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

Inspecting wear and tear items on any commercial truck is a great way to make sure you stay reliably on the road. With a trained eye, a variety of issues can easily be caught before trouble arises, saving you critical time and a lot of money in the process. At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, one of our top priorities is preventative maintenance, and noticing a problem before it becomes a bigger one.

If you’ve owned a truck long, particularly one with a few miles on it, you have probably encountered a peculiar smell that grabbed your attention. Scents that you encounter while driving (emanating from your vehicle, not the horse farm down the road) are indicators of your truck's health and often the first warning that something may be wrong. T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa has assembled this list to prepare for you for the next time you smell something odd, so you’ll know what’s going on next time you notice a funny smell.

As vehicles become more technologically advanced, the importance of your truck's battery becomes continually more important. In the old days, a battery essentially worked or it didn’t; if it was good enough to start the vehicle, it was good enough. Moderns trucks are a different story. A faulty battery can cause a variety of issues, including engine codes, sensor failures, irregular transmission behavior, and the list goes on. Battery failure often causes issues that are commonly misdiagnosed, and in the hands of the wrong auto repair shop, a mechanic may spend hundreds of your hard-earned dollars chasing problems that don’t exist. At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, our mechanics are familiar with modern trucks and the problems that accompany them.

Does your steering wheel feel like it’s fighting you when trying to drive in a straight line? Does your truck turn too aggressively when you try to go one direction, and poorly when you try to go another? There are a few possibilities as to what it means if your truck resists going in a straight line. T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa has the answers for you.

At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, we’re not only here to fix your truck when something goes wrong...we’re here to help you understand your truck a little better, too. Here are some tips concerning your thermostat - how it works, what to watch out for, and what to do about it when one fails.

All the lights on your truck have an important job to do. Brake lights, tail lights, blinkers, reverse lights, and headlights are a crucial part of driving. Lights make you visible, make things visible to you, and allow you to communicate with other drivers. All of a vehicle’s lights make driving easier and safer, and all of them are important...not to mention legally required.

Truck windows are one of those things that you take for granted, until something goes wrong. One of the more irritating issues a window can develop, is dislocating from its track while attempting to roll it up or down. Why does this happen, and how do you fix it? At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, we’ve got answers to your questions and solutions to your problems.

There are a lot of drivers on the road today with improperly adjusted rear view mirrors, contributing to unnecessary blind spots and potentially hazardous driving conditions. At T&A Truck Specialist, Inc in Tampa, we place a lot of value on efficiency; here’s how to get the most out of your mirrors.