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Kapnick Welcomes New Client Executive to Towing and Transport Practice Group
Kapnick Insurance welcomes Jimmy Wheeler as a client executive in their business insurance division, specifically their transportation and towing practice group. “We’re excited to welcome Jimmy to the Kapnick team,” says Keith Tubergen, vice president and leader of the transportation practice and small business insurance division at Kapnick. “Not only does he have valuable knowledge…
Read MoreLimited Space Remains for Tennessee Tow Show Training
Be sure to sign up for training at the 2022 Tennessee Tow Show. Training courses are October 5-7. Light-duty training by ERSCA, and heavy-duty training by WreckMaster will be conducted October 5-6. To register, click here. A seminar on hybrid and electric vehicles, presented by ESA, will he held October 7. To register, click here.…
Read MoreCopart Creates Truck in a Box Program for Entrepreneurs
Copart recently launched a new initiative, “Truck in a Box,” to help aspiring entrepreneurs start or expand their towing companies. “We’re always looking for great partners to help us transport the more than three million vehicles we move every year, so in honor of our entrepreneurial values we’re helping to create those new partners, which…
Read MoreFord Pro Launches Flagship Product to Suite of Fleet Management Solutions for Small Businesses
Ford Pro™ has announced a suite of fleet management solutions designed to help make mountains of paperwork and endless spreadsheets a thing of the past for small business owners moving into a digital age. Ford Pro Fleet Management Software, the suite’s flagship product, is the latest tool added to the Ford Pro Intelligence suite of…
Read MoreVehicles Most Stolen in 2021
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau For the second year in a row, Chevrolet and Ford full size pick-ups took the top two spots in the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) annual Hot Wheels vehicle theft report, and the GMC full size pick-up made the top 10 list. Of the nearly 1 million total vehicles reported…
Read MoreTRAA Industry Update: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program
Source: Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) press release: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish an apprenticeship pilot program that would allow drivers between the ages of 18-20 with an intrastate commercial driver’s license to operate interstate commerce under very specific conditions. To…
Read MoreAAA Activates “Tow to Go” for Labor Day Weekend
AAA is reactivating its “Tow to Go” program for the holiday weekend. The program is active from 6 p.m. Friday, September 2, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, September 6. It’s available in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Nebraska, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Colorado (Denver), North Carolina (Charlotte), Indiana (Fort Wayne/South Bend), and Georgia. When called, AAA dispatches a…
Read MoreIsuzu Celebrates Isuzu’s Best in “Week of Weeks” Competitions
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-selling low cab forward trucks, has announced the winners of its 2022 National Sales Walkaround, National Service Walkaround, National Parts Salesperson Product Presentation and North America I-1 Grand Prix Technical competitions. The finals of all four contests took place at Isuzu’s Center of Excellence in Pittston,…
Read MoreNHTSA Alert: Important Hyundai and Kia Recalls for Fire Risk
The following is a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Hyundai Motor America and Kia America recommend that owners of select Model Year 2020-2022 Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride vehicles park their cars outside and away from homes and other structures until their vehicles have been repaired, due to new recalls for…
Read MoreTRAA Launches New Website and Association Management System
The Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) has launched its new website and association management system (AMS). As a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization, TRAA’s website has been designed to serve its membership by allowing them to easily update company profiles, billing information, online directory listing, etc., and access exclusive members-only resources. In addition, an…
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