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TRAA Reminder: National Crash Responder Safety Week November 14-18
Source: TRAA The Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA) offers a reminder that Federal Highway Administration’s annual National Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) is set to take place this year from November 14 – 18, 2022. A TRAA release states: “The CRSW is the traffic incident management community’s opportunity to make a difference by…
Read MoreAAA Nebraska Launches “Move Over for Me” Campaign
Source: AAA AAA has long been an advocate for “Move Over” laws, requiring drivers to slow down and move over for emergency responders on the roadside, yet there continues to be an alarming number of fatalities. Nearly 350 people are struck and killed outside a disabled vehicle each year, and roughly a quarter of motorists…
Read MoreAudio Article: Guardian Fleet Services Airplane Crash Recovery
Guardian Fleet Services Airplane Crash Recovery from the August 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine On June 21, 2022, Red Air flight 203 — an MD-82 aircraft with 140 people aboard — crash-landed at Miami International Airport. The airplane veered off the runway and skidded into a grassy area between the runway and a taxiway.…
Read MoreERSI Launches Database to Collect Struck-By Incident Data
The following is a press release from the Towing and Recovery Association of America The Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) has launched a new nationwide database to collect detailed information about incidents on the roadway where emergency responders or their equipment were struck by a vehicle while operating at a scene. Available at ReportStruckBy.com, the…
Read MoreNational Move Over Day Resolution
Note: The following was submitted by Angela Roper Barnett, executive director of the Towing and Recovery Professionals of Connecticut, regarding a draft resolution by Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. The resolution proposes a National Slow Down Move Over Day. To view the resolution, visit towtimes.com. Senator Blumenthal is seeking support for a National Slow Down Move Over…
Read MoreAllstate Roadside 2021 Ring of Honor Award
Source: Allstate Roadside press release Allstate Roadside was in full force at the first major industry event of the year, the Florida Tow Show in Orlando in April. In addition to talking with hundreds of service providers and other industry players, Allstate Roadside presented educational seminars, hosted or co-hosted major events including a rally to…
Read MoreFormer Deputy Sheriff Joins VTS Systems
Towing industry software company VTS Systems has announced that Roy D. Leck has accepted the position of law enforcement liaison, effective May 2022. He has served the state of Texas as a peace officer in various municipalities since 1977, and joined the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy sheriff in 2009. “Montgomery County assigned…
Read MoreAudio Article: Advanced, Digital Alerting Technology for Tow Operator Safety
Advanced, Digital Alerting Technology for Tow Operator Safety from the June 2022 Issue of Tow Times Magazine From the early, single-rotating beacon lights introduced in the 1940s, to today’s sophisticated LED lightbars and strobes, the towing industry has often relied on advanced warning technology first-introduced for police and fire agencies. Traditional advanced warning devices —…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day
I was in a Hallmark store the other day, and everything was geared toward Mother’s Day. I burst out in tears, because both my mother and mother-in-law have passed. There was a clerk there who saw my tears and asked if she could help. I explained to her how it hit me that I don’t…
Read MoreIllinois Tow Operator Dies After Being Struck at Crash Scene
A tow operator has died after he as struck by a vehicle Saturday, March 6, while cleaning up debris at a crash in Champaign, Ill. Ross Booker, 20, worked for Tatman’s Towing of Urbana, Ill., and was a volunteer at the St. Joseph – Stanton Fire Protection District. According to news reports, Booker was on…
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