Archive for October, 2006
Malco calls it Very Berry (Wash and Wax)
Over at Fleet Oil and Truck Supply, we sell a lot of interesting products to a lot of interesting people. We sell some truck parts and products that our customers can’t live without, even though we don’t always know why.
One of these interesting products for any truck (or car) is from a company named Malco Products, and they make a Wash and Wax product called Very Berry Wash & Wax.
One of these interesting customers is George from Hawaii. George found the Malco Products over at Fleet Oil after he couldn’t find them in his local truck and automotive parts store. Why all the searching for Very Berry from Malco Products? Does it really give you that “just waxed look?”
George says, ”I have used it for years and its great. My car looks new and people comment about it all the time.”
Can’t argue with that. Pick up a bottle at Fleet Oil, just send it on back if George is wrong.
Add comment October 30, 2006
Top 3 reasons why you need a locking fuel cap
Top 3 reasons why you need a locking fuel cap for your truck:
1. The high cost of fuel.
As the cost of fuel goes up, you need the protection of a locking fuel cap to keep it in your truck.
2. Stop thieves from stealing your fuel.
A locking fuel cap can protect you from the guy who parks next to you and “borrows” from your tank.
3. Keep vandals from putting things into your tank.
You also need the protection from someone putting junk in your tank. When its been tampered with you have to pay for the fuel twice and also pay to have the tank cleaned.
Velvac Locking Fuel Caps makes it easy to lock up your gas tank!
Do you have a favorite locking fuel cap story? Post it in the comments. The best story about the need for a locking fuel cap will get $10 off the purchase of a locking fule cap!
Add comment October 18, 2006
Magic – Weigh your Load without a Scale
Actually, you do need a scale, a load scale from Right Weigh Load Scales. The load scales from Right Weigh mount on either the inside via gauges or outside of the cab in a protective box, and are easy to calibrate. Load scales work by using the existing air suspension system on your truck, so there’s nothing to buy but the load scale.
Right Weigh offers the following advice when deciding whether to buy an interior load scale or to go with the exterior load scale:
When selecting a load scale, consider where the driver is most often while loading. An air-line could be run from the trailer tandems into the tractor dash using a “quick disconnect” if the driver is typically in the cab when loading. An exterior scale could be mounted on the cab, or on the headache rack, if the driver is typically outside the cab while loading.
Why would you need a load scale for your truck? Well, to weigh your load. Ok, maybe a customer’s account on why they need a load scale will convince you:
I pick up a regular load from a small manufacturing company in rural Texas, about 45 miles from the nearest public scale. Before I got the exterior load scale, I’d have to drive to the scale, and if I was over, I’d have to go back. I bought the exterior load scale after making another overloaded trip, and have saved time, fuel, and thousands in load weight violations.
Do you have a load scale story? Post it in the comments.
Add comment October 13, 2006
Welcome to the Truck Parts Blog!
The Trucks Parts Blog has finally launched, and that means you’ll soon be reading some great truck parts reviews and trucking industry information. If you’d like great prices on heavy duty truck parts, see our other website, Fleet Oil and Truck Supply.
In the coming weeks we’ll cover truck parts that help with fuel mileage, calculate load weight without a scale, and anything else you’d like to hear about. Just leave us a note in the comments section about the truck parts you’d like reviewed.
Add comment October 4, 2006
