Garbage Truck Maintenance

Learn garbage truck maintenance tips that will help reduce fleet costs and ensure reliable service. The experts at Ready Trucks provide garbge truck maintenance solutions. Contact us today for a free quote!

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How Often Should You Change the Oil on a Garbage Truck?

Oil change intervals for garbage trucks vary depending on time, mileage, oil analysis, and operating conditions. Generally, it may be required every 250-300 hours or 5000-8000 on high-mileage garbage trucks. Understanding how often you should change th…

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What is Preventative Maintenance on a Truck?

Garbage trucks are the backbone of waste management systems, ensuring that our communities remain clean and healthy. However, like any heavy-duty machinery, these trucks require regular care and attention to operate at their best. Preventative maintena…

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What to Know About Garbage Truck Tires

Garbage Truck Tires When purchasing a garbage truck, you typically know which type or size you want. However once you make the purchase, it is essential to learn about all aspects of a garbage truck prior to hitting the road. What ensures that your gar…

Hydraulic Fluid Maintenance & Care

In this modern world, hydraulic systems are used in many types of industries from massive plants to your local garbage truck. The garbage truck relies on the hydraulic system to compact the trash and the better the compacting, the more customers one tr…

What You Should Know About Regular Garbage Truck Maintenance

If operators ignore regular garbage truck maintenance, they run the risk of having their trucks break down while on a route. Routine maintenance comes with a cost but it is far less than the cost of a vehicle that won’t run. Regular oil changes, tuneup…