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The following information is from a press release by WreckMaster and TRAA: WreckMaster Inc. and the Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc.® (TRAA) have announced a new partnership that will oversee the creation of a new standardized certification body. The move to one united certification is designed to increase safety and professionalism while better…

The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum 2021 inductees will be inducted into the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame at this year’s Museum Weekend, October 7-9, 2021. The inductees are: Troy Barnett (Sierra Vista, Ariz.), Ron Bressler (Morgantown, Pa.), Stacey Tucker Canterbury (Bremerton, Wash.), Tom Griffin (Hixson, Tenn.), Norman Horton…

The following is a press release from the American Towing and Recovery Institute: Peter Ashenden, Jr, on behalf of the American Towing and Recovery Institute (ATRI) with Wes Wilburn, raised $14,000 to be split between the International Towing Museum and the Survivor Fund. While helping Wes instruct a heavy-duty class, Washington, N.C., at Woolard’s Towing,…

The following is a press release from the Towing and Recovery Association of America: The American Trucking Association (ATA) recently launched a Towing Task Force to combat what ATA believes is a national problem of predatory towing at the scene of an incident. In a major win for towers across the country, the Towing and…

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (“Huntington”) (Nasdaq: HBAN; www.huntington.com), the parent company of The Huntington National Bank, and TCF Financial Corporation (“TCF”) (Nasdaq: TCF; www.tcfbank.com), the parent company of TCF National Bank, announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger with a total market value of approximately $22…

This year’s Shine ‘n Star contest has even more chances to win. In addition to the first, second and third place winners in the light-, medium and heavy-duty categories, and grand prize, this year there’s a rotator category as well. Also, there are new Shout Out categories: Most visually appealing vinyl wrap Most visually appealing…

Police arrested a man Thursday, April 15, in Modesto, Calif., for alleged driving while intoxicated after he crashed his vehicle into a tow truck, seriously injuring the tow operator. According to the California Highway Patrol, operator Sammie Franks, 55, was driving a tow truck east on Highway 12 near the Camanche Reservoir at approximately 5:20…

Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE: OSK), has added Truck Source of Perry, Oklahoma, as a distributor of its complete line of towing and recovery vehicles. Centrally located in Oklahoma, between Tulsa and Oklahoma City and with easy access to several interstate highways, Truck Source is a rapidly growing distributorship with deep roots in the…

The following is a Miller Industries press release: Miller Industries donated funds raised from their first two online “Brainstorming with the Pros” sessions with Tom Luciano to the International Towing Museum and Hall of Fame. Many businesses suffered significant loss of revenue during the pandemic crisis of 2020. This is especially true for the tourism…