This story appears in the Nov. 3 print edition of Transport Topics. Maintaining proper wheel torque requires a lot more than simply clamping down on lug nuts. Clean mounting surfaces and adequate ...

If you don’t use the proper tools, you’ll never know how much – or how little – clamping force you have on the wheels. Wheel installation is pretty simple, right? Bolt ’em on, torque ’em down and ...

We've said it before, but it's a fact that few things are as simple as they look. Take something as commonplace as lug nuts: They hold the wheels onto a vehicle. That's simple enough, but another ...

Prevent wheel-off incidents on heavy trucks by understanding wheel installation procedures and carefully inspecting the wheel end. The two major causes of wheel-off incidents include a loss of ...

Remember the Kenny Rogers song, “It's a Fine Time To leave Me Lucille”? It's a crying-in-your-beer country tune lamenting a wife's departure. NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip is said to have borrowed ...

Q: A little while back I had a flat tire, which was changed along the road by AAA. I then had the flat tire fixed by a gas station and put back on the car. My neighbor accompanied me to the gas ...