Tools needed to do your own road side tire swap?

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(08-01-2017 )AussieISX Wrote:  It would be extremely rare to find an operator here that doesn't have the equipment to change a flat tire with them , a driver not capable of doing a flat tyre change would be ridiculed generally. Must be a different world over there in the transport industry. I personally keep a steer and drive wheel bearing set and small amount of 85/140 , alternator, all idler bearings, fan and a/c belts , starter motor , boost hoses , 2.5" silicon hose for coolant hoses , all sorts of o-rings clamps and all the tools required to change any of the components that I carry as spares . To get a so called mechanic out costs a ridiculous amount and takes more time sitting waiting than just getting on with it yourself. Not everyone carrys all the gear I do but a lot of guys do

Yes, it's a much different world over here. I would say that if you're hauling general freight on the American Interatate system it would be rare to be much more than 30-40 miles from a truckstop tireshop or general service center.
As a Canadian who has made remote region trips (i.e. Inuvik, Tuktoyuktuk, Labrador, Lupin, etc.) I can appreciate the challenges of Aus outback trucking, but wholly admit that generally speaking, "we don't really know how good we've got it"