While light-duty trucks can haul up to 10,000 lbs, heavy-duty tow trucks can handle loads of 26,000 to 33,000 lbs. They are classes 7 and 8 of tow trucks. Anything that is made to haul a load between 10,000-26,000 loads is a medium-duty tow truck. These vehicles make up classes 3-6.

Heavy duty towing typically consists of carrying loads weighing 17,000 pounds or more. In addition, a standard tow truck is not designed to handle anything over 17,000 lbs. Most standard trucks haul cars and trucks from the side of the road, and would struggle with anything larger.

The Century M100. The world's largest rotator developed by the world's largest manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment. The industry's first heavy-duty unit with exclusive 65,000 lbs. planetary main winches, 30,000 lbs.

A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery vehicle or a breakdown lorry) is a truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, impounded, or otherwise indisposed motor vehicles.