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Words We Speak
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” As kids, mom used to tell us that many times. I’m not sure why, but it seems there is more impatience, rudeness and being more demanding from others in the world today. While I would love…
Read MoreMichigan Senate Passes Bill to Exempt Tow Trucks Assisting Disabled Vehicles From Spring Weight Restrictions
On May 19, the Michigan Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Sen. Dale Zorn’s legislation to exempt tow trucks and wreckers from seasonal road weight restrictions while servicing a disabled vehicle. “Michigan is one of many states that have spring weight restrictions to help protect roadways during the annual thaw, but these restrictions should not come…
Read MoreAAA Activates Tow to Go for Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
Source: AAA press release: AAA will be working to keep impaired drivers off the road for Memorial Day weekend. The Auto Club Group is reactivating its Tow to Go program for the holiday period, providing safe transportation for impaired drivers and their vehicles. Tow to Go is active from 6pm Friday, May 27th – 6am…
Read MoreConnecticut Tow Operator Struck and Killed on I-91 Identified
The Connecticut tow operator who was struck and killed on Saturday, May 21, has been identified as Christopher M. Russell, 38, of Ellington. At approximately 6:20 p.m., police say Russell was assisting a disabled vehicle in the right shoulder on I-91 North just before Exit 11 in North Haven when a 2015 Nissan Rogue driven…
Read MoreConnecticut Tow Operator Killed in Hit-and-Run on Interstate 95
A tow operator was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday, May 21, as he assisted a motorist with a disabled vehicle on Interstate 91 in North Haven, Conn. News reports state the operator pulled over to the side of the roadway to lend assistance to the motorist and a passing vehicle hit him.…
Read MoreAAA Testing Finds Inconsistencies with Driving Assistance Systems
AAA press release: Another round of AAA testing reveals more inconsistencies with the performance of driving assistance systems found in vehicles on the road today, resulting in crashes with a simulated car and bicyclist. AAA researchers conducted the tests using the following three vehicles: 2021 Subaru Forester with “EyeSight®” 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe with “Highway…
Read MoreTRAA and OOIDA Share Opposition to Proposed Speed Limiting Devices
In a Land Line magazine podcast, Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) lobbying representative Brian Riker discussed TRAA and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s (OOIDA) mutual opposition of FMCSA’s proposed rulemaking on speed limiting devices [Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0004]. The proposal affects motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles. TRAA is joining forces with other organizations…
Read MoreA Touch of Class
I just read who will be inducted into the Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Noted was the fact the inductees are from the United States, Australia, France and Japan, thus bringing in the international founding of the towing museum. The requirements for being nominated to the Hall of Fame are: 20…
Read MoreUpdate: Suspect Arrested in Hit-And-Run of Minnesota Tow Operators
Police have arrested a man who allegedly hit two tow operators in a hit-and-run incident in the early morning on May 16 on I-35 south of Lakeville, Minn. The State Patrol said operators Michael Sirek, 39, and Parker Swanson, 23, of Faribault, were working to remove a vehicle from the center median when they were…
Read MoreFreightliner Trucks Debuts New Battery Electric eCascadia
On May 9, Freightliner Trucks, a division of Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), unveiled the new eCascadia at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif. The new battery electric Freightliner eCascadia is a zero-emission version of the Cascadia. The eCascadia has multiple battery and drive axle options, providing a typical range of 230 miles (depending…
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