Are You Giving Your Customers Safety Training?
Hundreds of people have ridden in my tow trucks over the years. I had a recent discussion with a 20+ year friend who turned...
A Mentor
My parents both grew up during the Great Depression, with my mom being 8 years old and my dad being 16 when the stock...
What Do We Face in the Future?
Two weeks ago, I was invited to the Montana State Association tow show. They paid my expenses, and I was a guest speaker at...
Modernizing Your Towing or Roadside Assistance Business with Towbook
Many towing and recovery operators count on towing software to manage their business, and software is a key tool that companies use to succeed...
Are You Ready?
So…. Who is Perry Beaty? Perry Beaty grew up in the towing business in Charlotte, North Carolina. He took over the company reins, Beaty...
Speed up Towing and Recovery Processes with Updated “Tow Buddy”
The original “Tow Buddy” debuted at the 2019 Florida Tow Show and was the talk of the show! Since then, the versatile Tow Buddy...
COVID-19 INDUSTRY UPDATE: Tow Volume Slowly Rising
The past few months have forced our industry into uncharted territory as many companies were forced to deal with lower tow volumes.
To understand the...
Auto Data Direct
The 2019 Legislative sessions in Florida and Georgia brought substantial change to tow and wrecker operators in those states. But Auto Data Direct has...
What a World We Live In!
During the last election, we all heard people say if this person or that person wins, I’m leaving the country. Well, no one has...
What will 2021 hold for the Towing Industry?
Well, we survived 2020, but not without a lot of pain and suffering. No tow shows, companies going out of business, owners cutting employees. ...
“Follow the Leader” is an Invitation to Succeed –
What is “Follow the Leader?” For Beacon, it’s an invitation to towing and roadside assistance companies to step ahead of their competitors and take...
Is Your Business Vision 20/20?
Successful business people are constantly thinking outside the box for new paradigm opportunities for business growth and health. What could be a more natural...
Information is Everything
I wrote an article a while back where I talked about having the right information that will help you to make decisions. I will...
The Beginning of the End
Several months ago, I wrote an article about selling your business and how to prepare for retirement. In the past two months, I had...
Trifecta!
A trifecta is usually a good thing. In the gambling world, it means that you’ve hit progressively three times in a row. Trifecta is a...
Focusing on the Long Haul
There are a variety of ways tow companies can reduce fleet total cost of ownership (TCO). It typically starts with truck selection and what...
