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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When this rig full 60000 lbs. of bottled water lost control and flipped over it left a bad taste in the drivers mouth.
Handbalming the remaining cargo that didn’t get ruined in the flip was thirsty work and it took Big Rig Towing to right the rig and get it back to the shop for repair.
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The 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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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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With any propane recovery and tow the first thing that has to happen is the propane has to be recovered and safely moved from the site.
This fully loaded Super B of propane rolled over near Rimbey on highway 771. While no one was injured in the incident, it took one of Big Rig Towing’s rotators and a 50 ton tow truck to right the rig and move it safely from the area.
To see the how propane can react in one of these situations see the video.
Just so you know, a penny laid on a railway track cannot derail a train. The possibility of that happening is none existent. A big object like a car or a very large boulder could send a train off track but most derailments are actually caused by breaks or fissures in the rail or defects in the wheels.
While Big Rig Towing is noted most for the recovery of large transport trucks it can also be an asset in any situation where heavy loads need leverage to be put right.
As in this train car derailment, when 168,000 lbs comes of its rails, you need a little more than your average tow truck to do the job.
Don’t try this at home. If you have something that needs towed, lifted or adjusted that weighs more than your family car, best choice is to call an expert in heavy lifting and towing.
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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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