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California Tow Truck Driver Allegedly Hits and Drags Children With Truck

A tow truck driver in Oxnard, California, has been accused of hitting and running over two children with his truck Tuesday, August 31, as their mother pushed them across a street in a stroller, according to an Associated Press news report.
 Officials say the truck struck [...]


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State By State News

North Carolina

The Towing and Recovery Professionals of North Carolina announces the 2010 North Carolina Tow Truck and Trade Show on Sept. 25 in Kenly.
The North Carolina state House voted unanimously 111-0 Tuesday, July 6, 2010, to prohibit towers from taking a car from a private lot [...]

Industry News

Miller Industries Celebrates Success of 2010 Sales Summit

Miller Industries congratulated its U.S. and Canadian distributors’ sales people who recently completed training at the 2010 Miller Industries Sales Summit. The successful event was held at Miller Industries’ Chattanooga, Tennessee, campus with approximately 100 sales professionals in attendance.
“We at Miller Industries believe that it [...]


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Recovery

Critical Tandem Rotator Lift

On December 21, 2009, Kauff’s Towing and Transportation was called to lift a cargo loader off a flatbed trailer and set it on a flatrack for overseas shipping. I was met by a representative from the company that built it. He explained that it had [...]


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New Products

Side Recovery Guide 2

The Side Recovery Guide from Bailey’s Towing Accessories, Inc. is designed to fit car carriers with removable rails or stake side pockets. The Side Recovery Guide 2 is designed to fit car carriers with rails. They can be positioned anywhere along either side of the [...]


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Jack Schrock's Blog

A Tower’s History

I am honored to contribute to the new Tow Times website and propose to do so with news, views and some occasional humor. However, before going any further, allow me to tell you where I’ve been over the past 45 years.
First, like so many [...]


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Mike Scheidt's Blog

Are You a TOWHEAD?

I was having a conversation with someone the other day and, after a debate on differences, he said I was “just like the rest of the ‘TOWHEADS’ in this industry.” After we ended our conversation, I walked away but the name he called me stayed [...]


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Nick Kemper's Blog

Epiphany

In many works of fiction, there comes a point in the story when the main character has what’s called an “epiphany.” This is a fancy word for figuring something out that you kind of already knew, or that you’ve been coming to know for a [...]


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