge. The second type but infrequent answer was, “I restore them in every 2-4 months”. Right answer! It is advised and found to be effective when you put back your truck’s wheel every 2-4 months.

Most of you are likely to change your truck wheels only when you can’t get those axle nuts back on the setup. Not ever! As a motorist, replacing your truck wheels is going to be a continuous process from time to time. Sometimes you will realize that the new wheels just don’t fit in or they may trouble you while driving. It is said that, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Let’s look up for three flaw-avoidance measures while swapping your vehicle’s wheel, which really helps in maintaining your trucks well.
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Hard working Trucker – “A Perfect Growth Strategy of Nation”.

Jan-12’2013 is Work Harder Day. Apart from trucker’s new resolutions for the year 2013, what is something you would like to work harder at and why on that day? Being a trucker you have got plenty of deals to contribute in bulk to nation’s economic prosperity. We often excuse our self an infinite times to work a single task scheduled days back. These excuses include, “Let me do it later, evening, tonight, tomorrow or weekend”, “I’m tired today”, “My alarm did not go off” and lots more. Continue reading →

The Festival of Sleep Day Is Here

In this competitive world and wintry weather, is there anyone who hates hiding under a blanket and sleeping for a whole day? Certainly not! Hibernate! A Rabbit does… Bear does… Bat does… Why not you?  Apart from gearing your trucks apt for winter, self-gearing is also vital. The festival of sleep day is an unofficial, but favorite holiday for nearly everyone. It is usually celebrated on Jan 3rd of every year. We asked a good number people, what their holiday plan is. The answer counts cleaning house or car shed, washing car, repairing and some odd jobs. How nice it would be to hug your teddy or stuffed bunny and to sprawl out on a day bed or couch after your Christmas shopping or celebration? No fences why you sleep, where you sleep, how and how long you sleep. No matter what! Just get any comfortable cushion to sleep on. Continue reading →

“The Little Children! Are they with angels?”

In the wake of sad and sickening Connecticut School shooting incident at Newtown on Friday, we at Taxexcise.com, feel sorry to those dead innocent children with pure hearts and noble teachers who fought for their pupils till eternity. The sinful and illogical massacre by the 20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza, left 28 people dead, counts 20 immaculate children from Sandy Hook Elementary School. He had shot those children who were in the age group of 6-7 for a multiple number of times. As the BBC news reports say, the gunman had killed his own mother before he started firing at school and finally committed suicide. It is said that, hundred rounds of fire shots came from the school. Continue reading →

Tips for truck owners to gear it apt for winter

Coarse driving on seasonal shortcoming is nearly all common for truckers. Its agony will be there in almost every truck owner’s mind, concerned about meteorological conditions of winter. Whatever, the downtime can be lessened with right upkeep.

A roll of ground works and plans given here can be practiced everyday or sometimes in compliance with the demand. Those plans will keep helping your well-maintained trucks for a safe run.

  • Battery check: Test your truck’s battery often and also clean the connections.
  • Habitual cleaning: Keep your vehicle free from road salts, which cling during heavy snow area rides. Clean your cab body and undercarriage habitually.
  • Ensure engine heaters: Ensure the proper maintenance of engine heaters, which warms the vehicle system for quick start during winter time of the year. It may be block heater or oil-pan heaters according to the owner’s choice. After all, properly maintained engines help you relish the complete worth of paying HVUT for your trucks.
  • Confirm Fuel Level: If the coolant is older than 2 years  then replace it with a new one that prevents corrosion and gumming, which proves global performance.
  • Examine the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) setup: Since the freezing point of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is 12°F, it may tend to freeze in many areas. Within an hour, it will soften into liquefied form. Practically, scores of trucks will be adapted with such emission control systems. Cyclic system leakages are must from the midwinter period.
  • Windshield repairs: Keep windshields free from minor pitting, chips and other stress spots etc. Get used to repair it instantly to avoid cracks or other major damages.

Things to recall:

  • Carry a ready winter survival kit with fire extinguisher, reflective triangles, first aid kit, solar blanket, water and other needed things.
  • If you keep your engine run through in truck parking area, slow-moving traffic, crawling as of snowy weather etc, you are up surging the danger of allowing carbon monoxide poisoning into the truck by yourself.
  • Overall road safety is something that also means to other people on road next to your truck and you. Bear in mind

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