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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.
Grant Will Allocate More Money for Road Safety Programs
With fatalities for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes increasing sharply, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Tow Truck Protest in South Africa
On Wednesday, June 29, along the Durban/Johannesburg highway of N3, which connects two of South Africa’s largest cities, disgruntled tow truck drivers…
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Average Transaction Price for New Vehicles Hits Record
Despite the surge in interest rates for auto loans, the average transaction price (ATP) for a new car continues to climb, hitting a record high of…
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Repo Industry Gathers at NARS
At the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) held in Denver, Colorado, on June 21 and June 22, a gathering of close to 500 repossession agents…
Jun 25, 20222 min read
Honk Technologies Testing Towbook Integration
Honk Technologies, a digital roadside assistance and vehicle transport company, announced that it is currently exploring integration options with Towbook…
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Maryland Proposes Two Tow Resolutions
In Ocean City, Maryland, on Monday, June 13, two tow resolutions were introduced. The first would require tow companies that don’t seek reimbursement for…
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Tower Seriously Hurt in Hit and Run
A hit and run episode in Concord, N.C. left a tower seriously injured, after he was dragged along the road. Tower John Owen of LeBleus Towing was at the…
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Colorado Enacts Tow Bill
Colorado has enacted a tow bill that gives greater leniency to car owners after Gov. Jared Polis signed into law on June 7 the “Towing Carrier…
Jun 8, 20221 min read
Man Sentenced for Killing Tower
Dean Robert was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison, followed by five years of probation, and a $10,000 fine, for killing Connecticut tower Corey John Iodice…
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Moving Tribute for Connecticut Tower Christopher Russell
On Wed., June 1, Connecticut tow truck driver Christopher Russell, who was acting as a Good Samaritan before he was killed in New Haven by a drunk driver…
Jun 3, 20221 min read
TowXpo Dallas/Ft. Worth Sets Record
TowXpo Dallas/Ft. Worth, with exhibition dates on June 17 and 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., is expected to draw a large crowd based on preregistration…
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Funeral and Tribute for Slain Georgia Tower
Family and friends, along with a convoy of tow trucks, gathered at East Lake Methodist Church on May 31, giving tribute to tow owner Christopher Harrold…
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Vehicle Lien Scheme Foiled
A tower working in cahoots with a Milwaukee County employee are charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars over two years in a vehicle lien scheme…
May 28, 20221 min read
All-American Runs Deep
By George L. Nitti “In America you have the ability to have a dream, to chase that dream and to realize it. And there is nothing that stops you from doing…
May 27, 20222 min read
Trooper Saves Pinned Tower
On May 23, a tower was rescued by a trooper after he was pinned by an SUV that slipped off his bed while clearing the scene of a crash on I-495 in Silver…
May 25, 20221 min read
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