Posts by Editorial Staff
Once Upon a Tow
The International Towing Museum has added a new feature to its website — Once Upon a Tow — which will focus on stories about towing equipment, companies and people of days gone by. Visit the museum website home page, scroll toward the bottom to find Once Upon a Tow, then read the first two stories…
Read MorePennsylvania Tow Operator/Firefighter Honored with Funeral Procession
First responders gathered on Thursday to escort the body of Tyler A. Laudenslager, 29, of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pa., from Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pa., to the Hoover-Boyer Funeral home in Millersburg. Laudenslager was killed July 21 when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle while assisting a disabled vehicle along I-78 in Bethel…
Read MoreOhio Tow Operator Struck, Killed in Ohio Turnpike Crash
An Ohio tow operator was struck and killed at approximately 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, as he assisted a disabled vehicle alongside the Ohio Turnpike in Henrietta Township. Officials say the operator, identified as Eric Ackerman, 42, of Sandusky, and the driver of the disabled vehicle were loading two jet skis from a trailer onto…
Read MorePennsylvania Tow Operator Struck, Killed along I-78
A tow operator was killed Tuesday, July 21, as he assisted a disabled vehicle on the side of Interstate 78 in Bethel Township, Pa. The operator was identified as Tyler A. Laudenslager, 29, of Halifax, Dauphin County. State police said a vehicle traveling west on I-78 rear-ended a commercial vehicle then veered across the interstate…
Read MoreBalancing Act
I read an article titled “Balancing Act,” which referenced the economic growth in a neighboring county where the goal is to mix new development with the county’s history and agriculture. It’s like a balancing act of having fast-paced growth while not losing what attracted people to the area in the first place. When I saw…
Read MoreRedl’s Towing
This truck is a 2019 Ram 5500 with a Century aluminum 19.5-foot carrier with the SST loading option on a galvanized sub-frame. It was built by Chris at New England Truckmaster, which also did the truck’s lighting and custom requests. The wrap and lettering were done by Tom at Thirty Two Signs in Plainfield Conn.…
Read MoreTowMateTV Offers TowMate Product Info, News Online
TowMateTV is TowMate’s new online source for information about TowMate products, company highlights and news. TowMateTV will introduce new products and explain them in detail both in-studio and in-use. “[Viewers] will get to meet our staff and find out why they do what they do and why they love to help you stay safe, and…
Read MoreAmerican Towman 2020 Shows Cancelled
The following is a press release from American Towman: “In light of the uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the banning of large social gatherings in the host cities and the concern for the safety of attendees and exhibitors, American Towman has cancelled all four of its 2020 shows in Cleveland, Las Vegas, San Antonio and…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Tow Operator Dies After Hitting Parked Car
News reports state that a tow operator was killed Tuesday, July 14, when his tow truck crashed into a parked car on I-26 in Newberry County, S.C. Zachery Fennessy, 28, of Goose Creek was driving east at approximately 4:15 p.m. when his tow truck went off the right side of the road and struck a…
Read MoreOklahoma Tow Operator Bernardo Martinez Remembered By Wife, Colleagues
Friends, colleagues and family of Oklahoma tow operator Bernardo Martinez are remembering him as a man with a big heart who would go out of his way to help others. Martinez, 41, of Oklahoma City, was struck by a passing vehicle July 8 on Interstate 44 near Fletcher, Okla., as he loaded a disabled pickup…
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