The deadline for nominations for individuals to be inducted into the 2013 Class of the Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame are due by December 31. Nominations must be submitted to the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum’s website, internationaltowingmuseum.org, lists the following nominee eligibility criteria:

Tow Equipment/Product Innovation

Innovation of a product sold in the marketplace that has helped move the industry forward.

Exemplary Dedication

Candidate must have 20 years running a towing business in an outstanding and exemplary manner, promoting a positive image of the towing industry and have positive relations with the community, i.e., performing services for the community about and beyond the services for hire. There is a limit of one inductee a year for this nomination category.

Industry Leadership

Leadership involved with an outstanding project that has had a dynamic and lasting effect on the towing industry. Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years in the industry.

Professional Achievement

Creating a product or service of any kind that has had a significant and lasting effect on thousands of towing professionals. Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years in the industry.

Visit the website at internationaltowingmuseum.org and select “Hall of Fame” for Hall of Fame nominee information that includes nominee eligibility criteria and an online nomination form. Phone the museum at 423-267-3132.