Advantage Membership
Whether it's your car, motorcycle, RV or trucks up to 1 ton, Access will
provide coverage through your choice of 6 separate customized membership
options. If you get a flat tire, stuck on a snowy road, in a ditch, a
dead battery in the middle of nowhere, your car won't start or it's out
of gas......we are never far away when you have our Access Roadside
Assistance Protection. We're there when you need us, no matter what
time - we've always got time for you! So enjoy your ride…we’re at
your side!
Please note: There is a 72-hour approval period from the time the application
is submitted either by telephone or online Monday through Thursday. When
applying either Friday, Saturday or Sunday your application will be
approved on the following Monday (excluding holidays).
- Coverage for Cars, Trucks (up to 1 ton payload capacity - See description below) and Motorcycles
- Covers membership holder and their registered vehicles that they are the primary operator of.
- 5 Emergency Roadside Assistance calls in total.
- 2 tows of up to 140 km/88 miles or 1 tow of up to 280km/175 miles or to closest garage from point of breakdown.
- Membership Covers*; battery boost, locksmith (up to $100), unlock, flat tire, breakdown, fuel delivery (up to $15)
- ADD RV COVERAGE for only $25
* - A ton is 2000 pounds (907.19 kg), so does it follow that a half-ton truck weighs 1000 pounds (453.5 kg)? Actually, the name doesn't refer to the weight of the truck. In fact, half-ton pickups weigh much more than that. The weight of a truck without cargo or passengers is called the curb weight. For example, many 2007 half-ton pickups have curb weights between 9000 (4082.3 kg) and 11000 (4989.5 kg) pounds [source: Edmunds].
The "half-ton" description loosely refers to the truck's payload capacity. This means that the truck can carry up to 1000 pounds (453.5 kg) of cargo and passengers in the cab and bed. But wait a minute: If you take a look at the stats on modern half-ton pickups, you'll notice that their payload capacities exceed 1000 pounds (453.5 kg). Although early half-ton pickups could carry max loads of 1000 pounds (453.5 kg), since at least the 1960s, new and improved half-ton pickups have been able to safely carry more, surpassing their namesakes [source: Autotropolis].
But old habits die hard, and the name "half-ton" has stuck around to this day. It's still helpful as a general classification term, differentiating the group from the larger, heavy-duty three-quarter-ton pickups and one-ton pickups (also obsolete terms). A better way to find out the maximum payload capacity is to check the individual truck's specs online or in the owner's manual to see what the manufacturer recommends. [source: How Stuff Works]
