Posts by Editorial Staff
Celebrating All Women
The coronavirus has taken so many things from us, but it can’t take away all the special people we have — especially the women in our lives. Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend and I started thinking about my mother, who passed away in 2005. There’s not a day that goes by that I…
Read MoreCall on Congress to Suspend FET
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) joined National Auto Dealers Association, American Trucking Associations and more than 100 other state and local organizations to ask that Congress suspend the 12 percent Federal Excise Tax (FET) on heavy trucks and trailers through 2021 as they consider additional legislation to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and assist…
Read MoreHONK Technologies Updates Mobile Roadside Assistance App
HONK Technologies, the platform connecting drivers, towing professionals and insurers, has updated its touchless claims mobile roadside assistance app with artificial intelligence (AI) to increase ease-of-use and speed-of-response. New capabilities include a chatbot that keeps customers informed throughout a service interaction while increasing intelligence over time. Insurance carriers now receive real-time updates on changes to…
Read MoreAAA Thanks Tow Operators
Several AAA clubs have produced videos that focus on being there for their members, and thanking AAA tow operators. View the tow operator video here.
Read MoreResponderSafety.com Releases “Roadway Response Safety Shorts”
ResponderSafety.Com has released 10 Roadway Response Safety Shorts videos that demonstrate critical actions to take at every scene to improve the safety of roadway operations. The videos are applicable to firefighters, rescue, fire police, law enforcement, EMTs, safety service patrols, special traffic units and towing and recovery organizations. One video designed is for use in…
Read MoreHAAS Alert Partners with TRAA
HAAS Alert and the Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) have announced a new partnership to improve safety for towing professionals. Under the agreement, TRAA members will have access to Safety Cloud®, a collision prevention service for emergency responders and roadside workers developed by HAAS Alert. TRAA non-members with eligibly-sized fleets that equip Safety Cloud will…
Read MoreAccess Tools Roadside Service Light
Access Tools introduces the Roadside Service Light, a multi-purpose portable work light and emergency hazard indicator for roadside service work and other automotive purposes. The light features a 500-lumen COB LED and five lighting modes including high/low/steady red/strobing red/S.O.S. red. The light also features an adjustable hanger arm that doubles as a stand, and it…
Read MoreTow Operator Struck and Killed in Connecticut
A tow operator was killed April 22 after being struck by a vehicle near Trumbull, Conn. Corey John Iodice, 58, of Seffner, Fla., was operating a flatbed tow truck for Iodice Family Transport of Fairfield. According to news reports, Iodice was loading a disabled vehicle on the bed when a 48 year-old Weston, Conn., man…
Read MoreNational Work Zone Awareness Week, April 20-24
For more about National Work Zone Awareness Week visit workzonesafety.org
Read MorePressure, Mother Nature and Spring
The governor of my state of Wisconsin just extended the safer at home order through May, and like most businesses, I’m wondering what else I have to do to keep moving forward. I believe one of the hardest things to do right now to get through this crisis is to have faith and trust. To…
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