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Published by Rollback Tow Trucks on 19 Sep 2010

Navistar International Trucks And Models

International trucks are one of the most famous wreckers and tow trucks. International is the brand name of the truck and they are manufactured by Navistar International Corporation. Navistar through International trucks caters to all indutries and business needs requiring trucks with there broad range and variety of International trucks. In this respect they are similar to Hino trucks brand which is owned by Toyota Motors.

The types of International trucks includes International beverage trucks, International recovery and wrecker trucks (including International Rollback tow trucks, International Mixers, International oil trucks, International garbage trucks for waste collection and International utility trucks.

International trucks have their own brands and models. So it’s easy for one to narrow down the search in International trucks if one is looking for a truck for a specific purpose. You can use their brands, models, weight class and truck class category to easily choose the best Use our simple truck finder to narrow down your search and find the truck that fits your work.

Navistar makes International trucks to cater to these different industries and sectors by having several models of trucks. These International truck models include International 9000 series, International CityStar, Internationa DuraStar trucks not to mention LoneStar and PayStar International trucks. You also find Internation ProStar, TerraStar, TranStar and WorkStar truck series. With so many models manufactured in different ways for market segments and heavy vehicle weight classes. Talking about truck weight classification International makes trucks in Class 4, Class 5, Class 7, Class 8 only. They don’t have light duty trucks like for example Ford’s F150 or so. All International trucks are either medium duty or heavy duty and super or severe duty classified trucks. They are strictly purpose built not as use as passenger trucks or sport utility trucks.

This is a glace at the kind of International trucks available. We didn’t go into detail about International truck models but skimmed the variety and brand names of different kinds of International trucks. Next time you see a International truck you can identify them by their business usage, truck series, gross vehicle weight class or vehicle category.

Published by Rollback Tow Trucks on 03 Sep 2010

Best Flatbed Tow Trucks For Sale

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.

Published by Rollback Tow Trucks on 21 Jun 2010

Towing Trucks And Wrecker Rollback Tow Trucks Website

Trucks that are purpose built for towing or lifting and transporting other vehicles in trouble are known as towing trucks. Some call them wreckers, breakdown trucks, breakdown lorry or recovery trucks and they come in several different types, models and brands. Whatever they are these tow trucks our invaluable to us. Whether it is to tow our car in a road emergency such as engine trouble to a repair mechanic or for police and authorities to clear away road accidents and wreckage’s.

And www.WreckerRollbackTowTrucks.com is here to provide tow truck related brand, price and other details for the benefit of tow truck buyers, sellers, customers and enthusiasts. But it contains information and data specifically about the unique kind of towing truck known as about rollback tow trucks or flatbed tow trucks.

Why we have a separate website for this truck alone is because unlike other types of towing trucks (i.e. boom, hook and chain, wheel lift or integrated tow truck models) this doesn’t use the chaining and pulley method to tow vehicles. The rollback trucks (also called a Flatbed or Slide tow trucks) the entire back side of the truck is fitted with a bed and that bed surface which can be hydraulically incline and moved to ground level. You have to drive up the towed vehicle on to the trucks bed/slide surface or pull it onto it using a winch.

If you are searching for towing truck related page, I invite you take some time and browse around the site. You are sure to find it to be very helpful. If you need more information about rollbacks and tow trucks and tow trucks leave a comment in this webpage and let us know. Any other visitor to the site or I will try to help you. Thank you for your visit and make sure check back from time to time in case you leave a comment.

Published by Rollback Tow Trucks on 20 Jun 2010

2010 Hino 258ALP Roll Back Truck – Toyota Flatbed

Manufactured by the Toyota Group owned company Hino Motors and with the features and advantages and the features specified below, the Hino 258ALP Roll Back tow truck is one of most selling rollback tow trucks in the world today. If you are looking for a tow truck on sale Hino’s flagship 258ALP Roll Back tow truck is definitely worth going out to the nearest Hino truck dealer and checking out.

Hino is the world’s 3rd largest manufacturer of rollbacks, tow trucks and wreckers. Hino Motors specializes in offering class 4-7 commercial tow trucks and carriers, and is the fastest growing medium duty truck company in America according to recent studies.

Coming back to the wrecker in question, Hino 258ALP is fitted with the Hino’s renown, innovative Hino engine. As is well known by tow and other truckers Hino engines are well known for its performance, quality, engine warranty and innovative engine designs. This Hino 258ALP tow truck is fitted with a Hino J08E-TV engine and ranges in for medium duty trucks. It has a max output of 220 hp at 2500 rpm and max torque of 520 lb-ft at 1500 rpm. The truck’s gross vehicle weight or GVW is 25,550 lbs. or pounds. It also six speed and comes with Allison 2200 RDS.

As common with rollbacks the Hino 2back flatbed is hydraulically inclined and moved to ground level allowing vehicles to be driven on to or be pulled by a winch and towed.

Overall all these features makes 258ALP Hino Rollback tow truck a very dependable, high performance and fuel efficient vehicle worth the cost of ownership. These Hino trucks also enjoy a good second hand market value. Hino tow truck prices vary from second hand ones for $40,000 to new Hino 258ALP Roll Back 2010 – 2011 for sale at $75,000 plus depending on equipment and options.

So what do you think about the Hino Rollback 258ALP truck? If you want to buy a tow truck, will you go for a Hino Rollback 258 Truck?

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