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  2. Wrecked: Life in the Crash Lane - Wikipedia

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    The show followed the O'Hare Towing Service's owners and tow truck operators, focusing primarily on vehicle recoveries throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. The show focuses on O'Hare's heavy-duty, 25–60-ton tow trucks, performing recoveries on semi-trailer trucks and other large vehicles. Speed ceased being available to most American ...

  3. Towing - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] Even when the predatory tow is stopped, if the vehicle is already hooked up to the tow truck in any fashion, the car is essentially disabled until the operator releases it, and the operator can therefore extort money from the towed car's owner. Even where towing is performed legally, and even with the car owner's request for a tow ...

  4. Vehicle recovery - Wikipedia

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    Used mainly with commercial vehicles, which often have a towing eye in the front bumper. In the case of cars and light vans, the towing vehicle can be used for braking, if the bar is kept straight. With commercial vehicles, it is common to connect an air feed to the casualty to allow the tow vehicle's brakes to also operate the casualty's brakes.

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  7. Tow truck - Wikipedia

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    There are also several sizes and weight categories of tow truck. The lightest models are usually based on light truck and van chassis offering boom and tow weights of around 5 to 10 short tons (4.5–9.1 metric tons), making them ideal for car towing. Medium-duty tow trucks have a boom capacity of 15 to 20 short tons (14–18 metric tons).

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  9. Destination dispatch - Wikipedia

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    Using destination dispatch, passengers request travel to a particular floor using a keypad, touch screen, or proximity card (such as a hotel room keycard) and are then directed to an appropriate elevator car selected by an algorithm. The elevator then takes each passenger to their destination, with no further input after entering the car.