Choose from a wide selection of recovery trucks for sale at Truckpages. We list all types including those with the more specialist tilt and slide bodies, suitable for picking up performance cars thanks to their lower angle of recovery. Some recovery body manufacturers even offer super low approach tilt & slide bodies – Roger Dyson, for example. Check out the trucks that include an additional rear spectacle lift – or ‘spec lift’. These look like a pair of glasses hanging from the rear of the truck (hence the name) that go under the front wheels of a car for recovery. Also important is the number of seats in the truck cab. For general recovery work it may be necessary to transport the car’s occupants as well. Look for ‘crew cab’ models with up to 6 seats.
Heavy Recovery Trucks for Sale
For heavier recovery of trucks and buses, you will need a larger truck with a recovery boom lift. Some truck buyers may call these trucks wreckers, but this name indicates they do some damage – the opposite should be true!
If you are transporting any old car, then an open-backed recovery truck or small car transporter is fine. For something a little more special you can find these types of bodies with curtainsides to hide what’s inside. For classic Aston Martins that can be worth over £250,000 each, then only a secure box will suffice to transport them. Carrying two cars at a time, with a fragile load that could exceed half a million pounds, the Aston workshop has opted for a sleeper-cabbed, 12-tonne Mercedes Atego 1224 to carry the precious cargo safely. Supplied by North-East Dealer Bell Truck and…>
Electrically powered grocery delivery vans are becoming an increasingly common sight in the UK’s cities. However, lend a thought to how they are delivered to their area of work. They have not been designed for long distance motorway work – they are at their best covering local distances in towns and cities. As a result, the old method of getting vans from the dealer to the customer is having to change. No more a minibus full of drivers, but a diesel-powered Mercedes Atego delivering two electric vans at a time. Whether this is ‘greener’ than driving two diesel vans to…>
Following last week’s news of a 340k DAF XF Wrecker going to Alpha Recovery, this week we get the news of a new £350k DAF CF recovery truck conversion delivered to North-west truck recovery specialist, Jackson’s Recovery. The 80-tonne DAF CF 530 eight-wheeler is the company’s new fleet flagship truck and will sit alongside their 17 year old DAF CF85.430 6x2 wrecker which is still working hard today. DAF CF 530 8x4 joins 17-year-old DAF CF 85.430 six-wheeler in family-run business The DAF CF Wrecker’s Specification The CF 530 is based on DAF’s ‘FAD’ 8x4 axle configuration, plated at 80-tonnes…>
It’s some shopping list that gets the price of your new truck up to 340,000. That’s what commercial vehicle recovery specialist, Alpha Recovery in Northumberland has invested in their new wrecker – a 150-tonne GTW DAF XF eight-wheeler with Super Space Cab and recovery equipment from Boniface Engineering. The new XF joins an existing 69-plate DAF XF 530 and a 21-year-old ex-military 8x6 Leyland DROPS That’s not all on their list, however. An order for a further identical truck, through local DAF Dealer, Evans Halshaw in Stockton-on-Tees, is expected shortly. Value for Money Alpha Recovery says its latest investment represents…>
If the standard crew cab is too long to fit a full-length body, then order a sleeper cab that has a seat-bunk combination fitted. That’s what R&S Recovery Services’ did with their new Mercedes-Benz Atego which now has a cab that’s roomy enough to accommodate five passengers, but not so long that it eats into space better used for the load bed. The High Wycombe-based operator purchased its 15-tonne Atego from Rygor Commercials, a Dealer for which it works as a sub-contractor. The truck has a ClassicSpace L-cab with additional side windows and an innovative seat-bunk combination. This option provides…>