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The Tow Times October issue contains lots of tow truck eye candy with the 2020 Shine ‘n Star Photo Parade, which features a sampling of trucks entered in this year’s contest. This issue also focuses on recovery — how tow companies are using side-pulling capacity to make car carriers more versatile, and heavy-duty recovery tips.…

The Tow Times September issue contains the annual SourceBook, your industry buyer’s guide for products and services. (The SourceBook available in print or digital format.) This issue also features information on safely driving tow trucks and car carriers, a look at tow truck purchasing/financing options, and industry sources who offer their thoughts on professionalism. Our…

The Tow Times August issue focuses on transport trailers. Features include how tow business owners diversify their services by providing equipment hauling, and trailer options and additions that increase trailer safety and performance. This issue also covers the use of tow truck safety chains, and includes a challenging recovery as operators recover a loaded flatbed…

The Tow Times July issue explores how the coronavirus pandemic has forced a deeper digitization of storage yards to minimize person-to-person contact, advantages of rotators with recovery capability combined with weight-saving design, how wireless remotes enhance tow operator safety, and basic car carrier securement. Plus, operators and airport workers team up to recover a vintage…

Safety is the focus of the Tow Times June issue, and topics include how the coronavirus has changed the way tow operators view personal protective equipment, truck lighting for safety on-scene and while in tow, and our safety writer Patrick Gratzianna offers 10 tips to improve your odds of staying safe in hazard-rich environments. As…

The Tow Times May issue features excerpts from conversations with towing company owners who share how their operations have been impacted by the coronavirus, plus an industry COVID-19 survey. This issue also contains a look at the ins and outs of quick clearance, and the expanded Trucks on Call department spotlights four heavy-duty entries in…

The Tow Times April issue features health tips tow operators can follow to help stay virus-free. This special issue also offers light-duty recovery tips from the field, pointers for dispatchers and a look at light-duty car-carrying trailers. History buffs will enjoy the story behind the “Red Ball Express” truck at the International Towing Museum and…

The Tow Times March issue features information you can use in the office or the field — from marketing and maintaining a successful website to using wheel-lift and car carrier web straps. We also review what’s new in 2020 light- and medium-duty truck chassis to increase efficiency, safety and comfort. And our Recovery Review department…

The Tow Times February issue focuses on repossession, with articles on the advantages of self-loaders and add-on wheel-lifts for repossession work, insurance requirements for performing collateral recovery and how to deal with angry customers. There’s also information on techniques for light-duty recovery, and the Recovery Review department showcases how operators dealt with a tractor-trailer hanging…

The Tow Times January issue is packed with information that includes smartphone apps for towing operators, how to navigate tow truck financing, using tow dollies, towing dispatch apps and accessories for car carriers. This issue also contains the line-up of 2019 Tennessee Tow Show beauty contest winners, and in our Recovery Review department an Arizona…