Virginia Association of Towing & Recovery Operators P.O. Box 147 Manassas,VA 20108-0147 Phone: 540-628-2622 Fax: 703-361-1749 Website www.vatro.org Email: sue@vatro.org

The Arlington, Va., County Board voted Tuesday, April 26, to raise the maximum base towing fee to $125 and require more information on towing signs, according to a news report. The board also approved a higher base tow fee for vehicles weighing more than 10,001 [...]

A stolen Virginia tow truck, missing since Friday, March 18, has police offering the public a reward for any information leading to its whereabouts and a subsequent arrest, according to a report. A 2006 Ford car carrier tow truck parked outside the Woodbridge home of [...]

The Virginia State Police is offering rewards of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of those who illegally tow abandoned, disabled or unattended vehicles. Due to the rising price of scrap metal, these vehicles are being taken from roadsides, private property and [...]

Chesterfield, Va., county police have arrested a suspect in a shooting Monday, Dec. 6, that targeted two tow truck drivers, according to a news report. Joshua Le’mar Willis is being held on two counts of attempted malicious wounding, two counts of use of a firearm [...]

Police have released new information about the hit-and-run vehicle that stuck a tow truck driver early Sunday, Oct. 31, on Interstate 95 in Virginia, according to a news report. Officials now believe a dark blue 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt or 2008 Pontiac G5 struck the 36-year-old [...]

In a move to regulate the price of private towing, the Board of Supervisors in Loudoun County, Virgina, has voted to create an advisory board. The board will offer recommendations to regulate non-consent tows, a news report stated. Supervisor Kelly Burk (D-Leesburg) proposed the motion [...]

The state of Virginia just expanded their “Move Over” law, which took effect July 1, to include tow truck operators and highway workers. Do you have any towing and recovery news for your state? Send it our way. Information can be emailed to: news@towtimes.com.