Driver was dropping off a trailer at a small station in the boonies when she found her self in a situation because she didn’t turn wide enough to make it into the drive her rear passenger side of the trailer was in the ditch and causing the trailer to […]
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10-51 Note: You wanted heavy recovery? Ya, this is heavy recovery…
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10-51 Note: This is a BIG tow, but the basics still apply.
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A driver of a school bus broke down we happened to be contracted for there towing so we set out to pick up the broken down school bus once we had loaded it up we also towed it to the bus barn where it could get repaired and back […]
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10-51 Note: One of the first things you learn how to do is jump start a vehicle. This article helps familiarize the terminology and basic procedure…
This article is about a method of starting a vehicle with a discharged battery. For other uses, see Jump start . Jump starting a vehicle Crocodile clips, also called automotive clips, on a set of jumper cables A jump start , also called a boost , is a method […]
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10-51 Note: Part of our Towing Basics series, this is basic information but important for a new professional to know…
Roadside assistance and breakdown coverage are services that assist motorists, or bicyclists, whose vehicles have suffered a mechanical failure that leaves the operator stranded. […]
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10-51 Note: This is a great overview of automobile clubs. It may seem obvious to some, but we all had to learn about them from somewhere…
Automobile associations , also referred to as motoring clubs , motoring associations , motor clubs , are organizations, either for-profit or non-profit, which motorists (drivers and vehicle owners) can join to enjoy benefits provided by the club relating to driving a vehicle. There is typically an annual membership fee […]
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10-51 Note: Basic, basic information in this article but it is important to know how to identify equipment like a pro. Calling every tool ‘that thingamabob’ doesn’t work.
This article is about vehicle recovery. Vehicle recovery is the recovery of any vehicle to another place, generally speaking […]
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10-51 Note: A good read that covers the basics. Important to read if you are new and even a good review if you’ve been on the job a while…
A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery vehicle or a breakdown lorry) is a truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, impounded, or otherwise indisposed motor vehicles.[…]
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10-51 Note: Now this is a complicated heavy recovery, great video!
At Gagnef Sweden a 60 ton truck tries to cross a bridge with max vehicle load 4 ton. He does not succued. The driver had no injuries.
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