If you have a road-trip planned, make sure you get your truck ready for the journey ahead. The last thing any traveler wants is mechanical issues or repairs on the road, so be sure to have your mechanic give your truck a good once-over before making long-distance trips.
Some things to do before hitting the road include:
Invest in a truck-cap. A cap is an investment that pays for itself many times over; it provides protection for anything you put in the bed of your truck, as well as security so your belongings won't be stolen.
Many cities in snowy parts of the country are switching from sodium chloride (rock salt) to brine, a solution that contains magnesium chloride. The brine solution is cheaper, easier to apply and is gentler to paved surfaces. In these cities – where the freeze-thaw cycle creates potholes by shrinking and expanding the pavement – sodium chloride exacerbates the road damage by further eroding the holes in the road. Magnesium chloride doesn't really affect the fissures in the road's surface and there is less waste when it's applied, making it more economical.
