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Michigan Tow Operator Dies in Traffic Crash
A tow operator died Tuesday, Aug. 31, after police said he failed to stop for a red light and crashed into a tractor-trailer in Dearborn, Mich. Police said the operator, a 55-year-old Lincoln Park man, was exiting eastbound I-94 at approximately 1 p.m. when he hit the semi. The operator and a 67-year-old passenger were…
Read MoreShine ‘n Star Light-Duty Winner Custom Features
The light-duty winner of the 2020 Shine ‘n Star contest — a 2018 Ram with a Century 612 is the personal truck of Scott Wolff, owner of Iron Horse Towing in Missoula, Mt. Along with the truck’s scenic wrap of Montana-themed images that include bighorn sheep, moose, ducks and geese is a custom-engineered push bumper…
Read MoreTexas 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.…
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