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Do You Know About Tow Trucks?
It could be a breakdown, or a collision. Or it could be that the vehicle has fallen into a ditch or culvert, or even slid down a steep embankment. Whatever it may be, the vehicle now will have to be towed away. You will have to call up and get a tow truck wrecker to take the vehicle away to a garage. A tow truck wrecker is called a tow truck popularly. It is also called a breakdown lorry, or a breakdown truck or a recovery truck.
Different kinds of trucks are deployed for towing. Tow trucks with adjustable boom winch is used to recover vehicles that have fallen over or slipped into any place where it will not be possible to back-up safely. This could be a culvert, ditch or a steep embankment. Hooks and chains are used to loop around the axle or frame of the vehicle and lifted with the help of a boom. Sometimes slings are also used though it may scratch the bumpers of the vehicle. Wheel lift can be fitted under the drive wheels, rear or front wheels as the case may be. They are then hoisted with a hydraulic hoist for towing away. Sometimes the entire vehicle to be towed away is placed on the flatbed of the truck. Some tow trucks have an integrated lift which is a combination of wheel-lift and boom to move the vehicles.
Tow truck wreckers can be either heavy duty trucks or light duty trucks. Tow trucks are also used in sports where they turn to become wrecker tow trucks with the one that lasts long becoming the winner.
Usually it is the highway authorities that take care of towing if the need arises on the highways. There are private agencies who provide towing services. All you need to do is to call them up over your mobile or send a text message. Many of the agencies who offer these services are able to locate the closest tow truck wreckers available in the vicinity. They will inform them and get you a fast service. Modern tracking devices using the GPS system is often used to locate the tow truck wrecker on their maps closest to the site of the incident and inform them the details.