Towing companies ready for winter season in Wisconsin

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -With the snow piling up, it’s impacting journey out on the roads.

From rollovers and crashes to autos sliding into the ditch, towing firms throughout western Wisconsin are prepared for a busy season head.

Because the snow falls, the requires service are available in at towing firms like Massive Rig Towing & Transport in Eau Claire.

“It’s been fairly busy in the present day particularly this afternoon with the snow choosing up,” stated Jake Rasmussen, the dispatch supervisor for Massive Rig Towing & Transport. “We’ve carried out three or 4 winch outs and a pair accident calls and stuff.”

Rasmussen stated the tow firm stays busy all 12 months lengthy, however throughout the winter tow truck operators reply to extra crashes and see extra folks needing assist getting pulled again onto the street.

This climate additionally means a number of calls at Mikkelson Towing & Restoration in Eau Claire.

“Contemplating the street scenario and the climate, we’ve been fairly busy,” stated April Shilts, an proprietor of Mikkelson Towing & Restoration.

A kind of calls up to now Tuesday: a rollover crash. If you end up needing a tow, Shilts has some reminders.

“When you’re being towed, and also you’re in a protected place, keep in your automobile,” Shilts stated. “We ask you to please stay in your automobile, put your emergency lights on. When you’re not in a protected place, get out safely, so that you’re not in anymore harms means.”

One other tip from tow truck firms: go away your key with the automobile.

“When you get a journey, when you may go away the keys with the automobile, simply the ignition key, it helps us out a complete bunch that means we are able to put it in impartial and switch the wheel, and it simply helps stop additional injury to your automobile,” Rasmussen stated.

As they work to assist these in want of their providers, tow truck operators stated it’s necessary for different drivers to make use of warning on the street.

“We did have one in every of our vehicles get hit a pair weeks in the past,” Rasmussen stated. “Nothing critical. No person obtained injured, however it’s each tow truck driver’s worst concern is getting hit on the aspect of the street. All of us have households. All of us need to go dwelling protected to them.”

Wisconsin regulation requires drivers to decelerate or transfer over once you see a tow truck on the aspect of the street.

Different methods drivers may help maintain the roads protected this winter season embody turning your headlights on, sustaining distance between you and different automobiles and maintaining an eye fixed out for flashing lights.

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