Posts by Editorial Staff

Arizona’s First Slow Down Move Over Billboard

Source: Tow Operators Safety Coalition of Arizona press release Sponsors from across the nation came together in collaboration with the Tow Operators Safety Coalition of Arizona for the good of the towing industry by creating a new Slow Down, Move Over billboard. The billboard space was donated to the Coalition by Veronica at ACME Recovery.…

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Hooked on Helping

When my husband and I started our towing business, we really didn’t research how or what to name our towing company, we decided to use our family name and then add what we do: “service and towing.” After doing some checking online, we should have done more research and been more creative. I looked up…

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TRAA Meets with FMCSA Leadership

Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) press release: [On Tuesday, February 27] in [Washington] D.C., TRAA met with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Chief Legal Counsel Brian Stansbury and other senior leaders to discuss the anti-towing comment Acting Deputy Administrator Sue Lawless submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the agency’s Notice of…

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TowMate Unveils New Safety Lighting with HINVII Technology: SS470UVA and TM-LS-UVA

TowMate has announced the launch of two safety lighting products incorporating patented HINVII technology: the SS470UVA and the TM-LS-UVA. These products are designed to enhance the visibility and safety of roadside workers without compromising their fields of vision. The SS470UVA, a UV light head, is designed to dramatically increase the visibility of roadside workers’ vests.…

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Transitioning

I had to have a hard talk with myself in regard to not coloring my hair anymore and leaving it go gray. While my age tells me it’s time to let go of my vanity, my head says “I’m not there yet!” My hair stylist tells me I’m “in transition.” The welcome outcome of finally…

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CSTH LLC Acquires Dynamic Towing Equipment & Manufacturing

Source: CSTH press release Commercial Specialty Truck Holdings LLC, (CSTH) has acquired Dynamic Towing and Equipment Manufacturing of Norfolk, VA. CSTH LLC, the parent company of E-Z Pack Trucks, Continental Mixers, and One Source Parts is excited to add another specialty body platform and will look to develop and expand Dynamic’s existing business. “Dynamic has…

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Isuzu Celebrates 40 Years of Isuzu Trucks in U.S. Market

Source: Isuzu press release: Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. has begun celebrating the 40h anniversary of Isuzu trucks in the U.S. market. Isuzu Commercial Truck of America—then called Isuzu Truck of America, Inc.—was founded on March 16, 1984. The first Isuzu truck, the KS22, arrived in the U.S. in November 1984. The 87-horsepower truck…

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Texas Tow Operator Struck and Killed in Houston Area

A tow operator was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle on Tuesday February 13, while loading a vehicle in Northwest Harris County (Houston) Texas. Authorities reported that at approximately 3:32 p.m., operator Simon Garcia was loading a disabled on his flatbed truck while parked on the right lane of the eastbound entrance ramp of…

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