Empire State Towing & Recovery Association (New York) 107 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12210 Phone: 518-436-7202 Fax: 518-543-6647 Website: www.estranys.com Email: tttow@aol.com Metropolitan NY Towing, Auto Body and Salvage Association (New York) 2 52nd Street, Box B11 Brooklyn, NY 11232-2602 Phone: 718-492-6464 Fax: 718-492-4066 Email: [...]
The Canandaigua, N.Y. community is coming together this April to show their support for a tow truck operator and his family whose story has drawn attention to the dangers of the towing industry. Driver Ken Moore, 27, who worked for Dobbs Family Auto, was on [...]
A tow truck driver was seriously injured after he was struck by a car on Jan. 21. According to news reports, Kenneth Moore, 27, of Canandaigua, N.Y., was recovering a vehicle on County Road 8 Friday evening with a car carrier from Dobbs Family Auto [...]
A New York state law that would have banned towing cars for unpaid parking tickets has been nixed, according to a news report. A new state law that would have taken away the city’s right to tow cars for unpaid parking violations was changed this [...]
As story on New York’s Fox23news.com focuses on towing operators who are frustrated to be left out of the state’s Move Over law. The law, which took effect on January 1, 2011, requires motorists to switch lanes when encountering emergency vehicles on the roadside. The [...]
Friends and family from the New England area will gather today to honor deceased tow truck operator Bob Johnson, according to a news report. On Dec. 31, Johnson died after a long battle with heart disease. Johnson opened Bob’s Towing and Repair 26 years ago [...]
Towers in the northern states are experiencing heavy call volumes due to the snowstorms plowing through the areas, according to news reports. In the wake of the major snowstorm that hit Minnesota this past weekend, the city of Minneapolis announced Sunday, Dec. 12, that all [...]
The City of Rochester, New York, requires tow companies to accept credit and debit cards for payment of towing and storage fees as of September 1. According to a news report, the requirement is the result of concerns expressed by area residents and gives vehicle [...]
The Metropolitan New York Towing, Auto Body & Salvage Association is monitoring a bill that would raise the towing rates for non-consent tows. On May 11, the Consumer Affairs Committee of the City Council held its first hearing on Intro. No. 201-A. Metropolitan New York [...]
