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Peterbilt Motors Company was recognized in 2021 by Women In Trucking as a top workplace for women in the transportation industry. This is the fourth time Peterbilt has received the award, which acknowledges the accomplishments of companies that are focused on the employment of women in the trucking and transportation fields. “Cultivating a diverse workforce…

Happy Thanksgiving, from the staff at Tow Times

Source: AAA press release: AAA Tow to Go is back in time for the Thanksgiving holiday to keep impaired drivers off the road. Since 1998, AAA Tow to Go has removed more than 25,000 impaired drivers from the road. Tow to Go is available Wednesday through Monday in select locations. When called, a tow truck…

A tow operator was struck by a vehicle and injured Monday, Nov. 22, at approximately 8:30 p.m. while loading a vehicle onto a flatbed tow truck on Vermont Route 12 in Northfield, Vt. According to news reports, the vehicle, which did not stop at the scene, is a 2009-2015 black Volkswagen Tiguan with a missing…

Torc Robotics and Daimler Truck kick off their third year of partnership to commercialize the first scalable, profitable Level 4 autonomous truck. Torc is currently testing the Level 4 trucks on public roads in Virginia, New Mexico and Texas, with continued route expansion in the works. The two companies are pursuing a focused, safety-oriented approach…

Source: AAA press release: AAA forecasts a strong rebound in holiday travelers this Thanksgiving. The Auto Club Group predicts 53.4 million Americans will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13% from 2020. This brings travel volumes within 5% of pre-pandemic levels for the 2019 holiday. View the full report here. “It’s beginning to look more…

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) was named as one of the recipients awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the third SuperTruck initiative. In total, the DOE will be funding 25 projects with $199 million following the goal of putting cleaner cars and trucks on America’s roads, including long-haul trucks powered by…

A tow operator in Colton, Calif., has died in a collision with a school bus and another other vehicle. According to the Colton Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of La Cadena Drive and Litton Avenue on Nov. 9 at 1:08 p.m. The Colton Joint Unified School District bus involved in the collision did…

Source: ATA press release: On October 25,  American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said the current driver shortage has risen to 80,000 – an all-time high for the industry. “Since we last released an estimate of the shortage, there has been tremendous pressure on the driver pool,” Costello said. “Increased demand for freight, pandemic-related…

Source: AAA Press Release: AAA Inc. donated $50,000 to the International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum’s Survivor Fund at the  annual Wall of the Fallen ceremony commemorating roadside heroes who have lost their lives in service to others. [Editor’s Note: The October 9 ceremony was part of Museum Weekend, held during the…