EAVY EQUIPMENT owners and operators know the toll heavy loads take on their expensive equipment. The only way to protect and improve the bottom line is to reduce maintenance costs and downtime.

Mike Tauber, of Linthicum Heights, MD, the owner of Tauber's, a towing and recovery truck company, has cut lost time and costs by using AMSOIL synthetic motor oils and lubricants for the past 10 years.

Tauber owns the largest towing and recovery truck "east of the Mississippi River," according to his friend Ed Bradt.

The 2004 Kenworth C-500-B 4x4 is a monster 475 horsepower, 35 ton JERR-DAN wrecker with a C-15 ACERT Cat engine, an 18-speed Fuller transmission, two-speed FABCO transfer case, 30,00 pound Meritor rear axle, 22,00 pound Sisu front axle, and driver controlled locking axles.

The business was first started in 1947 when Julius Tauber opened shop. It has since passed to his son, Michael.

Tauber uses AMSOIL motor oils and lubricants bumper to bumper in the heavy-duty tow trucks. AMSOIL Synthetic 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine oil runs in the engine and AMSOIL Torque-Drive Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid is in the transmission and transfer case.

"So, pretty much this truck is all AMSOIL," Tauber said. "I just like the product I haven't had any engine, transmission, or rear end problems since I started using it. All the trucks I've put it in so far, we just run them and run them."