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Dugger's Road Rescue truck helping a driver on a Phoenix freeway shoulder

How Fast Can Roadside Help Reach You in Phoenix?

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How fast can roadside help reach you in Phoenix? What changes the arrival time, what a real estimate sounds like, and how to stay safe while you wait.
Technician checking a car battery in an Arizona driveway

Why Car Batteries Die Faster in Arizona Heat, and Why You Notice It in October

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Arizona heat wears car batteries out years early. Here is what summer did to your battery, why it often fails on the first cool October morning, and what to do now.
Driver checking tire pressure at a desert overlook in fall with a Dugger's Road Rescue truck nearby

Fall Is Here: Four Car Checks Before You Head Out to Enjoy It

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Fall is the best season to get outside in Arizona and New Mexico. Before you drive out to watch birds, balloons or wildflowers, check these four things on your car.

Balloon Fiesta Week in Albuquerque: Parking, Traffic, and a Car That Starts

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Balloon Fiesta fills the north side of Albuquerque for nine days, and almost everyone arrives by car. Park and Ride lots fill before sunrise, the shoulders along Alameda turn into parking, and thousands of vehicles sit cold and unattended through…
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Dead Battery in a Parking Garage: What to Do in Camelback East Village

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The Camelback corridor runs on parking garages. Office towers at 24th and Camelback, the Biltmore area, restaurants and gyms in Arcadia, they all put your car underground or under a deck for hours at a time. That is good news for your paint…
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Fleet and Small-Business Vehicles: Keeping Your Team on the Road

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When a personal car breaks down, someone's day gets worse. When a work vehicle breaks down, jobs get missed, customers get rescheduled, and an employee stands on the shoulder in July heat while revenue sits still. For small businesses running…
How Car Battery Damage Occurs

End-of-Summer Battery Warning Signs Every Albuquerque Driver Should Know

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Albuquerque summers do not get the headlines Phoenix summers do, but months of high-desert sun, hot pavement, and monsoon humidity still take a real toll on a car battery. Late summer is when that toll shows up, and it is also your last comfortable…
What Are the Signs of a Bad Car Battery?

Jump Start or New Battery? How to Know Which One You Need

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When your car will not start, the first question is whether a quick jump will fix it or whether the battery is finished. Guessing wrong wastes time and can leave you stranded again a few miles down the road. Understanding the difference helps…
Labor Day Travel

The Labor Day Road Trip Checklist for Arizona Drivers

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Labor Day lands on September 7 this year, and for a lot of Arizona families that means one last summer run: up to the rim country for cooler air, over to San Diego, or down the interstate to see family. Holiday weekends put more cars on the…
teen driver battery emergency

The Back-to-School Car Check Every Phoenix Parent Should Make Time For

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The first bell is days away, and for a lot of Phoenix families that means a teenager is about to start driving to campus every morning. The car they will drive just sat through the hottest months of the year, and Arizona summers are harder on…