I must tell you, I'm a FAN of all your videos. Your vocabulary is great, the words you use explain clearly what you're doing. I have become addicted to your videos, Alex and David are also good.
I'm retired after 26 years in law enforcement. Although I've always loved the semi tow trucks (now rotators) from the time I was little I NEVER would have thought I'd spend hours watching recoveries but after first watching the Boss 302 recovery I'm hooked! Love the channel
Yep, every Pepe's towing truck is very nice looking (clean & polished). First class tools of the trade. I really like watching you guys operate the 'Big Stuff'. One of the best channels on U-Tube, I think.
Greetings From Brooklyn, New York City. We see Pepe's Towing service and Josh, crew doing its duty call. We like what we see here, Hulk got Big Flipper back as Hulk is leading the charge. Josh, your company has beautiful strong reliable heavy Duty technology Towing equipment. We like the way you called in Reinforcements to assist on incident scene. Josh, don't worry about the arrival tow company that blew the horn at you. Yes all of your company equipment helps justify what invoices are necessary. Big Boy equipment and staffs, crew must eat. We like and enjoy how Hulk and Big Flipper, has their out riggers stretch out but vehicles are still on the earth flat to stable. Normally Big Flipper And Hulk is off the ground Flipping the earth by on its sides. Great team work, everyone is working together helping setting up the air bag. Josh, your crew truly respect you it's okay to buy from Amazon. Lola. On this incident scene, its a huge platform of business operations investment out there with your 40 ton wrecker, We like and enjoying the Dead Man Catch. (Stop Showing Off) 😊 Lol Amazing Fleet with great quality experience performance. Josh, I remember when you told Davie that you going to make him famous. Thank you for keeping your word and thank you for keeping your word to Hulk. When Hulk, was born through the birth of Big Flipper. You told Hulk that she's going to become famous and promise Hulk nothing but fun. Josh, you're a gentleman to your word. Thank you for always explaining in details what you're doing so the heater's can understand why they're riding with arrival companies. So much lifting strength and muscles power on this job. I like the way you allow your crew to suggest ideas without fear or nervous soul. Hulk, is line directly behind her big Brother Big Flipper styling her love for one another. Lift and catch, spider is important heater's always work safe with knowledge. Please everyone always remember to Ride Clean, Take Pride In Your Ride Don't Settle For Less Buy The Best. (Miller Power) Thanks for the amazing work showing the rookies how Big Boy's Does Things Correctly and having fun.😎🛣🚔
@@PepesTowingService Yes I did, I replied within email to you. Thank you. Please explain why Big Flipper doesn't have a under lift? My Wife and Grandson is really driving me crazy to find out from you. I don't know what to tell them, I don't know anything about your truck's design other than what you tell us on TH-cam. They feel because the under lift missing gives Big Flipper her extra power strength and muscles. 🤔🙄😇 Thank you for all that you do.
Another very professional recovery by a team of professionals. The tone of your voice indicates the justifiable pride you take in a job well done. Good narration of what you are doing -- it makes the video that much more interesting.
I've hauled many loads of paper stock over the years. Cork mat, nails and 2x4s are your friends. As are E track ratchet straps. And remembering to drive like its unsecured. And topheavy.
The chp, LA co sheriffs, & other municipalities along with some rrucking co. know that when you guys WILL get the job done safety without further damage to property & the vehicles involved. THANK YOU PEPE'S towing. PS.thank you for reading the comments, shows you are interested in your viewers comments
@@markverloop8890 we actually hear that a lot from law enforcement, they know we have the man power and equipment to handle any job. No problem, I wouldn't have content if I didn't have the fan base to watch it
Hulk, Big Flipper and the third tow truck $?,???,???,??. The right recovery equipment $???,???.??. The experience and knowledge of how to use it, priceless. Awesome job team.
Any F bombs from my crew get edited out. So many people tell me they enjoy watching my videos with their children so I try and keep it as family friendly as possible
wow! at min. 35 that wreck looks VERY SCARY close to your wreckers, hi five's that was the most precision flip I have ever seen done. I did this decades ago with twin boom Holmes and OMG you guys rock.
It may look like that but that's mainly due to the outriggers. Our trucks were positioned perfectly so when it came over the outriggers would be under the trailer. You can see a couple minutes later there was quite a bit of room. Thank you, we love our controlled precise flips
Well it’s definitely driver error. Hauled dump trailers for years piled with coal. High center of gravity loads need respect.Speed was a major factor here. Another well done recover by La’s elite heavy towing fleet ! 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Now that accident jacked up traffic for a long time that day. It never occurred to me that you would have to unload trucks on the freeways sometimes. Well done gentlemen.
552125trucks are awesome and yes I love truck the bigger the better building a new recovery fleet I would love to be able to afford the hulk good work pepe and keep on trucking with best wishes from wales uk
Another job VERY well done!! I've hauled a lot of paper rolls and had to unload and reload a lot of shifted and messed up loads. We had paper roll grab forklifts. Without those paper rolls can be a real pain to deal with!! It looks like that load was not secured in any way. That guy obviously did not see your video with the transformers!! Thanks for another great video!!
Oh it was definitely a pain. Took a real good amount of time to get 9 pallets out. Once there we said screw it, let's flip it with three left! The hard part is even though it's flipped and they have damage, you never want to cause further damage. You'll get some blowhard insurance adjuster that will try to deny your bill for any reason and we don't want to add anything that will make that process harder for us
@@PepesTowingService Most of the time when people are in contact with tow operators they are having a bad day or night and fail to consider the risks that you take, out in traffic in all kinds of weather. I have been charged ten dollars a gallon and left with a dead battery after a half ass attempt to jump start my car back in the early 90s in No.Cal. I'm not judging all from one
Excellent job. lot of work and equiptment used. But I have a surjection. When you are using your air bags. Place a piece of rubber underneath the bag. It helps to protect the bag from damage. A piece of conveyir belt works great.
I work accident response to provide MOT for tow and HP can work safely and we had a semi rollover recently and like this it had rolls of paper but the rolls were much bigger, almost as wide as the trailer and almost as tall as it, the recovery crew ended up driving a skid steer into the trailer to roll the massive rolls out of the trailer, they were just the rolls, no support straps or pallets and used a boom arm forklift to load them onto a lowboy and the skid steer on the other side to keep them from completely rolling off the trailer until they were secured
@@Tay-qd4dv Hwy thru hell in my opion is crap! Letting untrained operators on the equip, wire ropes not maintained. Half the time it looks like a scripted show.
@@markverloop8890 The only ones that are not scripted to some extent are ones done by company owners/operators. Goodson All Terrain logging stopped doing media co. videos when the producer tried to instigate a fight between his employees. The media think every show has to have drama. Josh does an excellent job with his videos.
@@johnmccaughan4195 Thank you, I'm not a fan either of those scripted shows. No offense to those towers, but you are right in that networks like to have EVERY call have some dramatic issues. I just keep it real as corny as that sounds.
Sir Josh !! OKS!! From OTR experiences in my time ,,When they loaded those pallets in the middle of the trailer ,,they SHOULD have NAILED 2X4 's along each side of the pallets to prevent them from moving sideways like they did to turn the trailer over & of course excess speed going into that curve was also the main cause of the wreck !! they should have given the driver tickets for speed & reckless driving !!!! GREAT recovery as always & ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!
Hindsight is 2020 lol, I know the company is definitely regretting not doing that in the first place. It definitely made it harder for us to upright but we had the equipment to handle it!
@@PepesTowingService OKS !!! Think they learnt from this ???? Driver should have called his dispatch b/4 moving trailer in 1st place ??? thanks for GREAT videos !!!
so it takes one forklift with operator about 20 minutes to load 25k pounds on a truck/trailer. And it takes one responsible driver to take that load from A to B where it takes another forklift with operator about 20 minutes to unload and it's done. But when you have one person fail in that process chain, it takes 3 heavy duty tow rigs, one flatbed trailer, one or two support vehicles, a heavy duty forklift, several CHP units, CalTrans cleanup and repair units, a Hazmat team and somewhere around 25 to 35 people to remove the mess over half a day and another half day to repair the damage to road and embankment.
Imagine how little business I would have if people were just more careful all across the board? From securement to driving, most of what I recover could easily be preventable.
9:49 ~ Covid 19 Mask 😷 Good on you ~ Certainly better safe than sorry !!! Greetings and Kind Regards from the North Island of New Zealand ~ As always a great Video from a Great Family Business. 💯 👍😎👍 ~ You Guy's Rock Man.
Spent a few cold nights unloading paper rolls like that , if its raining you have to wait the paper will swell and almost explode the roll if they get wet wished our tow contractor had a rotator back then. rolled doubles were worse unload the back move it and then start over for the front
Back in the 1970s I was driving a 7ton max lift Allen Grove truck crane and got called to a truck roll over hauling rolls of news print paper. It was at the bottom of a hill, tight left hander with a garden set back from the road outside an old peoples home. Two old ladies would sit on a bench in the garden in the afternoon. The fire brigade couldn't see anything of the bench, so we started hoisting the rolls away, after removing 4 the bench started to be seen. The 5th roll was hooked up and as we lifted it clear a huge cheer went up I glanced to where every one was looking and there were the 3 old ladies, the 2 that usually sat on the bench had taken the 3rd to the post Office and also nipped into a café for a cuppa. I can tell you I was trembling with fear and celebration at the same time. WOW what timing they had.
Pepe's Towing Service I’m a driver as well in Atlanta for the police department and I’ve started to upload my calls. Something about them rollovers that get you going. Stay safe.
Loaded quick and dirty down the center with no blocking or bracing. Used to haul transformers and wire reels like that but they were blocked. Got quite the work out pulling up the two by fours and nails after the unload, but it's the only way to go.
Josh I heard you say you might be coming down with a cold. I guess I better come take over the Hulk until you feel better..😁 Nice recovery as always guy's. Stay safe.
Yup, we RARELY offload. I like to Superman it and just use lots of straps to bring it over. We assessed this one and decided that was not the most efficient or SAFEST way here.
I used to haul these rolls one of my drivers lost a truck down there. And that company that owns the truck your flipping my grandpa was one of there first sub haulers for they go way back to the 70’s
I love all the skill and techniques you use to do these recoveries, great videos. Have you considered adding a skid steer loader to your fleet due to their off road capability and extremely diverse number of attachments you can put on them? I have a Bobcat and was thinking it could drive right in that trailer with pallet forks and snatch those rolls without getting hung up on the trailer wall/floor. On our farm, we use a round bale “grabber” for loading one ton round bales of hay, and that would hug those paper rolls and drive right out with them (I know it’s a once in a blue moon situation too). For bulk materials that need to be offloaded, you could use a grapple bucket. You can custom build attachments for them too.
What is with the frequency of flipped truck/trailers in your area?! Cement truck, transformers and now rolls! What’s the root cause, too fast for the curve, unsecured loads, driver in attention?
You're right, the "straight" Pete with the Landall is a good looking unit. I'm curious about the Texas shaped decal on the Hulk's windshield. Manufacturer, dealer, or an interstate authority recognition of some sort?
Are these types of accidents given a choice as to who does the cleanup job? Or is a call given out to all tow companies and first to show up gets the job?
Great question! When it comes to the recovery and if needed the offload, that falls to the tow company. If the company doesn't have the equipment to handle it, usually they'll ask the company or have to call someone else.
I been going on the curve a few times and is bad, now had unsecure load and it worse... I haul heavy equipment I know that curve PRETTY good... go to the left lane...
Secure your loads! Better safe than sorry with those masks, brother. Don't just think about keeping yourself healthy, but it's everyone you come into contact with too. Friends, kids, parents, grandparents.
Man I think once the paper is damaged on the sides it's ruined Definitely a good looking fleet 3/4million a pice plus riggings you out of So. Cal. Central California watching
Not sure if any could be salvaged, but that is what insurance is for. On the bright side it was blank invoices so hopefully some people got a little break on their bills lol
11000 lbs lift on that forklift sounds about right. Drove one very similar looking at a tool and die job. Do you guys bring extra propane tank too when bringing forklift to a wreck site. When i drove otr i hated paper rolls. Had one load shift and put 90% of my wieght on my drives. Thankfully i didnt have to stop at scales
dear shippers: how much would it cost you to properly "block and brace" to help prevent this? 2x4s with double headed 8p nails run right down both sides would have kept these pallets centered and cost what? 15mins? a nite to trailer manufacturers: i used to pull flatbeds, on Reitenhour flats, we had channels running longways down the trailer to drop in hooks we could chain to, is there a possibility of adding that capability to the floor of these trailers? CALTRANS, perhaps put a requirement for only flatbeds to pull steel coils?
I must tell you, I'm a FAN of all your videos. Your vocabulary is great, the words you use explain
clearly what you're doing. I have become addicted to your videos, Alex and David are also good.
I'm retired after 26 years in law enforcement. Although I've always loved the semi tow trucks (now rotators) from the time I was little I NEVER would have thought I'd spend hours watching recoveries but after first watching the Boss 302 recovery I'm hooked! Love the channel
Glad to hear that, hope you subscribe to see the rest of my videos!
Subscribed after the very first video AND ordered a hat off the website! Lol. I'm all in
You are an awesome fan! Thank you!
Yep, every Pepe's towing truck is very nice looking (clean & polished). First class tools of the trade. I really like watching you guys operate the 'Big Stuff'. One of the best channels on U-Tube, I think.
I very much appreciate ALL of your commentary to teach us about what is going on. I also appreciate your courage and thinking on your feet.
Thank you!
I love the enthusiasm and commitment to safety.
Thanks, we love what we do and it shows.
AntD36 Those dudes rock!!!
Greetings From Brooklyn, New York City. We see Pepe's Towing service and Josh, crew doing its duty call. We like what we see here, Hulk got Big Flipper back as Hulk is leading the charge. Josh, your company has beautiful strong reliable heavy Duty technology Towing equipment. We like the way you called in Reinforcements to assist on incident scene. Josh, don't worry about the arrival tow company that blew the horn at you. Yes all of your company equipment helps justify what invoices are necessary. Big Boy equipment and staffs, crew must eat. We like and enjoy how Hulk and Big Flipper, has their out riggers stretch out but vehicles are still on the earth flat to stable. Normally Big Flipper And Hulk is off the ground Flipping the earth by on its sides. Great team work, everyone is working together helping setting up the air bag. Josh, your crew truly respect you it's okay to buy from Amazon. Lola. On this incident scene, its a huge platform of business operations investment out there with your 40 ton wrecker, We like and enjoying the Dead Man Catch. (Stop Showing Off) 😊 Lol Amazing Fleet with great quality experience performance. Josh, I remember when you told Davie that you going to make him famous. Thank you for keeping your word and thank you for keeping your word to Hulk. When Hulk, was born through the birth of Big Flipper. You told Hulk that she's going to become famous and promise Hulk nothing but fun. Josh, you're a gentleman to your word. Thank you for always explaining in details what you're doing so the heater's can understand why they're riding with arrival companies. So much lifting strength and muscles power on this job. I like the way you allow your crew to suggest ideas without fear or nervous soul. Hulk, is line directly behind her big Brother Big Flipper styling her love for one another. Lift and catch, spider is important heater's always work safe with knowledge. Please everyone always remember to Ride Clean, Take Pride In Your Ride Don't Settle For Less Buy The Best. (Miller Power) Thanks for the amazing work showing the rookies how Big Boy's Does Things Correctly and having fun.😎🛣🚔
As always, thank you so much Gary for the kind words and compliments! We truly do appreciate you being such a big fan. Did you get the package yet?
@@PepesTowingService Yes I did, I replied within email to you. Thank you. Please explain why Big Flipper doesn't have a under lift? My Wife and Grandson is really driving me crazy to find out from you. I don't know what to tell them, I don't know anything about your truck's design other than what you tell us on TH-cam. They feel because the under lift missing gives Big Flipper her extra power strength and muscles. 🤔🙄😇 Thank you for all that you do.
Another very professional recovery by a team of professionals. The tone of your voice indicates the justifiable pride you take in a job well done. Good narration of what you are doing -- it makes the video that much more interesting.
Yes sir, I do love what I do and am proud to be part of such a wonderful group. Thanks as always!
Another great job while being safe! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great job as always ur crew works very good together which is important in our industry
I randomly found your videos and I'm addicted
Glad to hear that! I've been pumping out videos at least once a week lately and don't plan on stopping.
I've hauled many loads of paper stock over the years. Cork mat, nails and 2x4s are your friends. As are E track ratchet straps. And remembering to drive like its unsecured. And topheavy.
Great advice
i was wondering where are the ratchet straps to hold the load in place , so this doesnt happen. just because it couldnt happen , doesnt mean it wont.
Professional,efficient and SAFE. You guys are fantastic.
Thank you for noticing, we strive for that on every recovery
Your company must have a fine
reputation as one of the best wrecker/
tow outfits in the LA basin. You're
all over the place!! Good job fellas.
Thank's Mark, we do our best to be known as the best.
The chp, LA co sheriffs, & other
municipalities along with some
rrucking co. know that when you
guys WILL get the job done safety
without further damage to property
& the vehicles involved. THANK YOU
PEPE'S towing. PS.thank you for
reading the comments, shows you
are interested in your viewers comments
@@markverloop8890 we actually hear that a lot from law enforcement, they know we have the man power and equipment to handle any job. No problem, I wouldn't have content if I didn't have the fan base to watch it
That 50 ton conventional stretch is sweet. Boy that tin can of a trailer not only bent but it broke! Good job team Pepe, be safe and stay healthy!
Yup, those are so fragile I'm actually surprised there wasn't more damage done by the impact
@@PepesTowingService
All OTR trls are made to be light,
( more freight more weight) more
$$$
you never stop to amaze me with your gear .. love watching your videos
Thanks for continuing to watch. If you think this was impressive, you should check out my newest upload
@@PepesTowingService already subscribed to your wonderful channel so you dont have to worry about that , keep the good stuff coming .
“Ladies and Gentlemen, another towing demonstration by Pepe's Towing Service”. This is fun to watch!
In 2024, great video, as usual. Now we have Pepe's pallet builders.
I remember this it was on the 5 south to the 10 west be safe out there I run along side you guys all the time on these so cal freeways
Great job getting that mess cleaned up. Great working team!
Josh, you and your team are amazing. Doing the difficult jobs and making it look good!
Hulk, Big Flipper and the third tow truck $?,???,???,??. The right recovery equipment $???,???.??. The experience and knowledge of how to use it, priceless. Awesome job team.
You can have the biggest and most amount of trucks, but without REAL operators they are useless
Fairly new sub here.
You work with such enthusiasm and treat your guys with *respect* !
Win win!
You guys are freaking animals! Super cool recovery....gotta be smart to do that kind of stuff! !¡Fantastico mis amigos, fanatastico!
Just wanted to say how professional you guy are and sound. No F Bombs etc.. Very Refreshing
Any F bombs from my crew get edited out. So many people tell me they enjoy watching my videos with their children so I try and keep it as family friendly as possible
Cool recovery. Thanks for sharing
👍👍
wow! at min. 35 that wreck looks VERY SCARY close to your wreckers, hi five's that was the most precision flip I have ever seen done. I did this decades ago with twin boom Holmes and OMG you guys rock.
It may look like that but that's mainly due to the outriggers. Our trucks were positioned perfectly so when it came over the outriggers would be under the trailer. You can see a couple minutes later there was quite a bit of room. Thank you, we love our controlled precise flips
You have a great looking fleet of recovery and wrecker equipment, great videos😷👍👍👍👍
Well it’s definitely driver error. Hauled dump trailers for years piled with coal. High center of gravity loads need respect.Speed was a major factor here. Another well done recover by La’s elite heavy towing fleet ! 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Should have used a flatbed trailer to transport it so it could tie down with chains.
Great job. Fun to watch.
great work to all under difficult circumstances
Now that accident jacked up traffic for a long time that day. It never occurred to me that you would have to unload trucks on the freeways sometimes. Well done gentlemen.
Oh ya, definitely. When a trailer is too compromised to upright with a load, it has to come out
Truck driver with the skills of a equipment operator.great video
Your company and you do great work god bless
Beautiful Equipment ❤️
552125trucks are awesome and yes I love truck the bigger the better building a new recovery fleet I would love to be able to afford the hulk good work pepe and keep on trucking with best wishes from wales uk
Another job VERY well done!! I've hauled a lot of paper rolls and had to unload and reload a lot of shifted and messed up loads. We had paper roll grab forklifts. Without those paper rolls can be a real pain to deal with!! It looks like that load was not secured in any way. That guy obviously did not see your video with the transformers!! Thanks for another great video!!
Oh it was definitely a pain. Took a real good amount of time to get 9 pallets out. Once there we said screw it, let's flip it with three left! The hard part is even though it's flipped and they have damage, you never want to cause further damage. You'll get some blowhard insurance adjuster that will try to deny your bill for any reason and we don't want to add anything that will make that process harder for us
@@PepesTowingService
Insurance companies..HA HA
Quick to collect the monthly
payment's SLOW TO PAY OUT
CLAIMS for repairs, & damaged
freight.
Very very very nice work 👍
All your trucks are beautiful
Awesome job guys be safe
Un trabajo complicado pero bien ejecutado. Ademas buena flota de camiones grúa de rescate. Un saludo desde MADRID (Spain)
Are you the boss or who's the boss . And love your videos keep them coming there great
I'm the son of the boss, and thank you!
What a smooth flip. Well done.
Good job guys!!
only the man with a plan Could do that one. nice job
Hey thanks for doing a sometimes thankless job I see you guys as first responders
Central California watching
Very thankless! Everyone looks at tow operators as scum, thinking all we do is illegally impound people's car. It's nice to get positive recognition.
@@PepesTowingService Most of the time when people are in contact with tow operators they are having a bad day or night and fail to consider the risks that you take, out in traffic in all kinds of weather. I have been charged ten dollars a gallon and left with a dead battery after a half ass attempt to jump start my car back in the early 90s in No.Cal. I'm not judging all from one
I am sorry you got that kind of service. I promise you not all tow companies are like that
@@PepesTowingService yes, most are good honest and helpful.
Amazing vid as always!! Teamwork make the dream work
Still not used to seeing a Rotater without towing ability...but then again I'm willing to bet that makes it one hell of a mean recovery machine!
Great video congrats on the new jerrdan 👍
It sure is a beauty
Excellent job. lot of work and equiptment used. But I have a surjection. When you are using your air bags. Place a piece of rubber underneath the bag. It helps to protect the bag from damage. A piece of conveyir belt works great.
Good suggestion, sometimes we use a piece of wood or my outrigger pads but the surface wasn't anything to worry about on this job
I work accident response to provide MOT for tow and HP can work safely and we had a semi rollover recently and like this it had rolls of paper but the rolls were much bigger, almost as wide as the trailer and almost as tall as it, the recovery crew ended up driving a skid steer into the trailer to roll the massive rolls out of the trailer, they were just the rolls, no support straps or pallets and used a boom arm forklift to load them onto a lowboy and the skid steer on the other side to keep them from completely rolling off the trailer until they were secured
doctor josh lol keep the good videos coming josh i enjoy them alot
Dr. Josh, with my PhD in Rotatorology LOL
Well done! 👍👍
i like this kind of content, like in the Astro Channel, Highway Thru Hell.... love it....
Thanks! What is the Astro channel?
@@PepesTowingService in Malaysia is a paid tv channel ... for more channel from oversea....
@@Tay-qd4dv
Hwy thru hell in my opion is crap!
Letting untrained operators on the
equip, wire ropes not maintained.
Half the time it looks like a scripted
show.
@@markverloop8890 The only ones that are not scripted to some extent are ones done by company owners/operators. Goodson All Terrain logging stopped doing media co. videos when the producer tried to instigate a fight between his employees. The media think every show has to have drama. Josh does an excellent job with his videos.
@@johnmccaughan4195 Thank you, I'm not a fan either of those scripted shows. No offense to those towers, but you are right in that networks like to have EVERY call have some dramatic issues. I just keep it real as corny as that sounds.
Sir Josh !! OKS!! From OTR experiences in my time ,,When they loaded those pallets in the middle of the trailer ,,they SHOULD have NAILED 2X4 's along each side of the pallets to prevent them from moving sideways like they did to turn the trailer over & of course excess speed going into that curve was also the main cause of the wreck !! they should have given the driver tickets for speed & reckless driving !!!! GREAT recovery as always & ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!
Hindsight is 2020 lol, I know the company is definitely regretting not doing that in the first place. It definitely made it harder for us to upright but we had the equipment to handle it!
@@PepesTowingService OKS !!! Think they learnt from this ???? Driver should have called his dispatch b/4 moving trailer in 1st place ??? thanks for GREAT videos !!!
The biggest thing is DON'T DRIVE IT LIKE A STOCK CAR
@@KB-gs8zi I doubt it, people have been doing this for dozens of years! People don't seem to learn to take extra steps to be safe.
@@PepesTowingService Yepper !!! KEEPS YOU GUYS IN BUSINESS FOR SURE !!! NOW they have 100K "TATORS" TO HANDLE THOSE BIGGER WRECKS !!! THANKS !!
so it takes one forklift with operator about 20 minutes to load 25k pounds on a truck/trailer. And it takes one responsible driver to take that load from A to B where it takes another forklift with operator about 20 minutes to unload and it's done. But when you have one person fail in that process chain, it takes 3 heavy duty tow rigs, one flatbed trailer, one or two support vehicles, a heavy duty forklift, several CHP units, CalTrans cleanup and repair units, a Hazmat team and somewhere around 25 to 35 people to remove the mess over half a day and another half day to repair the damage to road and embankment.
Imagine how little business I would have if people were just more careful all across the board? From securement to driving, most of what I recover could easily be preventable.
Nice. Enjoyed
9:49 ~ Covid 19 Mask 😷
Good on you ~ Certainly better safe than sorry !!!
Greetings and Kind Regards from the North Island of New Zealand ~ As always a great Video from a Great Family Business. 💯 👍😎👍 ~ You Guy's Rock Man.
Spent a few cold nights unloading paper rolls like that , if its raining you have to wait the paper will swell and almost explode the roll if they get wet wished our tow contractor had a rotator back then. rolled doubles were worse unload the back move it and then start over for the front
Back in the 1970s I was driving a 7ton max lift Allen Grove truck crane and got called to a truck roll over hauling rolls of news print paper. It was at the bottom of a hill, tight left hander with a garden set back from the road outside an old peoples home. Two old ladies would sit on a bench in the garden in the afternoon.
The fire brigade couldn't see anything of the bench, so we started hoisting the rolls away, after removing 4 the bench started to be seen. The 5th roll was hooked up and as we lifted it clear a huge cheer went up I glanced to where every one was looking and there were the 3 old ladies, the 2 that usually sat on the bench had taken the 3rd to the post Office and also nipped into a café for a cuppa.
I can tell you I was trembling with fear and celebration at the same time. WOW what timing they had.
Looks like they loaded that load in the middle straight one line unsecured and it all shifted???
That's what I think happened
Okay. That's what I thought it was. I loaded trailers for a couple years, and I saw this and said to myself "that looks wrong."
Awesome video !!!!
I’m sure that call got you guys adrenaline going when you arrived on scene. Stay safe out there.
Oh ya, that ALWAYS happens on roll overs, I love it
Pepe's Towing Service I’m a driver as well in Atlanta for the police department and I’ve started to upload my calls. Something about them rollovers that get you going. Stay safe.
Loaded quick and dirty down the center with no blocking or bracing. Used to haul transformers and wire reels like that but they were blocked. Got quite the work out pulling up the two by fours and nails after the unload, but it's the only way to go.
Very interesting..you rock man!
Josh I heard you say you might be coming down with a cold. I guess I better come take over the Hulk until you feel better..😁 Nice recovery as always guy's. Stay safe.
LOL nice try there haha
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Nobody plays with my baby😃😃
The trailer says "we deliver your product, our pride". LMAO!
that's why we dont have any toilet paper in the stores ;-)
The heaviest part was opening the door😂😂
Great jobs like always.. that driver should get his license revoked.
ah yes a heavy, tipy unsecured load, that will help you tip over.
Team work awesome team work well done “carnales”
Thanks homie
As always Much love to my brothers Saludos a todos “PEPES” 👍🏽👊🏽👊🏽
It must be pretty fu@% up when you guys unload and thanks for another great video ts and ps
Yup, we RARELY offload. I like to Superman it and just use lots of straps to bring it over. We assessed this one and decided that was not the most efficient or SAFEST way here.
I used to haul these rolls one of my drivers lost a truck down there. And that company that owns the truck your flipping my grandpa was one of there first sub haulers for they go way back to the 70’s
how much does it cost for that job
Sweet ride
Pepe’s Towing are the big boys of LA.
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Are you guys having your trucks professionally washed and polished,or is that all the drivers.
So cool to see such pride brought back to the industry.
We do it all in house, thanks
HOLY CRAP.....THOSE ARE HUGE ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER....!!!!!!
You do everything jovially
I love all the skill and techniques you use to do these recoveries, great videos. Have you considered adding a skid steer loader to your fleet due to their off road capability and extremely diverse number of attachments you can put on them? I have a Bobcat and was thinking it could drive right in that trailer with pallet forks and snatch those rolls without getting hung up on the trailer wall/floor. On our farm, we use a round bale “grabber” for loading one ton round bales of hay, and that would hug those paper rolls and drive right out with them (I know it’s a once in a blue moon situation too). For bulk materials that need to be offloaded, you could use a grapple bucket. You can custom build attachments for them too.
Yes, we actually have one! On this call though it wouldn't have been too much better.
The Mighty Hulk 2 the Rescue!
Glad I don't have to pay for that recovery...
What is with the frequency of flipped truck/trailers in your area?! Cement truck, transformers and now rolls! What’s the root cause, too fast for the curve, unsecured loads, driver in attention?
All of the above? :)
Jehty is correct, it's a mix of all of them. Plus I'm in Los Angeles, so we have a larger concentration of trucks which means more accidents.
@1:00 the officer thought it was a bale of feathers 2,500 lbs lol 😄
You're right, the "straight" Pete with the Landall is a good looking unit. I'm curious about the Texas shaped decal on the Hulk's windshield. Manufacturer, dealer, or an interstate authority recognition of some sort?
That's the Peterbilt sticker, their HQ is in Denton, TX
Are these types of accidents given a choice as to who does the cleanup job? Or is a call given out to all tow companies and first to show up gets the job?
Great question! When it comes to the recovery and if needed the offload, that falls to the tow company. If the company doesn't have the equipment to handle it, usually they'll ask the company or have to call someone else.
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Are all the tow companies on
a rotation list?
@@markverloop8890 Every area has their own towers on rotation. We are on 6 areas lol
Nice job👏🏼👏🏼🇨🇦🇺🇸
I been going on the curve a few times and is bad, now had unsecure load and it worse... I haul heavy equipment I know that curve PRETTY good... go to the left lane...
Impressive!!
Secure your loads!
Better safe than sorry with those masks, brother. Don't just think about keeping yourself healthy, but it's everyone you come into contact with too. Friends, kids, parents, grandparents.
Exactly, why take chances? We all had our masks on to be safe.
Do you have a video of the fleet? I would LOVE to see the equipment carried on the rigs.
Not currently, but that would be a great project
Pepe's Towing Service I would love to see a video of the fleets
What was the extension hook thing you used. You mentioned you got it on Amazon but didn't catch what is called.
Man I think once the paper is damaged on the sides it's ruined
Definitely a good looking fleet
3/4million a pice plus riggings
you out of So. Cal.
Central California watching
Not sure if any could be salvaged, but that is what insurance is for. On the bright side it was blank invoices so hopefully some people got a little break on their bills lol
Profesional 👍
11000 lbs lift on that forklift sounds about right. Drove one very similar looking at a tool and die job. Do you guys bring extra propane tank too when bringing forklift to a wreck site. When i drove otr i hated paper rolls. Had one load shift and put 90% of my wieght on my drives. Thankfully i didnt have to stop at scales
Great Recovery . How Many landoll's do You have Thanks Again For taking us Along. 🚛🚛🔧🔨⚒️🛠️⛏️⚙️🔗⛓️⛓️
We have three in the company, including these two in the video at the LA yard alone. A fourth brand new one is arriving in two weeks.
God was there this morning
In New York City Jamaica Towing we had the same scenario but they were engine diesel engine blocks
That was another "easy" job...super takeoff and landing...
dear shippers: how much would it cost you to properly "block and brace" to help prevent this? 2x4s with double headed 8p nails run right down both sides would have kept these pallets centered and cost what? 15mins? a nite to trailer manufacturers: i used to pull flatbeds, on Reitenhour flats, we had channels running longways down the trailer to drop in hooks we could chain to, is there a possibility of adding that capability to the floor of these trailers? CALTRANS, perhaps put a requirement for only flatbeds to pull steel coils?