Blog Posts — Vehicle Movement

Cardno Pulling On Straps: Extensive Range Designed from Customer Needs

Cardno pulling-on strap range, which include single and double legs, provides a really wide range of applications for most situations and combinations of moving vehicles onto a slide bed truck.

Electric Vehicles Breakdown & Recovery

New electric and hybrid vehicle models (EV&HV) are coming out all the time and sales of them are growing really quickly. For a vehicle recovery operator, this means a whole new experience in moving, lifting and loading them compared to petrol and diesel vehicles.

Polyester Webbing Straps for Load Restraint

Polyester webbing straps are used for ‘non-lifting’ applications, such as load restraint. For example, tying/lashing down vehicles on the back of a truck where the characteristics and weight/strength capabilities of the strap are totally different to lifting.

Vehicle Towing Equipment & Accessories

Towing and moving vehicles is the bread and butter of a good number of businesses. So, it is wise to have good quality straps and accessories on your vehicles at all times. That way, you will be confident of completing a successful recovery/transfer.

Moving Electric & Hybrid Vehicles on Wheel Skates

An alternative way of moving Electric and Hybrid Cars opposed to 'straight dragging' is to lift onto vehicle wheel skates before winching up the vehicle bed.

Lifting onto vehicle wheel skates before winching may be more time consuming in terms of operation, however, the risk of damage to the vehicle is minimised.

Cardno Recovery Wheel Skates - Best Practice

Vehicle recovery skates are very useful for moving vehicles with locked or damaged wheels. Keep the wheels straight and don't overload!