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 [...]
At Jerry Bullock’s memorial service last year I ran into Marty Oppenlander of Hillsboro Towing. Marty gave my brother-in-law a job back in the mid-70s, and my older brother went to work for him about a year later. My dad was looking for a way [...]
In the beginning, John Hawkins (aka the “Hawk”) told me of a theory that a single person could encircle the world through “seven circles of friends.” So the first sponsors of Friends of Towing (FOT) came from seven countries around the world, which were America, [...]
I just attended the TRAA Legislative and Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. I was honored to be asked to participate in the first women’s panel discussion titled Revolving and Evolving – The Changing Role of Women in The Towing Industry. My part of the discussion [...]
Considered one of the industry’s veteran wheel and tire professionals, Shelly Urwiler has been named national sales manager for custom-built wheel manufacturer American Force Wheels Inc., headquartered in Miami, Fla. “We’re excited to welcome Shelly to our team to help American Force realize its true [...]
I was reminiscing last night with some of the other parents on my son’s baseball team about how risky and carefree our childhoods were compared to how careful we have to be with our kids today. We can’t let them go over to a friend’s [...]
More about how T & R varies from one country to another. Our daughter is the smart one of the family and we suspect an accidental switch in the maternity ward following her birth. Anyway, she won a Fulbright Scholarship and studied in Germany and [...]
The following is a list from a survey of productivity killers for professionals. Any of these sound familiar? Ranked lowest to highest: Getting caught up in bureaucracy/red tape – 8% Talking on cell phone/texting – 10% Social networking – 11% Travel time/commuting – 13% Non-business [...]
During the NTEA Work Truck Show, Hino Trucks displayed their new Class 5 COE model 195 Double Cab. Less than a year after introducing the cab-over model195 into the market, the new double cab option for the 2014 model year will arrive at Hino dealers [...]
I feel I’ve been a bit preachy lately. I see something that bugs me, or I hear about something being done poorly and I stretch back into my past and pull out an example that illustrates how things should be done. And I embellish and [...]
