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drivers should have tools to free
their trucks in slick conditions.
Shovels and brooms are helpful to
clear hard-to-reach areas of snow as
well as keeping the underside of a
truck clear if an asset doesn't have a
stack exhaust, while kitty litter can
help tires grip the road.
" Kitty litter can be helpful to
get traction, " Mustafa explained,
" because with the weight of the
engine, the driver, the cab, [and] all
of those components up front on
the vehicle, there's no weight on the
tires that actually drive the vehicle
forward. So, on a very small incline,
a truck without weight on the drive
axle can get stuck. "
Is the investment
worth it?
All told, if a fleet or driver
invested in all of these
supplies for their emergency
kit, substituting a
glandhand hose for the
air compressor, they
could conservatively spend as
much as $450 for one vehicle.
While this might seem expensive
in light of the costs of
fuel and maintenance,
the price of a well-prepared
emergency kit
that may be able to get
a vehicle to a shop instead
of necessitating a tow could be worth
its weight.
" Nightmarish would be
some
towing charges when broken down
on the side of the road, " Taylor
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warned. " Many of them reach up to
five figures! "
Meanwhile, FleetNet America estimates
that at the beginning of 2020,
the average cost to repair roadside
breakdowns was $450, excluding
towing, with that cost rising 16.6%
from 2021 to 2022.
As with many cases, the cost-benefit
analysis of having a wellequipped
emergency kit versus
not can vary fleet to fleet. But at
least some of the expense is worth
considering if it means a vehicle can
make it to a service center instead of
being towed, and that a driver can
be comfortable and safe while doing
so. Even if a fleet doesn't require all
of the items on this list, being sure to
have the basics could be the difference
between manageable downtime
and a critical event.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of december2022

Hitched Up: When picking the fleet of the future, choose wisely
Equipment: Brake check-in
In The Bay: Tools of champions...and other successful maintenance pros
Shop Operations: Heavy-duty equipment trends of 2023
Body & Cab: Equipping for the worst: A guide to driver emergency kits
Drivetrain: Transmission transition
Economic Outlook: What signals will help predict the economic outlook?
Fleet Parts & Components
Tools & Equipment
Classifieds
Guest Editorial: How telematics is changing maintenance
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december2022 - Hitched Up: When picking the fleet of the future, choose wisely
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december2022 - Equipment: Brake check-in
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december2022 - In The Bay: Tools of champions...and other successful maintenance pros
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december2022 - Shop Operations: Heavy-duty equipment trends of 2023
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december2022 - Body & Cab: Equipping for the worst: A guide to driver emergency kits
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december2022 - Drivetrain: Transmission transition
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december2022 - Economic Outlook: What signals will help predict the economic outlook?
december2022 - Fleet Parts & Components
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december2022 - Tools & Equipment
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december2022 - Classifieds
december2022 - Guest Editorial: How telematics is changing maintenance
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