Posts by Editorial Staff

Book Your Room for the Florida Tow Show

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Hotel rooms are going fast for the upcoming Florida Tow Show — April 13-15, 2023, in Orlando. The Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace is the host hotel. The additional hotel is the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. Visit floridatowshow.com for reservations, pre-registration, show schedule and more.  

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Guardian Fleet Services Announces Growth Investment from CHIEF Capital and Acquisition/Merger of Emerald Transportation and Sapp’s Wrecker Service

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Guardian Fleet Services (Guardian/GFS), has announced that the company has experienced strong growth in the first quarter of 2023 and has begun to expand beyond the State of Florida. The company acquired Emerald Transportation of Pompano Beach, FL, and Sapp’s Wrecker Service of Savannah, GA. In addition, Guardian Fleet Services announced that Chartwell Investments Entrepreneur…

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New F22 Series Muncie Power PTO for Ford’s 10-Speed Transmissions in F-650 and F-750 Diesel Trucks

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Muncie Power Products, Inc. has announced the release of the F22 Series power take-off, designed specifically for Ford’s 10R140 Series transmission for model year 2024 Ford F-650 & F-750 diesel trucks. The F22 Series features patented noise abatement technology that uses springs to create a sliding mechanism to reduce gear noise. The clutch shift power…

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Jerr-Dan Receives Patent for Automatic Wheel Grid

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Source: Jerr-Dan press release: Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE: OSK), reports that the Jerr-Dan XLP Autogrid automatic wheel grid option introduced in 2022 received a patent for both design and operation on January 31, 2023. The XLP Carrier Autogrid, a wheel grid used on carriers and other tow vehicles, allows an operator to hook…

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William Robert “Bill” Tomlinson 1940-2023

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William Robert “Bill” Tomlinson, 82, of Ashland, Wis., passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Memorial Medical Center, in Ashland.  He was born July 18, 1940, in Ashland, the son of Robert and Ruby (Burnside) Tomlinson.    In 1958, he graduated from Ashland High School and on January 5, 1963, he married Barbara Lumberg, in…

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Kenworth Celebrates 100th Anniversary

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Source: Kenworth press release Throughout the last century, more than 1.3 million trucks have hauled goods across the United States and Canada roadways with the Kenworth badge on the grill. In 2023, Kenworth begins a year-long celebration, commemorating its 100th anniversary and contributions to the transportation industry. The history of Kenworth began in 1923 when…

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Hino Trucks Announces New President and Operational Alignment

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Hino Trucks has announced the appointment of Glenn Ellis to the position of President and Chairman of the Board for Hino Trucks. He succeeds Shigehiro Matsuoka, who retired after holding the position for four years and will become the first U.S.-born President of Hino Trucks. In addition, Ellis will also serve as an officer of…

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Tow Operator — Tower — Towman

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I recently read an article titled, “The Supreme Title,” referring to the use of the title of tow operator or towman. It stated: “A tower is not a grunt. He’s a skilled worker that risks life and limb every day at work. The exalted title, however, is “Towman”. Yes, even if the operator is a…

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Jerr-Dan Introduces the Tow Link™ App

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Source: Jerr-Dan press release: Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE: OSK), has announced the introduction of the Tow Link ™ app and its availability on both the Apple and Google app stores. Tow Link allows operators to enter incident- and equipment-specific values into its Rigging Utilization and Tow Performance calculators so that operators may use…

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