As an alignment expert and owner of LaserLine, Inc., I’ve gotten used to being asked a lot of questions about truck alignment. Two of the most pressing questions I’m asked are what affects fuel mileage and how can we, with alignment, diminish or lessen those forces that rob us of fuel efficiency?

Let’s start where we should, at the beginning, which, fittingly, is the front of the truck. Barring any suspension damage, the only thing on the front of the truck, or the bobtail, which I will subsequently refer to as “the power unit,” that can affect the fuel mileage would be the toe setting. Toe can be imagined as a set of skis- let’s say your steer tires are skis.
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Tags: Truck Alignment, Fuel Mileage, Fuel Efficiency, Suspension Damage, Toe Setting

Every day its seems like there are more trucks on the road. And every night, it seems like there are more trucks trying to park in the truck stops- and not enough parking spots to accommodate them. When truckers are tired, they need to park. Hours of Service legislation requires a 10 hour break, and when enough 10 hour breaks overlap, parking becomes scarce.

One option for truckers is parking at weigh stations. Some states allow it, some don’t. It’s best to know ahead of time so that, if you can’t find a parking spot at the truck stop, you can have a backup plan! In Scalehouses and Parking, Part I, we covered California, Georgia, Florida and Kentucky weigh stations. This article covers Arkansas, Connecticut, Michigan, South Carolina and Wyoming.
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