Tow Company Wins Grant to Boost Tow Truck Driver Safety
Frank’s Automotive, LLC of Bowling Green, Ohio, has been awarded the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce’s first-quarter Investor Grant, which the company will use to help improve tow truck driver safety.
Office Manager Wendy Weldon applied for the grant to help purchase two Safe All PING Advance Road Warning Systems from Zips AWDirect. The systems will be installed on their tow trucks to alert oncoming traffic and encourage drivers to slow down and move over during roadside operations.
“This data does not account for other injuries by near misses our tow truck drivers have faced," Weldon said, referencing AAA data showing that 60 tow truck drivers die annually in roadside accidents. "Tow truck drivers must work in all kinds of weather including rain, snowstorms, wind, fog and at night responding to law enforcement calls."
“The Safe All PING Advance Road Warning System will deliver an advanced warning signal, alerting motorists to incidents ahead... approximately a half mile away,” Weldon added.
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