One of the main considerations when towing a vehicle is how much it weighs. For example, for cars and light trucks, a trailer hitch is generally used.
Modern cars have a lot of electronics that help monitor and run their engines, which means a problem in the electrical system can bring your car to a halt. If that's the case, an auto emergency expert can tow your car rather than jump it and potentially cause problems.
What type of towing hitch has to have a plate directly installed in the bed of a truck? A fifth wheel hitch. This type of hitch is the only hitch that requires this plate, while a gooseneck towing hitch requires a hitch ball to be installed in the bed of a truck.
While your area may have a courtesy patrol that keeps an eye out for stranded motorists, it can take hours for them to patrol all the miles of area roadway. When waiting that long isn’t an option, we’re always ready to tow your vehicle.
Winter is a time when calls for emergency auto services increases, according to experts. Bitter cold can affect your car's performance, and snow and ice can leave you stranded and in need of a tow.
Wheel lift tow trucks use a metal yoke that is hooked under the vehicles front or rear wheels. This uses a hydraulic or pneumatic hoist to lift the front or rear of the vehicle into the air.
Designed by Frank Casteel and Felming Cannon Jr., the spectacle lift or wheel lift is most common in Europe. In this configuration, the cradle resembles a pair of squared spectacles (eyeglasses).
Flat tires and breakdowns rarely happen at convenient times. When time is of the essence, because of an appointment or some important obligation, give us a call and we'll keep the disruption to your day as brief as possible.
This is one of our favorite trucking quotes, for reasons you’ll undoubtedly appreciate: “There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than in being a tenth-rate executive.” (B.C. Forbes)
Cars are often more than just a way to get to from point A to point B, there also a prized possession you want to avoid damaging. Auto emergency experts know this, and take pains to make sure they don't damage your car while towing it.
While most people use the terms interchangeably, technically tow trucks are different from wreckers. Tow trucks are designed to tow a vehicle, while wreckers feature the distinctive boom, chains and hoist equipment required for towing and recovery.
When jump-starting your car, make sure you inspect under the hood before hooking up the cables. If the battery is cracked or leaking, calling for a tow truck is your best - and safest - bet.
If your engine dies right on the highway, and you can’t get off the road, then don’t get out of the car, but rather call for help from inside the vehicle. While this might seem risky, it is much safer than attempting to cross a high-speed freeway on foot.
Towing with the drive wheels on the ground can spin the transmission, and the lack of lubrication can trash the gears in no time. That’s why semi truck towers will drop the driveshaft before the two, preventing costly transmission damage.
Did you know there are fewer than 1,900 landfills in the entire United States? That's just one of the reasons that recycling is so important. By calling a junk car removal company, you are recycling your vehicle.
Have you ever known anyone to put the wrong fuel into his or her semi? Sometimes this happens, especially when changing from a diesel rig to a gasoline box truck, or vice-versa. If this happens to you, we will tow you to a repair shop.
Having to have a car towed can be a very stressful situation and there are certain things that we can do to help you relieve your stress and get your vehicle where it needs to be. We make sure to provide our customers with an unmatched dedication to professional, safe and damage free towing and automobile transporting service.
We want you to be safe on the road! Make sure your tires are inflated at the right pressure, follow-up on routine car maintenance and safety checks and call us for a prompt and safe tow if your car ever breaks down.
If your semi truck breaks down, it's important to wait for the proper help to arrive. Hooking the rig up to a smaller truck is a bad idea as the vehicle may not be able to adequately control the huge truck that it's towing.
Depending on the nature of your traffic accident, your car may be impossible to drive. If you feel that towing it through conventional means won’t work we can always bring out a flatbed to haul it away.
Depending on what state you live in, you may be able to sell your damaged car for scrap and keep the insurance check from the car accident claim.
Once the tow truck arrives, exit your truck through the passenger side, if you are on the right hand shoulder, and approach the tow truck from the passenger side. If you are in the left hand breakdown lane, use the driver’s sides of the vehicles.