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A modern Ram tow truck. 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.
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.
Los Angeles-based Pepe's Towing explained the California Highway Patrol commissioned it to retrieve the Mustang after a medium-duty wrecker couldn't reach it. Law enforcement officials knew ...
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 ...
The rotator is fitted with twin Tarvos TA15 drum winches, these rated at 10 tonnes on the bottom layer and 6.6 tonnes on the top layer. [7] Colombia Small quantity (possibly 2); system carrier. [43] [4] Denmark Just over 200 HX trucks to all branches of the armed forces from late 2006. Totals include 113 HX77 8×8 fitted with a load handling ...
M274 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x4 "Mule" AV-108-4: 108 cu in (1.8 L) ... M1 10-ton 6x6 Wrecker: R6602: 602 cu in (9.9 L) G: I6: ... M561 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6 "Gamma-goat" Series 60 ...
M936A2 Medium wrecker. 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). Although the truck was not meant to carry a load, the boom could support 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) when towing.