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Browse the complete collection of stories from Tow Industry Week in one place. Explore the latest towing and recovery news, wrecks and recoveries, business insights, industry features, equipment and product updates, videos, repossession coverage, and more from across the towing industry.
A Family Tradition, Reimagined in Vinyl
Falzone Towing Service Inc., based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, uses red, white, orange, and black graphics as a visual connection to their family business, which has been around since 1945. This evolution is especially noticeable on the company’s equipment, such as their 2022 Peterbilt 567, which features a Century 1075—a 75-ton, five-axle rotator. Its white Peterbilt cab flows into a red-and-white recovery body accented with sweeping orange and black striping. The Falzone
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A Calendar Dream on Wheels
By George L. Nitti When Josh Aldrich ordered his 2024 Hino L6 rollback, he knew he wanted a truck that would get noticed. Now, his eye-catching Finish…
Aug 293 min read
Keeping the Family Name Rolling
By George L. Nitti Sitting in the rain outside a Tractor Supply parking lot in Skowhegan, Maine, a 2025 Freightliner equipped with a Century carrier…
Jul 292 min read
Poppy’s Legacy Rides On
By George L. Nitti ATX-VIP Towing's 2027 Peterbilt 589 with a Century LCG 40-Series carrier earned Best in Show at the 2026 American Towman TowXpo USA…
Jul 212 min read
A Stellar Journey: Inside the Three-Year Build of Sunkiss Towing's Rotator
By George L. Nitti Some tow trucks are ordered. Others are assembled. And then there are trucks like the newest rotator at Sunkiss Towing in Idaho Falls…
Jun 303 min read
Graphics That Take Towing to the Next Level
By George L. Nitti When attendees gathered at the 2026 Tow Show in Las Vegas, one truck stood out from across the show floor. The bright blue Ram 5500…
Jun 132 min read
Visibility That Pays: How Roger Towing & Trucking Turned a Service Van Into a Marketing Machine
By George L. Nitti On the roads of St. Thomas, it is hard to miss the aqua-and-black service van belonging to Roger Towing & Trucking. Wrapped from bumper…
May 312 min read
Rolling in Teal
By George L. Nitti For Chris Jeswald, the company’s unmistakable teal branding evolved naturally from Jeswald Auto-Truck Service’s earliest days. “Our…
May 202 min read
Red and White to the Rescue
By George L. Nitti In the small, rural community of Dowagiac—a town of just a few thousand people with only three traffic lights—presence and reputation…
May 93 min read
Warbird on Wheels
By George L. Nitti By any standard, it’s a tow truck. But one look at the front end, and you realize it’s something else entirely. The white 2017 Hino…
Apr 302 min read
Bold Visibility, Local Identity
By George L. Nitti On a 2023 Ram 5500 equipped with a Jerr-Dan MPL-40, Sadler’s Towing, located in Alexandria, Louisiana, has turned a functional work…
Mar 282 min read
Signature Graphics with Personality
By George L. Nitti Payne’s Towing and Recovery has developed a recognizable visual identity across its fleet, and their Century 5130 wrecker mounted on a…
Mar 32 min read
Wings of Strength, Depth of Legacy
By George L. Nitti At first glance, the heavy-duty wrecker from Shroyer Towing turns heads with its bold gold and blue paint with flashes of vivid blue…
Jan 262 min read
Built in Blue: A Patriotic Wrecker Takes First Place in Baltimore
By George L. Nitti When Joe Furlong brought his custom-built wrecker to the 2025 American Towman Exposition in Baltimore this past November, he knew the…
Jan 72 min read
Double Trouble: Built to Recover, Painted to Remember
By George L. Nitti In a sea of flashing lights and heavy steel, some tow trucks turn heads with their graphics—none more so than the award-winning 2024…
Dec 13, 20252 min read
Inside E&J’s First Responder Tribute Truck
By George L. Nitti When E&J Automotive unveiled its newest 25-ton Peterbilt, the first thing that caught the eye wasn’t its size or its power; it was the…
Nov 23, 20252 min read
Little Tornado: A Safe Haven Across the High Plains
By George L. Nitti In the wide-open plains of Colorado and Nebraska’s Panhandle, where the land stretches flat and the wind can turn fierce, Little…
Nov 4, 20252 min read
75-Ton Rotator Shines with Purpose and Pride
By George L. Nitti When Ken Jabco of S & R Towing and Recovery in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, set out to add a 2025 Peterbilt 589 with a Century 1075…
Oct 29, 20252 min read
Towing for a Cure: Vibrant and Sleek Wheel Lift Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness
By George L. Nitti In Grand Island, Nebraska, the family behind Kramer’s Towing is known for keeping the roads clear and the community safe. But this…
Oct 18, 20252 min read
Green Power and Fresh Fleet Design
By George L. Nitti Capital Towing & Recovery has been turning heads lately for its bold new graphics and growing partnership with Custom Built Wreckers.…
Oct 8, 20252 min read
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