By Shirley Gaddy 
Road transportation has got a significance importance now a days. Road transportation are known to be the back bone of any country’s economy. Heavy weight trucks are usually used for transporting the goods and establishing the link between farms, fields and industries. Road transportation is a cheap mode of transportation as compare to air transportation and water transportation. World’s biggest companies are using truck logistics for transporting their goods to different cities and even outside the countries. Trucks have to cover the long distances so, the conditions of their battery and engines must be up to the mark. Trucks are considered as a heavy vehicle and having a huge engine so, we need to take a wise decision while choosing the battery for a truck. Once, we have chosen a battery now we have to keep it maintained for the better performance. Battery is an essential part of every heavy vehicle. We can never afford a breakdown due to battery.
Necessary safety precautions:
Normal life of a battery is 3 to 5 years further; we can also extend the life of a battery by taking precautionary measures such as: By constantly checking the electrolyte acid level of a battery or by wrapping the battery with insulated blanket in severe weather conditions. If rust is built up on the terminals of the battery, then we should clean the battery terminals with wire brush. When we are not using the truck batteries for a long period so, we should remove the negative terminal wire. These are some pf the important tips to prevent a battery. Usually trucks are parked outside the rest areas of drivers and it’s the duty of drivers to cover the battery in winters otherwise it might be result in drainage of a battery and weak batteries can never holds its charging in coldest weather.
Avoid truck breakdowns:
Drivers should take the preventive measure seriously. Although, some breakdowns are unavoidable but they can avoid those breakdowns that occurs due to battery. Further, when your battery is totally damaged then you should change your battery rather than charging it otherwise the damaged battery will directly affect your self-starter system or other engine parts. Healthy battery enhances the capability of self-starter system by starting instantly. Always do turn off the lights and other parts that are linked with the battery when the engine is switched off. Many of truck owners are using our batteries and we never receive a complaint regarding our batteries even representatives guide our customers to how can they prevent their vehicle’s battery. 