Heavy Towing Kansas City Team Uprights Truck
The Heavy Towing Kansas City Team at Sante Fe Tow Service was called upon by the Overland Park Police Department to help with an overturned truck on Route 59. The truck driver seemingly took the exit turn a little too hot and lost control of the fully loaded tractor trailer. The tractor trailer ended up completely on its side in a ditch on the side of the road!
The Sante Fe heavy towing team arrived on scene ready to jump straight into action. The call from the police department came in at 2PM and the towing team wanted to get the accident cleared before rush hour hit. This left them with a little under three hours to completely upright and tow a 80,000 lb loaded tractor trailer.
In order to facilitate an efficient and safe recovery, the team placed five Matjack jumbo recovery cushions under the tractor trailer. At the same time, they hooked up two straps from the trailer to their 50 ton rotator and 55 ton rotator. For the first half of the lift, the rotators did not have to do any work. Once the tractor trailer was at a 40 degree angle angle, the team completed uprighting the truck using the heavy duty rotators.
The heavy towing team’s expertise really shone through during this job. They were able to safely upright and tow away the truck without causing any further damage to it. On top of that, they completed it all before rush hour! Fantastic work out there!
Details of Heavy Towing Kansas City Team Uprights Truck
The dispatch center received a call from the Overland Park Police Department requesting a Heavy Towing Kansas City team be dispatched to an overturned truck on Route 69. A Heavy Towing Kansas City team was immediately dispatched to the location of the overturned truck. The Heavy Towing Kansas City team arrived at the accident site. The Heavy Towing Kansas City team assessed the situation.
The Heavy Towing Kansas City team noted that the truck was lying completely on it’s side after having taken an exit curve a little too quickly. The truck was fully loaded and weighed approximately 80,000 lb. The Heavy Towing Kansas City team decided to use Matjack cushions to lift the truck. The Heavy Towing Kansas City team carefully placed 5 Matjack cushions underneath the overturned truck. One by one, the Heavy Towing Kansas City team slowly inflated the cushions.
Once it was possible, they attached two straps to the trailer which were then hooked up to their two rotators. The Heavy Towing Kansas City team inflated the cushions until the trailer was at a 40 degree angle. From there, the Heavy Towing Kansas City team used their two rotators to completely upright the tractor trailer.
Once the tractor trailer was uprighted, the Heavy Towing Kansas City team towed the trailer to the customer’s yard 10 miles away. It’s no surprise that we are the most trusted heavy towing team in Overland Park and surrounding areas.