Volume 3 - Issue 4 Archives - Tow Professional

Is It Time to Seek a Towing Dispatch Service?

Tow Professional — Mon, 19 May 2014 23:16:23 +0000

Making the decision to seek “off-site” dispatch services can be difficult. Finding the right one can be daunting. When you have worked hard to build your business, whether it be for 1 year or 50, giving up your phones can be terrifying. Although, when you find the right one, and gain your life back, you […]

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To Optimize Your Switch to Synthetic Winch Lines, Enlist the Pros

Tow Professional — Mon, 19 May 2014 22:47:38 +0000

By Bill Putnam On the winch drums of tow trucks nationwide, high-performance synthetic cordage is rapidly replacing wire line. It’s a change driven dually by efficiency and safety: synthetics are lighter, easier to handle, and just as strong as their steel counterparts; yet if they do fray or part, they don’t carry the same threat […]

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Cutting Corners Part 2

Tow Professional — Mon, 19 May 2014 03:56:08 +0000

Let’s do a little recap from the first half. Last month, I showed the reduction in strength when loading a web tie down strap, a 2 inch lifting sling, a V strap leg and a 3/8” steel core wire rope over a 90 degree corner, and not necessarily a sharp one. The average reduction in […]

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Wireless Technology – The Towman’s New Best Friend

Tow Professional — Mon, 19 May 2014 03:48:44 +0000

Wireless technology is changing the way tow operators work in the field, making us more efficient and safer. From smartphones to winch control, technology improves your response, hook-up and drop-off times compared to just a few years ago. There’s no denying smartphones and tablets have greatly helped our industry. The ability to be in direct […]

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Bypass Filtration

Tow Professional — Mon, 19 May 2014 03:37:32 +0000

By Dan Watson The advanced exhaust system, including diesel particulate filters, urea injection systems, exhaust gas recirculation and catalytic converters is certainly a step forward in the reduction of emissions into our environment. These controls, however, come at a cost. In a future article, I will explain the how these advanced exhaust systems work. In […]

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The 80/20 Rule

Tow Professional — Sun, 18 May 2014 03:39:02 +0000

We have all heard of the 80/20 Rule. This rule is one of the most helpful of all concepts of time and life management. Some people call it the “Pareto Principle,” after its founder, an Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who first wrote about this way back in 1895 (an no, I wasn’t there).

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Burnout

Tow Professional — Sun, 18 May 2014 03:22:34 +0000

I was giving a seminar in Baltimore to about 70 business owners on the value of the employees that work for you. After the seminar, an owner approached me with a question. He stated that he hates to go to work and that he hates most of the employees that work for him and that the feeling was mutual.

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