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Authorities say a man died May 2 after he fell from his SUV as it was being repossessed in Houston, Texas. A news report stated that a tow driver from Harris County Impound was repossessing the vehicle and the victim confronted the driver, jumped onto the SUV and fell as the tow truck driver drove…

A tow operator in Forsyth, Ga., survived a crash that occurred April 19 when a vehicle hit his tow truck on the side of I-75. A Tennessee man was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic that hit the tow truck as the operator, Robby Callahan, 59, had finished loading a disabled pickup. Callahan reportedly…

Friends and relatives of the late Mississippi tow operator Tommy McKee are focusing their efforts on strengthening enforcement and penalties for the state of Mississippi’s move over law. McKee died April 23 when he was struck by a vehicle while loading a car on his tow truck on the shoulder of I-55 near Hernando, Miss.…

A tow operator was seriously injured on Sunday after being struck by a vehicle on the shoulder of I-55 in Gardner, Ill. According to state police, Operator Ryan McGrail was assisting a motorist when he and his tow truck were hit by a 2009 Nissan Altima. He was taken to Morris Hospital and later airlifted…

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…