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Heavy Recovery


Abrams is Southern Ontario's recovery specialists. We provide recovery services to an extensive range of companies in an almost limitless number of situations throughout Southern Ontario.

At Abrams we recover everything from a small passenger car to a fully loaded tractor trailer using our massive 50 ton wreckers.

Abrams' heavy units have enough brawn and heft to upright a loaded, overturned tanker truck or to extricate a fully loaded cement mixer buried up to its axles in mud.

For all your recovery needs call Abrams for expedient, professional recovery and get your vehicle or equipment back to work fast. or order on-line at abrams.ca.

Videos

Weston Road & Hwy 401 Heavy Recovery

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Photos

A picture is worth a thousand words. Click on a picture to enlarge the picture or to view more on-the-scene pictures..


This might have been a sign of what might be ahead.
 

The driver of this big truck might have planned on a better route to his destination during this snow storm
 

Highway 401 was the scene of this recovery in Mississauga just west of Toronto
 

The driver of this truck was lucky that only his trailer made contact with the post
 

The driver of this truck was a little twisted in this gravel pit and a few days ofter the recovery we towed the unit back to Quebec.
 

Abrams Heavy Crew were called in to lift this trailer of the Lexus, we aren't sure what the driver was thinking but he walked away unhurt.
 

This dump truck driver turned a bad accident into a really bad accident after he jumped out of his truck and let it roll down the hill into a condo.
 

The driver of this flatbed tractor trailer amazingly lived as he was rescued from his burning truck after it hit the bridge and burst into flames on the 401 westbound to northbound 404 ramp (VIDEO INCLUDED)
 

This driver decided to open a fruit market on the driveway to his company. Unfortunately we don't think he sold any before the big rigs at Abrams hauled away his melon market.
 

Morning rush hour came to a stand still after this big truck wrecked and spread his load of steel over 3 eastbound and 4 westbound express lanes on Highway 401 at Keele St.
 

I bet this guys boss was flipping when he heard what happened to this truck. Over it went loaded with floor tiles on it's way to all those house flippers.
 

This driver got out fast when his big truck went up in flames as he drove down North Americas busiest highway.
 

Was it a case of the truck being too high or the bridge being too low.
 

The morning commute was a little busier this morning due to this incident that happened in the early hours on Highway 401 in Pickering. The truck was a total loss but we were able to save most of the load.
 

This driver needed a good shoulder to lean on but when he was finished he needed a little help getting back up.
 

Coffee shops have mastered the idea of having drive-thru's but grocery stores still need to work on it.
 

This multi-vehicle truck accident could have been a lot worse considering one of the trucks envolved was a tanker truck
 

The Abrams Recovery Team followed the paper trail to this heavy truck wreck that involved this big rig loaded with paper
 

When heading into Toronto in morning rush hour be prepared to stop. This driver wasen't and it resulted in a multi-vehicle accident that took the life of numerous pigs being transported
 

This happened in the small town of Maple Leaf, Ontario North of Bancroft. The driver lost his brakes and drove it into the trees to prevent a more serious accident.
 

The driver of this straight truck became a true hero when he saved lives by swirving out of the way of another vehicle that lost control but tragically lost his own life. This was the first snow fall of the year in Toronto and occured on the southbound hwy 400 at Finch Ave.
 

This quite community on Highway 50 in Brampton was awoken with the heavy impact from this collision.
 

When the rain poured down it should have been a sign for this truck driver to slow down but instead he just crashed into the guardrail and ripped down the overhead sign.
 

The driver of this straight truck might have been having a bad day but it only got worse after he imbedded his truck into the guardrail
 

No this coach never lost a wheel in an accident. Some how it just fell off a hoist while getting service.
 

This container survived the trip from China but was no match for the GTA highways
 

It was a spectacular and scary site for motorists on the Highway 401 as a beer truck filled with empty bottles swerved into a guard rail to avoid a car and then burst into flames.
 

This was the second tanker truck to crash in less than a week at the same location . This tanker truck rolled over, broke open and covered the highway and it's driver in hot tar. (video attached)
 

This was a sweet recovery. Highway 401 at Keele Street claims another truck. This one loaded with liquid sugar takes the plunge in the transfer lane and then caught fire. (video attached)
 

Reduce, Reuse, Roll-Over. This recycling truck might be recycled a little sooner than expected. (video attached)
 

Abrams was rolling right along doing this recovery in Toronto's east end of the 401. (video attached)
 

A female pedestrian was tragically killed and seven people were injured when this transport truck collided with with multiple vehicles, pedestrains and a building. Abrams towed the big rig to the police garage for examination
 

This recovery went through the roof.
 

This accident puts new meaning to the saying " I'd pay to see that one ". Being on the 407 toll highway many people did pay to see this on.
 

If a dump truck rolled over in the forest and no one heard it, did it happen? I'm sure the driver of this dump truck would like to say no but by looking at the pictures of the Abrams Recovery Team at work you can see it did.
 

We are not sure what this driver tried to accomplish but "wood" he try it again
 

Abrams Towing, Holland Landing Fire Dept, Ontario Provincial Police and the S.P.C.A. all assisted in this recovery due to the live load.
 

This was not the kind of left turn this driver was thinking about when he was coming up northbound on the Allen Expressway
 

What do you get when you have a million dollar + home, a landscaper and a bobcat? Well look at the pictures and you will see.
 

Abrams Recovery Team worked Through the early morning to get this cleaned up before the morning commuters hit the pavement
 

This big Mack truck looks helpless on its side. Abrams got it back on its feet.
 

Food Alert! Abrams had to recover a transport truck loaded with food that caught fire. Click on the picture for more remarkable shots at the scene.
 

A heavy, large crane lost in an icey black hole is a challenging Recovery for Abrams but they have the necessary experience to get it out.
 

This was a recovery with an unusual twist
 

Abrams executes the recovery of a large excavator.
 

A heavy load of welding rods shifted, causing this tractor trailer a load of headaches.
 

Abrams had to call in a team of experts for this hwy 401 wreck.
 

An Abrams Recovery Specialist formulates a plan to recover this heavy rigs that left the road in the Britannia and 401 area.
 

Abrams is called to a big, messy dump truck rollover. Check the gallery for some amazing pictures.
 

The driver of the busted tractor must have been enjoying the nice weather when he noticed a piece of his fender was missing.
 

This ship is sunk and the recovery job is like raising the Titanic. But, to the Abrams Heavy Recovery Team challenges like this are all part of a day's work.
 

Unexpected early warm weather sometimes makes motorists forget about safe driving. One such motorist was responsible for this mess.
 

Cars don't grow on trees - except in this yard.
 

Stopping to look at his map book this driver didn't realize just how "soft" the soft shoulder was. Thankfully the bin was empty and that allowed Abrams to prevent him from tipping over and experiencing a really really bad day.
 

A trailer loaded with lumber is seriously stuck in the ditch. Click on the picture to see how stuck it really is.
 

What does 40,000 lbs of peaches look like inside a trailer on it's side. We were afraid to look
 

This rolled over tanker on hwy 401, filled with paint, created a dicey situation for the Abrams Recovery Team. They got it back on its feet without spilling a drop of paint.
 

Abrams works quickly and safely to clear this jacknifed rig from highway 401 - North America's busiest roadway
 

Eleven industrial-sized rolls of paper shifted inside this tractor trailer making a real mess on Highway 401. Abrams Recovery experts were called in to clear the road in time for rush hour.
 

Your worst nightmare! A fully loaded car carrier loses control on a secondary road near Guelph Ontario. It took two Abrams Heavy Wreckers for the recovery. Only two of the cars were write-offs! We are very gentle when we work.
 

A pair of Abrams Heavy Wreckers arrive on the scene to recover this tractor trailer from a marshy ditch at hwy 400 & hwy 9 north of Toronto. Click on the image to see the full recovery operation.
 

Popping open a can of beer takes on a new meaning with this beer truck rollover
 

A transport driver seems to have left his lunch at the side of the road.
 

We always wonder how these trailers get dropped in the first place.
 

Disposal bins are supposed to dispose of stuff, not deposit it on an expressway.
 

This farm truck buried up to its axle in manure set the Mooooood for this rescue.
 

Abrams had to remove all the carpet before rescuing the trailer
 

Abrams used experience and the right equipment to extricate this oil tanker on Canada's busiest stretch of highway - Toronto's 401.
 

If your mail didn't arrive that day it was probably on this rig. It's filled with tons of mail and was a tough recovery, as you'll see if you look at the pictures
 

Abrams got "nailed" with cleaning up this mess - a trailer full of skids filled with nails.
 

A construction worker seems to have overestimated the ability of his bulldozer.
 

If it had been raining this trailer, loaded full of soap bars, would have been the cleanest recovery we've ever made.
 

You can see this heavily loaded mixer is dangerously close to a gas line. Abrams had to execute some delicate manoeuvres to avoid a potentially serious situation.
 

Look closely. That's not a new sleeper design behind the cab. It's a 51-thousand-pound steel coil. But Abrams came to the rescue.
 

With more than 68,000 lbs. of bottled water inside, this loaded trailer is a Tsunami waiting to happen
 

A charred passenger coach presents structural problems that affect this recovery. Abrams uses both a heavy unit and float to do the job.
 

It was filled with skids of ceramics - a complete box-off recovery.
 

140,000 lbs. of old bus parts stuffed into a dilapidated trailer are no match for Abrams Heavy Recovery Team.
 

This was a monstrously heavy 6-axle flatbed loaded with steel coils.
 

A big truck needs a bigger truck to help it get unstuck.
 



Only an Abrams tri-axle truck wrecker could help this Cat

This trailer was loaded with 82 pigs. We rescued the trailer…the pigs??

On a construction site
 
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