As a follow up to the previous blog, the HD tow truck driver can reduce the load on the rear tandems of his wrecker by simply retracting the underlift as much as possible. This transfers weight from the rear to the front of the wrecker [...]
As a further comment to Wendy Black’s excellent article entitled “Playing By The Rules” in the June issue of Tow Times, the development of wrecker ratings has been a “journey.” For example, before computers and hi-tech measuring equipment, Holmes engineers would place an un-mounted wrecker [...]
Referring to an earlier blog on the subject, it’s clear that the trucking industry is promoting safety from several levels. And, given the accident and death rates in T & R, perhaps we should do likewise. First, safety must start with equipment. Is it safe [...]
Fifty years ago there were many small fabricators producing wrecker equipment. Today, it’s almost impossible to find such a shop-built wrecker and there are several reasons. First, they were extremely flexible as each wrecker could be custom made to the buyer’s expectations. In fact, no [...]
So what does that mean? In short: “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.” And so it was with the California Tow Truck Association (CTTA), Statewide Towing Association, Wisconsin Towing Association and that one in Ohio where Ted Durig runs the reverse raffle. First, [...]
One of the first “national” tow shows I attended after taking over Friends of Towing as its executive director was the California Tow Truck Association (CTTA) show in Palm Springs, Calif. The late Bob Brough was president and conducted an orderly meeting which was impressive. [...]
… financing for T & R equipment was hard to find and even harder to qualify for. Recalling an earlier blog, I mentioned that the Holmes rep was often called upon to find financing for a willing wrecker buyer. So, speaking with a loud voice, [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, beer and Wisconsin go together like bacon and eggs. Their association annual tow show is a family affair, always on Father’s Day, and is often held at the Wisconsin Dells where there is room inside, outside and around the pool. [...]
At the conclusion of his career as both a tower and towing equipment distributor, Rodney Welch completely restored a Holmes 750 wrecker, together with the chassis that carried it. I never saw it dirty and I never saw it outside in the hot sun sitting [...]
A couple of years back I was invited to assist with a HD rollover demo at the Texas Towing and Storage Association show in Arlington, Texas. The casualty was the remnants of an old mixer that had a load of hardened cement in the drum [...]
