How To Identify & Fix Steering Issues In Heavy-Duty Trucks For truck drivers, a mechanical defect increases the risk of an accident by 200%. The steering system is no exception. Reports of steering failure led to the recall of over 100,000 trucks in 2022, 740... Apr 18, 2025
How to Identify & Fix Heavy-Duty Truck Electrical Issues Contemporary commercial trucks rely on their electrical systems to control a wide swath of automated functions. A battery powers the engine control unit (ECU) and its sensors; the ECU runs the starter... Apr 18, 2025
Prevent Engine Overheat: Ultimate Guide To Cooling System Maintenance An engine’s cooling system is vital to its function and safety. Cooling system dysfunction is a factor in almost 50% of all engine failures. Moreover, accidents involving an engine overheating pose a... Apr 11, 2025
How To Prevent Truck Engine Failure Critical failure of a car or truck’s internal systems—including its engine, brakes, or suspension—is the None [1] root cause of 44,000 crashes each year in the United States. Preventing engine failu... Apr 11, 2025
5 Suspension Upgrades To Improve Your Commercial Vehicle’s Performance The automotive suspension market is worth over $53 billion worldwide. It’s clear why: a vehicle’s suspension has an outsized impact on its performance. Studies demonstrate a suspension’s design alte... Mar 27, 2025
Automatic Transmission Maintenance Guide The lifespan of a vehicle’s automatic transmission ranges wildly, with some requiring replacement at 100,000 miles, and others lasting for over 300,000. That difference more than doubles the life of a... Mar 27, 2025
Your Complete Guide to Air Brake Troubleshooting Roughly 26,400 vehicle accidents each year are caused by faulty brakes. Fortunately, it's simple to avoid ending up as one of those statistics. As you drive a truck, bus, or similar heavy-duty vehicl... Jan 2, 2025
Hydraulic Fluid Issues: Symptoms, Causes, and More * Hydraulic fluid is vital to keep a dump truck, tow truck, or any other heavy-duty vehicle with a hydraulic lift system functioning. * In this guide, the experts at Point Spring & Driveshaft Co. an... Jan 2, 2025
Common Diesel Particulate Filter Problems and What to Do About Them The average, working diesel particulate filter (DPF) reduces air-polluting particulate matter emissions by 95%, improves a truck engine’s longevity and performance, and keeps drivers in compliance wit... Dec 19, 2024
5 Reasons for Diesel Oxidation Catalyst Failure In 2011, an investigation conducted by the Washington State Fire Department linked a truck's DPF failure to one of the biggest fires in the state. Over 3,600 acres of land burned, destroying over 100 ... Dec 19, 2024
Pass Your Inspection: An Overview of Each DOT Truck Inspection Checklist ** Pass Your Inspection: An Overview of Each DOT Truck Inspection Checklist ** The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires all commercial drivers to undergo routine inspections. These inspections ... Nov 18, 2024
7 Signs Your Driveshaft is Unbalanced **7 Signs Your Driveshaft is Unbalanced** The driveshaft is essential in any vehicle, whether you drive a compact sedan or a massive commercial motor vehicle. It transfers torque from the transmissio... Nov 11, 2024