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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.
Kenworth began in 1942, but because of interruptions in manufacturing only built 840. At first the manufacturers' chassis were similar and used the same components. After the 1943 upgrade to -A1 standard, the two chassis were mechanically identical and parts were interchangeable. After the war, the rating of the 10-ton wrecker was lowered to 6-ton.
A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery vehicle or a breakdown lorry) is a truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, impounded, or otherwise indisposed motor vehicles. This may involve recovering a vehicle damaged in an accident, returning one to a drivable surface in a mishap or inclement weather, or towing or ...
HR 126 – 1999 Peterbilt 379 Vulcan V70 (25 ton), Wrecker body is a 2015, truck went into service in 2016, sold to Peninsula Towing in Vancouver Island January 2021 HR 127 – 2019 Mack Anthem, Century 5230 (30 ton) Burned in a fire due to brakes catching fire on a downhill while towing a tractor on May 16, 2022.
The M936 was a wrecker used to recover disabled or stuck trucks and lift large components. A rotating, telescoping, and elevating hydraulic boom could lift a maximum of 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg). A rotating, telescoping, and elevating hydraulic boom could lift a maximum of 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg).
If that famous "Final Destination" logging truck scene already lurks in the back of your mind whenever you're driving on a highway, you may want to sit this one out.
Cargo, dump, wrecker and specialty bodies Autocar U8144T 5-6 ton 4x4: 1941–1945: 2,711: Semi-tractor for pontoon bridges: ... Cargo, tractor, wrecker Used only by USMC
This let the truck perform wrecker duties and to load and tow semi trailers. All had a front and rear winch. Oversize 12.00×20 were used, this was the only model to have this size. As a wrecker the boom could support 12,000 lb (5,400 kg), as a tractor the fifth wheel load rating was 15,000 lb (6,800 kg). [7] [19]