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Things to Know When Transporting a Classic Car

by cdcidevel | Jan 17, 2024 | Classic Car Towing, Recovery Blog, Towing A Classic Car, Towing Services, Towing Services In Washington State

When you own a classic or luxury car, it’s more than just a car. It’s a valuable asset that needs the proper care and upkeep. That’s why, when you need to transport or tow your valuable vehicle, you want a trustworthy company to ensure a stress-free classic car towing process.

We recently responded to a call regarding towing a classic car. The owner was pleased with the service and left us a positive Google review!

Here are some things to know when transporting a classic or luxury vehicle:

Find the Right Transport Company

Towing a luxury vehicle or classic car comes with a certain amount of knowledge and understanding of the car. That’s where Pro-Tow comes in. We have extensive knowledge and a proven track record for safely and effectively moving rare and valuable vehicles. Our highly-trained operators will ensure your vehicle is carefully rigged and moved without causing any damage.

Remove Any Valuables

Pro-Tow will do everything possible to protect and secure your vehicle on transport. However, it’s still worth removing any valuables or loose items before loading it and towing a classic car. That can help make your car lighter, but, most importantly, there will be no risk of misplacing valuable items during your classic car towing. In addition, you don’t want loose objects in the vehicle while it is lifted and moved.

Learn About Transport Options

When towing a classic car, it’s essential to have a suitable mode of transport. Flatbed trailers are most common in luxury or classic car transport. Some owners prefer to have their vehicles transported in a closed container to eliminate the risk of damage from rocks or outdoor elements on the drive. Ask Pro-Tow about our equipment and towing options.

Pro-Tow Ensures Peace of Mind

Pro-Tow prioritizes safety foremost and ensures putting their customers’ minds at ease. When you need a trusted company to handle your classic car towing needs, or if you require emergency towing, call Team Pro-Tow.

Need us to move something for you? Ask about our 24-hour towing services. Call Pro-Tow today to learn how we can support you and your vehicles out on the road!

What You Need to Know About Heavy Equipment Hauling

by cdcidevel | Jan 3, 2024 | Equipment Recovery, Heavy Duty Towing In Spokane, Heavy Equipment Hauling, Heavy Equipment Recovery, Heavy Equipment Recovery In Auburn, Heavy Equipment Recovery in Spokane, Heavy Equipment Towing, Recovery Blog

When you need to haul heavy equipment, it is no small task. You require knowledgeable operators and specialized equipment. Keeping safety a top priority is critical. Operators must load, secure, transport the load efficiently and comply with local regulations.

Team Pro-Tow specializes in crane lift services, heavy-duty towing, heavy equipment recovery and heavy equipment hauling. You’ve got it covered if you need something heavy lifted, loaded, and moved.

What is Considered “Heavy?”

Heavy equipment is typically something that weighs over 5,000 pounds. For example, it could be an excavator, tractor, or other heavy construction equipment. When loads are heavier than this, like 10,000 pounds or more, the operator must have specific certification and training to do the job. For example, they must know how to distribute the weight properly and safely secure the load for transport. Without the proper know-how, safety can be an issue.

Following Regulations

The load’s weight, size and dimensions will determine which Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations you’ll need to follow for heavy equipment hauling. In addition, oversized equipment or cargo sometimes needs a permit for transportation, depending on the state you’re registered in and traveling through. These are things Team Pro-Tow can help you determine when we perform heavy equipment recovery or hauling.

Double (Triple) Check

When a massive load or a piece of heavy equipment is on a flatbed trailer, we double and triple-check to ensure it is secured properly. We check anchor points, rigging and securing anything that might become loose during transport. It must be loaded and secured and compliant with DOT regulations.

Choose the Best for Heavy Equipment Recovery

If you need something big moved out of an awkward spot or transported to another site, choose Pro-Tow for heavy equipment hauling. We have extensive experience, trained and certified operators, and crane-style wreckers to get the equipment on the trailer. We can handle semi-tractors, loaded trailers, construction equipment, heavy machinery, and more.
If it’s big and heavy, and you need it moved, call Team Pro-Tow!

Be sure to check out our other incident reports on our Recovery Blog!

If you require truck accident recovery, give Pro-tow 24-Hour Towing a call.

What Happens When Your Car Gets Towed After an Accident?

by cdcidevel | Dec 20, 2023 | Accident Recovery, Emergency Towing, Emergency Towing Service, Recovery Blog

Getting into a motor vehicle accident can be stressful and overwhelming. If your vehicle is badly damaged, an accident recovery company like Team Pro-Tow will tow it from the scene.

Understanding what happens when you call for emergency towing after an accident will help you keep a clear head and ensure a smoother process afterward.

Choose a Reliable Autobody Shop

Planning where to take your cars for potential repairs can help relieve stress. If you have a preferred body shop, ask your tow truck driver to tow it there directly from the scene. That way, you won’t have to worry about getting it towed a second time to get it fixed. Bringing it to the right place will save time and, sometimes, money. If you don’t have a shop in mind, ask our team. We have provided accident recovery services for a long time and can recommend a reliable body shop.

Get Details from the Towing Truck Operator

If you didn’t call for the emergency towing yourself, you should get the contact information from the tow truck driver. Write down their name, company, phone number, and other driver information. That way, you’ll know who to call to confirm the whereabouts of your vehicle should issues arise.

Alert Your Insurance Company

Your insurance company can guide you through what to do next if you’ve just been in an accident. Give them the details of what happened, ask for guidance, and tell them where the accident recovery company is taking your car. That way, your company can contact the repair shop directly if they need to during the adjustment and claims process.

In addition, ask them if your policy covers the towing fee. Many policies do, but there might be limitations. Be sure to ask what you must do to ensure your policy covers towing and storage fees. Document all your communication, if possible.

What If It Can’t Be Repaired?

If the damage is too severe or law enforcement requests it, the emergency towing company might take your car to an impound lot. For example, the police might need to quickly tow all damaged vehicles off the scene to ensure the area’s safety or start traffic flow.

If this is the case, ask your tow truck driver and any officer at the scene where the vehicle will go. Then, call the facility to understand their hours, storage fees, and what documents you need to get your vehicle out of there.

Have questions? We are here to help! Call Pro-Tow anytime at 253-245-5454.

We have locations in Maple Valley, Auburn, Spokane, and North Bend, WA. If you need emergency towing, crane lift services, or accident recovery, give us a call.

Be sure to check out our other incident reports on our Recovery Blog!

Light vs. Heavy Duty Vehicle Recovery

by cdcidevel | Dec 6, 2023 | Emergency Towing, Heavy-Duty Vehicle Recovery, Recovery Blog, Semi-Truck Towing

Sometimes, a vehicle breaks down and needs a simple tow to the shop or other location. On the other hand, vehicles that flip off the road, roll over, or get stuck in sticky situations might need a recovery service. Team Pro-Tow offers emergency towing services for all situations.

Pro-Tow offers light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicle recovery towing services in Auburn, Spokane, North Bend, Maple Valley, and across Washington State. Our services are for standard passenger vehicles, like your car, and larger vehicles, like semi-truck towing.

Here, we explain more about the difference between light and heavy-duty vehicle recovery towing services.

Light Vehicle Recovery

When a standard passenger car veers off the road and ends up sliding into a ravine, it will need more than regular towing services. An emergency towing company will use special equipment, life a crane-style wrecker, to recover the car from the ravine.

Other factors can be at play here when recovering a vehicle from a non-typical setting. For example, the vehicle might be in an awkward spot and require special rigging and lifting to retrieve. In addition, you’ll want experts to be able to manage any spills from hazardous materials at the scene as well. Although these incidents may require more than your average tow, they are still light recovery towing services, mainly because the vehicle’s weight in these cases would not fall into the heavy-duty category.

Emergency Towing

There are also many other light recovery scenarios for standard passenger vehicles for which you may need emergency towing. These include broken engines, tire punctures and dead batteries. Other examples include locking your keys out of your car or road conditions that force your car to slip or slide a significant distance from the road.

At Pro-Tow, our highly trained professionals are on hand 24/7 to assist with all light recovery emergency towing services! We have the right equipment and the experience to get your car out of any situation.

Heavy-duty Recovery

For semi-truck towing services as well as recovery for other larger vehicles, this is when heavy-duty recovery is needed. The same goes for buses and trailers, farm equipment, heavy-duty machinery, and RVs. In every case, these vehicles require special equipment to retrieve. On top of this, the operators involved in the recovery must be highly trained and experienced in heavy-duty vehicle recovery. That’s because semi-truck towing and other heavy-duty recovery services involve more challenges and specialized equipment than light recovery.

Whatever service you need, Pro-Tow will retrieve your large vehicles safely and ensure the safety of all those involved, including our staff and customers.

Call Pro-Tow today!

Pro-Tow Helps Park 48-foot Trailer in a Tricky Spot

by cdcidevel | Nov 15, 2023 | Emergency Towing Service, Parking A Trailer, Recovery Blog, Towing Services, Towing Services In Washington State

On November 7th, 2023 the parking of a trailer into a tricky spot requires planning and careful execution. For those who have backed a camping trailer at a sharp angle into a narrow campsite, you understand the skills needed!

Sure, you see many recovery photos and stories about us removing large vehicles from where they are not supposed to be (like out of ditches and off highways). But we are pretty good at putting things where they are supposed to go, too! Pro-Tow operators have experience maneuvering large vehicles and backing large trailers into tight spaces. Moving things for our customers is part of our towing services.

That is what we did for this customer. He needed his 48-foot kitchen trailer backed into a narrow space outside a building. Unfortunately, there was a barrier on the other side of the road, and there wasn’t much room for our tow truck to maneuver. Parking a trailer into that tight spot with little turning space required exceptional tow experience.

We thank our customer for providing these photos with his positive Google review!

Tips for Backing in Long Trailers

We recommend a few things if you’re attempting to back an extended trailer into a narrow or small space. Here are some pro tips:

Check the Area

Before parking a trailer in the spot, check it out and inspect it visually. You want to understand the size of the space and any obstacles that might get in the way. You should also know the exact dimensions of the trailer, including its length, width, and height.

Plan Your Approach

Once you’ve inspected the space, plan your approach. For example, consider the angle you want to approach the parking spot. You can also choose someone to act as a spotter to help you maneuver the trailer and let you know if you’re getting close to hitting something!

Go Slow, Steady, and Use Your Mirrors!

Don’t rush, or you could hit something or get stuck. Instead, move in the trailer slowly and steadily and avoid sudden movements. Rely on your mirrors to gauge the distance between the trailer and anything you could potentially hit.

Call in the Pros

If you’re uneasy about backing in that trailer or a load yourself, call Team Pro-Tow! Our professional tow truck drivers have years of training and experience with tasks like these. We have heavy-duty tow trucks that can handle massive loads and trailers and lots of practice maneuvering awkward and large equipment into tight spaces.

Need us to move something for you? Ask about our 24-hour towing services. Call Pro-Tow today to learn how we can support you and your vehicles out on the road!

Need A Tow? Why Pro-Tow Should Be Your First Call

by cdcidevel | Nov 1, 2023 | 24-Hour Towing Company, Emergency Towing, Emergency Towing Company, Emergency Towing Service, Recovery Blog, Towing Services, Towing Services In Washington State

When you need a tow, you can reduce stress and hope for the best outcome when you have a reliable company to call. After all, whether your vehicle has been in an accident or a roadside breakdown, knowing your tow company has your back can make all the difference.

Team Pro-Tow specializes in towing services in Washington State. You’ve seen our blog and social media posts and know we can get some pretty large trucks and equipment out of very sticky situations. While we specialize in heavy-truck recovery and semi-truck towing, we also offer 24-hour emergency towing services to all vehicle types. You can count on our highly skilled and friendly team for your cars, trucks, SUVs, and RV towing.

If you are in a jam with your vehicle, here is why we should be your first call.

24/7 Emergency Towing

Regardless of the vehicle you drive or operate, Pro-Tow is on hand twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. It doesn’t matter when you call; we will help you as soon as possible and can assist with any emergency towing situation. Those 24-hour services include heavy-duty recovery as well as everyday light towing services. Our years of experience and specialized equipment mean you have the support of a towing company you can trust!

Highly Trained and Courteous Operators

At Pro-Tow, we employ only the very best. Every team member is highly trained and certified, bringing expertise to this industry. We also commit to providing fast, friendly, and empathetic customer service so you always feel you’re calling friends who are coming to help. We know that you’re probably not having the best day if you need a tow. We’ll be there to help you through that stressful situation.

Our training program and the reputation of our courteous and skilled operators have earned us the reputation of one of the top towing services in Washington State.

Competitive Pricing

Pro-Tow uses only the best state-of-the-art equipment for heavy-duty recovery, emergency towing and more. You can take advantage of that while knowing that we commit to always offering transparent, competitive pricing. Before we disembark, you’ll receive a realistic quote for the tow so that you can understand and agree to the cost. At the end of the day, we vow to always go above and beyond for every client and exceed industry standards.

Call Pro-Tow today to learn how we can support you and your vehicles out on the road!

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