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 HONK Technologies, the digital platform connecting drivers, towing professionals and insurers, has announced that it will begin managing roadside assistance for Toco Warranty, a California-based company that provides vehicle coverage repair plans to motorists, starting in early 2021. Toco Warranty was able to customize the setup of their roadside assistance program. Clients choose how they…

Fleet and commercial customers can now manage larger upfits, carry more equipment and tow heavier loads with the new Ford F-600 than they can with any other Super Duty chassis cab its size. New for 2021, customers also get the added capability of standard power takeoff provision on both the class-exclusive gasoline and available diesel…

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Zip’s AW Direct has created a new online experience designed to bring buyers and sellers of used commercial trucks and trailers together within the zips.com website platform. Zip’s Used Truck Marketplace, found at zips.com/marketplace, provides users with recognizable and specific truck and trailer categories for the seller and buyer. Click on the green “Sell My…

FleetNet America®, an ArcBest® company (Nasdaq: ARCB), announces it has received its 500,000th electronic status update through sureEcosystem®. Bit Fleet Service submitted the 500,000th status update on an event to FleetNet through sureEcosystem on November 23, 2020. To meet customers’ needs of more information quicker, FleetNet made investments to improve customer experience by using sureEcosystem,…

PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) is recognizing its Columbus, Miss., engine factory for 10 years of manufacturing excellence and a strong commitment to its community. Planning for the engine plant started in 2006 when an international PACCAR team of managers and engineers from Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF were tasked with laying the groundwork for a state-of-the-art factory. …

The International Towing & Recovery Museum is looking to start an annual Christmas tradition for Chattanooga residents and visitors this season by featuring “Christmas Pete” at its location. Christmas Pete, a Peterbilt with a 60-ton Century rotator that belongs to John Weaver of Mauldin Body Shop & Towing in Canton, Ga., is decked out with…

Police in Anchorage, Alaska, say a tow operator was struck by a vehicle as he loaded a car that had become stuck in a ditch on the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 29. The operator, who has not been identified upon notification of kin, had responded to the scene where a driver had gone into…

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From the staff at Tow Times