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A tow operator was struck and seriously injured by a car as he was winching a vehicle from a ditch in St. John, Mo., on Sunday, Dec. 15. According to a news report, operator Robert Davis, 35, who works for A2B Towing and Recovery of Hazelwood, was recovering a Saturn from the center median of…

AAA forecasts 115.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more between Saturday, December 21 and Wednesday, January 1. This would be the largest travel volume since AAA began tracking in 2000. U.S. Travel Estimates Total Travelers: 115.6 million (4.3 million more than last year— record high.) Automobiles: 104.8 million (3.9 million more than last year —…

New Jersey towing company owner Mike Benson of Powder Mill Towing in Parsippany was presented a AAA “Real Hero of the Road” award for his actions after an elementary school bus crash last year. After the bus attempted to make a U-turn on I-80 in May 2018, it was hit by a dump truck. A…

Peterbilt Motors Company announced it raised more than $20,000 in donations at its fourth annual Pride and Class Parade in the downtown Denton square as part of the annual United Way Denton County campaign. The parade was held on Friday, October 11th. “The first Pride and Class Parade in 2016 was such a success with…

A 48-year-old Orlando, Fla., tow truck operator died Friday, Nov. 29, in a traffic crash on the Florida Turnpike in Osceola County, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol stated that at 10:30 a.m. the operator was driving a tow truck towing a vehicle in the left southbound lane at Mile Marker 226 when his truck collided…

The Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) is encouraging attendees to register for the Legislative Action Workshop to be held in Washington, DC. “Elections are over and legislators are setting their schedules for the Spring,” states a TRAA press release. “Meet with your legislators in DC, hear from legislative guest speakers, and work with…

The Maryland State Police and AAA Mid-Atlantic are requesting that motorists in Maryland and nationwide observe Slow Down Move Over laws during the Thanksgiving holiday. The report by John B. Townsend II, AAA Mid-Atlantic’s Manager of Public and Government Affairs can be found on The Southern Maryland Chronicle.

From the Staff at Tow Times.

AAA and first responders are asking motorists to drive safely and use caution when approaching emergency and roadside workers during the Thanksgiving holiday. AAA estimates that 50 million travelers will be taking to the roads and is providing its Tow to Go program in designated locations, offering free towing to those who have had too…

Global mobility and roadside assistance platform Urgently has announced it ranked sixth on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America — now in its 25th year. Urgently grew 11,624 percent during this period. Urgently’s CEO and Cofounder Chris Spanos…