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TLC For RV Refrigerators

Most RV refrigerators operate on propane as well as 120 Volt and 12 Volt electricity. Thus, they are more complex than the refrigerator in your kitchen. They also have to operate in a much harsher environment. Household refrigerators don't travel thousands of miles at 70 mph while operating or when tilted several degrees. Therefore, RV refrigerators require more care and maintenance. Read More »

Four Wheelers Learn About Gold Rush History During Winter Fun Festival Back Country Trek

Bundled up in their warmest jackets and coffee cups in their hands, the guests listened intently as their narrator and guide pointed out the 1850s home of Lotta Crabtree, who had entertained Grass Valley gold miners and graced the American stage for more than 50 years. Read More »

Recall of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Make / Models / Years: SUZUKI / GRAND VITARA / 2006 Manufacturer : AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP Manufacturer’s Report Number : HT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V548000 Mfg’s Report Date : NOV 28, 2005 Component: DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Potential Number Of Units Affected : 95 Summary: On certain passenger vehicles, the left side of the retainer rear drive shaft may crack ... Read More »

PriorityStart! Donâ€™t Get Stranded By a Dead Battery

It has happened to most of us at sometime. You parked your car only to come back a few hours later to a dead battery. You had left your lights on. Now, you have to get a jump start. Read More »

When Used As Directed, Big Passenger Vans Are More Likely To Roll Over

They account for a small share of crash deaths, but passenger vans can be risky Fifteen-passenger vans are intended to transport up to, well, 15 people. But there's a safety downside "” as the occupants pile in, the risk of rolling over goes up. Most rollovers involve one vehicle, and single-vehicle rollover crash risk actually is lower for lone drivers of 15-passenger vans than for drivers traveling alone in SUVs. Rollover_Van.jpg Read More »

Safe And Relaxing Winter Driving Tips From The Guy Who’s Driven Almost 2.5 Million Miles

Irv Gordon, owner of the record-breaking 1966 Volvo P1800, suggests plenty of planning, knowing your car and listening to the Man in Black among keys to winter driving. Read More »

Deer and Cars Donâ€™t Mix

Every year there are about a million-and-a-half collisions between vehicles and deer in the U.S. These result in about 150 fatalities and over a billion dollars in vehicle damage. At least 1.5-million deer are also killed. Read More »

Winter Weather Tips: Don’t Get Your Car Stuck Before It Gets Started

"NASCAR(R) drivers have it easy when it comes to driving conditions," says Mark Salem, NASCAR's "Performance Pit Crew Chief." "They only race in warm weather. But regular folks like you and me don't have that luxury. We often have to get our vehicles started in very cold temperatures, and we don't have pit crews to help us out if things go wrong. Read More »

Pennsylvania Has the Nation’s Worst Roads, Texas the Best

For the second consecutive year and the fifth time in a decade, truckers say Pennsylvania has the worst roads in the country, according to the annual Highway Report Card survey conducted by Overdrive magazine. Overdrive is the nation's leading magazine for owner-operators. Read More »

National Maximum Speed Limit Repeal Ten Years Later

On December 8, 1995, the repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) went into effect. The repeal ended the federal requirement that states keep speed limits at a maximum of 65 miles per hour (mph) in rural areas and 55 mph in urban areas. A recent survey of Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) members indicated that 40 GHSA jurisdictions had increased their speed limits since the repeal. Read More »