Industry News

AAA will again be offering its Tow-to-Go safe ride program for the Memorial Day weekend as motorists prepare to hit the road. AAA says this long holiday weekend will see the second-highest travel volume on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel volumes dating back to 2000, trailing only the bar set in 2005. Overall,…

Tony Kroninger of Purpose Wrecker Sales in St. Louis, Mo. created a custom “Tow Lives Matter” vest and held a business card drawing for it at the Purpose Wrecker Sales booth during the Florida Tow Show in April. The winner? Vest Towing of Chillicothe, Ohio.

The following is a press release from the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum (ITRHFM) proudly announces it is now designated a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to military members and their families from Memorial Day, May 27, through Labor Day,…

Well-known Florida towing company owner Harold Murphy Jr., 79, passed away May 17, 2019, at his home in Loxahatchee Groves, Fla. He was a United States marine, police officer and owner of Murphy’s Towing, which he started in 1980. He was a past president of the Professional Wrecker Operators of Florida. Family and friends honored…

Family and friends of fallen towing operator Jerry Crawford gathered in Indianapolis, Ind., on May 22, to pay tribute to him with a balloon release and memorial ride. Crawford, 42, died May 17 when his motorcycle struck a tree that had fallen during a storm. Dozens of people riding in tow trucks and motorcycles participated…

A bill creating a towing task force has been passed by the Missouri House of Representatives. The task force will address charges made by towing companies for nonconsensual heavy-duty towing and recovery services. The task force will make comprehensive recommendations on matters related to the investigation of overcharges made by towing companies in violation of the…

As Ohio lawmakers consider a ban on the state’s towing companies using “spotters” to when removing or impounding illegally-parked vehicles, some Ohio towing companies say the impact would be minimal as the practice is not widely used. Under House Bill 113, towing companies that violate the ban would face a third-degree misdemeanor, a fine up…

A Texas tow operator is being credited with possibly leading police to a hit-and-run driver who reportedly struck and killed a pedestrian in north Houston on Sunday, May 19. According to news reports, the victim, and older man, was killed at approximately 10:30 p.m. as he crossed a roadway on the North Freeway. The vehicle…

Inventive LLC has announced it will build a new state of the art manufacturing facility in Mountain Home, Idaho. President Chuck Ceccarelli stated that the 65,000-square-foot main production facility will be used to manufacture products for their three product lines: In The Ditch Towing Products, Razorback Offroad and Fish Fighter Products. The company has outgrown…

TRAA Press Release: FMCSA is considering a pilot program to allow drivers under 21 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. As FMCSA Administrator Raymond Martinez outlined during TRAA’s Legislative Action Day in March, allowing qualified CDL drivers under 21 may get more young professionals into the industry and elevate some of the driver…