Choosing The Right Battery For Your Heavy-Duty Truck

Choosing a battery that is compatible with your truck is essential to ensure it will start reliably all winter. If you want to avoid frequent jumping or complete battery failure, it's important your battery has the right specs to fit your truck's needs.

Here are three factors you should take into consideration before buying your commercial truck battery:

1. Amp-Hours (Ah)

Amp hour ratings are a measurement that indicates how much charge a battery can hold, or how much current it can supply per hour. Heavy-duty commercial trucks can have average amps of around 90-200 Ah.

2. Cold Cranking Amps (CCA)

Cold cranking amps (CCA) is a rating system measuring the battery's ability to start your engine in cold temperatures. It measures the amount of amps the battery can sustain for 30 seconds at 0 degrees Fahrenheit. A higher CCA rating means the battery will produce power faster.

Most heavy-duty vehicles will require 800-1000 CCAs, but keep in mind the recommendations on the original equipment specifications of the vehicle.

3. Reserve Capacity (RC)

Reserve capacity refers to the amount of time a battery can operate before its voltage drops below a specific level when it's fully charged. Measured in minutes, it refers to how long your battery can supply 25 amps at 80 degrees farenheight before it's voltage drops to 1.75 volts/cell. For a 12V battery, this means the voltage drops to 10.5 volts.

Heavy-duty truck RC ratings can range from 45-470.

Choosing the correct battery for your commercial truck is important for keeping them on the road as long as possible and preventing delays. To find the best battery for your commercial truck, head to cdnrg.com.

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