Geri Roskopf’s Blog

The 32nd Annual SourceBook for 2022-2023 in the September issue of Tow Times made me think of the Sears mail order catalogs I use to receive. Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck. It started out as a mail-ordering catalog company. At…

Ten years ago, I asked the Wisconsin Towing Association board members what advice they would give to other towers. The following are some of their responses. I believe they would hold true today: Always keep a positive image to make our industry look as good as possible. Train and certify your drivers, and give other…

Compassion is learned in suffering. Compassion is the concern for the suffering of others, and suffering is a state of undergoing pain, distress or hardship. When a tower is in dire need for help, it takes a lot for that tower to reach out to other towing companies for help. Recently, after it was known…

My granddaughter went to the state fair and was thrilled by a magician and his magic tricks — and that she was asked to be his assistant. Then she saw a juggler at an event at the local zoo. She told me how she took a bow after helping the magician with a magic trick,…

When opportunity knocks, you need to take advantage of that opportunity. That opportunity happened for my husband and I this past weekend. I was helping plan my family reunion, which happened to take place in July on the same day as our granddaughter’s birthday party. She lives in Indiana, so it didn’t work out to…

My son use to tell me that when he had a good night’s sleep he slept “like a rock” If you’re in the towing and recovery business, you often don’t feel that way. I spent three days watching my granddaughters and I can tell you, the next night I did sleep like a rock. Sleep…

I was curious about the dictionary definition of the word “wrecker.” Here is what I found: 1a: One who searches for, or works on, the wrecks of ships (as for rescue or for plunder) b: Tow truck 2: One who wrecks. Especially one whose work is the demolition of buildings. I then looked up the definition…

Like many towing companies, we offer the use of a truck for groups participating in holiday parades.  This past Independence Day parade was no exception. The exception came as the parade was going to begin. The guys in the shop worked all week to get the trailer ready for the band that was going to…

The Wisconsin Towing Association recently held their annual tow show and celebrated 55 years as an association. For me and my family, that weekend was always considered our vacation. If you have a small towing company, I’m sure you know what it’s like to take time off and away from the business. Thankfully, for our…

A headline in a local business magazine, “Hiring in 2022, the search for talent isn’t getting any easier,” seems to be the talk of most businesses these days. For example, I’ve been trying to get together with a fellow tow lady, but she had to step in to dispatch because they are short-staffed in that…