Have you double checked to see if your load’s secure?

The danger in trucking isn’t always 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 issues.

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, but having state-of-the-art equipment makes a huge difference.

So why risk it? Know which tie-downs to use and how to safely strap down your load so it does not shift or affect your centre of balance.

In the event this happens to you Big Rig is here to help. Just call toll free 1 (866) 398-7444 for 24/7 service.
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Big Rig Towing Secure Your Load     Big Rig Towing Secure Your Load

Never good when fire breaks out

It’s never good when a fire breaks out on the ramp of a car carrier transport. In this case, the fire inexplicably burned through half the trailer before it could be contained. Whatever the cause the best case scenario is that no one gets hurt.

Fortunately we have some of the most specialized, modern, state-of-the-art equipment in our fleet and had just the right solution with one of our fully equipped recovery units. Using our 75-ton rotator and by attaching a heavy-duty sling to the vehicle, with a few safety adjustments Big Rig Towing made short work of lifting the disabled trailer and its cargo on to a flatbed for transport.

Big Rig Towing & Recovery works with highly qualified and certified technicians and are reliable and experienced. We can be reached toll free at 1 (866) 398-7444. We’re available 24/7 for all your heavy duty towing and recovery requirements.

Meantime…be safe.

Blast from the Past

Big Rig Towing prides itself on its record for recovery and safety. This week we’re featuring some images of rescues from the past. There is always a picture or two for every tow and every picture tells a story.

Big Rig Towing. Problem Solved.

If you find yourself in a disabled, precarious or emergency situation give Big Rig Towing a call at 866-398-7444. We’re available 24/7 to service all your heavy duty towing and recovery requirements.
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Miracle that there were only minor injuries

In the middle of these two tractor trailers is a Dodge Ram pickup truck. 

Initially one truck side-swiped another causing it to hit a passenger vehicle. Other traffic stopped to act as traffic control and to advise oncoming drivers of the accident. They had a vehicle parked some distance from the original scene. A third tractor trailer travelling at a high rate of speed, hit not only the Dodge Ram parked off the side of the road, but the three vehicles in the original accident. You can see the end result. Unbelievably and thankfully there were only minor injuries.

To reach us toll free, call 1 (866) 398-7444. Anywhere, anytime, Big Rig Towing & Recovery is available 24/7 to service all of your heavy duty towing and recovery requirements whatever the situation.
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Winter’s coming!

A tow truck rotator is essentially a big crane mounted to the deck of the tow truck. It can be used for everything from:

  • lifting heavy machinery that has tumbled from the back of a rig
  • lifting a load that has flipped over
  • removing a load from a rig that needs less weight so it can be towed
  • lifting heavy equipment from one place to another
  • assisting in transferring cargo from one rig to another
  • And so much more…

Big Rig Towing has a number of rotator tow trucks and can boast that they have the only 75-ton rotator in southern Alberta. An expert rotator operator can make all the difference in getting your towing situation resolved quickly and safely.

We pull our fair share of hapless rigs and heavy equipment from any number of situations.

Big Rig Towing & Recovery – 1 (866) 398-7444 – call for IMMEDIATE 24/7 service if you find yourself in a precarious situation.

A little off-kilter

The danger in trucking doesn’t always lay with poor road conditions or weather. It can be as simple as your load shifting and affecting your centre of balance. This large load of sand and gravel threw this extremely heavy truck off kilter and over it went!

You can never be too careful when rescuing heavy machinery. Oftentimes the recovery is more about the logistics of lifting the equipment that has flipped over after an incident. Big Rig Towing works with highly qualified and certified technicians which can make all the difference in getting your precarious situation resolved quickly and safely.

 Big Rig can be reached toll free at 1 (866) 398-7444. We’re available 24/7 for all your heavy duty towing and recovery requirements.
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Peat Moss Rollover

When this rig full of peat moss went off the highway and rolled there wasn’t much of the vehicle left to save. The peat moss went on to its destination,  but this rig was down and out.

Big Rig Towing to the rescue! We specialize in all types of tows. We arrived on the scene and got the cleanup done and got the wreck to the yard in a timely manner.

Over the years we have recovered and towed thousands of transport trailers, big rigs, coaches and buses, concrete mixers, cranes, motor homes and more. Our professionally trained servicemen have been specifically selected for their knowledge in big rig towing and transport recovery.

If you find yourself in a disabled, precarious or emergency situation give Big Rig Towing a call at 866-398-7444. We’re available 24/7 to service all of your heavy duty towing and recovery requirements.

Yikes, fire in the hole!

It’s never good when a fire breaks out in your trailer. Whatever the cause the best case scenario is that no one gets hurt.

The fire in this trailer actually burned through the side before it could be contained and totally devastated its cargo and destroyed the trailer itself. Big Rig Towing made short work of lifting the disabled trailer and getting it on to a flatbed for transport.

Anywhere, anytime, Big Rig Towing & Recovery is available 24/7 to service all of your heavy duty towing and recovery requirements and have a solid reputation for doing heavy lifting and moving.

If you find yourself in a disabled or precarious situation give us a shout. To reach us toll free, call 1 (866) 398-7444.
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Rollovers happen…we can help!

Somehow this roller got turned over in the process of compacting gravel. These 40,000 lb. rollers are extremely heavy, but surprisingly it only takes a few degrees off-centre for even something this big to roll. If you’re big and heavy, and overturned, you simply need something bigger and heavier and more rigid to set you upright again.

As you can see from the images below, for this heavy rescue it took a couple of Big Rig’s tow trucks and cranes to upright this roller onto a flatbed.

Big Rig Towing pulls its fair share of hapless rigs and heavy equipment from any number of situations.

For IMMEDIATE 24/7 service call 1 (866) 398-7444. We’re here to help in most emergency situations!
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In a precarious situation? Big Rig to the rescue

What do you do when your crane gets blown over? Call in more cranes of course!

Big Rig Towing & Recovery used two of their biggest cranes to right this one when it was blown over in high winds. The job was a little trickier than it looked, but Big Rig takes great pains to update and train their operators for just this type of situation.

Big Rig can do more than just tow your distressed rig or your heavy equipment. We have a solid reputation for doing heavy lifting and moving. If you find yourself in a disabled or precarious situation give us a shout. To reach us toll free, call 1 (866) 398-7444. We offer 24/7 dispatch service.
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