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We understand the challenges of finding a trustworthy service provider, that is why we created an industry-specific directory that provides all the information you need to make informed decisions across Southern Africa!
The Towing Directory is a resource for both motorists and industry professionals in Southern Africa to find towing services in their area. We provide 24/7 access to information on towing companies and the services they offer, including vehicle recovery, roadside assistance, and storage.
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TYPES OF RECOVERY VEHICLES
When a vehicle is stranded or involved in an accident, the type of recovery vehicle dispatched is critical for ensuring a safe and damage-free tow. Modern recovery fleets utilize a variety of specialized trucks designed for everything from tight city streets to massive highway incidents.
Slingback / Hook and Chain
This tow truck, uses heavy rubber mats and chains to lift a vehicle by its frame or axle for transport. Used for heavy-duty recovery, transporting scrap vehicles, and towing older cars with steel bumpers.
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Flatbed / Rollback
This tow truck, features a long, hydraulic-powered bed that tilts and slides to the ground for easy loading. Often used for long-distance transport, luxury car towing, and all-wheel drive vehicles to prevent transmission wear.
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Wheel Lift / Modern Wrecker
This truck is used for short-distance city towing, repossessions, illegally parked vehicles, and tight urban areas where space is limited.
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Integrated Self-Loader
This truck combines a powerful wheel-lift mechanism directly into the truck’s heavy-duty chassis. Often used for rapid vehicle repossession, highway clearance, and recovering heavy-duty trucks or buses.
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Low Bed / Lowboy
This is a specialized semi-trailer drops in deck height that allows the bed to sit extremely low to the ground. Often used for hauling over sized construction equipment, heavy machinery, and industrial loads.
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Crane Carrier / Lift Flatbed
This is a specialized vehicle that combines a flatbed trailer with a powerful hydraulic crane. It vertically hoists vehicles onto a bed using the crane.
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Heavy Duty Wrecker
This truck is primarily used for recovering overturned semi-trucks, towing city buses, and moving construction equipment or cement mixers. They are the go-to vehicles for clearing major highway accidents.
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Rotator Wrecker
Featuring a massive crane-like boom that rotates 360 degrees, this heavy-duty beast is used for the most complex recoveries, such as lifting overturned tractor-trailers or pulling vehicles up steep embankments.
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Car Carrier / Multi-Vehicle
Designed to safely transport multiple vehicles simultaneously. Widely used for moving vehicles between dealerships, auction houses, or for cross-border logistics without adding mileage to the vehicles.
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Your Complete Guide to Safe Towing
When a breakdown or accident occurs, the stress of the moment can make it difficult to think clearly. The Towing Directory serves as your essential resource in Southern Africa, offering 24/7 access to professional recovery services and the critical information you need to make informed, safe, and cost-effective decisions at the scene. Here is what you need to know before letting a towing company tow your vehicle.
Know your Rights
The choice of a service provider is always yours. This section covers your legal right to choose a service provider and the essential information you must collect from a tow operator before authorizing any recovery.
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Insurance Smarts
Learn how to coordinate with your insurer to protect your warranty and avoid exorbitant storage fees or out-of-pocket expenses.
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Valuables & Safety
Before your vehicle is towed, it is essential to take proactive steps to secure your personal property and verify the safety of the recovery process. We provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to do this.
READ MOREINDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Various industry associations, exist to ensure that high standards are set and strictly adhered to by their members. Those reputable organizations require operators to contractually bind themselves to a Constitution and Code of Conduct, which establishes essential professionalism and accountability within the towing sector. By utilizing members of these associations, motorists gain a vital layer of protection and a formal channel for recourse should any issues arise during the recovery process.
POPULAR SERVICES PROVIDED BY TOWING COMPANIES
- Vehicle Recovery and Towing
- 24/7 Call Centres - Liaison & Communication between vehicle owner/driver, insurers, fleet managers, Auto Body Repairers, Mechanical Repair Services and Emergency Medical Services
- Roadside Emergency Assistance
- Vehicle Carriage
- Local Towing
- Long Distance Towing
- Cross Border Towing
- Heavy Vehicle Recovery and Towing
- Vehicle Storage
- Jumpstart services – flat battery
- Fuel Assistance
- Tyre Change
- Keys locked in vehicle assistance
- Mechanical breakdown assistance
- Transport from accident scene or incident
- Armed response and accident /breakdown scene security
- Goods in Transit and Hazmat Clean-up
- Plant Hire Transportation