As the saying goes, spring forward, fall back…

Winter is only weeks away and freezing cold nights aren’t the only major change winter brings. Sunrise and sunset will be an hour earlier so that there’s more light in the morning.

Daylight savings time will end with a “fall back” to standard time on
Sunday November 6, at 2 a.m.

“Daylight Savings Time” is a way of making better use of the daylight in the evenings by setting the clocks forward one hour during the longer days of summer, and back again in the fall.

So, don’t forget to turn back your clocks this weekend and enjoy that extra hour of sleep Saturday night!

Big Rig Continuing Education

Here are some great pics of the Big Rig Crews keeping up with their continuing education, creating mock situations that represent possible and extreme situations that they may find themselves in. Practice in these cases can make decision making easier and create a safer environment for everyone involved in a crash or a rollover. Big Rig Towing welcomes the chance to rehearse rescues and check equipment all while helping some of Calgary’s Fire Fighting finest practice their rescue skills as well.

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Harvest 1 – Combine 0

It doesn’t matter how many improvements you make to machines there is always going to be something. You can improve functionality you can include air and wifi and bluetooth but one thing you really can never foresee is how that equipment will deal with mother nature.

This beautiful new combine forgot that it could still get stuck in the mud.

Big Rig Towing got her out and back in the field in no time.

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More Than Just a Tow

You have to be able to do more than just tow rigs. This rollover needed expert clean up and a knowledge of chemicals on board so the tanker could be drained for transport.

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Burn Out

At Big Rig Towing we aren’t always called out to rescue some rig that has gotten stuck in the snow or a ditch in rough weather. It’s not always an accident where wreckage is strewn all over and there is a broken rig that needs righting or towing.

Sometimes it’s just a large piece of equipment that has met it’s end to soon. Like this big excavator that just got burned out at the job.

We just picked it up and took it to be scrapped.

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Big Rig Towing & Community Events

Big Rig Towing has always been involved with the community and whenever possible they are always on hand to put on a great demonstration of how to rescue an overturned rig and really show what the seventy five-ton rotator rig can do

This event at the First Alliance Church in Calgary was raising money for the Sherwood School Breakfast Program and Camp Chestermere both benefitting from the generous support at this event.

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Video footage courtesy of Doug Gilchrist

Big Rig Training

Towing Big Rig Trucks isn’t always just pulling a truck because of engine failure or mechanical breakdown or winching one from a ditch full of snow or mud because of a missed turn or slippery road conditions. A lot of the times conditions are dangerous with the  need to save cargo and sometimes humans involved in high speed or unusual circumstances. Drivers have to be on high alert. Not just for them selves but for their machinery and anyone else involved in a crash.

That is why Big Rig Towing spends time training for every scenario imaginable and participating at the Global Training Center in Strathmore Alberta keeps their skill set up to standards that far exceed other towing companies.

When a tow gets challenging Big Rig drivers have the skill to get the job done.

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Don’t Get Stuck in a Rut

D9 CatThe D9 Cat is an awesome 23 feet of earth moving bulldozer. Weighing in at anywhere from 8 to 104 tons, this giant can go almost any were and move almost anything. However that kind of weight can also sink pretty fast into mud or soft earth if not kept on the move when trying to plow through it.

It isn’t very often you need help to get this cat out of the mud but every now and then even the D9 can get in over its head.

Two of our biggest rigs had a hard time to get this cat unstuck and back to work.

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69th Annual Conference

The Alberta Fire Chiefs Association hosted its 69th Annual Conference and Trade Show at the Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, on Sunday, May 29th and Monday, May 30th, 2016.

In support of this event Big Rig Towing & the Global Training Center set up a static display demonstrating what first responders face on Alberta Highways.

Many event goers were surprised at the role that towing companies like Big Rig Towing play in the rescue and recovery of victims and vehicles involved in accidents on our Provinces highways.

Big Rig Towing regularly participates in training exercises that keep them up to date with the latest methods in rescue techniques and equipment.

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Speed Rolls

It always comes down to how fast your going. This rig rolled because of excessive speed. When you have 40,000 lbs on board one small move and it’s a disaster. Fortunately no one was hurt and Big Rig Towing got the rig back on its wheels and off to repair.

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