Spotlight

Philadelphia Exempts Out-of-City Tow Companies from Licensing Requirements

May 17th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Out-of-state towing companies will be exempt from licensing requirements under a new amendment to the Philadelphia towing license law. The amendment, sponsored by Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney, was signed into law on April 30. The law exempts out-of-state tow companies as long as they [...]



Miller Japan Company U.S. Tour

May 10th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

A contingent of 23 customers of Miller Japan Company Ltd., recently visited the United States. Their itinerary included a tour of the Miller Industries plant in Ooltewah, Tenn., and the Florida Tow Show in Orlando. Daisuke Takahashi of Miller Japan Company Ltd., stopped by the [...]



Listen Live: Talking NASCAR at the Florida Show

May 3rd, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Professional Wrecker Operators of Florida Executive Director Mike Seamon will again be live on the radio this Sunday talking NASCAR with The Big Guy and Racing Ray on the Racing Radio show on AM station 740 in Orlando. From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDST [...]



TRAK Scholarships Awarded

Apr 28th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Two students, the first in their respective families to attend college, were the recipients of scholarship awards funded in part by the Towing & Recovery Association of Kentucky (TRAK). One scholarship was awarded to a male and a female student on February 23, 2013, at [...]



Rush Truck Centers’ No. 14 Rides Again This Saturday

Apr 26th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Rush Truck Centers says the Rush Truck Centers/Mobile 1 Chevrolet SS No. 14 is geared up and ready for the Richmond International Raceway Toyota Owners 400 on Saturday. It’s Rush Truck Centers’ third major sponsorship race. Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will [...]



INDUSTRY ALERT: Equipment Stolen From Crouch’s Wrecker And Equipment Sales

Apr 19th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Statement from Crouch’s Wrecker and Equipment Sales: Please be on the lookout for equipment recently stolen from our Nashville, Tennessee location. The five carrier bodies were loaded on the drop deck trailer. The trailer is black with white steel wheels with the word “ELITE” in [...]



TRAK Scholarships Awarded

Apr 16th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Two students, the first in their respective families to attend college, were the recipients of scholarship awards funded in part by the Towing & Recovery Association of Kentucky (TRAK). One scholarship was awarded to a male and a female student on February 23, 2013, at [...]



Long-time Industry Supplier Ernest J. “Ernie” Lindbo 2/09/1925 – 03/25/2013

Apr 5th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Long-time industry supplier Ernest J. “Ernie” Lindbo died March 25, 2013, in Rio Rancho, N.M. Ernie, 89, was a familiar sight at early tow shows. His company, Ernie’s Towing Equipment, provided a wide variety of towing and recovery accessories for all models of tow trucks, [...]



Texting While Driving on the Rise

Mar 29th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

In a new survey by AT&T, almost half of adults admitted to texting while driving, compared to a slightly smaller number of teens who admitted texting while driving. Approximately 49% of adults say they’ve sent a text while driving compared with 43% of teens in [...]



Win A Weekend at the Florida Tow Show or Raffle Tickets for the Hino/Miller Tow Truck

Mar 15th, 2013 | By | Category: Spotlight

Want to spend a weekend in sunny Florida at one of the nation’s largest tow shows? Enter the Florida Tow Show Facebook Contest. The grand prize is a 3-night hotel stay at a host hotel at the Florida Tow Show, April 11-14th in Orlando, Fla. [...]