Industry News

The towing community has an opportunity to weigh in on an initiative involving the GPS navigation platform Waze to warn motorists to slow down-move over due to emergency responders – police cars, tow trucks, ambulances – up ahead. As of press time, nearly 3,000 votes had been cast, with voters leaving over 160 comments in…

Tow operators in Kentucky and South Dakota gathered to honor fallen operators Larry Kizer and  Dale Jones. Kizer, 62, died New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, in Louisville, Ky. in a towing accident as he prepared to tow an abandoned pickup on I-64. The pickup and the tow truck rolled over him. Tow trucks from across…

The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles. In a first step, the intention is to establish a global technology partnership and to create a stronger, combined heavy-duty truck business for Isuzu Motors and UD Trucks in Japan and…

A more detailed news report of the incident involving Florida tow operator Darren Grincewich, who was killed in a tow truck crash Tuedsay, Jan. 7 in St. Johns County, can be found here.

A Florida tow operator died today, Jan, 7, when the tow truck he was driving on I-95 struck a semi-trailer parked on the side of the interstate. The crash occurred in St. Johns County. The operator was identified as Darren James Grincewich, 34, of Satsuma. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is…

A tow operator died Saturday, Jan. 4 in Watertown, S.D., after being struck by a vehicle. Dale Jones, 47, of Watertown was hit at 8:35 a.m. while attempting to recover a vehicle from a ditch. The vehicle that struck Jones was driven by Quentin Godes, 76, who lost control of the vehicle. He has been…

Each year, the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum (ITRHFM) recognizes individuals who have made substantial contributions to the towing and recovery industry. The tradition started in 1986 when the towing and recovery industry realized it was time to display the roots of the profession. Industry professionals came together and selected individuals…

Jerr-Dan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE:OSK) is now partnering with Ascentium Capital, a leading provider of equipment and technology financing solutions. The exclusive retail lending program is designed to give distributors and end-users a simple and seamless funding experience for towing and recovery equipment. The program offers a simple online application process, and qualified…

A coroner’s report on the death of a Louisville (Kentucky) Metro Police Department (LMPD) civilian tow truck driver who was killed Tuesday morning, Dec.31, while attempting to tow an abandoned pick-up from the side of Interstate I-64 west in Louisville has been deemed an accident. LMPD operator Larry Kizer, 62, died when his tow truck…

The tow operator who was struck and killed on the Eisenhower Expressway in Maywood, Ill., has been identified as Andrew Dove-Ferderer, 23, of Berkeley, Ill. He was an operator for O’Hare Towing Service of Downers Grove. The crash occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Illinois State Police say Maywood had responded to tow vehicles from a…