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Winter Driving Precautions, Applying for a loan, International Focus, a Year in Review and More
The Tow Times December issue offers tips on operating tow trucks in winter conditions, taking steps to secure financing, how to make your website more visible to customers and potential customers, a focus on international tow trucks and much more. Plus, the Recovery Review department features recoveries from the outback of Australia. See it all…
Read MoreFleetNet America Receives 500,000th Electronic Status Update
FleetNet America®, an ArcBest® company (Nasdaq: ARCB), announces it has received its 500,000th electronic status update through sureEcosystem®. Bit Fleet Service submitted the 500,000th status update on an event to FleetNet through sureEcosystem on November 23, 2020. To meet customers’ needs of more information quicker, FleetNet made investments to improve customer experience by using sureEcosystem,…
Read MoreGrandpa’s Big Red Tow Truck
My granddaughter has a book titled Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton. It’s a simply-told story of red truck — a working tow truck, not a show tow truck — saving a school bus from a mud puddle. My granddaughter is 2 ½ and loves to have me read the story over and over again. She’s…
Read MorePACCAR Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of Engine Manufacturing in North America
PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) is recognizing its Columbus, Miss., engine factory for 10 years of manufacturing excellence and a strong commitment to its community. Planning for the engine plant started in 2006 when an international PACCAR team of managers and engineers from Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF were tasked with laying the groundwork for a state-of-the-art factory. …
Read MoreDecember 4 Museum Event to Feature “Christmas Pete”
The International Towing & Recovery Museum is looking to start an annual Christmas tradition for Chattanooga residents and visitors this season by featuring “Christmas Pete” at its location. Christmas Pete, a Peterbilt with a 60-ton Century rotator that belongs to John Weaver of Mauldin Body Shop & Towing in Canton, Ga., is decked out with…
Read MoreAnchorage, Alaska Tow Operator Struck and Killed While Loading Vehicle
Police in Anchorage, Alaska, say a tow operator was struck by a vehicle as he loaded a car that had become stuck in a ditch on the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 29. The operator, who has not been identified upon notification of kin, had responded to the scene where a driver had gone into…
Read MoreTow Times Shop Cyber Monday Clearance Sale
Visit the Tow Times Shop for Cyber Monday $9 clearance prices, holiday specials and new products. Visit towtimes.com/shop.
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From the staff at Tow Times
Read MoreDTNA’s Mount Holly Manufacturing Plant Marks Production of 700,000th Truck
Daimler Trucks North America’s Mount Holly (N.C.) Truck Manufacturing plant recently marked two milestones, its 41st anniversary and the production of its 700,000th truck. The truck, an M2 106 extended cab, was presented to Miller Industries. Miller Industries is a leading manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment based in Ooltewah, Tenn., and has been a…
Read MoreTake Time to Smell the Roses
My husband and I recently lost what I call the cornerstones of the family – my husband’s mom and dad, who I also consider my mom and dad. It’s been less than three months since mom passed, and while dad had heart health issues, we truly believe he passed away from a broken heart. Like…
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