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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.
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
Tow Truck Driver Faces Trial in Fatal Hit-and-Run Case
Troy Reynolds, a longtime tow truck driver with Hill’s Towing in Yucca Valley, California, returned to court March 24 for a jury trial stemming from a…
Mar 271 min read
DOJ Sues Calif. Towing Firm Over Servicemembers’ Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against S & K Towing, Inc. of San Clemente, California, alleging violations of the Servicemembers Civil…
Mar 261 min read
Tow Trucks Could See Changes Under New Safety Ratings
Commercial vehicles, including many tow trucks, are set to face new safety scrutiny as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) begins rating…
Mar 251 min read
Ithaca Raises Tow Fees as Costs Climb Nationwide
Towing fees in Ithaca, New York are set to increase for the first time since 2020, with changes expected to take effect April 1, 2026. Under the proposal…
Mar 241 min read
Diesel Surge Drives Up Costs for Tow Companies
As prices rise across Georgia, diesel is seeing the sharpest spike, leaving truckers and tow companies facing thousands of dollars in added costs. At…
Mar 231 min read
Just Along for the Ride
By Randall C. Resch Headlines from a prominent news station read, “CHP Investigating Officer Seen Riding in Towed Cruiser on Freeway.” The video showed a…
Mar 213 min read
A Harrowing Recovery, Like a Horror Movie
By George L. Nitti A violent crash in El Paso, Texas left a vehicle 100 feet down a basement ravine, requiring a highly coordinated recovery from Chacon…
Mar 213 min read
Towman Downed: Driver Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter
A tow truck driver was killed Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 20 near Spur 408 and Mountain Creek Parkway in Dallas after being struck by an allegedly…
Mar 201 min read
Alabama Tow Operator Appeals Rotation Suspension
A long-established towing company in Mobile, Alabama, is pushing back against a 60-day suspension that temporarily removes it from the city’s police…
Mar 191 min read
135,000-Pound Excavator Pulled from Garage Collapse
A massive recovery operation unfolded in Washington, Pennsylvania, after a 135,000-pound excavator fell 15 feet through a parking garage at a demolition…
Mar 181 min read
Call ’Em Scammers: The Rise of Towing Bandits
By Randall C. Resch Call ’em “scammers,” “bandits,” “predators,” even “gypsies.” Motorists beware—tow scams are on the rise. A Los Angeles television news…
Mar 144 min read
SoCal Tow Company Owners Arrested in $6M Fraud
Two Southern California towing company owners have been arrested in connection with an alleged insurance fraud scheme that investigators say cost insurers…
Mar 141 min read
Towman Convicted in Fatal Utah Canyon Crash
A Utah jury has found a former tow truck driver guilty of negligent homicide in connection with a 2024 crash in Ogden Canyon that killed a father and…
Mar 141 min read
Towman David Fischer of McCarty’s Towing Identified in Fatal Crash
Authorities have identified the tow operator killed Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 165 near Owensboro, Kentucky, as longtime towing…
Mar 132 min read
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