Tips To Prepare Your Commercial Truck for Summer

Schedule an Oil Change

The most important service your commercial truck will need is routine oil changes. As you drive your truck more and more, routine oil changes will help the engine run smoothly, allowing you to drive the vehicle as originally intended.

Since you will likely be driving your truck often, you will need a few oil changes a year. Right before summer is a great time to seek out this service, so your truck is prepped to take on the hotter conditions from June through July.

Check Coolant Levels

It's also a good idea to check the coolant levels in your vehicle's powertrain. Coolant works to prevent your truck from overheating. It does so as it is pushed through the engine block via the water pump, absorbing the heat being produced by the engine.

Of course, coolant is even more important during the summer, when temperatures are hot. Making sure the fluids are topped off will help prevent situations in which your engine could overheat due to the blistering temperatures outside.

Top Off Other Fluids

There are many other fluids that are important to your commercial truck's ability to run properly. It's also a good idea to make sure these fluids are topped off, ready to serve your truck in the intended manner.

Some of these fluids include:

• Transmission fluid
• Differential fluid
• Power steering fluid
• Transfer case fluid

Provide Air Conditioning Maintenance

The tips covered above focus more on the integrity of the innerworkings of your powertrain. It is, of course, also important that you are comfortable behind the wheel as you go to work too. That's why it's vital to provide your truck's air conditioning system with maintenance prior to summer as well.

During an A/C maintenance, the system will be inspected to make sure everything is in working order. Whether it needs freon, a new compressor, or is good to go, having it looked at prior to summer will ensure your cabin can offer you a cool reprieve from the heat of the jobsite.

Prepare Your Commercial Truck for Summer

Are you ready to have your truck prepped for the warmer months ahead? Do you have questions about some of our tips to prepare your commercial truck for summer as you look to do so? Just contact our team here at New Holland Isuzu and we'll be happy to help answer your questions.

We're proud to serve New Holland, Reading, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, area drivers and hope to assist you soon!