Wrecker Rollback Tow Trucks

Every flatbed tow truck brand and model has special features of its own and so if you are looking for flatbed tow trucks for sale browse around the Internet to add knowledge on the exact features and prices of these trucks.

From towing automobiles to transporting goods, farm products and various other purposes today people consider buying used flatbed tow trucks. This is because flatbed trucks are easy to use suitable vehicle for multiple purposes.

As a wrecker and recovery truck,the  flatbed tow truck might refer to tow trucks with a movable rollback tow truck bed that tilts and allows vehicles to be driven onto them. However flatbed tow trucks refer to a much more broader category of trucks.  Flatbed tow trucks or flatbed trucks can imply any truck model with the truck backside which has no roof. This gives flatbed trucks unmatched flexibility against other kinds of trucks. So if you buy a used flatbed tow truck you can use for all kinds of jobs and needs.

The truck’s flatbed can be rigid or articulate depending on the model and intended use. You can have one of tree types of flatbed trucks. They are the level flatbed truck, drop desk flatbed trucks and extended flatbeds. And flatbed trucks are mostly heavy duty truck models.

Having no roof and a flat truck bed at the back gives you the ability to load it with and transport things of any height in the back. This has made this truck model a favorite in farming and livestock. This type of trucks can be seen in countryside used for transporting fertilizer, livestock like cows, chickens and hay. In cities and urban areas flatbed tow trucks are used for transporting cement, heavy construction materials and other things to different places. Ford 650 flatbeds, Chevy 5500 flatbeds,  GMC C6500 flatbeds, Mack flatbeds, International Flatbeds are just a few popular models you will see a lot in the second hand flatbed market for sale.

Now we have covered here a small overview of a great type of truck about how it works and its usefulness and now we invite you to share your thoughts and preferences regarding flatbed trucks in the comments.

There are many popular brands and models of flatbed tow trucks for sale that are used by leading recovery and towing companies in the United States, Canada, Europe and elsewhere. Listed here are some of the most popular flatbed rollback tow trucks with some of the noted feature and prices of these flatbed trucks. While some of these truck models at the affordable end of the market or used older tow trucks can be found for less than $10,000 the prices and cost of buying them increase easily to $50,000 and greater for newer vehicles with the flatbed and rollback. And in the case of amazing International CXT tow truck which has one of the highest towing capacity in the world of 40,000 pounds, can cost about $ 120,000.

The flatbed tow trucks also known as rollback tow trucks or just rollbacks are available in many good popular models at more affordable prices and more practical for day to day towing needs in cases such as a vehicle breakdown or a road accident. Some of the popular flatbed brands include Toyota, Hummer and Ford flatbeds. The Ford F-350 Super Duty ranks high towing capacity wise with a towing capacity of around 19,500. This is very good because if you compare it with other popular recovery trucks and wrecker tow trucks, Dodge Ram 3500 Heavy Duty is rated at 16,400 lb (7,400 kg) max and Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 3500HD is at 16,500 lb (7,500 kg) max towing capacity.

Another noted flatbed tow trucks model is the GMC Sierra. It has a engine equipped with a huge 6.6-liter turbo diesel and a vehicle towing capacity of about 16,600 pounds. Like the Ford super duty rollback trucks the GMC Sierra also has amazing interiors and seats making driving them comfortable. But the GMC Sierra includes even a Bose speaker system seven one DVD player with a screen of seven inches wide to entertain rear seat occupants and can be folded at their convenience.

Next in the for the flatbed models comes the Chevrolet Silverado. The Chevrolet Silverado flatbed like the GMC Sierra flatbed model has an excellent storage of diesel fuel and lush interiors. It has a slightly higher towing capacity of 16,700 pounds. Chevrolet Silverado flatbed is available for sale at a price of around $ 24,500.

Also some of the other famous models of flatbed tow trucks that are generally used by towing companies in east coast of US in places like New York City include the Doge Ram 3500 flatbed tow truck, The International MXT rollback, the new and improved Toyota Tundra rollback, Nissan Titan King Cab tow truck, Cadillac Escalade EXT tow truck and Hummer H2 SUT flatbeds.

Since flatbed tow trucks are one of the most sold type of recovery trucks, there are many more flatbed towing models and brands that are not listed here or maybe popular outside United States. There is also trucks such as the Hino rollback among other flatbed models not mentioned here. If you want to know any details or prices and cost of the flatbed truck models not listed here drop in a comment in the comment section below, and we will try to find you the information you need.

Please note that this is by no means an complete guide to popular flatbed tow trucks for sale  but a cursory glance of popular flatbed truck models and brands.

If you are searching the Internet for a nice ready made list of prices for used commercial trucks you will be disappointed. Whether you search in Google, Yahoo or Bing search engines hundreds of webpages turns up with the promising heading boldly declaring “used commercial truck prices” that look like they will have the details you want. But instead of price lists what they have are listings of various used trucks available on auction on those sites or dealers or classified ads by numerous online and offline truck sellers.

So in order to get a overview of the current used truck price ranges you will have to wade through several truck websites to get a rough idea about the prices of used trucks. Even then you are unlikely to get a good knowledge about the trucks and their prices because it varies depending on the country, location, kind of truck, feature, options and truck brand among other factors. This maybe the reason no one has put up a list about prices. It’s left to be seen who is going to take take up the challenge of putting up a truck prices list.

Meanwhile if you are persistent checking out BuyATruck.net, CommercialTruckTrader.com and UsedTruckListings.com will help you in shopping for truck prices. These are some of the top truck websites on the Internet and have hundereds of commercial and other trucks on sale.

Also the NADA’s guides like the “2010 Official Commercial Truck Guide” is worth checking out if you live in the US. It has 10 years of truck prices from 2001 to 2010. It covers all kinds of trucks from Long Haul 18 wheelers to rollback tow trucks to light-duty cabs and van bodies. And it includes used retail and wholesale and even 10 years of used trailer prices and their estimated new retail pricing. Plus it is updated every month. Worth subscribing to it.

However, in my opinion the best way to go about getting the information you need about market prices of used commercial trucks is to ask someone in your acquaintance or locality who is knows about trucks such as a truck owner, driver or dealer. You are sure to get a better picture about truck prices that way.