When you're from Alaska like I am, you get used to seeing trucks. They are the standard mode of transportation because they can handle the frost heaves, you can pack the bed with wood for the winter, and they protect you better on slick winter roads when you inevitably slide into snow berms. Their ...

This article is only a very basic step by step, the procedure should be fairly obvious to those with the most basic mechanical aptitude. The focus instead is on some more specific ideas and advice from my own personal experience. Roll on Bed Liners: Preparation and OverviewBefore you can ...

Commercial truck driving is a high-risk profession. A truck driver has a tremendous responsibility for handling trucks along with facing other obstacles like bad weather, technical difficulties in truck, etc. It is important for a truck driver to follow some basic safety measures to reach his final ...

The normal compression in a diesel engine is a tad more than 17.1 and the normal compression in a gasoline powered engine is closer to 9.1. That means that a diesel engine requires a lot more cranking amps to get it fried off than the normal gasoline engine requires, so the diesel truck ...

It is very frustrating when you turn the key to crank your vehicle and nothing happens. A dead battery never seems to occur when you have nothing to do and are surrounded by family and friends who are ready and able to jump start your car for you. A dead battery occurs when you are away from home, ...

Over time the frame of a truck is likely to develop some rust spots on it. No matter how careful you are with your vehicle, or what precautions you take, there will come a time when rust makes an appearance.You do not have to give up on your truck if you see a little rust on the frame. You do ...

Shocks are designed to stop a vehicle from bouncing or having undo vibrations when you are traveling. They make your ride smoother and more enjoyable, especially when you are driving down a road that is not perfectly smooth.To find the best truck shocks we asked tire specialists and mechanics ...

There are a lot of people who want bed liners in their trucks but do not want to pay the high prices the bed liner installation experts charge. There are a lot of people who simply want to see if they can install their own bed liner.For all of those people we have decided to test the numerous ...

Diesel trucks require batteries to start their engines, and most truck owners will agree that they want the best batteries for diesel trucks when they go to buy a new battery. We understand the desire to find the batteries that will perform the best, last the longest and provide the optimum amounts ...

To find the best truck bed tent we decided that we needed to test several of these products. Our experts judged the tents on how easy they were to erect, the versatility of truck styles the tent fit, the number of ventilation ports, and the extra features the tent had. We also had novices who had ...