Archive for September 2019

On Aug. 26, 2019, Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) commemorated the production of the 750,000th vehicle built at its Cleveland, North Carolina truck manufacturing plant. Keys to the milestone vehicle — a Freightliner new Cascadia — were presented to representatives from United Parcel Service (UPS) during a ceremony at the facility. “Over the past…

Alabama tow operators organized a procession to honor operator Richard Wilson, 53, who died weeks from injuries sustained when he was hit by a vehicle July 29 on I-85 in Montgomery, Ala. Wilson, who worked for Jacobs Towing, was hit while loading a vehicle on his tow truck at approximately 6:45 p.m. He died three…

According to a news report by WDRB.com, on Wednesday, August 28, a Louisville, Ky., man was sentenced to eight years in prison for hitting tow operator Steven Simpson, 42, in October 2016. Simpson died in the crash. William Hillard was behind the wheel of a van that struck Simpson on Dixie Highway in Louisville, the report…

A tow operator in Milwaukee, Wis., had to be extricated from his tow truck Monday, August 26, after it was hit by an out-of-control semi on I-43 North. The operator was working on a previous crash on the road shoulder with the semi slammed into the parked tow truck with the operator inside. The impact…

A group of South Florida towing operators are conducting a donation drive for disaster relief in the Bahamas, and are providing drop-off locations for fellow South Florida towing companies that would like to join in the effort. Two United Road Towing South Florida locations are accepting donations such as canned and dry foods, toiletries, paper…

A benefit car show will be held Sunday, September 22 for tow operator Joe Altenhofen. “Joe is a long-time employee of Ray’s Towing,” states an event press release. “He was tragically hit on the job Monday, August 26 on Highways 43/94 by a semi-truck while towing away an accident vehicle. Joe suffered numerous broken bones…