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The Tow Times March issue focuses on vehicles that will be increasingly seen on roadways with the arrival of spring — recreational vehicles and motorcycles. The issue contains items to consider when towing RVs, and do’s and don’ts for motorcycle towing. We also look at tools to use to find job applicants, and guidelines for…

Tashjian has just finished delivering a tractor and was driving north on the New Jersey Turnpike when he saw lights on the roadway. “I noticed a car off the roadway”, he says. “As I passed it vividly remember the tall grass up against the headlights, which told me the car crashed off the road.” he…

Wheel chocks are inclined-plane devices or wedges designed to prevent a vehicle’s wheels from doing what they were intended to do – roll. When a two truck is parked on a level surface, it’s basically held in place by gravity and a degree of tire resistance. Dial in any surface incline, the customer who left their…

The Tow Times February issue covers a lineup topics that include how heavy-duty tow calls will be generated in the future, choosing and using wheel chocks, top maintenance points on heavy-duty trucks and new CDL requirements. In our Recovery Review department, operators perform a “lift and swing” technique to recover a tractor and loaded double…

Gwen Null is at a turning point in her life. After decades in towing and recovery at the family-owned firm in Cochranville, Pennsylvania, she may be hanging up the chains in the not too distant future. “My husband and I are trying to fade into the sunset a little.” Unlike many other towing company owners…

The Tow Times January issue features topics that include captive towing insurance programs, winches and winch options, ways to reduce fraudulent damage claims, how to boost your chances of getting paid for heavy-duty recovery jobs, and the floating ice recovery machine for recovering vehicles that break through ice on frozen lakes. Find all this and…

The Tow Times December issue features a look at international towing companies from Miller Industries, highlights from the 2021 Tennessee Tow Show and Museum Weekend in Chattanooga, Tenn., towing equipment purchasing and financing, light-duty vehicle rollovers and recoveries, and Canadian towing companies partner to recover a damaged propane tanker. Find all this and more in…

The Tow Times November issue unveils the winners of the 2021 Shine ‘n Star Contest. This much anticipated issue names the first, second and third place winners in the light-, medium-, heavy-duty, car carrier and working truck categories, plus the new rotator category and shout-outs. Part 2 of the “Light-Duty Vehicle Rollovers and Recoveries” article…

The Tow Times October issue features dozens of dazzling trucks in the 2021 Shine ‘n Star Photo Parade, a sampling of entries in this year’s Shine ‘n Star contest. This issue also includes the 2021 Fleet Survey (in which over 520 participants provided input on their fleet and future plans), equipment used for light-duty rollovers…

The Tow Times September issue contains the annual SourceBook, the industry’s premier buyer’s guide for towing and recovery manufacturers, distributors, accessories, products and services. This issue also features insight for owners and operators on getting beneficial towing legislation passed, and negative legislation off the agenda. We’ll also look at how electric vehicles may affect towing…