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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.
Pot o' Gold in Pittsburgh
Some trucks just look great on the outside and are worthy of our admiration, whether we discover them by accident, seek them out on our own or find them…
Sep 11, 20131 min read
Stewart's Services Are in Demand
The Stewart family of Stewart’s Towing and Recovery in Portland, Maine, was happy with their 60-ton rotator until they discovered Miller’s 75-ton…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Tribute to the Movies
Editor’s note: With Hollywood’s “Summer Blockbuster” season in full swing, we thought it’d be fun to take a look back at a movie-themed Illustrated…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Lettering Worth Seeing
Owner Eddie Zachary of Dom’s Towing, in Spring Valley, N.Y., has a general rule of thumb that goes, “When you are 100 feet away and traveling 60 mph, you…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Keepin' the Dream Alive
Jensen Towing and Recovery in southeastern Wisconsin has been featured on TowIndustryWeek.com in the past. In 2006, founding owner Mike Jensen lost his…
Sep 11, 20131 min read
Winter Is Coming
Snow covers the roads as self-reliant towers across the nation chance forgotten streets rescuing ill-advised motorists. One tower radios dispatch in the…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Idle Trucks Don't Pay the Bills
I’ve watched the economy with a careful eye, looking for signs of relief with hopes of passing good news. Unfortunately, there’s nothing new to report. I…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Muck, Manure in Maine Recovery
Beaulieu’s Auto Inc in Caribou, Maine, also does business as Beaulieu’s Garage & Body Shop. It is a family owned and operated company that has been…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Great Driver/Bad Employee
In my travels and interactions with tow companies throughout the states, I’ve observed the actions of driver employees as they respond to their jobs and…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Why the Bad Attitudes?
Is it me, or have industry attitudes reached toward an all-time low? In this past year, I’ve listened to drivers and tow owners alike running their mouths…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Towers Arriving Drunk at Tow Requests
In a recent case from Marysville, Calif., police officers at a vehicle accident scene arrested a tow truck driver that they stated had arrived to their…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Other Considerations: Upside-Down Recoveries
I was absorbed by a Tow411 topic regarding loading vehicles upside-down when requested by officers on scene. Comments were many, for and against the…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Rebates for Hino's 195h Hybrid
In recent weeks, I’ve received inquiries regarding the hybrid Hino 195h relating to California Highway Patrol and California’s Freeway Service Provider…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Rotation Contracts Frown on 'Sharing Trucks'
I spoke with two small Midwest tow companies who were staring at suspensions for violating their law-enforcement contracts by sharing their tow trucks to…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Growing Your New Business
The Small Business Administration says that “It takes at least five years to see if a company’s going to survive … sometimes more.” For the…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
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