If you are a new truck driver and fear damaging a load of freight on your flatbed trailer when you are forced to drive during inclement winter weather, then it’s important you know how to correctly use tarps. Tarping a load might seem like a simple process, but there are many ways it can go horribly wrong, so follow each of these time-tested tips to protect your valuable cargo:
Tip: Ask the Forklift Driver to Load Your Tarps on Top of Your Load…
Consider the bare bones truck that you get from the dealer to be a blank canvas. The truck accessories that you can install are the paint with which you will be able to create exactly the type of car that you want. There are many people who buy a pickup truck with the idea that it might be ready to roll into any situation right away. Unfortunately, that is often not the case.…
Driving at night can be dangerous unless you take the proper precautions. Your car’s headlights are the tool that enables you to drive in low light conditions. When deciding on a type of light bulb for your headlights, you have a few options. Halogen headlights are standard, but LED light bulbs are superior in many ways. Here are four reasons you should invest in LED headlights:
1. Save money.
LED lights are more energy-efficient than traditional halogen bulbs, according to Carfax.…
Whether it was passed down from a relative or you purchased and restored it yourself, a classic Corvette can be a wonderful addition to your life. Of course, classic cars can be expensive to repair and replace, so you will want to protect them at all times. If you have a classic car, you may want to show it off as much as possible. However, a good-quality car cover is imperative to protect the car’s value and appeal.…
Car stereo systems are a great way to add some enjoyment to your ride. There are, however, a number of issues that can make the car stereo experience suboptimal or just downright bad. Pay attention to these three tips, and you’ll get more out of the setup you put in your vehicle.
Track Down Sources of Vibration First
If you’ve ever listened to a teenager drive by in a car that had more of a heavy metallic rattle than true bass pushing, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the entirety of the problem was the car stereo.…
Rust is one of the most destructive things that can affect your vehicle, as it can easily and quickly eat its way through a significant portion of your vehicle’s metal body. Rust spreads much like a disease, and as such, it needs to be addressed and removed as soon as it appears. However, the best way to remove rust is to take steps to prevent it from developing in the first place: fortunately, there are a few simple rust protection steps you can take to protect your vehicle.…
Watching the classic animated film Shrek, you notice at the end that the title character rides off in a giant, onion-shaped coach. While it is meant to be a funny take on Cinderella’s pumpkin, you do have to wonder how bad a giant onion coach would smell. Then again, if your car smells exceedingly awful, you probably do not have to imagine that movie scenario at all. If your car smells as bad as (or worse than!…
If you are working on a late-model Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) controlled vehicle, having a good tuner with a functioning software suite is an amazing way to give you control over certain functions. This combined hardware and software make it possible for you to essentially plug a computer into an engine and see the things you can adjust on the screen. While a lot of people are familiar with engine tuners and the different software types, many do not know exactly what aspects of the engine can be controlled with this kind of setup.…
