When the Cargo Is Alive An overturned livestock trailer may look like a familiar heavy-duty recovery problem from the outside, but its cargo changes what crews must consider before moving…
Prevention Is a Routine, Not a One-Time Fix Mast Brothers got started because three brothers running a body shop got tired of watching customers overpay for basic tows. So preventing…
The Tire That Kept Shredding Most drivers know the sound of a tire letting go. On a loaded semi, that sound can mean a lot more than bad rubber. Shredded…
A Tow and a Recovery Are Not the Same Job Every tow involves picking up a vehicle and moving it. A recovery picks up a vehicle that may be entangled,…
The Car Was Fine When You Parked It Months pass. The car sits in the driveway or the lot, untouched and apparently problem-free. You come back, turn the key, and…
A Wrong Stop on the Highway A loaded truck doesn’t need much time on a soft shoulder before it becomes a recovery instead of a roadside fix. Along the south…
Wood Chips in the Creek and a Long Way Up The load was wood chips, but there was nothing light about this wreck. When we got the call for this…
Managing the Unexpected Early mornings on the highway often start the same way: long lines of tractor-trailers moving through traffic, drivers watching the weather, the road surface, and the vehicles…
Why Vehicles Get Stuck in Sand Driving on coastal sand looks simple from the driver’s seat, yet the ground underneath behaves in ways that surprise people. Loose sand shifts under…
When Walls, Ramps, and Clearance Define the Job Sometimes the job takes us to places drivers never expect to need a tow. Parking garages, basement levels, loading bays, and narrow…