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Covid-19 Impact Survey
Tow Times is reaching out to gauge the current pandemic’s impact on the towing industry. Please take a few minutes to complete the attached survey. All information remains anonymous. Survey results will be shared with the industry. We greatly appreciation you sharing this information, and hope your family, and your towing family, are safe and healthy.…
Read MoreAccess Tools Essential Long Reach Kit
Access Tools has announced its new Essential Long Reach Kit. The Essential Long Reach Kit includes all the required tools for the majority of vehicle openings with the addition of the Button Master accessory and a long carrying case. Included in this set is the Quick Max Long Reach Tool, Button Master, One Hand Jack…
Read MoreCovid-19 Resources for Small Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy is offering “Covid-19 Resources for Small Business” with resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic. The Office of Advocacy will post more information will be posted as it becomes available The Covid-19 Resources for Small Business can be found here.
Read MoreOSHA Fact Sheet: What Employers Can Do to Protect Workers from Pandemic Influenza
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released the fact sheet “What Employers Can Do to Protect Workers from Pandemic Influenza.” The sheet lists the ‘hierarchy of controls” that may be used to protect yourself, your workers and your customers. The fact can be found here: employers-protect-workers-flu-factsheet
Read MoreFlorida Tow Operator Killed After Tow Truck Crashes into Disabled Vehicle
A tow operator was killed Sunday, March 22 when his tow truck crashed into a disabled vehicle on the side of I-75 south near U.S. 301 in Hillsborough County, (Tampa), Fla. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Jason Lee Everitt, 36, a driver for Sunstate Wrecker Services, was responding to assist a motorist at approximately…
Read MoreTowing Operations Absent from Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce List
On March 19, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a memorandum on identification of essential critical infrastructure workers during Covid-19 response. The memorandum was intended to identify those workers critical to public safety and health who would be exempt from mandatory business closures or work shutdowns. In the “Guidance on the Essential Critical…
Read MoreNew Locking Simple Mounts from In The Ditch™
Each new Simple Mount from In The Ditch™ now comes with an updated locking pin that features an arrow indicator showing the pin’s orientation while locked inside the mount. The mounts are made from steel, come in three sizes and feature an Endurance powder coat black finish. Each mount is sold individually, so two mounts…
Read MoreSBA Updates Criteria on States for Requesting Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus
As part of the Trump Administration’s aggressive, whole-of-government efforts to combat the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and minimize economic disruption to the nation’s 30 million small businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza issued revised criteria for states or territories seeking an economic injury declaration related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The relaxed criteria will have two immediate…
Read MoreUS DOT Expands National Emergency Declaration for Commercial Vehicles Delivering Relief in Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak
On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the Dpartment of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “Under Secretary Chao’s leadership, FMCSA is providing additional regulatory relief to our nation’s commercial drivers to…
Read MoreFlorida Tow Show Postponed
Professional Wrecker Operators of Florida Press Release: March 17, 2020 “Due to the rapidly changing atmosphere with COVID-19, no one can be specific as to when our lives will return to normal. “When the country does start to return to normal, events like the Florida Tow Show® can be determined. “We appreciate your understanding in…
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