Posts by Editorial Staff

Woman of Towing: Stephanie Unruh from the May 2023 Issue of Tow Times Magazine Stephanie Unruh has been around trucking all her life but, in one of life’s funny twists and turns, she stumbled into towing and recovery. Unruh answered a blind ad for a dispatcher and it turned out to be a towing company,…

Kentucky Drill Rig Recovery from the February 2023 issue of Tow Times Magazine  In late July 2022, heavy rains caused deadly flash and river flooding in parts of eastern Kentucky and southwest Virginia. In the aftermath, recovery efforts included rebuilding roadways washed out from the storms. In the community of Busy, Kentucky, a tracked 90,000-…

Keep Working Trucks On The Road from the January 2023 Issue of Tow Times Magazine Oil Changes, Oil Changes, Oil Changes Stovall Body Shop & Wrecker Service’s 1973 Ford F-350 with a Century 402 body and a Formula 1 wheel-lift is featured in this issue as the 2022 winner of Shine ’n Star Working Truck…

Woman of Towing: Julie Pawlak from the December 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine Julie Pawlak is a second-generation member of a French towing family who has begun to make changes at the company founded by her parents, Philippe and Nathalie Pawlak. In the next year, she and her 23-year-old brother plan to take over…

Hidden Surprises and Vehicle Location Can Affect Light-Duty Recoveries from the November 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine Sometimes “hidden surprises” and vehicle location can significantly affect light-duty recoveries. These surprises convert an apparently simple winch-out from a ditch into a lot of work and consideration. Such as when, upon closer inspection, the vehicle in…

Woman of Towing from the August 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine There’s a saying that goes, “You can’t keep a good woman down,” meaning that a determined person will succeed or a competent person will always recover from setbacks. That pretty much describes Michelle Sukow, owner of HDM Towing & Truck Center, Lake Mills,…

Fleet Forward-Keep On Tow Truck Maintenance from the August 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine Some motorists are allowing their vehicles to sputter to a stop to save money on gas – a questionable move because a) they could be left stranded anywhere, b) the vehicle is sipping up potentially damaging fuel sediment, and c)…

Guardian Fleet Services Airplane Crash Recovery from the August 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine On June 21, 2022, Red Air flight 203 — an MD-82 aircraft with 140 people aboard — crash-landed at Miami International Airport. The airplane veered off the runway and skidded into a grassy area between the runway and a taxiway.…

You’re Hauling A What? from the August 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine Big Boys Boat A local marina took advantage of Big Boy’s Towing & Recovery’s boat transport service to move this massive houseboat on it’s Kalyn Siebert VersaMAX 50-ton trailer. Two heavy-duty units from Big Boy’s lifted the vessel onto the trailer, then…

Ed’s Auto Service & Towing: Game Plan For Growth from the August 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine The best businesses are always looking for ways to improve and grow. But continuing to grow your business is not easy, and it doesn’t happen overnight. To take your business to the next level, it can be…