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Start Your Engines! (Even in Cold Weather.) Check Your Semi Truck Batteries Now!

Sep 18, 2024 | Featured News, McMahon Truck Centers Charlotte

Don’t let cold weather leave you or your team stranded. Take care of fall maintenance now, starting with your trucks’ batteries…to make sure your truck(s) start even on the coldest days. And stock up on new semi batteries with our truck battery special!

Temperature’s Effect on Semi Truck Batteries

High temperatures can age batteries prematurely.  Just for that reason, getting truck batteries checked before winter is a good idea. However, cold weather makes everything harder for truck batteries, so you need your battery operating at its best.

Cold weather:

  • Slows down the chemical reaction that powers your batteries, resulting in less electricity sent to your starter and other systems. Batteries that are only partially charged may not have enough power to start your truck.
  • Increases a semi truck battery’s self-discharge rate. (Starting your truck daily will help counteract that.)
  • Can cause a temporary reduction in battery capacity…especially if your battery has been in a partially charged state for an extended time.

Time for a New Semi Battery? Check out our Truck Battery Special.

We know how essential high-performance batteries are for uptime for you. So, we offer our MIDWEST Heavy Duty Performance Group 31 Maintenance Free battery for only $76.99 (plus $25 core charge).

The battery has:

  • 950 cold cranking amps
  • 190 reserve capacity
  • An 18-month warranty

“We offer this battery due to the quality of the product, the constant availability of the product and the price point of the battery.  It is a great mix of quality and price for the consumers,” said Andy Grimes, Parts Product and Purchasing Manager, McMahon Truck Centers.

Power Up for Cold Weather! See Us for Truck Battery PM and Replacement!

Come to McMahon Truck Centers now to make sure your truck batteries are in peak condition before facing the demands of cold weather. A check now – and new batteries if needed – could save you a great deal of time and expense later from a no start on the road.

Call Charlotte McMahon Truck Centers at 704.597.1240

Or come visit us at: McMahon Truck Centers, 3609 Trailer Drive, Charlotte, NC 28269

About McMahon Truck Centers

McMahon Truck Centers is a family-owned group of dealerships and transportation-related businesses with ten locations serving six states. For over 25 years McMahon Truck Centers has served our customers’ transportation needs. Our approach is to provide leading edge support solutions together with strong, premium vehicles from Mack, Volvo, and Hino – including product offerings of premium truck bodies and attachments from Jerr-Dan. We offer a wide product range, including new and used truck sales, parts, service and leasing.

McMahon Truck Centers also manages the complementary business unit of McMahon Truck Leasing – a Full-Service affiliate distinctively representing Mack Leasing System, Volvo Leasing System, and NationaLease.

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