A vehicle recovery unit for use with an operating vehicle. The vehicle recovery unit has a frame, a mounting system coupled to the frame, a boom assembly, a pivoting horse head assembly coupled to the boom assembly, a winch, and a cable wound upon the winch. The frame has an angled front plate and a rear plate. The mounting system is configured for releasable attachment to the operating vehicle. The boom assembly is coupled to the frame and extends beyond the front plate of the frame.

A leveling system for a lift device includes a control system. The control system has programmed instructions to acquire operation data regarding operation of the lift device, fluidly couple a first leveling actuator and a second leveling actuator based on the operation data, acquire an update regarding the operation data, fluidly decouple the first leveling actuator and the second leveling actuator based on the update regarding the operation data, and selectively control the first leveling actuator and the second leveling actuator to (i) selectively reposition a first tractive element and a second tractive element relative to each other about a longitudinal axis defined by the lift device and (ii) selectively reposition the first tractive element and the second tractive element about a first lateral axis defined by the lift device.

A wheel grid includes a crossbar configured to be coupled to a main boom of a wheel lift tow vehicle; two L-arms, each coupled to the crossbar at a respective pivot point and including an extension member and a wheel brace member; and a crossbar end coupled to each end of the crossbar and including a cantilevered portion, the crossbar ends each configured to engage a tire of a towed vehicle. The L-arms are configured to rotate into a stowed position in which each L arm is positioned under one of the cantilevered portions.

A front tow extended saddle configured for mounting a vehicle to a towing vehicle and a method of towing a vehicle using the front tow extended saddle are provided. The front tow extended saddle includes front, middle, and rear portions, with the front and rear portions extending along different planes. A protective cover extends along the front tow extended saddle and is supported above the wheels of the towing vehicle.

A load lifting and carrying apparatus that has a base with a distal end designed to horizontally couple to a vehicle frame. A dividable vertical frame has a top and a bottom end, the bottom end coupled to a proximal end of the base and supported by a horizontal bracket support. The upper portion of the vertical frame is narrower than and designed to slide at least partly into the lower portion, at least one pair of holes aligned on the upper and lower portion and coupled by at least one bolt assembly. A vertically foldable cantilevering coplanar arm is coupled to a proximal and distal rotatable pully assembly, the middle portion of the coplanar arm assembly removably coupled to a support arm. A winch assembly mounted to the lower portion of the vertical frame is designed to pull a cable over the pulleys to provide a lifting force for towing.

According to one aspect, a securement system configured to secure wheels of a vehicle against a surface, e.g., a surface on a transport vehicle, includes one or more locking mechanisms that are dynamically adjustable to engage the wheels. A locking mechanism may include mechanical structures such as prongs or fingers which are configured to apply forces to a wheel to effectively hold the wheel in place. The securement system may also include a bar arrangement which cooperates with the locking mechanisms to further constrain the movement of a vehicle that is secured to a surface using the securement system.

Systems and methods for coordinating and providing braking assistance between towing vehicles and towed vehicles during towing events, such as bidirectional charging towing events, are provided. The towing braking assistance may be provided by the towed vehicle in the form of an assistive braking torque output to assist the towing vehicle with meeting a target deceleration rate during the towing event. The assistive braking torque output may be provided to account for mutual vehicle deceleration events, brake compensation or brake fade events, and stability events of the coupled vehicles during the towing events, for example.

A trailer for transporting a vehicle includes a longitudinal beam extending between a forward end from which the trailer is towed and a rearward end. The trailer includes a platform having a top extending between a back and a front of the platform. The top has a support for receiving a rearward wheel of the vehicle. The platform has a mount for releasably attaching the beam to the platform. The platform has an axle extending laterally below a bottom of the platform. The trailer includes a carriage assembly having frame. A top surface of the frame includes a rest for supporting a forward wheel of the vehicle. The carriage assembly includes a connector for selectively connecting the carriage assembly to the beam in front of the platform so the carriage assembly is moveable along the beam.

A suspension and hub engagement towing facilitating assembly includes a receiver having a top side that removably receives a hub of a vehicle. A pair of catches is attached to the receiver at opposite ends thereof. The catches releasably receive tow bars such that the receiver is positioned between and liftable with the tow bars.

An aid system for a wrecker adapted to perform a lifting operation of an object having a weight, the wrecker comprising an extendable boom wherein the extendable boom is adapted to perform the lifting operation through which the wrecker either hauls or lifts the object. The aid system comprises: sensors mounted to the wrecker adapted to collect intrinsic information associated with the wrecker and extrinsic information on the interaction of the wrecker with the operating environment or on the environment in which the lifting operation is performed; a processing unit adapted to collect and process data collected from the sensors to generate dynamic load chart data; and a display for displaying a graphical representation based on the dynamic load chart data, comprising a depiction of the wrecker and of a limit of an operating condition of the wrecker.