Automotive Industry News & Information - T&A Truck Specialist, Inc

At some point, while waiting for your tank to fill up, you’ve probably wondered what the difference is between the choices of gasoline at the pump. Typically, you see three buttons, with a number between 85 and 98, in ascending order and ascending prices. These numbers are octane ratings, which you probably know; but what is an octane rating, really?

The turbo on your diesel pickup truck is a precision-engineered component. As a result, proper maintenance is essential to keep it going strong, and T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, FL is the place to do that. At tens or even hundreds of thousands of RPM, keeping everything in good shape is absolutely necessary. Fortunately, turbos don't really require any special maintenance - they just make the maintenance you do all the more important.

At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, FL, we understand how frustrating it is when your vehicle makes mysterious noises that it shouldn’t be making. Here’s a rundown on suspension bushings, to help you figure out what that sound is you keep hearing.

Whether you drive a BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche (some exclusions apply), Subaru, or other performance automobiles, your car has a cooling system. With winter right around the corner, at T&A Truck Specialist, Inc we want to make sure your cooling system is ready for the cold.

Regardless of the weather, it's important to maintain your coolant system. At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, we offer the full range of coolant system services, from coolant testing to system flushing. Here’s what you need to know about servicing your cooling system.

Once you have a set of new tires installed on your commercial truck or fleet vehicle, you’ll want to get the most out of them. By maintaining them correctly and inspecting them regularly, you’ll keep them on the road for many miles to come. At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, FL we want you to be able to drive on your tires for miles, so let us help you do just that!

Sometimes a bad wheel bearing is obvious, sometimes it’s difficult to diagnose. From T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, FL, here are some symptoms to watch out for, and what to do about a bad wheel bearing.

At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, FL, we understand that no matter how well something is maintained, everything breaks eventually. Fortunately, our team of expert mechanics can repair just about anything, saving your business a lot of money in the process.