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Swift does not provide nor require a tool kit. In the four years I have worked for Swift I have never needed a socket set. As a company driver you are not authorized to perform tepairs.
That said I carry duct tape, electrical tape, cable ties, bungee cords, hammer, tire thumper mallet, adjustable wrenches, and screwdrivers. I have only performed basic tightening of non structural fasteners, and loosened things that are stuck like tandem locking pins. Nothing major so no need to carry a big tool kit.
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
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Stupid question of the day:
What tools do you carry? What tools (if any) are specific or specialty tools for the type of trailer or cargo you haul?
I read somewhere that Swift, for example, provides or requires a tool kit (for purchase) for new drivers.
I have a good tool kit but I'm wondering how much of it I should bring. I noticed that there are many recommendations to carry a socket set, which brings me to my next stupid question:
Clearly my 1/4" set is a bit tiny for a big truck, but 3/8" or 1/2" (I have both)?
And finally: Metric or SAE?