Gear & Tech · Bunk Ledger

Gear & Tech29 May 2026

A socket inverter and a 1,500 W pure sine do different jobs. What each can run, what a starting battery cannot, and what a company…

Gear & Tech17 May 2026

What a 12V coffee maker can do from a lighter socket, why a glass carafe is a poor cab companion, and when you actually need…

Gear & Tech1 Jun 2026

Two dash cams with published specs that suit a hot cab. Supercapacitors, parking-mode power, and why an inward camera is a company-policy question.

Gear & Tech19 Jun 2026

A full-size Cobra 29 LX versus a compact Uniden PRO505XL. Both are 4-watt, 40-channel CB sets. The antenna and the mount matter more than the…

Gear & Tech11 Aug 2026

Suction, adhesive, vent, and ball-mount phone holders, and the places on a truck dash where none of them belong.

Gear & Tech30 Sep 2026

Why a passenger-car pencil gauge cannot read a truck tire, and what to look for when the inner dual is the tire you actually need…

Gear & Tech19 Oct 2026

Why a trucker headset is a one-ear boom mic and not a pair of earbuds, what the federal hand-held rule asks of a CMV driver…

Gear & Tech9 Sep 2026

Match the cord to the inlet on your truck. A household plug, a 30 amp RV plug, and a 50 amp plug are not interchangeable.

Gear & TechCanada20 Oct 2026

What a truck GPS does that a car map does not, how the Garmin dēzl OTR and Rand McNally TND units compare, and why your…

Gear & Tech24 Oct 2026

Why a headlamp with a red mode beats a phone light for a 4 a.m. walkaround, how many lumens you actually use, and how Petzl…

Gear & Tech26 Oct 2026

How to pick driver gloves for fifth-wheel handles, straps, and winter, without buying a pair you cannot feel a latch through.

Gear & TechCanada6 Jul 2026

ELD basics for US and Canadian drivers. A US-listed device is not automatically on Transport Canada's certified list. No brands named.