recovery truck
Roadside rescue rig
A recovery truck is a vehicle equipped to transport disabled or damaged vehicles, typically featuring a flatbed, crane, or towing apparatus.
British term for what Americans call a tow truck or wrecker.
The recovery truck arrived to haul away the broken-down lorry.
- towPull something behind
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- hook and chainCurved grabber with links
winch · salvage operations · breakdown lorry · transport · automotive · emergency lights · hydraulic lift · emergency response teams · emergency services · highway patrol · municipal services · insurance companies · military operations · AAA · accident scene · impound · construction sites · roadside assistance
- tow truckswrecker, flatbed, rollback, rotator, hook and chain
- truckssemi, tractor-trailer, big rig, lorry, cement mixer
recovery truckambulance
Emergency medical transport
hearse · disabled vehicle · abandoned vehicle · fire engine · police car
recovery, truck, recover, recovers, recovered, recovering, recoverable, unrecoverable, irrecoverable