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...
For a lot of truck owners, tire service gets pushed back until there’s an obvious issue. The truck still runs, deliveries are still getting done, and there’s always something else that feels more urgent. Then one day the steering feels off. Or the truck starts...
Most truck suspension problems don’t begin with a major failure. Usually, it’s something subtle at first. Maybe the truck feels rougher on roads you drive every day. Maybe the steering feels a little loose pulling onto the highway. Some drivers notice a clunk...
If you talk to anyone who’s had a transmission go out on a diesel truck, the story is almost always the same. It didn’t just fail one day out of nowhere. There were signs. Small ones at first. Easy to ignore. Maybe it started with a rough shift here and there. Or the...
Most people don’t think about their engine until something feels off. Maybe the truck isn’t pulling the same way, maybe it’s idling rough, or maybe there’s a noise that wasn’t there before. That’s usually when the questions start. But what’s actually going on inside a...