Keeping roads clear with commercial towing services

When large vehicles are involved in accidents, commercial towing services will help provide light and heavy towing services. Clearing the road immediately after major rig accidents, loaded trailers, buses, tankers, auto centers and other large vehicles is imperative as these crashes may require additional road closures to clear the mess of spilled product, glass and debris. As the owner of the vehicle, you wanted the problem to be handled with the least loss for your business.

Types of commercial towing equipment

Commercial towing companies remove vehicles from the scene using appropriate equipment to do the job. While there are many types of trailers sent to do the job, some of the most common types are based on some commonly used ones.

· Toll trucks have an adjustable boom winch in places where the towing vehicle cannot back up. For example, if the vehicle is stuck in a ditch or plowed over a dam, the boom winch first pulls it to safety.

· Hook and chain trucks, also known as "sling" or "belt lift" trucks, use chains lifted around the axle along with a boom winch to position the car so it can be pulled on the other axle. This type of device can destroy the drive voltage of vehicles on front-wheel drive and scratch bumpers, but they are still used for towing vehicles with missing wheels or with bring to a motor workshop for repairs.

· Wheel lifters are the modern version of towing hook and chain, and they use a large metal lug that cradles the front or rear wheels and lifts it pneumatically or hydraulically above ground for towing. It is not connected to the axles, but to the front wheels of front-wheel-drive cars or trucks and rear of rear-wheel-drive units. The device is also called a "glasses-lift" because it looks like a pair of square glasses.

· Flatbed has a flat surface or bed that is hydraulically inclined or lowered to the ground, allowing the vehicle to be hoisted or driven on it to be removed from the scene. This approach is also called a rollback or slide.

· An integrated truck, a "self loader" often used for repo operations and the removal of illegally parked vehicles, includes the boom and wheel lift procedure and can negotiate to engage the vehicle inside the rescue vehicle without the driver having to leave that .

There are also towing units that combine some of these features to extract damaged vehicles from all situations.

Rescue of accidents

Companies that deliver light, medium, and heavy loads are often called to the site by local police departments, the county sheriff and highway patrol. In some cases, trucking companies, municipalities and school systems have their own trucks to call. They have the trained drivers and the equipment, expertise and permits needed for heavy towing. They have the right towing system, equipped with several tools, to safely grab the vehicle, pull it upright and properly balance it for safe removal from the scene. In the case of large rescues, there may be several trucks and types of equipment sent to the accident.

As part of the recovery, the commercial towing company helps with cleanup, and when the damaged vehicle can be driven, it can provide rollover and load shift services to get the vehicle vertical and help redistribute the load for safe driving.