Just where are the mandatory spare fuses located on most trucks, and what do they look like?

Thanks in advance. 8)

 

Wherever you keep them. Actually, most late model tractors have relays that can be reset instead of fuses. So if you're asking because you're referring to what needs to be said on the pre-trip test for "emergency equipment", you say "and spare fuses, but this truck is equipped relays".

 

Even most trucks that have relays have a few of the blade type fuses. If you open the glove box on most trucks there will be a fuse box where you can see the breakers and the fuses. somewhere near the box, there will be some slots or spaces for spare fuses, check your truck for them! most people will not replace the spares if they have a problem. On some trucks there are TWO fuse boxes!

 

What Lunker said, whereever you keep them. Spare fuses are not mandatory but a good thing to have, just like bulbs, flasher units, glad hand rubbers, etc... As far as where the fuse box is someone mentioned sometimes there is two which is correct, I dont understand why engineers could not figure out how to put them all in one place. As far as where the fuse box is located I've seen them just about everywhere, glove box, firewall, just under the steering wheel, under the hood lol...........

 

Yes, spare fuses are mandatory.

393.95 Emergency equipment on all power units.

(b) Spare fuses. Power units for which fuses are needed to operate any required parts and accessories must have at least one spare fuse for each type/size of fuse needed for those parts and accessories.

 

10-4 Ben Thanx...........(I should read that more often)

 

Never seen a truck, even starting in a 1983 POS, that took fuses. Never. This rule is a relic from the age of low air tomahawks and Dayton wheels.

 

My first driving job with Star Transport, they issued me a bag with spare fuses. On the Peterbilt 387 the fuse box for the trailer lights are on the inside frame rail behind the cab on the drivers side. I know this because I had a trailer that kept blowing turn signal fuses. The turn signals worked fine on the tractor but they didn't work trailer. It was on a 2003.

 

I think that you are thinking about this type of fuse.


However, I have never seen a truck without at least a few of these types.

 

man do i feel old my first road truck had the tomahawks and the daytons
on the drives but i did have aluminum split rims on the steers 11.oox22
besides the tomahawk it had a bell that sounded like the ones on a bicycle
on a bumpy road it would drive you nuts.... ding da ding ding ...1971 coe
IH transtarII boy i miss that truck even without the power steering. Back
then you carried fuses and bulbs and road flares.... :shock: