There’s a specific kind of stress that comes with a Cummins dash lighting up on the way to a job site. Amber light, red light, flashing light — most drivers know something’s wrong, but not what, and definitely not whether it’s safe to keep driving to...
Ask any Calgary fleet manager what breaks a maintenance schedule, and the answer is usually the same: the season changes and nobody adjusted the plan. A checklist built for July doesn’t hold up in a January cold snap, and a truck serviced perfectly for winter...
Nobody plans for a truck to die on Glenmore Trail at 6 a.m. It just happens — a warning light that wasn’t there yesterday, a knock that gets louder every kilometre, or the truck simply refusing to start with a full load waiting on it. If you run one truck or...
“How much is this going to cost?” is almost always the first question, and honestly the hardest one to answer with a single number. Two trucks with the same symptoms can end up with rebuild quotes thousands of dollars apart, and it’s rarely because one...
Picture this. You’re three days from a delivery deadline and a peace officer flags your unit for a routine stop. He asks for the CVIP decal. You don’t have a current one — it lapsed three weeks ago and nobody caught it. Now the truck’s parked on the...
Quick Summary: Hydraulic and service body cranes take a beating on Calgary job sites — hydraulic leaks, worn cylinders, and winch issues are the most common reasons they end up in the shop. Brandell Diesel repairs, installs, and services these cranes, including...
There’s a specific kind of dread that comes with seeing “Diesel Exhaust Fluid Level Low” pop up on your dash, especially if you’re not totally sure what happens next. Does the truck stop? Does it just nag you? Can you keep driving to the next...
You’re hauling a fifth-wheel up toward Banff, it’s thirty degrees out, and the transmission just can’t make up its mind. Third gear, fourth gear, back to third. The pyrometer’s climbing. And somehow the fuel needle is dropping faster than the...
There’s a version of this topic that gets written the same way every time — a definition of fuel injection, a list of components, a section on ‘signs your injectors need attention.’ You’ve probably read it. It’s not wrong, exactly....
Most people who bring a diesel truck in with turbo symptoms expect one of two things: either the mechanic pulls the turbo and confirms it’s done, or they say it’s fine and send the truck home. The reality of a proper diagnostic doesn’t work like...
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