Not long ago a friend sent me a video of WWII pilots inspecting their warbirds of 70 years ago. The airplanes are timeless and rekindle visions of a world war long since gone but never forgotten. And wreckers are also timeless. At any tow show [...]
Not long ago a friend sent me a video of WWII pilots inspecting their warbirds of 70 years ago. The airplanes are timeless and rekindle visions of a world war long since gone but never forgotten. And wreckers are also timeless. At any tow show [...]
Back when I was traveling for Friends of Towing, I had the opportunity to visit with several law enforcement officials in England, who explained how their non-consent towing worked. First and foremost, everyone who qualified got paid the same fair price for a tow call, [...]
Over the years, there has been a tendency in T & R for towers to follow in the footsteps of their fathers, grandfathers or whoever, and that’s good news. Also, the good news is that the gradual assumption of business responsibilities is much easier than [...]
In the beginning of the Jerr-Dan HD wrecker program there were only three salesmen, that would be me, myself and I. And as a result, we held training sessions for interested distributors at various places around the country and these became known as Jerr-Dan University. [...]
My German ancestors would often say “too soon old, too late smart” and if I were smart, I would be rich and famous or would I? When we set about to chart the path to success, it is sometimes difficult to see beyond today or [...]
Even before my time, the Ernest Holmes Company marketed a device that hinged on the tailboard of a wrecker, extended under the vehicle to be towed and captured the front axle in much the same fashion as a forklift. I don’t recall the weight, but [...]
Chicago has been one of the leading proponents of owning and operating T & R equipment. In fact, it was one of their procurements that led to the development of a new wrecker manufacturer in the Midwest. Shortly after the successful launch of the Century [...]
The Holmes sales meetings were both quiet and noisy, depending on the hour of day or night. Every year the sales reps were called together to hear of new products being considered, along with a renewed advertising program and other valuable information. And this was [...]
New Whistles and Bells. The late (and truly great) Ron Berglan of Oklahoma Wrecker Sales used this term often as he wanted more than just five-color paint jobs. He wanted new technologies in towing and recovery. And, how is that done? Here are a few [...]
