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Nightmares in Tow

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  • A Sierra Towing tow truck.
  • Jim Lammy, Garret James, Eddie Farrow, and Brandon Goulet of Sierra Towing.
  • Eddie Farrow of Sierra Towing.
  • Garret James of Sierra Towing.
  • A Sierra Towing tow truck.
  • Brandon Goulet of Sierra Towing.
  • Jim Lammy of Sierra Towing.
  • Terrain is not always easy in the Sierras. The roads are made by mother nature making it interesting to do a recovery on the Rubicon Trail. A four-wheel vehicle had become totally disabled and had to be brought out by the company.
  • Before there were guardrails installed on the sharp corners of Donner Pass accidents were often off the road and dangerous for rescue personnel.
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  • This is an example of the ingenuity needed to be a tow driver in the Sierras. Multiple tow trucks were required to recover a Semi 400' down a cliff in the Truckee River.
  • Getting the truck up a 400' cliff can be difficult at best, getting it back to the tow yard is also an interesting task for the tow driver where there isn't a flat bed truck to put the vehicle on.
  • Recovery in the snow is not an easy task but is made more difficult when the car goes swimming. This vehicle had been parked safely but became disengaged and rolled in the water.

  • Sierra Tow Truck

    Photograph by Lauren Randolph/ National Geographic Channels

    A Sierra Towing tow truck.

  • The Sierra Crew

    Photograph by Lauren Randolph/ National Geographic Channels

    Jim Lammy, Garret James, Eddie Farrow, and Brandon Goulet of Sierra Towing.

  • Eddie Farrow

    Photograph by Lauren Randolph/ National Geographic Channels

    Eddie Farrow of Sierra Towing.

  • Garret James

    Photograph by Lauren Randolph/ National Geographic Channels

    Garret James of Sierra Towing.

  • Tow Ready

    Photograph by Lauren Randolph/ National Geographic Channels

    A Sierra Towing tow truck.

  • Brandon Goulet

    Photograph by Lauren Randolph/ National Geographic Channels

    Brandon Goulet of Sierra Towing.

  • Jim Lammy

    Photograph by Lauren Randolph/ National Geographic Channels

    Jim Lammy of Sierra Towing.

  • Rocky Recovery

    Photograph by Edgar Stratton

    Terrain is not always easy in the Sierras.  The roads are made by mother nature making it interesting to do a recovery on the Rubicon Trail. A four-wheel vehicle had become totally disabled and had to be brought out by the company.

  • Dangerous Curves

    Photograph by Truckee Donner Historical Society

    Before there were guardrails installed on the sharp corners of Donner Pass accidents were often off the road and dangerous for rescue personnel.

  • Driving Hazards

    Photograph by Truckee Donner Historical Society

    The "S Curves" often proved hazardous to trucks that were going too fast or lost their brakes.

  • Tough Tow

    Photograph by Edgar Stratton

    This is an example of the ingenuity needed to be a tow driver in the Sierras.  Multiple tow trucks were required to recover a Semi 400' down a cliff in the Truckee River.

  • Smashed Truck

    Photograph by Edgar Stratton

    Getting the truck up a 400' cliff can be difficult at best, getting it back to the tow yard is also an interesting task for the tow driver where there isn't a flat bed truck to put the vehicle on.

  • Sunken Vehicle

    Photograph by Edgar Stratton

    Recovery in the snow is not an easy task but is made more difficult when the car goes swimming.  This vehicle had been parked safely but became disengaged and rolled in the water.

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