Every year, more and more goods trucks roll onto the roads of the United States: inevitably, this has led to an increase in the number of vehicles designed to handle truck breakdowns. These breakdown vehicles - nothing less than true mobile workshops - are a common sight along the roads of this immense country. Numerous compartments on the flanks of the vehicle contain all the materials and tools needed for the fast repair of damaged trucks; moreover, the heavy-duty towing gear at the rear of the vehicle allows trucks to be taken to the nearest full-scale workshop when repairs cannot be completed at the roadside.

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