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If 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…
Read MoreSpecialized Transport, Trailer Options, Industrial Car Carriers and More
The Tow Times August issue focus is lowboy trailer-type transport and industrial car carriers. Articles include “Getting into the Specialized Transport Business,” “Trailer Options for Towing and Transport” and “Adding an Industrial Car Carrier to the Fleet.” Peter Fuerst of the International Institute of Towing and Recovery addresses using parking brakes on tow trucks, and…
Read MoreThe Tilt-a-Whirl
One of my favorite rides at an amusement park, fair, or carnival is the Tilt-a-Whirl. Each spinning car is attached to a rotating platform that goes up and down while spinning in different directions at variable speeds. The constant, chaotic motion makes the ride so much fun. The caution, like for any amusement ride, is…
Read MoreTRAA Addresses Missouri Governor’s Veto of Towing Reform Bill
Earlier this month, Missouri Governor Michael L. Parson vetoed Senate Substitute 2 House Bill 661, which would have had the state’s Joint Committee on Transportation regulate commercial vehicle towing rates, allow for the investigation of towing complaints, and create a law enforcement commercial vehicle rotation system. The bill was supported by the Owner-Operator Independent Driver’s…
Read MoreNHTSA Consumer Alert: Chevrolet Bolt Recall for Fire Risk
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Consumer Alert: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging owners of select Model Year 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles to park their cars outside and away from homes due to the risk of fire. Owners of these vehicles should park their vehicles outside away from homes and other structures…
Read MoreColorado Tow Operator Struck and Killed On I-25
According to news report on CBSN4, Denver, a tow operator was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday night, July 29, on the side of southbound Interstate 25 in Castle Rock, Colo. Colorado State Patrol troopers said operator David Meyer, 30, was assisting or towing a vehicle near Castle Pines Parkway when he was hit.…
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