Truck Positioning

THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD POSITION

Truck positioning is a huge part of recovery. The wrong truck positioning could make the job go terribly. Good truck positioning could make the job go smoother, reduce damage to the casualty, and create a more efficient process.

HEAD FORWARD VS HEAD BACK

Nine times of out of ten, when a tractor-trailer goes over, it’s going to be laying on the ground in the head back position.

Before you start the single lane up-righting, it is in your best interest to make the truck in a head forward position. The weight of the front axle will assist you in a smooth recovery.

HEAD BACK

ONE LANE UPRIGHTING

Here are some things to think about before beginning your recovery.

STAGING

Park your trucks and equipment in a designated area.

PREPARING

Preparing your trucks for equipment and rigging for the recovery.

POSITIONING

Position your trucks for the actual recovery.

Truck placement is critical. The first thing you will want to do is to place the front truck. Take a line from the front truck head of the boom, down through a snatch block and up to the front axle.

The second line on the lead truck, is going to go to the strap that has been installed on the back side of the trailer.

The back truck will have one line off of it, picking the front of the trailer up. This has created a cradle- to help cradle the load up.

CONTROL VEHICLE

It’s our position at WreckMaster, that anytime you do a commercial heavy-duty recovery that you control the decent of the load to the ground.

BOOM ALLIGNMENT

One of the two booms must be 12″ to 18″ higher than the other. This prevents the hooks, where the straps cross, from catching each other.