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A quality auto repair shop can help you keep your company’s fleet of cars and/or trucks safely and economically on the road. This is especially true if you bring the vehicles in for scheduled maintenance. Some auto repair shops will help by sending reminders when vehicles are due for service. This helps to make the operation of a fleet of vehicles far less complicated. But, be sure to choose an auto repair shop wisely. A quality auto repair shop will do more than merely provide scheduled oil changes; they’ll also take your fleet’s maintenance to heart. They’ll understand that your goal is to ensure the safety of your drivers and/or sales staff. They’ll know how costly it is if one of your vehicles breaks down in Boise, Idaho. First of all, you’ll have that tow. Then, you’ll probably have to put the driver up for the night. Who knows if the auto repair shop you’re stuck with in Boise is reputable or what they’ll charge for the repairs? If they can’t fix the vehicle quickly, your dri...

Automakers turn out some awesome trucks these days. Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado 1600, Ram 1500, Nisan Titan, Toyota Tundra: these are some extremely nice vehicles. And you can order them with a wide array of options. But, for some, that’s still not enough. Some have older trucks – from a 2015 model back to … well, all the way back to the 1918 Dodge, the first pickup truck built, and built on behalf of the U.S. Army. OK, you may not want to modify a classic truck, such as that; some of those older classics have far more value if they are original and the more original the better. But, you may also have an older truck that you’d really like to modify. To modify a pickup truck, there are some things you’ll want to do along the way. The first step is to consider the options. You need to picture what your truck can become before you can create it. Well, you don’t have to but, if you don’t, you’re more likely to end up with a haphazardly finished product. In other words, some...

The truck was sitting on the side of the road. No one was around; whoever owned the truck had left some time ago – possibly days ago. The problem was obvious. It dangled there underneath the truck – a shaft of steel with one end resting on the ground. The driveshaft had fallen out of the back of the transmission. But why? Looking a little closer, you notice that this isn’t an everyday pickup truck; this is one of those modified pickup trucks. It has great big, chrome pipes extending out from below the rear bumper. It has one of those vehicle wraps – an awesome and modern design that really sets it apart. And, most importantly, it has a great, big set of tires. Those over-sized tires fit under the truck because it also has big, visible springs and shocks. In other words, the truck has a lift kit. It looks cool but it’s also functional if someone wants to take it offroad. The problem is that the driveshaft has fallen out of the back of the transmission, which brings us back to the ...

There are a number of parts to your car that you depend on to help you go. The primary part you depend on to stop is your brakes. How do you know that you’re ready for a brake job? After all, it’s at least as important that you can stop your car as it is that you can get it to go. Our brakes work so well that we often take them for granted. The worked every other time; why wouldn’t they work now? Your brakes won’t work, eventually, because they are a diminishing quantity. Every time you use your brakes some of the lining is worn from the brake pads or brake shoes. Eventually, the brake pads and brake shoes wear down to the point where the rivets that help to hold them in place (they are also glued in place) are level with the surface of the brake pads and brake shoes. Once the rivets are at the surface of the pads or shoes, the rivets begin to make contact with the rotor or brake drum when you apply the brakes. Allow this to happen even a little while and the rivets will burrow rut...