Hay Baled

You can never emphasize enough what can happen when you combine too much speed with a tight corner. This 6000 lb load of hay really took a tumble after trying to take a corner with too much speed. Fortunately no one was injured but that is not always the case.

This took more than a tow and a couple of repairs to clean up.

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Owners/Operators Towing Rights

Did you know that if your car breaks down or if you have a flat tire let’s say on the side of an intercity highway, as long as it is a non-investigative incident, and no inspection or safety examination are required post-collision, you can call your proffered towing company and do not have to accept a tow from the first responding company on site.

Big Rig Towing posed the question to the City last month to find out what the policy was on this towing question. Turns out you can call any towing company your prefer.

See the City minutes. (3) Towing Policy (Councillor Carra)

(3) Towing Policy (Councillor Carra) »

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Big Rig Towing gets High Marks

BigRig Towing gets high marks for their help in first responders training according to an article by by Megan Hooge.

http://www.automotiveretailer.ca/first-responders-working-together/
 

What’s up for Earth Day 2016?

Earth DayEarth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment.

It is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.

Visit Earth Day Canada:
https://earthday.ca/

Check out this article by Cara McGoogan (The Telegraph) and the Google Doodle Earth Day 2016 video.

Earth Day 2016: Five Inspiring Facts and How to do Your Bit

Rescue, Recover, Towing

Towing is defined as the process of coupling one object to another, so that one can be pulled along behind the other. It is commonly used to describe the moving of, or in the seizure of, a vehicle.

In Big Rig Towing’s case the terms recovery or rescue is also used along with towing.

Sometimes the recovery of a big rig is not about hooking it up and getting it to repair but more about the logistics of recovering the rig after it has left the road. A somewhat more dangerous scenario than towing a vehicle that is still on its wheels.

Big Rig Towing makes hundreds of these rescue, recoveries every year and while they all present individual challenges they are all resolved at the end of the day.

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Train Wreck

Train WreckWhen talking about a collision between a train and a big rig it’s never good. Big Rig Towing was called to the scene of this encounter which required not only the recovery of the rig but extensive clean up after the rigs contents were strewn for half a kilometer down the track.

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Two Kenworths for Sale

One of 2 available 2006 Kenworth T800, 373,845 original miles, C13 Cat, 430 HP, RTLO16913 13 speed, 40000lb full locking rears, new Alberta CVIP, double steel frame, long wheel base, heavy front axle, ideal for a wrecker, crane, tank, etc.

Delivery available anywhere in North America.

Please call 403-651-5556

Thank you

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A Blast From The Past

Calgary Floods RescueThis week we are bringing some images of rescues from the past. There is always a picture for every tow and every picture tells a story.

Big Rig Towing prides its self on its record for recovery and safety.

Big Rig Towing. Problem Solved.

 

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A Cat Gets Tipsy

You can never be too careful when using heavy machinery in unfamiliar or rugged terrain. This excavator took a tumble in an out of the way location but we solved the issue with our seventy five ton rotator and got it back up on it’s feet and back on the job.

Big Rig Towing can do more than just tow your distressed rig or heavy equipment we can also so heavy lifting and moving.

Give us a call to see if we can help move your heavy equipment.

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