When driving your car, dealing with a flat tire is simple. When you are in a commercial truck, things can get much more complicated. The size of the vehicle does not allow for easy repair, so calling an emergency truck road service to help is often the best option.

Flat Tires

Changing a tire on the side of the road can be challenging with a large vehicle. Often there is not much room between you and the traffic, so you need to try and get off the road as far as you can with a flat. 

Often when the tires blow on a commercial truck, the carcass comes apart, and the tire is not repairable, but replacing the tire with a new one can be done relatively quickly with the right tools and equipment. An emergency truck road service can help, but they will need to know what is going on with the truck before the arrival so they can bring the right tools and parts with them. 

If the damaged tire is one of the duals on the truck or trailer, you may be able to move the truck to a rest area or the next exit to get off the road. If the truck is fully loaded, you run the risk of damaging the single tire holding the weight that was originally shared between the dual tires. Let the roadside service tell you if the truck is off the road enough for them to work on before you try and move it, and if you have to move it, do it slowly. 

Tire Replacement

The emergency truck road service responding to your location can bring a new tire with them. The service will have a large jack, often air-powered, impact guns, and all the tools required to separate the old tire and install the new tire on the rim. In most cases, the tech will pull the tire off the truck and then work on it between the service truck and the semi-trailer so that they are protected from the traffic going by. 

Once the new tire is installed on the truck, the tech will check the rest of the tires for you. If they see any that need replacement, they may recommend you come into the shop and get the work done before driving on. Many trucks use recapped tires to save some cost, but when they fail, they often shred into many pieces. It is vital to service the recapped tires often, ensuring the air pressure is correct, and if there is any part of the tire or tread that is concerning, replacing the tire, so you are not sitting on the side of the road waiting for emergency truck road services. 

For more information, contact a company such as Arizona Fleet Service.