Big Rig Meets Building Head On

A truck that was originally heading south in the #2 highway in Alberta took a small detour. He crossed the road, thought the meridian, across north bound lanes, through a wire fence, accessed a secondary road hit three vehicles and before ending up in the Glover Truck’s main building finally coming to rest passenger side down.
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Fortunately the only injuries that occurred were in Glover’s shop where two mechanics suffered minor injuries. The truck driver himself got away with a broken arm.
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The big loser was the building which needed to be structurally secured before Big Rig Towing could remove not only one of Glover’s pickup trucks but the offending truck and trailer as well.
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All we can say is WOW!

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At Big Rig Towing we are always working to help our customers get to know us. We hope our new video will give you a little more insight into who we are and how we can help you with your towing needs.

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Chicken on the Way

Big Rig Towing Chicken Roll OverWhen this trailer full of 35,000 chickens rolled over this was not only a truck recovery but a rescue mission as well.
Most of the trapped birds were still alive and had to be extracted from the trailer before it could be set upright for transport and the birds could be sent on to their destination.
Another feather in the Big Rig Towing cap.
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Holy Cow

You can never be too careful when negotiating a corner especially when carrying a load of cows.
Righting this rig with the rotator wasn’t the tricky part of this recovery, unloading and managing a herd of cows however was a whole other kind of recovery.
All’s well that ends well as the noisy bovines were transferred to another cattle carrier and Big Rig Towing hauled the ditched rig back onto the road.

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Close Call

When ever something is  being towed there is always the chance of the load shifting. Even taking a corner just a bit too fast can cause a trailer to capsize. This driver took a corner too tight and fast and caused the trailer to become unhooked. The result was almost disastrous. Fortunately the Audi SUV it was carrying did not leave the deck and Big Rig Towing used their rotator and spreader bar to to roll the trailer and vehicle back on is rubber.

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In Deep

It’s not always about how far in the ditch the rig is that makes a recovery hard, sometimes it’s the load.

This load of lumber when into the ditch during Calgary’s recent late summer snow storms with 80000 lbs on board.

Big Rig Towing spent the best part of the afternoon unloading and hauling the cargo before they could get the rig out of the mud and back on dry pavement.

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Flood Damage

Not all towing is confined to broken down or rolled rigs. Sometimes heavy equipment has been damaged and needs the towing power of a big diesel to move it.

Last year’s floods in Calgary not only caused millions of dollars in personal and commercial damage but many vehicles were destroyed as well.

Some of these machines are still in need of rescue and transport a year later.
This earth mover was caught by rising water and suffered catastrophic engine damage.

There is only one way to move something this big.

Big Rig Towing brought in the heavy crane and got it safely stored on this trailer for transport.

 

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Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll

Rock & RollLiterally, the hardest thing for any rig operator is to keep the truck on the road once the center of balance gets the least bit off.

This rig carrying a load of rocks got off the pavement just enough to send it into the ditch.

That’s a heavy cleanup and a hard rock way to end the day.

 

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Lean To

The danger in trucking doesn’t always lay with poor road conditions or weather. It can be as simple as just not tying down the 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 65000 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.

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Big Rig Towing & Recovery to the Rescue

Run Away CatThe city of Calgary called Big Rig Towing to recover this Cat 980 that some kids decided would be a good vehicle to take for a joy ride.

After losing control on a downhill they ended up in the ditch on their side.

After other attempts to rescue the Cat, Big Rig Towing was called. Because we have a 75 Ton Sliding Rotator and more than one 50 ton wrecker we can do some of the big jobs that others cannot.

This Cat weighed 70,000 lbs but was soon back on its wheels. Unfortunately with $100,000 in damages.

Once again, Big Rig Towing & Recovery to the rescue.

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