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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.
Is Your Company Drug-Ridden?
An upset tow owner confided his company was drug-ridden and he didn’t know what to do about it. That’s an easy one—clean house. If your company has a drug…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Straps for Dollies
A set of dollies is awesome equipment that no tow truck should be without. They provide towers the ability to tow even the most difficult loads. In most…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Auction Buyers Who Don't Pay
When you hold an auction and a bidder makes their intention known to buy an auction item, and then reneges on their purchase … what can be done about it?…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Preparing for Medical Emergencies ... per OSHA
According to the Occupational Safety & Heath Administration, there’s a basic formula for workplace injury prevention that’s simple for companies to follow…
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Mangled in Mango
Nick’s Towing Service in Rutherford, N.J., is one of the most respected road service companies in the country. Owner Nicholas F. Testa founded the company…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
To Drag or Not Drag
John Wight owns Big Red Towing in Syracuse, N.Y. The company was established in 2003 and although it has been around for a decade it has four decades of…
Sep 10, 20133 min read
Off-road Recovery by M.O.R.T.
Matt Maloney of Maloney Enterprises in Madelia, Minn., is a man on a mission—to find creative solutions to recovery problems in the Heartland. Creating…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
Rollover Dumps Asphalt Off the Road
Here’s another one from Bill’s Towing in Bridgeport, Ohio, who’ve been featured in this space before. Over the years the company founder and owner…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
Reverse Roll in Birmingham, England
One afternoon in May 2012, The Mansfield Group of Derbyshire, England, was called to respond to Holford Industrial Park in Birmingham to recover an…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
Extreme Dump Recovery in Vietnam
CUU HO 116 is a road service company located in Hanoi, Vietnam. CUU HO 116 translates to “116 Rescue.” They were established in 2000 from a car repair…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
Dumpster Diving in Grand Rapids
Bud’s Wrecker Service in Grand Rapids, Mich., are western Michigan’s largest heavy-duty towing service; for the past 62 years, Bud’s has been very active…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
ROAD & TRACK Tandem Train Lift 'Across the Pond'
Mick Gould Commercials Ltd. is one of southeast England’s leading commercial vehicle recovery and repair companies. Mick Gould formed the company more…
Sep 10, 20133 min read
Stuck in the Bush Down Under
Here are a few more pics from Eagle Towing and Salvage in Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, who were featured earlier this year on TIW. Eagle services the…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
Teamwork Fire Truck Recovery
On June 3, 2013, Tow Pro Wrecker Service was called by the Jefferson City (Mo.) Fire Department to pull one of their fire trucks out of a ditch. When…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
Thru Hell and Back
This is a company profile of sorts - a helluva story about a company in Canada that handles some amazing recoveries in a hair-raising environment. Jamie…
Sep 10, 20132 min read
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