The Best Flatbed Tow Truck Service
The Best Flatbed Tow Truck
Company in San Diego
Local drivers depend on All Roadside Towing flatbed vehicle transport for all their Towing and Roadside Assistance needs. Are you looking for the best way to transport your vehicle in San Diego? Flatbed tow truck service is a great way to transport a vehicle, regardless of size or weight. Whether the vehicle drives, or not, our flatbed towing service here in San Diego can move it.
We can move your vehicle and here’s how!
The vehicle is secured to the flatbed towing truck during the entire tow. For that reason, it never moves around or touches the pavement. Watch some of our videos!
Flatbed trucks are designed to haul larger vehicles, vehicles with no functioning tires, or vehicles that require all four tires to be off the ground.
There are times when wheel lift / wrecker tow trucks are not ideal.
Wreckers are the traditional type of tow truck with the moving ”arm.” A flatbed tow truck near me is a better option for specific types of vehicles or vehicles in certain conditions.
In these cases, the best option for hauling the vehicle from one location to another is on a roll-off near me. A flatbed tow truck company is also perfect for transporting vehicles on long-distance towing jobs.
Accident Vehicles… Not a Problem for San Diego Flatbed Tow Trucks
If your vehicle has been in a serious accident, flatbeds are the perfect option. Vehicles can be winched onto the flatbed no matter what the condition or damage, even if all four of your tires are missing or damaged.
The winch systems on All Roadside Towing Flatbed Tow Trucks have a pulling strength of approximately 12,000 lbs. That’s more than enough to tow any car, bike, or truck off the road and onto the deck.
Private Property Impound Towing
Flatbeds or roll-off tow truck are perfect for abandoned vehicle removal or getting rid of junk cars. By the way, that’s a service we’ll happily provide. If you have some Junkers affecting the ascetic value of your property… the visual appeal.
We’ll move those wrecks and get your property back safe, secure, and looking nice.
Other Reasons for Flatbed Tow Trucks
Flatbeds are used to tow vehicles for a number of other reasons that include the weight, or the make and model of the vehicle. Vehicles transported by this mode are able to have each of their wheels secured. The alternative is using the traditional method of chains placed on the front and rear of the vehicle.
Tow Truck San Diego provides flatbeds throughout Southern California. All Roadside Towing has several flatbed tow trucks that can easily accommodate any weight/size/shape car, truck, or motorcycle.
This is how Tow Truck San Diego flatbed Tow Service works…
Successfully operating a flatbed requires extra knowledge and experience from the tow truck technician.
All Roadside Towing provides several weeks of additional training to it’s flatbed drivers every year.
Our Technicians are the best, because our customers deserve the best.
Flatbed Lowers Deck
First, the flatbed lowers the bed (deck) to the vehicles tires. The tow technician hooks the winch cable to the vehicle being towed with steel hooks.
Winching the Vehicle
Next, the technician carefully winches the vehicle onto the tow truck deck (flatbed). The tow tech is careful to get vehicle as symmetrical as possible on the deck.
Raises the Deck
Now the technician has the vehicle in place, he will normally strap the one or both of the front tires to the deck. He lifts the deck back to its normal drive position.
Lock Down
Finally, the vehicle is secured to the tow trucks deck. It’s secured by at all 4 tires and the winch – 5 points of contact. It never makes contact with the road and doesn’t add mileage to the odometer.
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Towing San Diego is constantly innovating and finding ways to improve our business and customer service.
A few of the new services we offer:
Frequently Asked Questions about Flatbed Tow Truck
Rollback Tow Truck
A rollback tow truck is the same as a flatbed tow truck. Technically a rollback allows the bed / deck to lower up and down to meet the vehicle on the ground, while a flatbed has a fixed bed. But in laymen terms and in terms of common vernacular in the towing industry, they are one and the same.
Flatbed Tow Truck
A flatbed tow truck is normally called a flatbed. Within the trucking / tow industry, it’s actually called a rollback. That’s because the deck / bed of the truck is hydraulically actuated and lowers or raises as well as extends via controls.
It’s almost as if the deck is “rolling” of the chassis to the ground. This makes it easier on the winch to pull the vehicle onto the bed.
Flatbed Benefits
There are several reasons why using a flatbed tow truck is beneficial. Flatbeds reduce the risk of damage to towed vehicles. The towed vehicle is strapped to the bed of the flatbed and piggybacks on the flatbed. At no time during the tow do the wheels touch the ground.
They do not obstruct vision while driving and they have a wider wheelbase than regular tow trucks allowing them to haul heavier weights.
Flatbed Towing Service
Flatbed towing near me can be used for any type of towing. There are instances when flatbeds are preferred if not required. Those instances would include:
1. Accident tows – Car accidents, specifically ones that cause major front or rear damage. Like an axle rips off, it may be difficult, if not impossible, to tow with a wheel lift and dollies.
2. Low vehicles – Low or lowered vehicles that only have a couple inches ground clearance will are difficult to lift with a wheel lift. The boom must slide under the vehicle and lift it by the tires. Lifting the front or back of a vehicle will lower the opposite side, bringing it closer to the ground.
3. All wheel drive vehicles – All 4 tires need to be off the ground during the tow. A wheel lift requires additional equipment dollies that take extra time to install and create additional cost for the customer.
4. Long distance tows – flatbed tow trucks get better fuel economy. They don’t take a significant hit on mileage when a vehicle is loaded on the deck
Difference between Flatbed and wheel-lift
Towing San Diego also runs wrecker/wheel lift tow trucks. Wheel lift tow trucks carry cars via the stinger or boom. Those are the retractable arms that will extend out to lift the vehicles front or rear tires and pick the vehicle up that way.
Flatbed tow trucks take the whole vehicle on their bed. They do this by lowering the bed to the vehicle. Pulling the vehicle onto the bed via a winching mechanism. Then raising the bed back onto the tow truck with the disabled vehicle attached.
Wheel lift tow trucks are generally smaller and lighter than flatbeds, making them more maneuverable around town. But wheel lifts also come in larger sizes and can come in sizes much larger than flatbeds, meaning they will haul the heaviest loads as well.
Flatbeds have a wider wheelbase than traditional wheel lifts, allowing them to tow greater weights with less strain on their axles. They carry the weight on the bed, which distributes the weight across the entire frame making for a more efficient and easier drive. They also do not require extensive modification to the truck itself, making them more versatile.
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