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Out of Gas

My wife and I were riding down the road the other day. As we passed no less than ten gas stations, we could not...

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...

Tow Truck Coalition Calls on Congress to Revoke California’s De...

Regulations Have Proven Economically and Technologically Infeasible April 7, 2025, Sacramento: A national coalition of state towing and recovery truck associations is urging Members of...

Yes, OSHA applies to the towing industry

Have you ever heard of terms like “general duty” and “multiple employer liability,” along with “multiple employer worksite”? I hadn’t either until I worked...

PROTECT YOURSELF WITH SITUATIONAL AWARENESS!

In the past few weeks, a tow driver in Texas was shot and killed by two men at an apartment complex in Houston.  Another...

Hiring & Firing Tactics That Might Just Get You Sued

Times have changed, so have people.  Hiring and firing used to be simple and straightforward. Lawyers now advertise on television, the internet, and the radio...

Drivers for the Future

As I mentioned in last month’s article, I talked about finding tow truck drivers for the future.  We all know our industry is short...
Volume 13 Issue 4 - Insightful Talk - Share the Stress

Share the Stress

I was thinking the other day, I’m currently in a business that I started just after I sold my tow company.  Being 76 years...

Things No One Told Me About Towing

In the last article, I told you about using my business skills to build a business plan for my company.  We learned a lot...

Navigating the Tight Job Market for Towing Companies

For the past few years, consistent feedback from our clients and prospects has revealed that finding quality drivers is the number one issue today. In...

Hal Kresser Memorial

By Scott Fowler Hal was born May 12, 1949. He grew up in the city of Mt. Healthy, Ohio where he spent his time building...

Do you and your people meet the qualifications to be called...

I’ve been told I’m abrupt and a little brash – I prefer the idea that I’m a realist and I call things like I...

Selling Your Business

If you have been following my business over the past few articles, you can see that I have had a lot of exposure in...

What’s not at Tow Show

It’s been several years since I’ve been to a Tow Show.  This past weekend there was a tow show in Dallas, so I decided...

INA Towing News Top Service Provider

INA Towing’s Christmas Celebration in Baltimore was a magical sight to see.  As long as I can remember, it has been tradition for Gay...

Don’t Let it Happen to You – Protect Your Trucks

Its Monday morning, 8:21 am--it’s always Monday!  The shop smells like metal and oil--burned oil.  Somewhere, the all familiar drip-drip of leaking fluids reminds...