I don’t care what anybody says when 70,000 pounds starts to slide sideways and is out of control, run!!
This heavy piece of equipment was being loaded onto a trailer when it decided to get a little gnarly.
Big Rig Towing used its heavy crane to hoist it back into position and kept it stable until it could be fully loaded and tied down.
Moving heavy equipment is a job for the professionals. When they say don’t try this at home they mean don’t try this at all if you don’t know what you’re doing
Your rig is not an off-road vehicle. If you have inadvertently ended up off the hardtop and are carrying a heavy load, you are probably in trouble.
Spring rains and late fall frost and snow make roadsides and fields wet and soft turning them into mud traps.
If your rig gets stuck in the mud, it can be a real hair puller to get it unstuck. Mud likes to suck in and trap axles from forward or backward movement. When you spin the tires in an attempt to free them, they will only sink the truck further into the mud and make the situation worse.
You can try to dig some mug from the front end of the leading wheels and then nudge the rig forward slowly until you gain solid ground but if that fails you can save yourself a whole lot of effort and back pain buy just calling a professional like Big Rig Towing to get you back on the black top.
This trailer slid off the road loaded with a 40,000 pound packer in the Bearspaw District west of Calgary.
Big Rig picked up both the machine and trailer and placed them back on the road and got them back on their way safely and quickly.
The Deerfoot Trail transects the city of Calgary. A busy 3 lane freeway with a 100 km an hour speed limit, it takes traffic south to north across the city and onto Edmonton. The city of Calgary has a very cool safety feature that is a free service to all those who run out of gas or break down in their cars along this crowded stretch of road.
That’s right, if your car breaks down or has a flat, even if you run out of gas the city has tow trucks patrolling 24/7 and will aid or tow you to one of the safety zones created every so many km along the route.
While this is an awesome service it unfortunately does not include big rigs and other heavy equipment.
Big Rig Towing & Recovery specializes in this type of tow. Even though it may seem benign compared to rescuing big trucks from icy mountain passes or dragging them out of watery irrigation ditches and rivers, hooking up and towing on a busy highway at rush hour can be equally as dangerous as any mountain road.
If your rig is stranded on any Alberta road call an expert like Big Rig Towing and stay safe.
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Tow truck operators required in Calgary, Alberta to operate tandem axle tow trucks (we do NOT tow cars). Full time work, guaranteed salary plus commission/bonus. Paid every two weeks. Benefits package. Uniforms and coveralls supplied. Excellent equipment. Dedicated trucks.