Posts by Editorial Staff
A Different Kind of Fireworks
I looked up the definition of the word “firework,” and it’s a “device containing combustible chemicals that cause explosions or spectacular effects.” The plural of the word, fireworks, is as an outburst of passion, especially anger. This past week there was a different kind of fireworks at my office. It was a combination of hot…
Read MoreKenworth T880 and W990 Add WABCO OnGuardACTIVE as Option
Kenworth now offers WABCO OnGuardACTIVE™ as an option for the Kenworth T880 and W990. According to WABCO, OnGuardACTIVE is an advanced driver assistance system that helps drivers mitigate or avoid rear-end collisions and provides adaptive cruise control (ACC). The 77Ghz radar-only, advanced emergency braking and ACC system detects moving, stopped and stationary objects and provides…
Read MoreHappy 4th of July
If your taking some time off for the 4th of July weekend, relax with some Tow Times digital reading. To subscribe for free to our digital edition to receive next month’s issue click here. To read our July 2020 issue click here. Have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July.
Read MoreStorage Yards Go Digital, Benefits of Weight-Saving Rotators, Wireless Remotes and Operator Safety and More
The Tow Times July issue explores how the coronavirus pandemic has forced a deeper digitization of storage yards to minimize person-to-person contact, advantages of rotators with recovery capability combined with weight-saving design, how wireless remotes enhance tow operator safety, and basic car carrier securement. Plus, operators and airport workers team up to recover a vintage…
Read MoreHONK and Spiffy Partner to Supply Tow Providers With Disinfectant Products During Pandemic
HONK Technologies, the platform connecting drivers, towing professionals, and insurers, has partnered with Spiffy, provider of on-demand car care, technology, and vehicle disinfection services and products. The agreement helps insurance providers protect policyholders by ensuring HONK’s service provider network has consistent access to EPA-approved, hospital-grade disinfection solutions to sanitize their tow trucks on a regular…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Tow Operator Still Missing After Falling From Bridge in Traffic Crash
News reports say the tow operator missing after a Wednesday morning traffic crash on the Don Holt Bridge in Charleston, S.C., was knocked off the bridge in the impact of the crash. A Charleston County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured and the tow truck operator missing after a pickup truck towing a trailer hit…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Sheriff’s Deputy Seriously Injured, Tow Operator Missing After Bridge Crash
A Charleston County Sheriff’s Office deputy is seriously injured and a tow truck operator is missing after a Wednesday morning traffic crash on the Don Holt Bridge, which takes Interstate 526 over the Cooper River between Charleston and North Charleston, S.C. The incident was reported at 9:51 a.m. According to news reports, the deputy was…
Read MoreOne Day Left to Win This Truck
Enter for a chance to win this 2019 Ford F-650 Worldwide Equipment Sales carrier equipped with a Jerr-Dan body and ROUSH CleanTech propane system. The carrier was donated by Worldwide Equipment Sales, ROUSH CleanTech and Jerr-Dan. All proceeds benefit the California Tow Truck Association Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that provides funding and support for education within…
Read MoreIt’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere
Singers Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett sang a song titled It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere. It’s popular to those who’ve been working hard and need a break. Those in the towing and recovery profession 24/7/365 certainly are hard workers, and when you add in what our lives are like now, we definitely need to take some…
Read MoreGuardian Angel™ Elite Series Wearable Safety Lights
The Guardian Angel™ Elite Series line of wearable safety lights have been revamped. New enhancements include: Improved battery – The battery charges at double the speed and once charged runs up to 20 percent longer. Upgrading to a Type-C charging connector reduced the dead-to-full charging time to less than two hours, while also making it…
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