Ken Walker of Corte Madera Towing Inc. in Greenbrae, California, sends in this lightest of light-duty service trucks. The specs: Chassis: 2000 EZ-GO Workhorse, GVW: 1,500 lbs., Engine (Liter): 23 HP V Twin, Mileage: 57 Hours
Towing Equipment: Home-made wheel-lift, 2,500-lb. winch, air compressor. Special features: [...]
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National Towing Association Offers Insurance Program to Members
The Towing and Recovery Association of America, the industry’s national towing and recovery association, now offers a new insurance program for its members. Insurance options include life, health and disability insurance plus dental plans.
Worldwide Insurance Services Inc., a national independent broker in business since 1989 [...]
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This 2005 Peterbilt 378 (475 hp Cummins and 18–speed transmission) packs a Century 1060S 60-ton rotator with a three-stage boom.
Visual Towing in Memphis, Tennessee, offers a variety of services including emergency towing and recovery using a fleet of light- to heavy-duty trucks. Among other customers, [...]
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Synthetic web should be protected from sharp edges or corners. To protect the strap, there are products available such as pads or sleeves of Cordura or rubber, plastic corner protectors and the like. There are also great homemade remedies like sliding a piece of old [...]
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QUESTION: I read an article in a past issue of Tow Times about the new laws on hours driving and hours off in between shifts. It also mentioned what constituted driving hours with relation to standby hours.I would appreciate any help.
ANSWER: The new hours-of-service rule [...]
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National News
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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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