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Why Not Have a Pink Cottrell Trailer for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

There are a lot of charities. Even with this fact, The bright pink banners of the Susan Komen foundation stand out. I have seen tow trucks in bright pink. I have seen gigantic football players with pink shoes and pink towels strutting their passive masculinity on national television. As I am thrilled out the outpouring of support,I cannot help but think that the Cottrell Carhauler might be getting left out.

Think about the ad potential of a 80 ton carhauler sporting hot pink as it rolls down the road to deliver our cars. NO ONE will be able to miss out. The pink Cottrell car carrier will get the message out quick.

Unfortunately I could not find out so I did a mock up what a fictional Susan B. Komen carhauler might look like.

Cottrell Chains For Car Haulers

Its a temptation every Cottrell owner has faced, pay for authentic Cottrell authorized parts or save a few dollars on imitations. I won't lie to you, I have been in the same boat on other products. The problem with Cottrell Carhauling parts is the authentic parts are designed to withstand certain levels of weight and force. They have been tested to work with Cottrell products. This testing and designation of basic quality standards protects the carhauler from product failure.

Chains are an area where you don't ever want to substitute. There are differences in the strength of off brand imported chains. The strength of imitation chains has been proven to be weaker. This puts the carhauler and their Cottrell car carrier at risk of injury or worse. Buy authentic Cottrell parts from an authorized Cottrell dealer.

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Cottrell Smart Design: The toolbox

Since capacity is king to a carhauler any design features which allow for greater performance without increasing weight or height are important. The toolbox is in area where Cottrell smart design allows storage without increasing weight or height by having a separate unit. Cottrell puts the tool box in the decking. This allows it to be easily accessible with out getting in the way.

Drunk truck driver arrested - ReviewOnline.com | News, sports, jobs - The Review - East Liverpool

Drunk Carhauler (Truck) driver arrested

July , 2011

adapted From Thereviewonline.com

By NANCY TULLIS - Hancock County Reporter

NEWELL - A Columbus man is being held in the Northern Regional Jail, Moundsville on $5,000 bond after his arrest for DUI with a carhauler

Deputy Scott Little of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office responded to C. Hackett Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge in Newell around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday after owners reported vehicles delivered to the dealership were damaged.
Little said after speaking with the driver and conducting a field sobriety test, he charged John F. Strohm II with DUI. He said Strohm had the odor of alcohol on his breath, and a blood-alcohol level of .179.

Strohm was still in the Northern Regional Jail on Thursday, Little said. The trucking company is based in Illinois.

"Hackett's would normally be closed about the time the driver arrived," Little said. "They had a good sales day, though, and they were still there doing paperwork."

Strohm was driving a Freightliner carhauler semi, which Little referred to as "an 80,000 pound missile" with the driver in an intoxicated state. "Not only did he drive an 80,000 pound vehicle while drunk, he also drove the four vehicles off the trailer."

Little said there were four vehicles on the trailer and at some point along Ohio Route 7, he "wrecks into a few things and just annihilates the vehicles. They were scratched and one had a broken window," Little said. "He's not sure what he hit, or where. We're still looking into that, because he wasn't able to tell us."

Strohm didn't think the business was open, and unloaded the vehicles, Little said. He said C. Hackett owners believe Strohm was not going to come into the business. He planned to leave the damaged vehicles in the lot, and drive away.

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Commentary:

An 80ton Carhauler with a drunk driver sounds like a recipe for disaster. I dont know how the driver even got the carhauler there in one piece to begin with. A fully loaded carhauler is not aerodynamic and is not able to move very fast making the reaciton time of a drunk car-hauler driver dangerously slow..

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Cottrell Trailer Feature: Autohauler Model CS-12LT A/B High Side Stack Car Hauler

7/8 Car Hauler Autotransport

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Cottrell Trailers model CS-12LTA/B has been a benchmark for the autohauler industry. This Cottrell trailer has stood the test of time; its design was spun from a proven product line of high sideframe trailers. This version of a 7/8 autohauler car stack trailer really needs no introduction. If you know car hauling, you know about Cottrell Trailer model CS-12LTA/B. This 20 year evolutionary car carrier product is wonderful for meeting multiple drops and maximizing your load factor for those 400 mile plus one way trips. It is the most versatile, durable, and faithful Cottrell trailer in the industry. This Autotransport trailer is compatible with most Cottrell headramps. Please contact East Coast Truck and Trailer at www.ectts.com for more information

Cottrell Standard Car Hauler Features

Two (2) Year Cottrell Trailer Structural Warranty
Aluminum Track Sheets, Catwalks, Tandem Hose and Valve Covers
Cottrell's Patented Quick Release Ratchet System
Plated 5/16" Chain and Chain Hooks
Hendrickson INTRAAX axle / suspension combination with HLS hubs (5yr / 500k warranty)
WABCO 4S / 2M ABS System
Parker Hydraulic Hose and Fittings
Curtiss Wright 4-Port Aluminum Valves with Flow Dividers in Select Positions
Truck - Lite Incandescent Lights
Factory Sealed Modular Wiring Harness
Night Loading (5) and Rear Upper (2) Turn Signal and Marker Lights
Sandblast, Prime and Akzo Nobel Autocoat LV Top Coat (5 yr Limited Warranty)
Michelin Tires