by irv-truck | Oct 5, 2026 | Blog
The excavator went down on the far side of the site, a mile of rutted haul road from the gate, and it is not coming to the shop. The shop goes to it. A mechanics truck rolls in with a crane on the back corner, an air compressor, a welder, a parts inventory and enough...
by irv-truck | Oct 4, 2026 | Blog
At 3 a.m. after a heavy storm, a snow plow truck is doing the hardest work it will see all year. A steel blade hangs off the front bumper, ballast or a spreader sits in the back, and the truck spends hours pushing, backing, lifting and dropping. Every one of those...
by irv-truck | Oct 3, 2026 | Blog
The scale ticket comes out of the kiosk with three lines on it: steer axle, drive axle, trailer. Your total is comfortably under the truck’s GVWR, so you almost toss it on the dash. Then you compare the drive axle line with the GAWR printed on your door label...
by irv-truck | Oct 2, 2026 | Blog
The trailer usually makes the decision before you do. A livestock trailer or a flatbed loaded with equipment arrives with a coupler on a long neck. A big RV arrives with a kingpin and a flat plate. So the gooseneck vs 5th wheel question often comes down to what you...
by irv-truck | Oct 1, 2026 | Blog
You load the bed with a pallet of feed, hook up the gooseneck, put two buddies in the back seat, and the truck feels fine pulling out of the yard. So what is GVWR, and why does that one number on the door jamb matter more than how the truck feels? Because it is the...
