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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 ...
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.
HR 100 1988 Peterbilt 377 Century 1050 (50 ton), purchased in 2023 as a replacement for HR 56 (40ton Rotator) after it was in a major crash; 129 – 2017 Chevy 4 door tow truck (Gord Lundeen's truck) (1 ton) Currently for sale; LR 19 – 2019 F550 Chevron 408 (Jr.'s personal truck) TR 128 - 2016 Volvo ( Currently for sale )
1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2 1918 1,012 Light repair truck for vehicles White 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x2: 1917–1919: Wide range of bodies Jeffery/Nash Quad [a] 2-ton 4x4: 1913–1928: 11,500+ Early models had 4-wheel steering Liberty truck 3-ton 4x2: 1917–1918: 9,452: built by 15 different manufacturers FWD Model B [b] 3-ton 4x4: 1912–1920: 16,000+ Wide ...
An M816 wrecker being pulled by another M816. The M816 Medium Wrecker is part of the M809 series of 5-ton 6x6 military trucks.It was made by AM General starting in 1970. It has a revolving hydraulic crane with an extending boom that can extend from 10–18 ft with a maximum lift capacity of 20,000 lb with outriggers and boom jacks to the ground.
The M520 "Truck, Cargo, 8-ton, 4x4", nicknamed Goer, truck series was formerly the US Army’s standard heavy tactical truck before its replacement by the Oshkosh HEMTT. As trucks go, the Caterpillar -made Goer stands out due to being articulated , much wider than other trucks, and lacking suspension on the wheels.
M539 trailer, chassis, 6-ton, (G859) M543 truck, wrecker, medium, 5-ton, 6 × 6, Gas Engine (G744) – M39 series 5-ton 6×6 truck. M543A1 truck, wrecker, medium, 5-ton, 6 × 6, Mack Engine; M543A2 truck, wrecker, medium, 5-ton, 6 × 6, Continental Engine; XM545 trailer, chassis, 1-ton 2 wheel (G839) M546 carrier tracked, guided missile, MIM-46 ...