Your work truck gets the job done, but lately, it seems as if it’s not enough. It’s easy to grow out of a light-duty work truck, especially if your business or job responsibilities increase. There are signs that will confirm that you need to invest in or request a bigger truck. Midlane Truck & Trailer Repair lists five of them below. These signs are clear indicators that you are expecting more out of your truck than it can give you.
1. You’ve Run Out of Room
If you find yourself with a daily conundrum of where to put everything, you need a bigger truck. You might be stuffing your truck bed and the interior just to get everything to fit. This is a bad idea from a safety standpoint, but it also slows you down every day. The more time you take trying to load everything that you must into your truck the less time you have to actually do your job.
2. You’re Overloading Your Truck
Running out of room also means you could be overloading your truck, too. You might be putting too much weight in the bed and/or the interior cabin and this can cause suspension and engine trouble – more on that below. Your light-duty truck has a maximum weight capacity and a maximum towing capacity, and if you exceed this, especially on a regular basis, you’ll end up with the following problems.
3. You’re Having Suspension Trouble
Too much weight will overload the suspension beyond its capacity and you might notice handling problems, such as slow steering or braking response. Depending on how heavily you’ve overloaded your work truck, you can even damage the axle, blowout a tire or tires, and break the suspension springs. If you’ve been having abnormal suspension trouble, it could be because you’re overloading the truck.
4. You’re Having Engine Trouble
Engine trouble will also happen in a vehicle that is constantly overloaded. Your engine is only designed to power so much weight, and once you go over that weight, the engine will lag and struggle to produce the power that you need. If you keep pushing it beyond its capacity, your work truck will start to break down. An increase in engine repairs can signal you’re expecting too much out of your work truck’s engine.
5. You’re Making Too Many Trips
Finally, you might respect your vehicle’s weight capacity because you know the above can happen. The consequence, however, is that you make more trips than you need to throughout the day. This is also a sign that you need a new work truck – a larger one – and you can count on Midlane Truck & Trailer Repair in Eugene, OR, to service and repair your old and new work trucks.
