Where Power Meets Personality

By George L. Nitti 

When Morton’s Towing & Recovery rolled their newest addition onto the lot—a 2025 Kenworth W990 NRC 85-ton rotator—it was clear this wasn’t just another truck. “It’s just massive,” operations manager John Collins said. “For what it is, it’s huge. They rate it in the 85-ton, but it’ll do more than that.” 

Outfitted by Battelini Wrecker Sales of Vineland, New Jersey, this wrecker doesn’t just pack brute force; it’s fully loaded with modern tech. “It has an LED light tower that pops up between the cab,” Collins explained, noting another unique feature: “another 50,000 LB winch that’s down in the deck—that’s in the belly of it.” Synthetic rope runs all the way around, keeping the setup cutting-edge for safety and performance. 

The graphics are where its personality truly shines. Designed by Razor Wraps of Fredericksburg, Virginia, the wrap explodes with vibrant stripes of red, yellow, orange, purple, and green that stretch across the sleek black body. A Maryland flag-inspired pattern grounds the design in local pride, while the company logo, Morton’s Towing & Recovery, pops in bold turquoise outlined in green. Front and center is the company’s signature mascot—a grinning Tiki character wielding a massive towing chain.  

“The owner, Dave Morton, came up with the Tiki guy somewhere, and he’s been his little thing ever since he’s had wreckers,” Collins shared. “If you look on all our trucks, that’s pretty much on every one of them.” 

That mix of muscle and art recently went to work on its first big recovery—an excavator with a blown motor. “The first job I got out, and I still don’t have all my equipment on it,” he said. “We’ve been so busy.”  

Despite that, the NRC didn’t break a sweat. Equal parts power and personality, this wrecker is built to dominate the toughest jobs while turning heads everywhere it goes.