Automotive News & Information - Whitey's Truck Center

At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, we are fully dedicated to providing excellent customer service. Our technicians work hard to ensure timely, friendly, and efficient maintenance and repairs that you can rely on.

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By now, it’s likely you’ve heard someone claim “manuals get better gas mileage than automatics.” While in the past this has certainly been true – driving an automatic was truly a sacrifice, dramatically affecting acceleration, reliability, and gas mileage – is it still the case in the modern era? Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR has the answers.

Your vehicle configuration determines how it should be properly towed to avoid transmission damage. Specifically, it matters if your vehicle is front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive and whether it’s an automatic or a manual. From the professionals at Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, here’s how to tow your vehicle:

Good steering is an underrated and often neglected aspect of driving. At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we believe in making sure you have the best vehicle possible, whether you’re driving across town or traveling long distances.

Though transmissions are generally reliable, there are a great number of issues that can develop with one. From Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, here’s a general overview of the types of problems your transmission may develop, all of which we service and repair.

The engine in your Chevrolet, Dodge, or Ford diesel pickup is the heart and soul of your truck. At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we repair, rebuild, and replace engines with quality parts and builds, keeping your truck on the road for years to come.

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At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, AR, we know that the key to keeping a transmission reliable and in shape is taking care to prevent an issue in the first place. Here, we’ll explore a condition that has a lot of potentials to cause your transmission harm; overheating.

At Whitey's Truck Center in Little Rock, we know how annoying a dead battery can be. Here’s some information on the subject, that will hopefully help you understand your battery issues a little better. If your battery dies after your car, truck, or SUV sits for a few hours, the battery itself isn’t necessarily the problem. While having the battery tested is a good place to start, many people mistakenly make a bad battery diagnosis, when actually something in the electrical system is to blame.