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Sad News From FL
by trfootnotes
on 04/28/2012 - 08:09 am
Tag: Towing News
Our condolences to the family and acquaintances of72-year-old Glen David Fox, owner of Alligator Towing and Recovery. He passed away on Apr. 24. Here's his obituary from The News-Press:
ON A WRECKER CALLGlen David Fox, age 72, of Fort Myers passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 after a brief illness at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers surrounded by his family and friends. Glen was born July 25, 1939 in Saltillo, TN to John C. Fox and Paris M. (Averett) Fox.In Glen's younger years he was fascinated with repairing, building and racing cars. His first race car was a 1931 Model A, painted black, and named The ""Hustler"" and was raced in Buckingham on the old air-strip, winning many races. Ther ...
Agreement Reached On CO Tow Truck Bill
by trfootnotes
on 04/27/2012 - 06:50 am
Tag: Towing News
Here's the story from The Durango Herald:
DENVER – Legislators reached a truce Wednesday in the great Colorado tow-truck war of 2012.About 50 towing companies lost their license to operate when they could not or would not pay for a $50,000 bond that the Legislature mandated last year.Few legislators remember voting for the bond, which is supposed to cover the cost of unpaid fines. The Towing and Recovery Professionals of Colorado, a lobbying group for many tow companies, pushed for the bond as a way to crack down on people who flout the law.Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, tried to lower the bond after hearing complaints from local towers. But her bill died in the Senate Transpo ...
2012 Hall of Fame Inductees!
by trfootnotes
on 04/25/2012 - 07:49 am
Tag: Towing News
Congratulations!!! Here's the press release from the ITRHFM:
Ten outstanding industry leaders have been selected for induction into the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame as the Class of 2012.Robert G. Birrell, Jr. (Kinsman, Ohio), Paul M. Bressi (Olympia, Washington), Darrell H. Mansfield (Cheshire, England), Michael P. McGovern (Knoxville, Tennessee), Nicholas J. Ovenden (Ashford, Kent, England), Alex Robb (Glasgow, Scotland), Jeffrey P. Roskopf (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin), James Satterfield (Sikeston, Missouri), Robert E. Schatzman, Jr.-Deceased (Spring Hill, Florida), and Robert Sommers-Deceased (Canoga Park, California) were nominated by members of the Internationa ...
Everyday Tow Hero In AK!
by trfootnotes
on 04/09/2012 - 06:18 am
Tag: Towing News
Round of applause to Nick Webb, part owner of Webb's Towing & Recovery in Anchorage for his assistance to a woman whose car was crushed by falling ice! Here's the story from The News Tribune:
A tow truck operator who stopped to help after falling ice crushed a pickup truck on the Seward Highway Friday afternoon and seriously injured the driver may have saved the woman's life, a Fire Department captain said Sunday.The injured woman, Amanda Lawton, suffered head injuries and remains hospitalized but is improving, according to posts on a Facebook page titled "Help Amanda" being updated by friends.Lawton is a labor and delivery nurse at Providence Alaska Medical Center and her husb ...
Sad News From CA
by trfootnotes
on 04/03/2012 - 08:19 am
Tag: Towing News
Our condolences to the family and acquaintances of 56-year-old Jesus Salcedo, 56, of Colton, owner of J & S Towing. He was killed Friday, Mar. 30, while trying to tow a disabled vehicle from the shoulder of the interstate. Here's the story from the Press-Enterprise:
The owner of a towing company was killed while trying to help a stranded motorist in Colton.Jesus Salcedo, 56, of Colton, owner of J & S Towing, was killed Friday around 5 p.m. while trying to tow a disabled vehicle from the shoulder of westbound Interstate 10, according to a San Bernardino County coroner’s press release.Salcedo was at the La Cadena Drive on-ramp when he was struck and killed by a westboun ...
Everday Tow Heroes In ME!
by trfootnotes
on 03/30/2012 - 06:45 am
Tag: Towing News
Kudos to John Bruno, an employee of A. J. Towing in Albert, ME, who spotted a burglar in the tow company's parking lot and eventually caught him. Bruno's boss and wife, Aaron and Christy Grugnale, arrived after Bruno's call to them and apprehended another burglar. Here's the story from the Sanford News:
ALFRED — John Bruno drove by A. J. Towing at 359 Sanford Road a couple of hours before sunrise on Monday morning and saw something that looked a little strange to him.He saw a man sitting half inside and half outside of a red 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier parked in the towing shop's lot. The light was on in the vehicle.Bruno, who works at A. J. Towing, had been en route at 4:30 a.m. ...
Everyday Tow Hero In NH!
by trfootnotes
on 03/22/2012 - 06:42 am
Tag: Towing News
Round of applause to Terry Liebfried of Morgan's Towing of Epping, NH, who came to the assistance of a motorcyclist who went off the highway and down a small embankment. Liebfried, a former firefighter, did chest compressions while an EMT assisted the injured man with breathing. Here's the story from the Union Leader:
MANCHESTER — Tow-truck driver Terry Liebfried knew something was wrong as he merged from southbound Interstate 93 to I-293 when he noticed a motorcycle parked on one side of the highway and a car on the other Wednesday morning.A former firefighter, Liebfried recognized it was an accident scene, pulled over and rushed to help a motorcyclist who had veered off the ...
Sad News From CA
by trfootnotes
on 03/21/2012 - 06:26 am
Tag: Towing News
Our condolences to the family and acquaintances of 30-year-old David Garfield Robinson, Jr. of Golden State Towing. Robinson died Tuesday (3/20) after being struck on the side of the road. The driver who hit him left the scene. Here's the story from the Auburn Journal:
AUBURN CA - A tow truck driver died in the hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on westbound Interstate 80 at the Ophir Road off-ramp at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday.Westbound traffic on Interstate 80 was closed for about an hour at the Ophir Road off-ramp with drivers being detoured onto Ophir Road. The tow truck was parked on the side of I-80 but partly sticking out into the slow lane of the three-lane roadway ...
Show Us Your Funny Tows...
by trfootnotes
on 03/20/2012 - 09:12 pm
Tags: Footnotes Announcements, Towing News
... or your toughest recovery caught on camera! We also want to see your awesomely-cool company promo videos or even a safety video made for your employees.
T&R Footnotes is launching a YouTube channel and a contest is coming soon, so break out that smartphone and start shooting!
Have one already? Email it to neil@trfootnotes.com today!
Some Basic Info About Sending In Those Videos
Videos should be your intellectual property - meaning: we want videos that you created or that you have paid someone to create for you.
Ideal videos should be two to five minutes in length. All videos may be edited for content, length or any other reason by Towing & Recovery Footnote ...
Miller Industries Says 2011 Profits D...
by trfootnotes
on 03/20/2012 - 06:59 am
Tag: Towing News
Here's the story from the Times-Free Press:
Miller Industries grew net sales by more than a third over the last year, but warned the winding down of government contracts may slow growth.The Chattanooga-based tow truck manufacturer announced Wednesday that net sales for 2011 reached $412.7 million, up 34.5 percent from the $306.9 million of sales in 2010.Fourth-quarter sales hit $109.4 million, up more than 37 percent from the year before."We are seeing some gradual improvement in demand within our domestic markets and are hopeful that the environment will continue to improve," Jeffrey Badgley, the company's chief executive officer, said in the earnings report. "However, the current lack o ...
