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What are your helpful hints and solutions for managing your business and surviving life on the road? Progressive Truck Tips allows you to share your sensible solutions as well as humorous advice and get tips from other users, just like you.
Faster acceleration causes more fuel to be burned. Ease to a cruising speed by avoiding jack rabbit starts and stops.
Don't put bumper stickers on your car. They are distracting from your brake lights. they're cute to read,but not so funny when someone hits you.
Always use your seatbelts and don't try to mult-task.. as in don't play with the radio, your phone, your makeup, and your food. Be smart, be safe!!
Carry extra de-icer.
Make sure you buy the right truck to tow your trailer or boat.
Don't be in a hurry to self-diagnose a problem with your truck. I left my truck sitting for two years because I thought it needed a new transmission and it took me that long to save up for the cost. When I finally took it to the transmission guy, he said my transmission was fine. It just needed a new muffler. Who would have thunk it? I could have had that stupid truck fixed two years ago. At least I saved some money but lost the use of my truck for two years.
I drive a triaxle and I just want everyone to know how difficult it is to stop when cars and trucks cut me off and pass me because they don't want to drive behind me. It's very dangerous to do that.
Always use your seat belt.
Because trucks frequently have lots of blind spots, purchase and place a small bubble mirror on your rear view mirror to increase your viewing angle.
If you're the only big rig on the road with a bunch of four wheelers and you see a big truck tire or a set of duals come zipping by your cab. Hand, (or driver) ya better pull over to the curb as quick as you can or you may find DOT giving a ticket to the loosest lug nut with the rig - the one holding the wheel!