The Crane Job That Helped Three Semis Get Ready to Ship
A Small Lift With Big Road Benefits Three older semi trucks were being sold from a large fleet near Woodland Avenue and Newberg Highway in Woodburn, OR. The trucks were heading cross-country, and the shipping company wanted the fairings removed before transport. Our team called in as a Woodburn crane company because the top fairings were light […]
A Van Rollover Recovery on South Dhooghe Road in Colton
A Sideways Situation on a Country Road A 1-ton van went off the road near South Dhooghe Road and South Munson Road in Colton in the wee hours of the morning. By the time we got the towing call later that afternoon, the van had already gone down the embankment, rolled onto its side, and […]
McMinnville: Taking Down the Old Armstrong Chevrolet Sign
A Crane Job With Some History Attached The Armstrong Chevrolet sign had been part of McMinnville for a long time, so seeing it come down felt a little different than a regular towing job. We could not help but get a little emotional. A sign like that sits above traffic, customers, employees, and years of people pulling […]
Moving a Wastewater Plant Tractor for Scheduled Repairs
Keeping the Wheels of Public Works Turning A call from a wastewater treatment facility in Rickreall came across our schedule well before the move date. The City of Dallas, Oregon, needed a Rickreall tractor transport service to move one of their tractors to Pape Machinery in McMinnville for routine maintenance and repairs. Because the tractor was an […]
3,000 Pounds on the Move: Locked Trailer Dolly Haul Up I-5
Heavy, Stuck, and Not Going Anywhere At 7:25 in the morning on Ehlan Rd NE in Aurora, we got a call about a trailer dolly that wouldn’t budge. It’s the kind of towing job that sounds simple. But only until you see it. This Aurora trailer dolly transport service call turned into a full haul […]
Moving a Multi-Ton Toolbox into a Mobile Repair Truck
Inside a Mobile Repair Truck Build Late in the morning on South Tull Road in Canby, OR, we headed out to help with a project that called for steady lifting. Frank at Model 1 Commercial Vehicles gave us a call because his team was building a box truck that would serve as a mobile repair […]
Sherwood Bus Disposal Tow to Portland Scrap Yard
From Fleet Service to Scrap Yard Large vehicles reach the end of their working life just like anything else on the road. At that point, disposal becomes a serious task that requires planning, preparation, and the right towing support. We recently handled a Sherwood bus towing service job that involved transporting multiple buses that had reached their final stop. These vehicles needed […]
How We Handled an Overloaded Tree Trailer on I-5
Too Much Weight at the Hubbard Scales Early in the afternoon, we received a call about a truck stopped at the southbound Hubbard Port of Entry scales on Interstate 5. The Oregon DOT scale operators had flagged the trailer because it carried too much weight. The load consisted of living trees with full root balls, […]
When an Old Car Calls It Quits
A Straightforward Wheel-Lift Recovery on I-5 Older cars can run fine for years, then decide they are done in the middle of a commute. That is exactly what happened on I-5 in Hubbard, OR. The driver felt the car fade out, lost power, and had to guide it over to a safe spot. We got […]
The Post-Holiday Clean-out Your Car Actually Needs
How to Refresh Your Ride for the New Year We’ve all opened the door to our car after the holidays and thought, “How did this happen?” Coffee cups in the door pocket, a half-melted candy cane stuck to the console, and salt stains that make the floor look like it snowed inside. Starting the year […]
