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7 Things to Check Before Starting a Truck That's Been Sitting for Months
How long can a truck sit before you can't just turn the key and go?
Not very long, as it turns out. A few months parked is enough for the fuel to turn, the battery to die, and the brakes to seize up. Some of that you can catch yourself before you start it. Some of it you can't.
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How to Know If a Reconditioned Forklift Is Worth the Investment
A reconditioned forklift with fresh paint and new decals looks ready to work and costs a lot less than new. And sometimes it is. But "reconditioned" isn't a regulated term. Neither is "refurbished" or "remanufactured." One shop uses the word after tearing a machine down to bare steel and rebuilding it part by part. Another uses it after hosing the unit off and hitting it with a rattle can. Both could call it reconditioned. Both could price it like they did the work.
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Your Driver Says the Truck "Feels Off." Here’s Where to Start
A driver walks up to you and says the truck feels off. No warning light, no fault code, nothing obvious to point at. That kind of feedback puts you in a decision gap right away.
You can send the truck back out and hope it holds. You can pull it off the road without a clear reason. Either way, you’re making a call without enough information.
Flatbed vs. Stake Bed: Which One's Better for Your Fleet?
A flatbed truck gives you a wide-open deck with no sides. A stake truck adds removable posts and panels for partial containment. Most buyers already know that much. The harder part is figuring out which one costs less to live with. The wrong bed eats into your payload, your crew's time, and your per-trip margins. None of that shows up on the spec sheet.
How to Know When Your Piggyback's Mounting System Needs Service
Every time your truck hits the road with a piggyback forklift on the back, the mounting system takes the hit. Weight, road vibration, and load stress all run through the brackets, bolts, and weld points. That wear doesn't show up all at once. It builds, and it leaves marks if you know where to look.
Top 5 Common Forklift Safety Violations (And What to Do About Them)
Your operators are trained, your inspection logs are signed, and your equipment runs every day. Then an OSHA inspector shows up and finds gaps you didn't even know existed. You thought everything was in order, but in a matter of one inspection, you're ending the day with a hefty fine and orders to make changes. Where did it all go wrong? And more importantly, could this have been avoided?