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The Joy of Towing – A Medical Worker’s Second Career

By Matthew C. Fueston Today, Christina drives a Jerr-Dan MPL-40 for Action Towing of Aurora, Colorado. Talking to her, the joy shines through—this is a...

Midwest Truck_Ron Pratt Copy of Safety Corner- Tow Professional- HAAS Alert

Thanks for tuning in to this issue’s Safety Corner powered by HAAS Alert. Remember: SAFETY IS NOT A FEATURE, IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY! Today, we...

Problems Need Addressed – Tow Companies vs. Motor Clubs

When I sold my business, I wanted to stay in the industry.  So, I started to hold seminars at tow shows.  As I would...

Q2 2025 Industry Update for Jerr-Dan Dealers & Customers

From the Desk of Bob Nelson Q2 2025 Industry Update for Jerr-Dan Dealers & Customers As we move into the heart of 2025, I want to...

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...

New JD35/40 Ton Rotator from Jerr-DanÂŽ Expands Heavy-Duty Recovery Options

For Handling Diverse Challenges in Towing & Recovery Operations Hagerstown, MD (October 17, 2025) — Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company and leading manufacturer of towing and...

Motorclubs in 2020

For the past six months TowTrax has been working with motor clubs and tow companies on how TowTrax can support the industry.   TowTrax was...

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...

Do Your Wreck Recovery Scenes Look Like Monty Python Skits?

Are you training and training correctly or do your wreck recovery scenes resemble a Monty Python comedy skit?  In 2014, I met a guy...

Looking at Insurance Expenses 2024

Several months ago, a young gentleman came to ask for my help.  He wanted to get started in the towing business.  At the time,...

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...

We Tame the Cold Like Nobody Else

Each winter, the news is awash with shocking features on, you guessed it, cold weather and snowy conditions. The part they spend little time...

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...

Towing – The Future

I want to use the expression, “It can’t get any worse than it is,” but if it did get worse, well, I could not...

Billing for Safety: Why the Firebox Is a Justified and Essential...

Towing professionals operate in one of the most demanding sectors of transportation. With the rapid rise of electric vehicles (EVs), that challenge now includes...

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...