What is towing used for?

The most familiar form is the transport of disabled or otherwise indisposed vehicles by a tow truck or "wrecker". Other familiar forms are the tractor-trailer combination, and cargo or leisure vehicles coupled via ball or pintle and gudgeon trailer hitches to smaller trucks and cars.

What is towing system?
What is Towing?
Towing is the act of pulling a vehicle behind another vehicle. The vehicle doing the pulling is called the tow vehicle and the vehicle being pulled is called the trailer or dinghy. Some common types of towing include recovery towing, trailer towing or trailering and dinghy towing.

American Towing Companies

What is a tow car company?
Tow Company means any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that engages in, or owns or operates a business which engages in, the towing or removal of motor vehicles for compensation.

Why is towing important?
Towing services provide a safe way to transport your vehicle from one location to another, without risking personal injury or further damage to your car.  When you call for a car recovery near me, they will dispatch a tow truck and a trained and experienced driver to your location.


What is towing operation?
Towing operations include towing a vessel or object via towline, pushing, or towing alongside ('hipped-up'). Towing operations can include both dynamic (moving) and static (stationary) towing. Static towing is when the towing vessel is used to position or restrain a towed object.

What is emergency towing system?
An Emergency Towing System (ETS) is a pre-staged package of equipment that may be deployed in the event a disabled vessel requires assistance in accessing a place of refuge. A manual that instructs responders on the operations of system as well as procedures for deployment accompanies the system.