Archive for 2019

Memorial Procession Honors Mississippi Tow Operator

A memorial procession honored Mississippi tow operator Mike Buffington, who was killed in a traffic crash April 25 in Pearl, Miss. The Mississippi Towing Association organized the event, in which tow operators from around the state lined city streets with tow trucks and drove to the funeral home where the service was held. A report…

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One in Custody in Miami Tow Truck Driver Shooting

A man is in custody of Miami-Dade police who say he is associated with the vehicle in which a suspect or suspects shot at a tow truck driver and his assistant early Friday, April 26, in northwest Miami-Dade. Police are still searching for a stolen Infinity Q50 that was repossessed prior to the shooting. See…

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Less Screen Time

I’m sure by now a lot of you have heard about the new recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) with regard to new screen time limits for young kids. When I first heard about the recommendations I thought it was about how much time kids stared at screens, but it has more to do with spending…

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2019 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum (ITRHFM) announced that it has selected the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame Class of 2019. John Coupland (Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom), Michael Cherry (Land O’Lakes, Fla.), Jamie Davis (Hope, British Columbia, Canada), George Kuntz (Bismarck, N.D.), Glenn Landau (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Quinn Piening…

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STEEP Dispatch Training Program

Are your dispatchers making you money? That’s the question Mike Porter, CEO of Speed’s Enterprises in Portland, Oregon, asked himself years ago after overhearing a dispatcher suggest another towing company when Speed’s was busy. “I really evaluated what role dispatchers should play in a towing company and decided they should be sales people as well…

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California Tow Truck Association Auction Truck

Jerr-Dan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE:OSK), in conjunction with Worldwide Equipment Sales, has donated a new 2018 Dodge Ram (chassis) with a CHP-approved Jerr-Dan MPL-NG aluminum body to the California Tow Truck Association (CTTA). The new tow truck will be auctioned at the CTTA Industry Leaders & Awards Night dinner on May 10. The funds raised…

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Miami Repossessor Struck By Bullet Fragments

A repossessor was struck by bullet fragments Friday, April 26, while in his parked tow truck in northwest Miami-Dade County, Fla. The truck was in a parking lot when an individual in a dark-colored Ford Fusion opened fire at the repossessor and his assistant in a separate vehicle. The suspect or suspects fled the scene…

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Mississippi Tow Operator Killed in Traffic Crash Identified

The Mississippi tow truck driver who was killed in a traffic crash Thursday, April 25, has been identified as Michael Buffington, 37, of Richland. Buffington was behind the wheel of a tow truck on an elevated U.S. 49 ramp beside Interstate 20 in Pearl, Miss. A news report stated that traffic was busy during the…

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Ontario

ONTARIO RECOVERY GROUP INC. 345 Ecclestone Drive, Unit 1057 Bracebridge, ON P1L 0A1 Canada Phone: 705-645-0033 Fax: 705-645-0017 Email: doug@ptao.org Website: ontariorecoverygroup.com   PROVINCIAL TOWING ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO INC. 13775 17 HWY Thessalon, ON POR 1L0 Phone: 705-646-0536 Email: sashworthptao@gmail.com Website: www.ptao.org

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