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Small Business Week
This week has been declared Small Business Week 2020. I learned that the “U.S. Small Business Administration counts companies with as much as $35.5 million in sales and 1,500 employees as “small businesses”, depending on the industry. Outside government, companies with less than $7 million in sales and fewer than five hundred employees are widely considered small businesses”. While my…
Read MoreDaimler Trucks and Torc Robotics Adding Automated Driving Testing Center in New Mexico
September 2020 marks one year of Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics partnering as a team after the U.S. based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group. One year together, collaboratively pursuing a common goal of bringing series-produced highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) to the roads within the decade; including…
Read MoreLandoll’s New Model 860-CE Heavy Haul Trailer
Landoll Corporation has announced its new non-ground bearing detachable trailer designed for heavy hauls: the 860-CE Construction Detachable trailer. Standard features include 120,000 lb. capacity within 14 feet, 102-inch wide, hydraulic quick couplers, Grote wiring harness and LED lighting. The trailer has full air with spring brakes on three axles and ABS 4S/2M sensors. The…
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Read MoreCommunity Support
My local community has a Facebook page that has been helpful for things like sending out a notification for a missing dog or updates on community events, etc. Recently I read a post from someone asking about a local repair shop. I wasn’t sure how to read into what this person was asking other than…
Read More30th Annual SourceBook, Financing, Professionalism and More
The Tow Times September issue contains the annual SourceBook, your industry buyer’s guide for products and services. (The SourceBook available in print or digital format.) This issue also features information on safely driving tow trucks and car carriers, a look at tow truck purchasing/financing options, and industry sources who offer their thoughts on professionalism. Our…
Read MoreTow Times SourceBook Digital Issue
The Tow Times 30th annual SourceBook — your towing and recovery buyer’s guide — gives you access to all the products and services you need … and maybe a few you didn’t know you needed. Click here for the digital SourceBook issue.
Read MoreFleetNet America Dispatches 100,000th Electronic Event
FleetNet America® announces it has completed its 100,000th electronic dispatch through sureEcosystem®. With customers’ expectations continuing to rise, FleetNet made investments to improve customer experience by using sureEcosystem, an electronic platform that allows service providers to connect and communicate directly with FleetNet. Jackson’s Diesel Service received and accepted FleetNet’s 100,000th electronic dispatch through sureEcosystem on…
Read MoreHONK Increases Speed of Roadside Assistance Calls with HONK Virtual Assistant
HONK Technologies, the platform connecting drivers and towing professionals, has announced the release of a new contact center customer engagement tool: the HONK Virtual Assistant. This new digital system combines interactive voice response (IVR) capabilities with a synchronized mobile web visual interface designed to help motorists who are in need of roadside assistance navigate self-service…
Read MoreUpdate: California Tow Operator Struck/Killed
Update: The tow operator who was struck and killed Monday, September 14, at approximately 8:45 p.m., on the eastbound Foothill Freeway in La Verne, Calif., has been identified as Christopher Herrera, 40, of La Habra. The California Highway Patrol stated that witnesses reported a BMW driving erratically and almost hitting other vehicles. Shortly afterward, the…
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