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Common Car Carrier Mistakes

BLP MEDIA — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:27:35 +0000

You have a lot to consider when purchasing a new car carrier for your business. Bed length, truck capacity, bed material and equipment upgrades all weigh into the decision-making process. Whether it’s your first purchase or you’re looking to upgrade or expand your fleet, the equipment experts at Zip’s have put together a blog to […]

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4 Lane Mobile goes from 1 to 6 trucks in just 5 years

BLP MEDIA — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 02:29:23 +0000

Proof that it is possible for new towers to be successful A common refrain among grizzled veterans of the towing and recovery business is that it must be tough—maybe just barely possible—for new guys to get into the business now. Cost of equipment, cost of insurance, and scarcity of sufficient staff are the solid reasons […]

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INDUSTRY PIONEER JERR-DAN — 50 YEARS AND COUNTING

Darian Weaver — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:05:27 +0000

There is a story—perhaps fictitious—that a successful businessman was asked how his company had prospered and grown, decade after decade. “There are two types of 50-year-old businesses,” he replied. “The first kind does not really have 50 years’ worth of experience. They have one year of experience, repeated 50 times. They survive, but do not […]

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The “Custom Built” Difference: The Perfect-Fit Truck

Darian Weaver — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:15:29 +0000

Need-Driven Beginnings Derek Dangelo started Custom Built Manufacturing, LLC (Custom Built) in 2006 as a small town, American-built, heavy-duty wrecker manufacturer. The reason he launched Custom Built was that in his 30 plus years of experience in running an autobody shop and his 30 years working in the towing business, he saw a clear equipment […]

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An INTERVIEW with TODD PITTS of PITTS & SONS WRECKER SERVICE

Darian Weaver — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:53:04 +0000

WHERE IT STARTED Darian Weaver – Thanks for the time you have given me to learn more about your company, and how you have grown through the years. So, how did Pitts & Sons get started? Todd: My grandfather, Leon Pitts, started the company in 1948. My grandfather had a heart for people, so he […]

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Suburban Towing, Inc. – “Can’t Isn’t in Our Dictionary!”

Darian Weaver — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:36:41 +0000

HOW IT ALL STARTED In 1969, with a strong drive to support his family, Irvin Johns established Suburban Wrecker Service with a used 63 Chevy 1-ton wrecker painted orange and white. Irvin started the company under “Suburban Wrecker Service.” He chose to use “Suburban” because: “Another guy started a towing company called Downtown Wrecker Service; […]

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JERR-DAN

Tow Professional — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 01:43:36 +0000

JERR-DAN ADDS TO ITS BEST-IN-CLASS CARRIER LINEUP WITH DEBUT OF HEAVY DUTY JD10XLP CARRIER Carrier features lighter weight, higher performing industrial bed. Carrier features lighter weight, higher performing industrial bed Hagerstown, MD (November 17, 2018) – Jerr-Dan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE:OSK) and a single brand leader in the towing and recovery business, has […]

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Dangelo’s Custom Built manufacturing LLC

Tow Professional — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 14:58:31 +0000

Dangelo’s Custom Built manufacturing LLC. Specializies in Heavy Duty towing and recovery equipment. From our newly designed 15 Ton wrecker to our massive 80 Ton Rotating wrecker we have the perfect addition to your heavy duty fleet. Founded in 2006, by Derek Dangelo, Dangelo’s Custom Built prides itself on American craftsmanship. Based in a former […]

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Manufacturer Express

Tow Professional — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 14:52:37 +0000

At Manufacturer Express Inc., we’re committed to providing the highest quality towing and cargo control products with competitive pricing and incomparable customer service. Centrally located in Wood-Ridge, NJ, we stock a wide range of products servicing our customers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. We offer tow chains, tow straps, snatch blocks, round slings, nylon […]

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S & J Manufacturing

Tow Professional — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 14:48:58 +0000

S & J Manufacturing, Inc. is a manufacturer of towing & truck transportation accessories. We have been in business for 20 years. S & J is a family owned and operated company with over 60 years of experience in the industry. S & J Manufacturing was founded in Cuba, Missouri, in 1993 by Lonnie Smith […]

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