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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…

The Tow Times November issue features the winning trucks from all categories of the 2019 Shine ‘n Star Contest. The first place winners of each category will also be featured in upcoming issues of Tow Times magazine. The Shine ‘n Star Contest is sponsored by Tow Times and powered by Ford Trucks. This special issue also…

The Tow Times October features the 2019 Photo Parade — a selection of entries in this year’s Shine ‘n Star tow truck beauty contest powered by Ford Trucks. Joining this stunning array of top-notch tow trucks is the Tow Times 2019 Fleet Analysis Survey that offers a look at the mix in current tow truck…

The Tow Times September issue contains the industry’s best buyer’s guide to products, services, distributors, accessories and everything towing and recovery. Use it throughout the year as a handy reference. This issue also features a Q&A with industry leaders on the top concerns in facing the towing industry, a federal mandate requiring a review of…

The Tow Times September issue contains the industry’s best buyer’s guide to products, services, distributors, accessories and everything towing and recovery. Use it throughout the year as a handy reference. This issue also features a Q&A with industry leaders on the top concerns in facing the towing industry, a federal mandate requiring a review of…