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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Future Drivers

I remember when I got into towing I knew nothing about the towing industry.  Our business was private property towing, which again, I knew...

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...

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...

The Structure of the Towing Industry

In my last article, I wrote about things that happened to me as I learned about towing.  In this article,  I want to discuss...