“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...