Dan Messina Archives - Tow Professional https://towprofessional.com/tag/dan-messina/ Your Resource for Towing & Recovery Thu, 12 Oct 2023 21:10:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://towprofessional.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-BLP_Logo2016_multi-ring-whitebg-32x32.jpg Dan Messina Archives - Tow Professional https://towprofessional.com/tag/dan-messina/ 32 32 No Insurance https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/no-insurance/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 21:10:47 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=11272 Last month, I wrote about gas prices and how they affect everyone’s business, and I told you some things you might do to save money.  I hate to be the barer of bad news, but I am going to tell you about how difficult it could be to get insurance in the future.  My wife […]

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]]> 11272 The Structure of the Towing Industry https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/the-structure-of-the-towing-industry/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:39:08 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=11015 In my last article, I wrote about things that happened to me as I learned about towing.  In this article,  I want to discuss the structure of the towing industry.  Keep in mind that this is my opinion based on things that happened to me and how I look at the towing industry.  The industry […]

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]]> 11015 DRIVERS are the down fall https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/drivers-are-the-down-fall/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:55:42 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=10539 I have been talking to tow companies all over the country, and we are all in agreement that our industry is in trouble. We talked about some of the many problems we face and here are a few: 1. We know the price of gas is high 2. We know it’s hard to find a […]

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]]> 10539 The Owner is the Company https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/the-owner-is-the-company/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:10:49 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=10475 The last few articles I talked about how the industry is changing. The industry can change but one thing remains the same. YOU. When I started my company I knew nothing about the industry, but I knew who I was and how I would operate. Growing up I played a lot of team sports. I […]

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]]> 10475 Tow Shows 2021 https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/tow-shows-2021/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:26:34 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=10430 It’s getting to be that time of year where the industry looks like it starting to bounce back and vendors are registering their booth at tow shows. We say the industry is coming back but is it really. I went to Minnesota a few weeks ago on business and I had the opportunity to talk […]

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]]> 10430 The Strength of the Towing Industry is the People https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/the-strength-of-the-towing-industry-is-the-people/ Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:19:26 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=10080 After twenty-five years in the towing industry, I finally figured out the strength of the industry, it is the people.  When I would do seminars at tow shows I would tell the towers, any of you can walk out on the floor and buy any of the following: 1. You can buy a truck 2. […]

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]]> 10080 Motorclubs in 2020 https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/motorclubs-in-2020/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:45:53 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=9954 For the past six months TowTrax has been working with motor clubs and tow companies on how TowTrax can support the industry.   TowTrax was designed to be a win, win, win for everyone. Win – Motor Clubs – Improve ETA’s, better relationships with tow companies; Cut expenses (Call Centers) Win – Tow Companies – […]

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]]> 9954 What a World We Live In! https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/what-a-world-we-live-in/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:00:29 +0000 https://towprofessional.com/?p=9769 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 left yet, but this election could be different.  Regardless of who wins, the world will change. I never dreamed that I would have to face the prospect of not living in […]

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]]> 9769 Towing – The Future https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/towing-the-future/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:30:54 +0000 http://byronf1.sg-host.com/?p=9596 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 even imagine that.  The past three months have been hard for the towing industry from both a revenue and employee standpoint.  All companies are scrambling to keep employees and make money […]

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]]> 9596 What Happens When a Disaster Hits? https://towprofessional.com/features/insightful-talk/what-happens-when-a-disaster-hits/ Fri, 08 May 2020 17:00:22 +0000 http://byronf1.sg-host.com/?p=9502 Just when you thought that spring is here and it’s time to take off with the business, we get hit with a major disaster.  Who would have thought that during our lifetime we would go through something like this?  I looked at my business and tried to determine how this would affect it for the […]

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