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Vehicle Type

Tow and Recovery Vehicles

Tow and recovery vehicle work covers deck and bed repair, structural welding at high-stress mounting points, wheel lift and boom mount inspection, lighting, and refinishing on carriers and wreckers.

Overview

Tow and Recovery Vehicles in a Irvine fleet

Recovery vehicles apply enormous point loads through their mounting structures every time they work, and those mounts are where fatigue cracks appear. A crack at a boom mount is not a cosmetic finding.

Deck surfaces are consumables on carriers. Vehicles are winched across them under load, and the surface takes gouging and abrasion continuously.

Lighting on these units runs for long periods with the vehicle stationary at incident scenes, which puts a continuous load on the electrical system and makes proper circuit design more important than on a normal truck.

Common Damage

What typically fails on this class

  • Deck and bed surface damage from loading
  • Cracking at boom and lift mounting points
  • Corrosion at deck-to-frame interfaces
  • Lighting and electrical faults from continuous duty
  • Body damage from tight recovery environments

Services

Work we do on this vehicle type

Structural Welding and FabricationCertified in-shop welding and custom fabrication for frame, subframe, mount and load-bearing repairs.Collision and Structural Repair$750 to $20,000 and upTrailer Floor and Decking ReplacementDeck replacement in wood, laminate, aluminum or steel with crossmember repair and perimeter sealing.Trailer and Chassis Body Repair$500 to $9,500Emergency and Work Lighting InstallationLight bar, beacon, strobe and scene lighting installation with properly sized wiring and switching.Liftgate, Upfit and Equipment Install$400 to $3,500Rust and Corrosion RepairCut-back rust repair, panel patching, and protective coating to stop corrosion returning at seams and arches.Collision and Structural Repair$400 to $3,500Fleet Collision RepairComplete accident damage repair for box trucks, vans, tractors and trailers, documented end to end for the carrier.Collision and Structural Repair$1,500 to $50,000 and upBed Liner and Protective CoatingSpray-in liner and protective coating for cargo floors, bumpers, rockers and underbody surfaces.Paint and Refinishing$500 to $1,800

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Makes and Models

Units in this class

  • Rollback and flatbed carriers
  • Wheel lift wreckers
  • Integrated recovery units
  • Light duty tow trucks

All vehicle types we repair

Tow and Recovery Vehicles repair for Irvine operators

Body, paint, structural and upfit work, all performed at our Yorba Linda facility. Tell us the vehicle and the damage and we will schedule intake.

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