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Adventures of A.T
Dear Dennie:
I enjoyed speaking with you. Here are photos of the Barstow California tow truck drivers that honored Roque and their profession. A memorial parade was held on Main street across the town of Barstow on a Saturday night in August. I want to especially thank Victor of ARC towing who coordinated the lighted parade and the seven companies that participated. It provided awesome healing and was a morale booster for all who attended. These drivers are on the front line every hour of every day and people need to believe the tow industry when they say they have an eight day week not seven.
I’m a mom of a fallen driver and retired banker. The 2nd and 3rd pictures are of my son Roque Don Stillwater Pittard born 6-27-77 and his beloved dog Diego. Diego was always with Roque and survived the crash as she was inside the cab when the tow truck was hit and tossed into the desert along with Roque and the driver he was assisting, on I-15 southbound. It was 5 in the morning and the second call already for the day of July 30th.
The last photo is the roll back that is now totalled along with a senseless loss of two lives. A 23-year old driver is to blame and he sadly must carry that burden for the rest of his life. Driving is a priviledge that we all take for granted.
Look forward to meeting you October 2021 Chattanooga Tenn. Wall of the fallen.
Lou Ann Houston
600 Lightning Electric Trucks
Lightning Systems, a provider of complete electrification solutions for urban commercial fleets, announces that Fluid Truck, a national truck rental platform, will incorporate 600 Lightning Electric vehicles onto their platform, with availability starting in Q4 2020.
Fluid Truck empowers businesses to easily rent and pick up vehicles from nearby locations 24/7, 365 days a year. Users in major cities across the United States can access vehicles through both the Fluid Truck website and mobile application.
Fluid Truck’s 600 vehicle order calls for an assortment of Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD delivery vans, Lightning Electric Ford E-450 Class 4 trucks, and Lightning Electric Hino 268 Class 6 trucks. The all-electric, zero-emission vehicles will be deployed in major urban areas across the U.S.
In addition to the vehicles available through Fluid’s rental platform, Lightning Systems is working with Fluid to facilitate trial use and demonstrations with 100 of their own all-electric vehicles in several major U.S. cities.
East Coast Acquires Atlantic Wrecker
East Coast Truck & Trailer Sales has acquired its neighbor to the north, Atlantic Wrecker based in Manassas Virginia. This second location expands East Coast’s inventory to now more than 200 wreckers, car haulers and roll-off trucks with several more arriving soon.
As a premier dealer for Jerr Dan Corporation, this acquisition, according to a company spokesperson, “ represents an extraordinary growth opportunity for us to offer our industry expertise to the towing and recovery industry while giving us the ability to offer premium services to those in the northern part of Virginia and to further scale our services at an unrivalled pace.”
With this expansion, East Coast plans on relocating its operations in Manassas soon. Visit www.ectts.com for up to date announcements and to view a full line of inventory for both parts and sales!
East Coast Truck and Trailers Sales, located in Portsmouth VA, has been a dealer, for over 25 years specializing in product lines for Cottrell, Inc, Jerr Dan Corp, and Gal Fab, Inc. They offer a diverse product line to the towing, recovery, car hauling, and roll off community. East Coast Truck & Trailer Sales also offers a wide range of parts available for purchase in their showroom or online with free shipping; plus services such as vehicle signage, financing, Insurance, leasing, and truck maintenance and services to the trucking community.
Joyride, a dedicated, highly-tailored, online unclaimed-vehicle auction platform and marketplace, is now active in nine major U.S. cities and rapidly expanding into new markets. Launched in Spring 2020, Joyride now has 14,000 active users and sold over 10,000 vehicles.
Joyride provides an expanded buyer audience for sellers by proactively marketing to auto dismantlers, used vehicle dealers and car hobbyists within a larger geographic area. By creating greater demand,
Joyride increases the average sale price of listed vehicles and quickly clears valuable space on impound lots. The platform integrates with existing systems and provides sellers with a seamless interface to list vehicle information, photos and videos. Joyride also provides robust, on-demand reporting to give sellers valuable insights into auction results.
“Joyride has enabled us to greatly expand our bidder base creating a more competitive landscape which has driven up the sale price of our inventory,” said Alanis Wrecker Service owner, Alex Alanis.
“Implementation was very easy and it was simple to upload pictures. Vehicles were ready for online display in seconds and we are now conducting more profitable auctions.”
Joyride’s user-friendly, mobile responsive interface makes it easy and safe for auto dismantlers and vehicle enthusiasts alike to buy cars from the comfort of their home or office. Joyride provides buyers transparent pricing with no surprise fees.
“We designed Joyride with both buyers and sellers in mind,” said Joyride Head of Operations, David Salin. “It’s not just software. We are energized by the momentum we are
seeing of vehicle sellers across the country adapting to and appreciating the value of transitioning to our specialized online vehicle auction marketplace.”
For more information on how to become an authorized Joyride seller, email joyride@joyrideautos.com.
Joyride, launched, in April 2020, is now successfully executing regular online unclaimed vehicle auctions in nine major U.S. cities – Fort Pierce,Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angles, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and West Palm Beach – and is experiencing rapid product demand and growth. Learn more at joyrideautos.com.
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Joyride, a dedicated, highly-tailored, online unclaimed-vehicle auction platform and marketplace, is now active in nine major U.S. cities and rapidly expanding into new markets. Launched in Spring 2020, Joyride now has 14,000 active users and sold over 10,000 vehicles.
Joyride provides an expanded buyer audience for sellers by proactively marketing to auto dismantlers, used vehicle dealers and car hobbyists within a larger geographic area. By creating greater demand,
Joyride increases the average sale price of listed vehicles and quickly clears valuable space on impound lots. The platform integrates with existing systems and provides sellers with a seamless interface to list vehicle information, photos and videos. Joyride also provides robust, on-demand reporting to give sellers valuable insights into auction results.
“Joyride has enabled us to greatly expand our bidder base creating a more competitive landscape which has driven up the sale price of our inventory,” said Alanis Wrecker Service owner, Alex Alanis.
“Implementation was very easy and it was simple to upload pictures. Vehicles were ready for online display in seconds and we are now conducting more profitable auctions.”
Joyride’s user-friendly, mobile responsive interface makes it easy and safe for auto dismantlers and vehicle enthusiasts alike to buy cars from the comfort of their home or office. Joyride provides buyers transparent pricing with no surprise fees.
“We designed Joyride with both buyers and sellers in mind,” said Joyride Head of Operations, David Salin. “It’s not just software. We are energized by the momentum we are
seeing of vehicle sellers across the country adapting to and appreciating the value of transitioning to our specialized online vehicle auction marketplace.”
For more information on how to become an authorized Joyride seller, email joyride@joyrideautos.com.
Joyride, launched, in April 2020, is now successfully executing regular online unclaimed vehicle auctions in nine major U.S. cities – Fort Pierce,Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angles, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and West Palm Beach – and is experiencing rapid product demand and growth. Learn more at joyrideautos.com.
Read more towing news at
towman.com
Find us on Facebook
600 Lightning Electric Trucks
Lightning Systems, a provider of complete electrification solutions for urban commercial fleets, announces that Fluid Truck, a national truck rental platform, will incorporate 600 Lightning Electric vehicles onto their platform, with availability starting in Q4 2020.
Fluid Truck empowers businesses to easily rent and pick up vehicles from nearby locations 24/7, 365 days a year. Users in major cities across the United States can access vehicles through both the Fluid Truck website and mobile application.
Fluid Truck’s 600 vehicle order calls for an assortment of Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD delivery vans, Lightning Electric Ford E-450 Class 4 trucks, and Lightning Electric Hino 268 Class 6 trucks. The all-electric, zero-emission vehicles will be deployed in major urban areas across the U.S.
In addition to the vehicles available through Fluid’s rental platform, Lightning Systems is working with Fluid to facilitate trial use and demonstrations with 100 of their own all-electric vehicles in several major U.S. cities.
Read more towing news at
towman.com
Find us on Facebook
East Coast Acquires Atlantic Wrecker
East Coast Truck & Trailer Sales has acquired its neighbor to the north, Atlantic Wrecker based in Manassas Virginia. This second location expands East Coast’s inventory to now more than 200 wreckers, car haulers and roll-off trucks with several more arriving soon.
As a premier dealer for Jerr Dan Corporation, this acquisition, according to a company spokesperson, “ represents an extraordinary growth opportunity for us to offer our industry expertise to the towing and recovery industry while giving us the ability to offer premium services to those in the northern part of Virginia and to further scale our services at an unrivalled pace.”
With this expansion, East Coast plans on relocating its operations in Manassas soon. Visit www.ectts. com for up to date announcements and to view a full line of inventory for both parts and sales!
East Coast Truck and Trailers Sales, located in Portsmouth VA, has been a dealer, for over 25 years specializing in product lines for Cottrell, Inc, Jerr Dan Corp, and Gal Fab, Inc. They offer a diverse product line to the towing, recovery, car hauling, and roll off community. East Coast Truck & Trailer Sales also offers a wide range of parts available for purchase in their showroom or online with free shipping; plus services such as vehicle signage, financing, Insurance, leasing, and truck maintenance and services to the trucking community.
letter to the editor
Dear Dennie:
I enjoyed speaking with you. Here are photos of the Barstow California tow truck drivers that honored Roque and their profession. A memorial parade was held on Main street across the town of Barstow on a Saturday night in August. I want to especially thank Victor of ARC towing who coordinated the lighted parade and the seven companies that participated. It provided awesome healing and was a morale booster for all who attended. These drivers are on the front line every hour of every day and people need to believe the tow industry when they say they have an eight day week not seven.
I’m a mom of a fallen driver and retired banker. The 2nd and 3rd pictures are of my son Roque Don Stillwater Pittard born 6-27-77 and his beloved dog Diego. Diego was always with Roque and survived the crash as she was inside the cab when the tow truck was hit and tossed into the desert along with Roque and the driver he was assisting, on I-15 southbound. It was 5 in the morning and the second call already for the day of July 30th.
The last photo is the roll back that is now totalled along with a senseless loss of two lives. A 23-year old driver is to blame and he sadly must carry that burden for the rest of his life. Driving is a priviledge that we all take for granted.
Look forward to meeting you October 2021 Chattanooga Tenn. Wall of the fallen.
Lou Ann Houston
