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Illustrative imageWinter and highway towing
Winter towing checklist for northern Alberta highways
A sourced, step-by-step checklist for towing a trailer, sled deck or camper in winter: tires, hitch and chains, trailer brakes, lights, following distance, sway and hills.
Illustrative imageTowing capacity explained
How to read a truck's towing sticker: GVWR, GCWR, payload and tongue weight
What every weight rating on your truck's door sticker means, how to work out your real payload, and why the advertised towing number usually assumes an empty truck.