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A memorial procession honored Mississippi tow operator Mike Buffington, who was killed in a traffic crash April 25 in Pearl, Miss. The Mississippi Towing Association organized the event, in which tow operators from around the state lined city streets with tow trucks and drove to the funeral home where the service was held. A report…

A man is in custody of Miami-Dade police who say he is associated with the vehicle in which a suspect or suspects shot at a tow truck driver and his assistant early Friday, April 26, in northwest Miami-Dade. Police are still searching for a stolen Infinity Q50 that was repossessed prior to the shooting. See…

The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum (ITRHFM) announced that it has selected the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame Class of 2019. John Coupland (Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom), Michael Cherry (Land O’Lakes, Fla.), Jamie Davis (Hope, British Columbia, Canada), George Kuntz (Bismarck, N.D.), Glenn Landau (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Quinn Piening…

Jerr-Dan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE:OSK), in conjunction with Worldwide Equipment Sales, has donated a new 2018 Dodge Ram (chassis) with a CHP-approved Jerr-Dan MPL-NG aluminum body to the California Tow Truck Association (CTTA). The new tow truck will be auctioned at the CTTA Industry Leaders & Awards Night dinner on May 10. The funds raised…

A repossessor was struck by bullet fragments Friday, April 26, while in his parked tow truck in northwest Miami-Dade County, Fla. The truck was in a parking lot when an individual in a dark-colored Ford Fusion opened fire at the repossessor and his assistant in a separate vehicle. The suspect or suspects fled the scene…

The Mississippi tow truck driver who was killed in a traffic crash Thursday, April 25, has been identified as Michael Buffington, 37, of Richland. Buffington was behind the wheel of a tow truck on an elevated U.S. 49 ramp beside Interstate 20 in Pearl, Miss. A news report stated that traffic was busy during the…

A towing company was involved in the rescue of a person pinned underneath a vehicle on Thursday, April 25, in Rusk County, Texas. A news report stated that the Crims Chapel Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call of a service truck that had fallen onto the person as a tire was being removed from…

One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, April 25, near Pearl, Miss. A new report stated that a flatbed tow truck went off the Highway 49 flyover bridge while the other vehicle remained on the flyover. A person in the flatbed tow truck was killed. The condition of the driver of the second…

A tow truck operator in Baker County, Fla., is being credited for a “miracle” after rescuing an elderly woman stranded in her car that had plunged into a creek. According to a news report, operator Chris Miracle was responding to a call at approximately 2:15 a.m. when he saw flashing lights in thick brush and…

The Desoto County Mississippi Sheriff’s Department has identified the tow truck driver  killed on Tuesday, April 23, as Tommy R. McKee. According to news reports, McKee was loading a car onto his tow truck near the East Commerce Street exit of northbound I-55 when he was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Devan…