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Digital roadside assistance platform and vehicle transport company HONK Technologies announced it has partnered with Vault, a provider of personal insurance for individuals and families, to provide roadside assistance services to Vault’s auto insurance members. “Expectations for insurance and the ecosystem services the industry provides have changed,” said Jimmy Caylor, Auto Physical Damage, Vault. “Today,…

On August 30, HAAS Alert, the company behind the automotive digital alerting system Safety Cloud® that’s standard on emergency and roadway fleet vehicles, closed $5 million in investment capital. The funding, which will support the expansion of Safety Cloud across the country, was led by R^2 and Blu Ventures and was joined by TechNexus, Stacked…

A tow operator died Tuesday, Aug. 31, after police said he failed to stop for a red light and crashed into a tractor-trailer in Dearborn, Mich. Police said the operator, a 55-year-old Lincoln Park man, was exiting eastbound I-94 at approximately 1 p.m. when he hit the semi. The operator and a 67-year-old passenger were…

The Emergency Road Service Coalition of America (ERSCA) and the California Tow Truck Association (CTTA) have announced the merger of the two organizations to operate under the name of the Emergency Road Service Coalition of America. ERSCA will continue offering its light- and heavy-duty training programs across North America, including their Train the Trainer program.…

Based in Pompano Beach, Fla., Tower’s With a Heart is a group of friends and co-workers on a mission to educate the motoring public about Slow Down — Move Over laws, and make roadways safer for emergency personnel, law enforcement and tow operators. Among their educational tools are billboards and highway signs to promote the…

Source: Women of the Towing & Recovery Association of America press release The Women of the Towing & Recovery Association of America (WTRAA) is an auxiliary organization for the Towing & Recovery Association of America (TRAA). Since 1990, under the TRAA Education Foundation, the WTRAA Scholarship Fund Committee has awarded scholarships annually to children or…

Miller Industries has announced the delivery of a new Century 1150, 50-ton rotator with a knee-boom underlift on the all-new Western Star 49X chassis — which the company says is the first heavy-duty unit built for the towing and recovery industry on the new model from Western Star — to Ten-West Towing in Bakersfield, Calif.…

The California Tow Truck Association (CTTA) will honor the 7th Class of Rich Chappel Industry Leaders at the CTTA Industry Leaders & Awards Night during the American Towman ShowPlace in Las Vegas. The event will be held at the Westgate Hotel & Resort on Friday, September 17, 2021. The CTTA has announced the 2021 slate…

Guardian Fleet Services Inc. and its operating subsidiaries have announced the merger of A Superior Towing Company of Davie, Fla. The merger through Guardian’ Fleets ESOP Trust gives both companies greater access to municipal, state, and commercial customers throughout the state of Florida and the southeastern United States, a merger press release states. The combined…

Earlier this month, Missouri Governor Michael L. Parson vetoed Senate Substitute 2 House Bill 661, which would have had the state’s Joint Committee on Transportation regulate commercial vehicle towing rates, allow for the investigation of towing complaints, and create a law enforcement commercial vehicle rotation system. The bill was supported by the Owner-Operator Independent Driver’s…