Tool Kits

This should help a little

tools fo the trade........

 

Thats a good list but common sense tells you you don't need 5 gal of coolant and some of the other stuff they have on there. There is just not enough room for all that.

Things like an alternator and starter are just stuff I dont have room to carry.

Here is what I carry.

ToolBox
Basic screw drivers (flat and phillips)
Good set of sockets with a socket driver
Box and open end wrenches
Cresent wrench (big and small one)
Pipe wrench
Vice grips
Hammer
Set of nut drivers
Needle nose pliers
Linemans pliers
Tape measure
Filter wrench
Grease gun
Electrical pliers and strippers
electrical tape
Duck tape (gray)
And anything else you think you will need

Extras

lights and bulbs
belts
glad hand seals
air lines
air line connections
electrical line with pig tail for trailer connection
assorted electrical connections
lighting wire (2 strand red strand and black strand)
fuel and oil filters
hose clamps
cotter keys
assorted nuts and bolts

Usually if I see something I could need or needed and didn't have I'll put extra in the truck.

 

Common sense would tell me to add a spare set of keys in a private location on the truck in case your main ones get lost.

Hunter

 

Those air hoses they sell at the truck stops are good to have. I've used it more than once in my short time out there. I made my own though. A 50' air hose, a glad hand connector and a quick disconnect for the air attachment. The good thing about that is I have also used an air ratchet when I had to take off the side fairings to get to the APU. Cheaper are more useful than the ones you get just for putting air in the tires.

 

I think the most used items on my truck are the hammers. A 3lb sledge, claw and ball peen. A good crow bar or wonder bar comes in handy if you deal with allot of nails in the trailer deck. Some places will not load you with visible nails in the deck, especially slip sheeted loads.

Also a set of torx bits with a screw driver. Things always shaking loose in the cab, and just about everything is a torx.

And when I was pulling allot of older vans, a good electrical kit. Spool of 12 and 14 ga wire, strippers, a box of household yellow electrical screw caps, crimp connectors, a tube of silicon to waterproof your work and lots of electrical tape.

And that air hose. That can be a life saver! Make your own or buy one, but just get one.

Just off of the top of my head, and all of the other stuff everyone else mentioned.

Mike

 

that's the best one so far I remember my first solo trip I got locked out had to bust the lock to get in after that I always keep a door key on a clip on my belt loop

 

What alot of others have mentioned plus some bungee cords, the good black ones, and strapping or rope. I also used to carry a small propane torch because we hauled alot of paper loads on the floor and any damp spots the trailer would be rejected, and it wouldnt matter if it wouldnt damage the load or not. Just dont burn your trailer down .

 

Pretty much whats been said. I've collected a few things allong the way. You only need 1 gallon of oil/coolent, not 5. And you don't need things like alternators or fan belts. If your a company driver they don't want you doning work like that on the truck. Voids the warrenty.