Industry News

Hino Trucks Approved for California Hybrid Voucher Incentive Project

Nov 9th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

Hino Trucks’ 2013MY Class 5 195h diesel electric cab-over has been approved by the California Air Resources Board and is eligible for the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). HVIP is an incentive program created by the California Air Resources [...]



2013 Ford F-Series Super Duty Towing and Payload Benchmarks

Oct 26th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

Ford strengthed the F-Series lineup for 2013, raising the bar for Super Duty towing, hauling and braking. “Super Duty pickups and chassis cabs are the segment benchmarks, chosen by tradesmen more than any other heavy-duty truck to get the job done,” said Raj Nair, Ford [...]



Isuzu’s Enhanced Extended Warranty for 2013 Diesel Trucks

Oct 19th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. has announced the availability of an enhanced extended warranty for all 2013 Isuzu N-Series diesel trucks sold on or after October 1, 2012. In addition to the powertrain components included in Isuzu’s previous extended warranty, the new extended warranty [...]



Mitsubishi Fuso Offers 1.7% APR Financing

Oct 12th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

Logan Township, NJ — As part of its 4Q Rev It Up sales event, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. will offer 1.7% APR financing for 36 months on all new 2012/2013 Canter FE Series medium-duty commercial trucks sold to qualified buyers in the U.S. [...]



Freightliner Offers Extended Warranty Option for M2 106 Trucks

Oct 5th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

Freightliner Trucks announced that it is now offering the option of a free 5-year/250,000 mile Cummins PP1 extended engine warranty on its model year 2012 and 2013 Freightliner Business Class® M2 106 trucks with Cummins ISB engines purchased from dealer inventory before year end. Available [...]



VTS Systems Awards Attendee Prize

Sep 28th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

VTS Systems, a provider of towing and VSF software management solutions, has announced that Scottie Abbot of New Image Towing in Douglasville, Ga., was the lucky winner of the company’s $100 attendee prize drawing at the recent Tennessee Tow Show in Chattanooga. The announcement was [...]



Ken Cruse Retires from WreckMaster

Sep 21st, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

According to a press release, after working in the towing industry for over 30 years and co-founding the WreckMaster training organization with his brother, the late Donnie Cruse, Ken Cruse is stepping down from his involvement with WreckMaster to enjoy some time off, travel, and [...]



Dynamic Names New Distributors

Sep 7th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

Dynamic Towing Equipment and manufacturing welcomes two new distributors to provide Dynamic customers with additional resources for service and sales. Nelcon Service Center is a premier towing company known for professionalism and first class equipment, says a Dynamic press release. They have multiple locations in [...]



Andy Malpocker Joins Purpose Wrecker LLC

Aug 31st, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

  Ken and Matthew Malpocker of Purpose Wrecker LLC in St. Louis, Mo., authorized Miller Industries distributor for the St. Louis area, have announced that Andy Malpocker has joined their management team. He is a graduate of the University of Central Missouri, earning a Bachelor [...]



National Interstate Expands Tow Truck Insurance into Additional States

Aug 24th, 2012 | By | Category: Industry News

National Interstate Insurance Company announced that it is expanding its tow truck insurance product into the Midwest, North Central and Pacific Northwestern states. The product is offered exclusively through a network of appointed agents/brokers and general agencies. Originally launched in 2004, National Interstate’s tow truck [...]