tow truck driver
Roadside rescue worker
A tow truck driver operates a vehicle equipped to transport disabled, illegally parked, or wrecked cars.
The job involves roadside assistance, accident recovery, and impound work.
Tow truck drivers respond to breakdowns and collisions, often working irregular hours: The tow truck driver arrived twenty minutes after I called.
Also called a tow operator or wrecker driver.
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- roadside assistanceEmergency help for motorists
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
flat tire · hook · on the hook · winch · stranded · side of the road · highway · dispatch · emergency · repo · accident · jumpstart · jump start · chains · hazard · hazard lights · lights · cab
- Recovery Jobsrepo man, repossession agent, repossessor
- salvagersscrap dealer, auto wrecker, wrecker, reclaimer
- essential workersdoctor, nurse, paramedic, EMT, firefighter
- public workerscivil servant, firefighter, mail carrier, police officer, social worker
- Rescuersfirefighter, paramedic, EMT, lifeguard, first aider
- road userspedestrian, pedestrians, cyclist, cyclists, motorist
tow truck drivertraffic cop
Officer directing vehicles
repo man · carjacker · parking attendant · valet · chauffeur
truck, driver, towed, towing, towline, towrope, towpath, towbar, trucks