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A patent for an assembly of two tow eye hooks on the front bumper of its Class 8 truck has been awarded to Tesla. The design appears to be incorporated into the vehicle frame.   See the full article here.

A Florida man has been charged with a felony count of hit-and-run and reckless driving resulting from an April 20 crash that critically injured a tow operator in Henrico County, Va. The operator was assisting a disabled RV on the shoulder of the northbound lane of I-95 when a vehicle driven by Robert Lee Longnecker,…

A Detroit Police Towing operator took action on April 9 when she came upon an overturned car that had been in involved in a traffic incident moments earlier on Davison Freeway. On her way to tow call, Erin Reed saw a person in the vehicle and stopped her tow truck to assist. The Michigan State…

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…