According to Wikipedia towing is the process of coupling one object to another’s, so that one can be pulled along behind the other. The towing source (lead object) is usually a truck or other motorized land vehicle. The coupling may consist of a chain, rope, bar, integrated platform, or some other means of keeping the two objects together while in motion.
So, that being said, not just cars and trucks can be towed but almost anything that will move can be towed.
Just remember that not all vehicles are made to tow and the safety considerations of properly towing another vehicle or object cannot be understated.
When in doubt, hire a professional.
Big Rig Towing.
Rock & Roll
Literally, 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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Mechanical break downs are inevitable. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, rich or poor.
Even if you only have one name, like Cher, a mechanical break down with your vehicle can leave you and you band stranded.
Lucky for Cher Big Rig Towing was handy with the tilt deck to get her to the concert on time.
Your welcome thousands of fans.
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Ever wonder why Big Rig Towing in Calgary, Alberta recovers more big rig rollovers than anyone else.
Practice.
That’s right practice makes perfect. How can you control a situation if you have never been in it before or if you have new equipment that you have never had any training or used before?
The truth is, you can’t.
That is why Big Rig goes to great measures to instruct and update their crews and staff on the latest techniques and equipment updates so that every recovery becomes a success and not another accident scene.
Getting the job done safely and timely is what separates Big Rig Towing from its competitors.
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Everyone would like to have a wine cellar but 200 feet down is a long way to go to get a glass of your favourite merlot.
When a rig load of wine went off the highway in slippery conditions carrying a full load of bonded wine, it left the crew at Big Rig Towing a particularly interesting challenge.
First a recovery truck was winched down to the site to off load the liquid cargo. Then, some of the locals were engaged to help with the move.
All in all a full day’s work by the time the rig was recovered.
Time to put the feet up in front of a fire with a favourite glass of the grape.
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Sometimes it is almost impossible to see where the road ends and the ditch begins. Add blowing snow to the mix and the equation becomes even harder to puzzle out. Under extreme conditions it is a testament to the drivers of big rigs that more don’t end up in the ditch.
When temperatures go below -30 ending up in the ditch, whether its day or night, presents a whole new set of problems. Not just for the driver of the rig but for the tow truck operators as well. Keeping warm and safer while working with thousands of pounds of frozen steel is a difficult process.
Because the human body is mostly made up of water and we know that water freezes at -32 c getting stuck in the ditch on a -40 night becomes more of a rescue than a tow.
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A tow truck rotator is essentially a big crane mounted to the deck of the tow truck and can be used for everything from lifting heavy machinery fallen from rigs that have flipped over or for removing a load from a rig that needs less weight so it can be towed. It can also lift heavy equipment from one place to another to assist in getting cargo off one rig onto another.
Big Rig Towing has a number of rotator tow trucks and an can boast they have the only 75 ton rotator in Southern Alberta. Especially once the weather gets cold the highways become more treacherous. An expert rotator operator can make all the difference in getting your towing situation resolved quickly and safely.
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