North Carolina

North Carolina

Mar 8th, 2013 | By | Category: North Carolina, State Associations

Towing & Recovery Professionals of North Carolina P.O. Box 41368 Raleigh, NC 27629 Phone: 919-876-0687 Fax: 919-878-7413 Website: www.nctowing.org Email: elaine@execman.net



Charlotte, North Carolina, City Council Passes New Towing Ordinance

Mar 1st, 2011 | By | Category: National News, North Carolina

The Charlotte City Council unanimously approved a new towing ordinance Monday, February 28, that will require companies to respond to customer phone calls 24 hours a day, according to a news report. Councilman Patrick Cannon led the effort to crack down on predatory towing practices [...]



North Carolina Man Accused of DWI While Being Towed

Feb 17th, 2011 | By | Category: National News, North Carolina

A Bessemer, N.C., man was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 16, on charges of driving while impaired, according to a news report. Richard Lee Ballew, 30, was in a vehicle being pulled by a truck with a towing strap around 9:30 p.m. when Gaston County Police Officer [...]



Charlotte City Council To Vote on Predatory Towing Rule

Feb 15th, 2011 | By | Category: National News, North Carolina

Tow truck drivers met with the Charlotte, N.C., City Council Monday, February 14, as the council discussed their new predatory towing plan, according to a news report. Towers say the plan is a bad idea and could be dangerous. The danger, they say, comes from [...]



Charlotte Considers New Private Property Towing Rules

Jan 30th, 2011 | By | Category: National News, North Carolina, State By State News

The Charlotte, N.C., City Council is proposing new rules for private property towing. According to a news report, the proposed regulations include: • Tow companies would have to accept credit or debit cards and be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in [...]



Repossessed Car Left on Railroad Tracks is Hit by Train

Jan 17th, 2011 | By | Category: National News, North Carolina, State By State News

News reports say an Amtrak passenger train struck a car that was stranded on railroad tracks in Lowell, N.C., early Sunday, Jan. 16. No one was injured. Police believe the vehicle was repossessed before dawn near the tracks, and in crossing the tracks the vehicle [...]



TruTV’s “All Worked Up” Towing Show Renewed for Third Season, Second Spin-off Series also Announced

Oct 19th, 2010 | By | Category: National News, North Carolina

TruTV has announced they are renewing its top series All Worked Up for a third season, according to a news report, and has also green-lighted a spin-off series, Lizard Lick Towing, which will center around two of the breakout characters on the show: Ron and [...]



Towing Company Owner’s Death Ruled Homicide

Sep 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: National News, North Carolina, State By State News

Police in Greenville, North Carolina, have classified the death of a towing company owner as a homicide. According to a police statement issued Tuesday, September 21, preliminary autopsy results show Walter Clayton Malloy Sr., owner of Clay’s Wrecker Service of Greenville, was shot and “the [...]



North Carolina

Jul 12th, 2010 | By | Category: North Carolina, State By State News

The North Carolina state House voted unanimously 111-0 Tuesday, July 6, 2010, to prohibit towers from taking a car from a private lot unless the towing company’s name and telephone number are printed there on a large sign, according to a news report.. They are [...]