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Towing and Being a Mom

May 10th, 2013 | By | Category: Geri Roskopf's Blog

This Sunday is a special day to celebrate our moms — Mother’s Day. In a way, I really think all women are mothers — whether they have given birth to a child or not. One definition of “mother” is a female parent. Case in point: [...]



Advantage Funding Announces New Marketing Manager

May 4th, 2013 | By | Category: Industry News

Advantage Funding announced it hired Andrea Seitz as their new Marketing Manager. Seitz brings over 12+ years of marketing experience combined in product management, branding, sales generation programs and direct marketing. Seitz will be responsible for supporting Advantage Funding’s national brand identity, direct marketing and public relations as well [...]



Hino Trucks Launches Mobile App

May 4th, 2013 | By | Category: New Products

Hino Trucks announces the release of their first mobile application designed to provide customers personalized access to Hino’s nationwide dealer network. This free app offers a collection of useful tools for drivers and puts the following resources at their fingertips: • Dealer Locator: Provides a complete listing [...]



From our latest issue – May

May 4th, 2013 | By | Category: From our latest issue

On the Tow Times May issue cover is a 2009 Kenworth T800 equipped with an NRC 50/65 Sliding Rotator. The truck won the Heavy-duty category of the 2012 Tow Times Shine ‘n Star tow truck beauty contest. See the Tow Times print or digital issue for [...]



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 [...]



Rich Experiences of My Youth Around Today?

May 3rd, 2013 | By | Category: Nick Kemper's Blog

My first job in towing was working for my dad at the tow yard at age 15, answering phones, rearranging debris, shooting hoops inside the shop and being bored out of my mind for long stretches — 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., weekdays, $200 monthly [...]



First Responders Too?

May 3rd, 2013 | By | Category: Jack Schrock's Blog

As previously reported, long before the Dover acquisition, the Ernest Holmes Company tiptoed around the idea of promoting a “first responder” status for T & R. Bill Jackson sold us on air bags not only for uprighting a heavy trailer but also for shoring an [...]



Smile, You’re on Candid Camera!

May 3rd, 2013 | By | Category: Geri Roskopf's Blog

Modern technology has helped a lot to present a clear picture or story about even minor incidents at a truck accident scene. With smartphones and digital cameras, photos can be taken and video can be recorded at the scene and sent directly to the company [...]



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 [...]



FleetNet Expands Customer Solutions Sales Team

Apr 26th, 2013 | By | Category: Industry News

Continuing the enhancement of personal interaction with customers, FleetNet America, Inc. announces recent additions to the Customer Solutions and Sales teams. In January, FleetNet announced organization changes to better enable the company to provide solutions to improve customers’ business results. These changes led to the [...]