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Texas Tow Operator Struck and Killed by Intoxicated Motorist
A tow operator was struck and killed Monday night by an intoxicated motorist on the Dallas High 5 interchange in North Dallas, Texas. Operator Garry McGee, 35, of Fort Worth, was hooking up a disabled vehicle on the ramp from Interstate 635 to the Central Expressway at approximately 10 p.m. when the vehicle was hit…
Read MoreFlorida Tow Operator Struck and Killed on Florida Turnpike
A Florida tow operator was struck and killed Friday night on the Florida Turnpike near Clermont in Lake County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 34-year-old operator from Orlando was outside of his tow truck assisting a disabled motorist at approximately 10 p.m. when a pickup truck travelling northbound left the roadway and struck him…
Read MoreTRAIL-EZE Updates the TE100DGBUS Gooseneck Trailer
TRAIL-EZE has updated its detachable TRAIL-EZE TE100DGBUS gooseneck trailer. The trailer is designed to haul buses, fire trucks and heavy equipment up to 100,000 lbs. It can now can go from 53 feet closed to 60 feet overall opened, and can be locked every two feet, allowing the operator to have more control of the…
Read MoreERSCA and CTTA Announce Merger
The Emergency Road Service Coalition of America (ERSCA) and the California Tow Truck Association (CTTA) have announced the merger of the two organizations to operate under the name of the Emergency Road Service Coalition of America. ERSCA will continue offering its light- and heavy-duty training programs across North America, including their Train the Trainer program.…
Read MoreTower’s With a Heart’s New “Moooove Over” Billboards
Based in Pompano Beach, Fla., Tower’s With a Heart is a group of friends and co-workers on a mission to educate the motoring public about Slow Down — Move Over laws, and make roadways safer for emergency personnel, law enforcement and tow operators. Among their educational tools are billboards and highway signs to promote the…
Read MoreIf You Build It
On August 12, 2021, the Yankees and the White Sox played the first major league baseball game at the real Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. The baseball field was copied from the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, in which Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he hears in his cornfield telling…
Read More2021 WTRAA Scholarship Fund Recipients Announced
Source: Women of the Towing & Recovery Association of America press release The Women of the Towing & Recovery Association of America (WTRAA) is an auxiliary organization for the Towing & Recovery Association of America (TRAA). Since 1990, under the TRAA Education Foundation, the WTRAA Scholarship Fund Committee has awarded scholarships annually to children or…
Read MoreMiller Industries Delivers Century 1150 on the New Western Star 49X Chassis
Miller Industries has announced the delivery of a new Century 1150, 50-ton rotator with a knee-boom underlift on the all-new Western Star 49X chassis — which the company says is the first heavy-duty unit built for the towing and recovery industry on the new model from Western Star — to Ten-West Towing in Bakersfield, Calif.…
Read MoreCTTA to Honor 7th Class of Rich Chappel Industry Leaders
The California Tow Truck Association (CTTA) will honor the 7th Class of Rich Chappel Industry Leaders at the CTTA Industry Leaders & Awards Night during the American Towman ShowPlace in Las Vegas. The event will be held at the Westgate Hotel & Resort on Friday, September 17, 2021. The CTTA has announced the 2021 slate…
Read MoreGuardian Fleet Services Inc. Announces Merger with A Superior Towing Company
Guardian Fleet Services Inc. and its operating subsidiaries have announced the merger of A Superior Towing Company of Davie, Fla. The merger through Guardian’ Fleets ESOP Trust gives both companies greater access to municipal, state, and commercial customers throughout the state of Florida and the southeastern United States, a merger press release states. The combined…
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