Semi Truck in Ditch Needs All Hands on Deck in Heavy Towing Recovery
Quality Towing’s heavy towing team was called to an incident when a drilling rig truck had rolled into a ditch after narrowly avoiding a collision with a semi-truck in the small town of Hiko, Nevado.. Barely holding on from sliding deeper into the trench, the semi needed immediate help. The heavy towing team dispatched with a powerful army of machinery – a 50 ton rotator, 50 ton wrecker and a 35 ton wrecker.
When the team arrived at the incident, they discovered that the semi-truck had tried to tackle a hilly corner slightly too fast and crossed over the centre line. The south-bound drill rig swerved to avoid impact and ended up rolling into the ditch.
Springing into action, the heavy towing team rigged the 50 ton wrecker to the front axle. This helped to stabilise the semi and stop it falling further into the ditch while the rest of the recovery took place. After additional hooks were attached from the rotator and smaller wrecker, the heavy towing team lifted the semi up onto the shoulder of the road. They then used the 50 ton wrecker to tow the rig to the customer’s shop in Las Vegas.
It was another successful recovery for the heavy towing team! Good work! We hope the driver and passenger involved are recovering well.
Details of Semi Truck in Ditch Needs All Hands on Deck in Heavy Towing Recovery
The heavy towing team received a call to dispatch. The heavy towing team was needed for an incident in Hiko, Nevada, on Route 318, 2 hours outside Las Vegas. The heavy towing team was needed to recover a drill rig from a ditch on the south-bound side. The heavy towing team dispatched with a 50 ton wrecker, 50 ton rotator and 35 ton wrecker. The heavy towing team arrived on the scene. The heavy towing team assessed the scene. The heavy towing team made a recovery plan. The heavy towing team needed to stop the drill rig sliding deeper into the ditch. The heavy towing team rigged from the 50 ton wrecker to the passenger front axle on the lower side of the drill rig to stabilise. The heavy towing team hooked a strap from the 50 ton rotator to the drill rig’s grill. The heavy towing team winched a line to the drill rig’s passenger side rear frame. The heavy towing team used the 50 ton rotator to winch the drill rig from the ditch. The heavy towing team brought the drill rig onto the shoulder of the road. The heavy towing team towed the drill rig to the customer shop in Las Vegas using the 50 ton wrecker.