Is your load tied down securely?

The danger in trucking doesn’t always lay with poor road conditions or weather. It can be as simple as just not tying down your load properly.

How many times have you seen a big truck with an even bigger load trying to negotiate around a tight corner looking like it was going to topple over? Or a flat deck with a load wider than the deck and not looking like it was centered? You can tie it down, but if it’s not in the right place to begin with you’re going to have problems.

Big Rig Towing lifted this heavy 65,000 pound steel coil from it’s deck after it shifted during transport. Not an easy task to pick it up and transfer it to another trailer. Time to call the experts. Big Rig knew which tie-downs to use and how to safely strap down the load so it doesn’t shift or affect your centre of balance as you travel on to your destination.

In the event you find your load in trouble, don’t risk it. Call Big Rig Towing & Recovery at (866) 398-7444 for immediate service. We’re here to help.
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Big Rig Towing Cleans Up

A little bit of plywood can go a long way, especially when a rig carrying hundreds of sheets rolls over.

Also just a little wind and it can fly.

Big Rig recovered this rig and got it back on it’s feet and cleaned up the scattered sheets of plywood leaving the field no worse for wear.

Big Rig Towing & Recovery – 1 (866) 398-7444 for IMMEDIATE 24/7 service.

 

Rig emergency? Call Big Rig Towing

There really isn’t much you can do when your trailer literally rips in half. You just HAVE to call for a tow and start picking up the pieces.

This truck had 80,000 lbs of potatoes on it when it broke in half. The contents were laboriously loaded onto another trailer for delivery before the two halves could be craned from the scene by Big Rig Towing.

We are committed to providing heavy duty towing and recovery services by employing fully trained, professional technicians. Our operators have years of experience in the heavy duty towing and recovery industry and all operators have Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certification.

Big Rig Towing & Recovery – 1 (866) 398-7444 for IMMEDIATE 24/7 service.
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Mishaps happen – Big Rig to the rescue!

This beautiful new rig slid into a ditch with it’s load of plywood. Once again, Big Rig Towing to the rescue! Fortunately, the best news was that no one was hurt in the mishap. The rig was safely and efficiently pulled up and out and hauled to the shop for repair. Wasn’t long after rescue that it was back out on the road.

We hope you never find yourself in this position, but rest assured if you do, Big Rig Towing & Recovery offers 24/7 dispatch service!

To reach us toll free, call 1 (866) 398-7444

 

A Look Back

Phew – sometimes we just get lucky! This rig used up lottery luck when it ended up hanging from an overpass near Lake Louise. Fortunately no one was injured and flying debris from the trailer missed a passing freight train.

Big Rig Towing was called to the scene and was able to haul the damaged rig, using it’s seventy-five ton rotator, back onto the highway so it could be loaded onto a flat deck and returned to Calgary.

If you find yourself in a scary, precarious or disabled situation, or have a piece of heavy equipment to haul, give Big Rig Towing a shout at 1 (866) 398-7444. We’re available 24/7 for all your heavy duty towing and recovery needs.
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