Truck 801

Towing Setup, Brake Controllers and Fleet Maintenance

A brake controller matched to the trailer, and maintenance built around trucks that actually work for a living.

A brake controller is not a one-size-fits-all part. It has to be matched to the trailer's brake type and roughly to its loaded weight, and a mismatch in either direction causes a real problem: too little output underbrakes the trailer and leaves the truck doing more stopping work than it should, while too much can cause the trailer's brakes to grab harder than intended. This is one of the details people setting up to tow for the first time most often get wrong, usually without realizing it until something feels off on the road.

For small businesses running more than one truck, the same logic applies at a fleet scale — trucks used for work accumulate wear differently than personal vehicles, and a maintenance schedule built around a single truck's mileage does not necessarily fit a truck that tows or hauls for a living. We can match a small fleet with a shop that will build a service schedule around how the trucks are actually used rather than a generic interval.

What this usually involves

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Other services

Get a Diagnosis From a Shop That Knows Diesel

Tell us what the truck is doing and we will match you with a shop that specializes in diesel and towing, not a general shop doing diesel on the side.

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