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A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America [1]) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation of a trailer , or a tow pin, or a tow hook with a trailer loop, often used for large or agricultural vehicles ...
Miller Industries is an American tow truck and towing equipment manufacturing company based in the Chattanooga suburb of Ooltewah, Tennessee.Its primary subsidiary, Miller Industries Towing Equipment Inc., manufactures a variety of light- to heavy-duty wreckers, car carriers, and rotators under several brand names, including Century, Vulcan, Chevron, and Holmes.
A towbar with heavy rubberized mats connects the truck and vehicle, so it can be towed on its other axle. "Slings" and "belt lifts" are a further development, with rubber straps replacing part of the chains. [4] [5] [6] Slings are not used much today [when?] because they can scratch the bumpers of cars. However, they are sometimes used for ...
In other cases, a specialized vehicle dolly can be attached to a standard vehicle hitch; for example, some moving vehicle rental companies, such as U-Haul, will rent these dollies for one-way transport of cars (flat tow bar towing). [7] [8] Hitch tow trucks are mostly sized for cars and light-duty trucks.
Lizard Lick Towing is an American reality television show that originated as a spin-off of the series All Worked Up and ran for four seasons on truTV from February 7, 2011, to August 18, 2014.
Greenbriar is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.The population at the 2020 census was 8,421. [1] The community between Fairfax City and Chantilly dates from the late 1960s, when it was developed by Levitt & Sons. [2]
Wrecked: Life in the Crash Lane is an American reality television series that was produced by NorthSouth Productions for the Speed Channel.The show followed the O'Hare Towing Service's owners and tow truck operators, focusing primarily on vehicle recoveries throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.
Boat Owners Association of The United States, better known as BoatUS, is an American association of boat owners with more than 800,000 dues-paying members [2] offering various services supporting TowBoatUS on water recreational boat towing [3] as well as roadside boat trailer towing [4] activities.