Industry News

Hino Motors, Ltd. (“Hino”) has announced that there will be a “formal pause” of vehicle production at its plants in its consolidated subsidiaries in North America; the West Virginia plant at Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Ltd. and the Woodstock plant at Hino Motors Canada, Ltd., until the end of September 2021. The production pause was…

Due to interest in the first virtual “Brainstorming with the Pros” session with Tom Luciano, held on Thursday, January 14, Miller Industries will feature the same session again on January 21 at 7 p.m. EST. The session will contain the four recovery scenarios that were shown in the January 14 session. Availability for the event…

The season finale of HONK’s Get Hooked Podcast: HONK’s 2020 Year in review & 2021 outlook is now live. A link to the episode is here. Hosts Dennis and Y’von recap the 2020 episodes, discuss the future of tow shows, key trends impacting the towing industry, welcome a very special guest and announce a promotional…

Miller Industries has announced that EdgeTec (Edge Truck Equipment Center) is a new authorized distributor in northern Texas. EdgeTec is located at the facility previously occupied by Coker Equipment Sales at 9100 Ambassador Row, in Dallas, Texas. EdgeTec offers the full line of Century, Chevron and Holmes towing and recovery equipment. Miller Industries Regional Vice…

Best wishes for a safe and prosperous new year. From the Tow Times staff

The 38-vehicle fleet of battery-electric Freightliner eCascadias and eM2s have surpassed 500,000 miles in real-world operation by Freightliner customers, who include some of the largest private and for-hire fleets in North America. The Freightliner Electric Innovation and Customer Experience (CX) fleets consist of pre-series production battery-electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and are used to test…

A tow operator was hit by a tractor-trailer in a hit-and-run Tuesday, December 29, on Interstate 95 south in Florence, S.C. According to a news report, Anthony Goode, 54, is in critical but stable condition. He was assisting a disabled vehicle when a tractor-trailer sideswiped a vehicle and struck him. A family relative said the…

From the staff at Tow Times magazine.

Tow companies participated in the annual holiday toy drive conducted by Troop G of the Connecticut State Police. On Saturday, a procession of tow trucks led delivery of donated toys on Interstate 95 to the Troop’s barracks The toys will go to children in the counties of Fairfield and New Haven, Conn. Read the full…

A Towing for Toys fundraising effort to provide Christmas gifts to local students has met with much success. Started and coordinated by Monty McCuiston of Max’s 641 Towing and Service of Murray, Ky., the drive raised a record $54,071.51. Read the full story here.