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Aldridge Insurance
303 2nd Ave. #C Decatur, AL 35601 (334) 566-0051 www.towtruckinsurance.biz
AAA
1000 AAA Drive Heathrow, FL 32746 (800) 592-5198 www.aaa.biz/auto
Able Weldbuilt Industries 1050 Grand Blvd. Deer Park, NY 11729 (631) 643-9700 www.weldbuilt.com
Access Tools
1628 N.W. 28th Street Miami, FL 33142 (305) 635-1011 www.accesstoolsusa.com
INSIGHTFUL TALK
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Advantage Funding
1 Marcus Ave. Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 280-1375 www.advantagefunding.com
MESSINA
Agero
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1 Cabot Road # 4 Medford, MA 02155-5130 (972) 753-6230 www.argosiperks.com
all-Grip
Akins Ford
All American Jerr-Dan-Old Bridge 3704 Route 9 South Old Bridge Township, NJ 08857 (732) 795-9060 www.allamericancommercialtrucks.com/jerr-dan/
All American Jerr-Dan Paramus
12351 Randolph Ridge Lane Manassas, VA 20109 (800) 442-9700 www.atlanticemergency.com 430 Swedesboro Ave. Mickelton, NJ 08056-1208 (856) 423-3333 www.atlasflasher.com
Alliance Funding Group
Amerideck
Atomic Led, Inc.
17542 17TH Street, Suite 200 Tustin, CA 92780 (603) 422-6608 www.alliancefunding.com
Allison Transmissions
One Way Allison Indianapolis, IN 46222-5200 (317) 242-5000 www.allisontransmission.com
Allstate Roadside Services
2775 Sanders Road, Building E Northbrook, IL 60062 (800) 582-6626 www.allstateroadsideservices.com
A. M. Best
American Truck Technology Atlas Flasher & Supply Co.
3550 Perry Hwy. Hadley, PA 16130 (888) 311-0867 www.amerideckproducts.com
Amsoil Synthetics 2948 Starwood Dr. Oviedo, FL 32765 (800) 370-2986 www.thelubepage.com
Anchor Graphics
3943 E. University Dr. McKinney, TX 75069 (972) 422-4300 www.anchorgraphics.com
Arthur J Gallahger 7 River Bend Place Flowood, MS 39232 (601) 420-0174 www.ajg.com
Ascentium Capital
American Eagle Accessories Group
23970 Hwy. 59 N. Kingwood, TX 77339 (281) 883-0112 www.ascentiumcapital.com
American Enterprises
5043 Farlin Ave. St. Louis, MO 63115 (314) 679-2571 www.associatedequip.com
740 N. State Street Garner, IA 50438 (800) 392-3015 www.americaneagleacc.com 5508 Navarre Ave. Oregon, OH 43616 (419) 691-8888 www.am-ent.net
American Force Wheels
Alliance Funding Group
American Safety & Supply
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2772 Golf View Drive Unit B Naperville, IL 60563 (800) 985-0168 www.americantrucktechnology.com
633 Route 17 South, Paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 262-4900 x2222 www.jerrdan.com/locations/allamerican-jerr-dan-in-paramus 17542 17th St, Suite 200 Tustin, CA 92780 (800) 978-8817 www.alliancefunding.com
P.O. Box 007 Wade, NC 28395 (910) 747-9000 americantowingandrecoveryinstitute.org/
5453 North Peterson Road Sedalia, CO 80135 (800) 748-2651 Authorized Dealers Only www.all-grip.com
5115 Maryland Way, Suite 300 Brentwood, TN 37027 (615) 371-5187, Ext. 331 www.am-best.com
P.O. Box 280 Winder, GA 30680 (866) 389-4173 www.akinsford.com
American Towing and Recovery Institute
2310 West 76 Street Miami, FL 33016 (786) 345-6301 www.americanforcewheels.com 77 B Napier Street Springfield, MA 1104 (413) 737-5176 www.americansafetysupply.com
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Associated Equipment
Austin Hinds Motors
670 Brindlee Mtn. Pkwy. Arab, AL 35016 (256) 586-8161 www.austinhindsmotors.com
ATIG
1507 Park Center Drive, Unit 1C Orlando, FL 32835 (407) 472-9600 www.atiginc.com
Atlanta Wrecker Sales
4951 Chesnee Hwy. Chesnee, SC 29323 (800) 668-0170 www.atlantawreckersales.net
81 West Greenville Rd. Smithfield, RI 02917 (888) 305-1112 www.atomicled.com
Austin Hinds Motors, Inc.
COMPANY LISTINGS Azuga, a Bridgestone Company
42840 Christy St, Suite 205 Fremont, CA 94538 888-790-0715 www.azuga.com
B Baltimore, Dallas, Las Vegas Tow Shows
25220 Trans-X Rd. Novi, MI 48375 (734) 449-0518 www.bladestowright.com
BA Products
8925 McGaw Court Columbia, MD 21045 (800) 327-3301 www.baprod.com
BlingMaster, Inc.
Austin Insurance, Inc.
1422 Wall Road Wake Forest, NC 27587 (919) 562-2984 www.baileystowinginc.com/srg.htm
Auto Data Direct, Inc.
Auto Equipment, Inc. P.O. Box 392 Statesville, NC 28687 (704) 872-4116 www.autoequipmentinc.com
AutoLock Solutions P.O. Box 15401 Pensacola, FL 32514 (850) 476-0890 www.autolockinfo.com
AutoReturn 221 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 865-8200 www.autoreturn.com
AW Direct 410 S. Wright Rd. Janesville, WI 53546 (608) 662-3333 www.awdirect.com
Bully Dog / Drive Systems
Blades Tow Right, Inc.
www.towshows.com
Badger Glove and Safety
1830 East Park Ave., Ste. 1 Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 877-8804 www.add123.com
BudgetGPS
Bishop Branding AUTOW Custom Die Cast P.O. Box 21029 Lethbridge, AB T1K6X4 (403) 393-2665 www.bishopbranding.com
670 S. Brindlee Mountain Pkwy. Arab, AL 35016 (256) 550-0042 www.austinhindsmotors.com 2109 Broadway Paducah, KY 42001 (800) 548-7538 www.wreckerins.com
Best Tools USA
2202 West University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 (800) 541-8568 www.besttoolsusa.net
2635 Raymond Ave. Franksville, WI 53126 (262) 989-7010 www.badgergloveandsafety.com
Bailey’s Towing
BancorpSouth
P. O. Box 1503 Tupelo, MS 38802 (800) 794-1187 www.bxsi.com
Batchout
1770 E. Lancaster Ave., Suite 10 Paoli, PA 19301 (610) 296-3264 www.batchout.com
BBK Billing Services
(440) 503-7256 www.bbkbillingservices.com
Beacon Funding Corp.
P.O. Box 738 Auburndale, FL 33823 (863) 248-2616 www.blingmaster.com
BMS Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc.
200 Crossing Blvd. Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 (908) 704-1700 www.brothermobilesolutions.com
Buyers Products Co. 9049 Tyler Blvd. Mentor, OH 44060 (440) 974-8888 www.buyersproducts.com
C Cal-Van Tools
4300 Waterleaf Ct. Greensboro, NC 27410 (800) 537-1077 www.cal-vantools.com/
Car-Part.com
Boss Industries, Inc.
1761 Genesis Dr. LaPorte, IN 46350 (219) 324-7776, Ext. 214 www.bossair.com
Bowers Group
Beacon Software
Boxes 4 U / Crash Film 1401 E. Plano Pkwy. Plano, TX 75074 (972) 516-0002 www.boxes4u.com
Breg Environmental
Best Insurance Agency
908 Cochran Street Statesville, NC 28677 (704) 878-2067 www.buschshineproducts.com
BOLT Lock
P.O. Box 280 Cortland, OH 44410 (330) 638-6146 www.bowersgrp.com
20 Joseph Mills Drive P.O. Box 595 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 (800) 433-1013
P.O. Box 67 Trussville, AL 35173 (205) 655-2128 www.bestrl.com
Busch Enterprises
2423 SW 147 Ave. #380 Miami, FL 33185 (786) 548-4711
3400 Dundee Road, Ste. 180 Northbrook, IL 60062 (847) 897-2734 www.beaconfunding.com 10091 Brecksville Rd., Ste. F Brecksville, OH 44141 (866) 437-6653 www.dispatchanywhere.com
4150 Church Street, Ste. 1024 Sanford, FL 32771 (940) 783-9915 www.bullydog.com
Bobee Tech
3333 West Good Hope Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53209 (877) 251-8798 www.boltlock.com
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P.O. Box 5695 Chattanooga, TN 37406 (866) 800-8677 www.budgetgps.com
1980 Highland Pike Fort Wright, KY 41017 (859) 344-1925 www.carpartpro.com
Centerpointe Insurance Service, Ltd.
807B Camarillo Springs Road Camarillo, CA 93012-9464 (800) 451-8766, Ext. 120 (805) 384-1166, Ext. 120 (805) 384-8036, Fax www.centerpointeinsurance.com
Chalmers Suspensions International, Inc.
12187 S.E. 60th Avenue Rd. Bellview, FL 34420 (352) 470-5867 www.chalmerssuspensions.com
Channel Islands Leasing and Loan
306 Descanso Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 646-3576 www.channelislandsleasing.com
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Add-On Wheel Lifts Air Bags Auto Auctions Body Manufacturers Cargo Control Chassis Manufacturer Communications Compressed Air Products Computer Mounts Credit Card Processing Damaged Vehicle Movement Systems Dispatch Services Distributor Finance & Leasing GPS/Fleet Tracking Hydraulics & Controls Insurance Jump Starters Lifts/Motorcycle Vehicle/Wheel Lighting & Accessories Lockout Equipment Lubricants Motor Clubs Polishing/Cleaning Supplies Protective Clothing Rope Safety Shop Tools & Equipment Signs & Graphics Spill Control/Clean-Up Third Party Management Tow Software Trade Shows Trailers Training & Education Truck/Equipment Dealer Video & Security Wheels & Accessories Winches & Accessories Windshield/Wraps Other
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Detroit Wrecker Sales Dynamic Hide-A-Lift Hy-Tech Recovery Equipment Lift and Tow Minute Man Mfg. T&L Lift Equipment ___________________________
AIR BAGS
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B/A Products Jerr-Dan MatJack Pillow Protection Corp. (Pan Pillow) ___________________________
AUTO AUCTIONS
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Car-Part.com Copart Insurance Auto Auctions Junk Car Academy Online Impound Auctions TowLot.com ___________________________
BATTERIES EnrSys Exide Technologies ___________________________
BODY MANUFACTURERS Able Weldbuilt Industries, Inc. Amerideck B&B Industries Custom Built Danco Products Dangelo’s Custom Built Detroit Wrecker Sales Direct Equipment Dual-Tech Dynamic Jerr-Dan Kilar Miller Industries NRC Industries PolyBilt Powerbilt Wreckers Ratler Mfg. Smyrna Truck and Cargo United Plastic Fabricating Weather Guard Zacklift ___________________________
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CARGO CONTROL all-Grip American Eagle Accessories AW Direct BA Products Bailey’s Towing Best Tools USA BOLT Lock Boxes 4 U/Crash Film Bulldog Towing Products Columbus McKinnon Detroit Wrecker Sales Diversified Products D.O.T. Tie Down & Lifting Equipment Driveline Buddy, LLC Durabilt East Penn Truck Equipment Flash Equipment Hooks Towing Supply In The Ditch Towing Industrial Netting J.J. Keller Kendall Products (Dri-Dek) Kinedyne Lift- All Mfr. Express Rick’s Truck Center Robert Young’s Trucks Ruggedtow.com S&J Mfg. Stren Flex The Crosby Group US Cargo Control Vulcan Brands Web Rigging Supply, Inc. Winches, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales Yale Cordage ___________________________
CHASSIS MANUFACTURER Detroit Wrecker Sales Ford Motor Company Freightliner Trucks Hino International Truck/Navistar Isuzu Kenworth Mitsubishi
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COMMUNICATIONS Eartec Mobiel Create USA Pro View Systems, Inc. Ranger SST R. P. Recovery Consulting Services/Sonetics Southern Communications Services, Inc. / SouthernLinc ___________________________
COMPRESSED AIR PRODUCTS Boss Industries, Inc. Dan-Am Air Viair ___________________________
COMPUTER MOUNTS Gamber Johnson RAM Mounting Systems ___________________________
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING North American Bancard Towing Payment Solutions (Xpress-pay) ___________________________
DAMAGED VEHICLE MOVEMENT SYSTEM BA Products Bailey’s Towing Best Tools USA Collins Mfg. Corp. Custer Products, Ltd. Diversified Products East Penn Truck Equipment Hooks Towing Supply I Tow In, Inc. In The Ditch Towing Products MatJack Robert Young’s Trucks Steck Mfg. WorkSafe USA, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales Zendex Tool Corporation ___________________________
DISPATCH SERVICE Holly’s Message Service KOLO DBS, LLC National Automobile Club Professional Dispatch Services Service Station Computer Systems/SSCS Swoop VIP Tow Dispatch ___________________________
DISTRIBUTOR Akins Ford All American Auto Group / Jerr-Dan American Enterprises Atlanta Wrecker Sales, Inc. Atlantic Emergency Solutions Austin Hinds Motors, Inc. Auto Equipment, Inc. Bailey’s Towing Best Tools USA Buyers Products Company Chevron Commercial Coker Equipment Columbus Truck/Marietta Mack Crouch Wrecker & Equipment Sales Deep South Wreckers Detroit Wrecker Sales DG Towing Equipment Don Jackson Commercial Dynamic East Coast Truck & Trailer East Penn Truck Equipment Eastern Wrecker Sales EasTract North America Equipment Sales and Service Fallsway Equipment Co. Fitzgerald Wrecker Sales Flash Equipment Fleet Sales West Florida Wrecker Sales Ginn Commercial Glenn’s Auto Parts Golden West Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel Hedinger’s Tow Equipment Hooks Towing Supply House of Wreckers Jeff Ingram Wrecker Sales, Inc. Kavanaugh’s Truck Sales
CATEGORY LISTINGS Len Zermenos / Payne Dourm Loganville Ford Lynch Lynch Chicago Maryland Carrier & Wrecker Sales Matheny Motors McMahon Truck Centers of Columbus Mobile Lifts, Inc. New England Truckmaster Nussbaum Wreckers Nussbaum Wreckers & Rollbacks Purpose Wrecker Regional International of WNY, LLC Rick’s Truck Center RPM Equipment & Wrecker Capital Rush Towing Systems Santiam Enterprises, Inc. Speedway Wrecker & Trailer Sales Summit Truck Equipment Super Springs
Tipton Sales & Parts, Inc. Tow-Trac North America Tow Mart Tow Trucks & Trailers TruckMax Twin Cities Wrecker Sales Twin State Equipment Waters Truck and Tractor WeldBuilt Industries West End Service, Inc. Winches, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales Zip’s Truck Company ___________________________
FINANCE & LEASING Advance Capital Group Advantage Funding Alliance Funding Group Beacon Funding Channel Islands Leasing and Loan Creditors Specialty Service, Inc. Integrated Vehicles & Equipment Leasing
Intek Regional International of WNY, LLC Santander Specialty Vehicle & Equipment Funding TCF Equipment Finance ___________________________
GPS/FLEET TRACKING
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HYDRAULICS & CONTROLS CW Mill Equipment DewEze Mfg./Harper Industries Lodar USA Muncie Power Products Ohio Power Systems Permco Hydraulics Texas Hydraulics TJR Equipment & Controls Winches, Inc. ___________________________
Beacon Software BudgetGPS FleetMatics GPS Insight Mobile Create USA Pro View Systems, Inc. Progressive Platforms Ranger SST Southern Communications Services, Inc. / SouthernLinc TomTom Track What Matters Transportation Information Systems, Inc.
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Professional Your Resource for Towing & Recovery
PUBLISHER Darian Weaver President & Publisher
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s this issue hits your hands, summer is in full tilt, gas and commodities are through the roof, and brighter days are to come! How can I say that? Choose how you start each day, and the joy you take in the moment!
Issue five is our Buyers Guide, and our favorite issue to do each year! This issue has a comprehensive A-Z listing as well as category listings of all companies doing business in our market. This is an issue that you can hang on to and use as the Yellow Pages of the industry for outfitting your facility! We also look at the TRAA Hill Day Event! This was an awesome opportunity to sit down with legislators and make them aware of the needs of our Industry. Tow Professional Magazine was the only media company in our Industry to have a publisher attend and participate hands on with our legislators. Tow Professional has also commissioned our Governor Kay Ivey and had a proclamation set aside naming a month for “Slow Down, Move Over,” the last three years in a row in hopes of spreading awareness in our state. We will continue to press forward to make sure your voice is heard!
darian@towprofessional.com
PRODUCTION Shirley Ogburn Editor Clint Cabiness Creative Director clint@dialedinmediagroup.com
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D. J. Harrington CSP James E . Lewis Dan Messina Darian Weaver
Make sure you don’t miss this feature. Your voice was heard in Washington thanks to TRAA and their wonderful sponsor INA Towing! DJ Harrington brings another great “Fuel for Thought,” teaching us the importance of our prospective! Dan Messina’s “Insightful Talk” investigates the struggle to meet needs in our Industry. We will continue to bring you information to help grow your business! We appreciate all our readers, and clients and pray a protection of safety, health, and prosperity over you all. Till the next issue, visit us at www.towprofessional.com or listen to Tow Professional Podcast – For Towers on the Go that need to know: anywhere podcasts are found!
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TRAA Hill day Event Revue
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ow, to say that TRAA’s fourth annual Legislative Action Workshop & Hill Day was a success would be an understatement! Together we made real progress towards getting support for the National Move Over Law Day Resolution (H.Res.1052) and amending federal weights and measures regulations (23 U.S.C. 127). Collectively we had constituent meetings with over 37 Members of Congress and their staffers to discuss the industry and our needs. Plus, the group met with another 4 Members of Congress and professional staff on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committees for both the House and Senate. The group also met with Larry Minor, the Associate Administrator for Policy at FMCSA. Larry gave us insight
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into regulations in the pipeline and valuable tips into how we can differentiate ourselves from the rest of trucking. The pace of change is slow in DC, but we are gaining serious steam in addressing several of the industry’s key issues. Your membership and support in TRAA make this good work on behalf of the industry possible.
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Jerr-Dan Debuts New JD60 Independent Heavy Duty Wrecker
Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company has released a new 3-stage, 60 ton heavy duty wrecker to their product range. The new addition to their independent wrecker lineup has an SAE boom rating of 120,000 lbs. when fully retracted and 25,000 lbs. fully extended. The 3-stage boom provides a maximum reach past the tailboard of 294 inches and a maximum hook height of 432 inches. Dual 50,000 lb. winches are standard and there is an option for an additional 35,000 lb. underlift drag winch. Also standard on this unit are boom angle indicators and load charts for increased operational awareness. A fully proportional wireless remote with a 330 ft. range allows effortless operation of the recovery boom from multiple locations with precision. The proven and tested 3-stage independent knee boom
underlifts offer either 142 inches or 181 inches of reach past the tailboard. An optional 4-stage underlift is also available with 179 inches of reach. Continuing in the Jerr-Dan tradition, the new JD60 IND has the custom JFB body available in multiple wheelbase configurations. The body is made of a polypropylene copolymer material that is both high-impact and corrosion resistant. When compared to most other body types, these features can substantially reduce the cost of ownership. The first opportunity to see the new JD60 IND was at the Florida Tow Show in Orlando. For any other information on this new model, please contact your local Jerr-Dan distributor or visit: https://www.jerrdan.com/en/equipment/ wreckers/heavy-duty/independent.
Jerr-Dan Introduces Autogrid Option for XLP Carrier Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company has announced a new option for their XLP carrier. The all new XLP Carrier Autogrid allows an operator to hook to a car quickly and easily without manually installing L-Arms. Engineered with the operator in mind, the grid design offers a 3,500 lb. rating and a crossbar that can rotate 90 degrees either side of center. The grid pivot has a center detent bar that prevents excessive crossbar swing during set-up. The grid center drop area is designed to provide better support for tires as well as less sidewall push. The long-term cost of ownership and product longevity are addressed with replaceable wear items that include crossbar ends, L-arm tips, and plates at strategic locations. In addition to these 8
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standard elements, Autogrid customers may choose from several add-on options including wireless remote control, a dual-camera system, and boom level stop. While Florida Tow Show attendees saw a live demonstration of the Autogrid option, an animated version of that demonstration is available to view at https://bit.ly/3N2bsI0. See your Jerr-Dan distributor for more details or visit www.jerrdan.com.
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HAZMAT CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR THE TOWING AND RECOVERY PROFESSIONAL
BASIC SUPPLIES FOR CLEAN UP RESPONSE
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ur 40 hour hazardous materials technician course was developed to provide the tow/recovery professional with the specific knowledge and skills needed to participate in the mitigation and clean-up of incidents involving hazardous materials.
HRNT-1001 COURSE DESCRIPTION This 40 hour program was developed to provide the tow/ recovery professional with the specific knowledge and skills needed to participate in the mitigation and clean-up of incidents involving hazardous materials. Classroom presentations and intensive field exercises to provide participants with the opportunity to demonstrate newly acquired skills in real world conditions. This course meets the requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (q) (6) (iii). No prerequisites are necessary.
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Air Brake releasing kit
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hannon Bryant Wrecker is offering a complete kit for releasing any tractor and or trailer with air brakes. Their deluxe kit comes with everything to you need to get the job done! Designed by Towers for Tow Professionals!
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Dynamic® Offers 108-Tooth Ratchets
BRAMPTON, Ont. — Dynamic introduces a line of industrial-quality ratchets designed for budgetsensitive professionals. They feature a 108-tooth gear with 3.5-degree arc swing for superior performance, even in tight spaces. Dynamic’s ratchets are available in 1/4”, 3/8” or 1/2” drive sizes with 5-, 7- and 10-inch lengths, respectively. They can also be purchased as the full set of three (Part No. D106003). The ratchets have a nickel-plate mirror chrome finish for maximum corrosion resistance and long service life. A secure socket lock keeps sockets firmly installed until ejected via the quick-release button, and a convenient thumb-operated reverseswitch mechanism easily changes between tightening and loosening operation. The sleek, comfortable handle is user friendly, while the low-profile head provides excellent access in confined spaces. 14
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RAA members from across the country descended on Washington D.C. again this year to attend TRAA’s annual Legislative Action Workshop & Hill Day! This event was started by the Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc.® (TRAA) to allow towers to meet with their Members of Congress, express the needs of our industry, and gain support for industry issues on a federal level. It was my honor to participate in this event for the third year in a row.
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This was my (Darian Weaver) 3rd year in a row to be apart of this event, and it has been an honor. It also marks 4 years in a row that no other publisher in the Towing Industry has attended this event. This troubles me in a time of every changing law, restrictions, increases in all areas of the sector. I feel if we are to do business in this market and draw dollars from the well, we should invest back in it as well. Just my 2 cents as a Owner & Publisher in the industry.
As with year’s past, the first day featured five scheduled guest speakers addressing the group and discussing current industry topics. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, welcomed the group and congratulated us on “doing the good work” for our industry. Congressman Chris Pappas advocated and led the charge on a TRAA’s weights and measures amendment that was included in the House infrastructure package last year. Larry Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy at FMSCA, brought a wealth of knowledge to this year’s participants! He shared insight into the proposals FMCSA is planning for the remainder of this year and next including automatic braking systems, safety fitness procedures, advanced driving systems, and ELT regulations. Senator Tammy Duckworth
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followed Larry Minor and was very engaged and excited to see so many familiar faces. Senator Duckworth is an ally on Move Over Law enforcement and has passed legislation ordering the Government Accountability Office to conduct research into SDMO law effectiveness. Paul Wasik, U.S. Senate Professional Staff for Transportation Policy, gave us insight to the critical role
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committee staff play and suggestions for moving forward with several industry issues. It was refreshing to see the genuine interest and understanding the speakers have for the industry based on TRAA’s relationship building. New this year was the addition of group dinners in the event registration. The first one was held at a local steakhouse provided an excellent opportunity to network, share stories, and make new friends. To say the first day was a success would be an understatement! One of the main reasons this event is so successful is TRAA’s full-time federal lobbying firm, Tremont Strategies Group
(TSG). Rated one of the country’s top performing lobbying firms by Bloomberg Government, they help navigate the red tape, coordinate constituent meetings, and guest speakers from committees of jurisdiction. They are the best of the best in federal lobbying firms. The second day was “hill day” with attendees participating in constituent meetings with their own Members of Congress. To maximize impact, all the attendees advocate for a coordinated list of industry priorities. This year’s priorities included generating support for the National Move Over Law Day Resolution in both the House and Senate. The House version (H.Res.1052) is currently in committee and the Senate version should be introduced in August. Through TRAA’s advocacy the resolution is endorsed by the Association of Chiefs of Police, National Volunteer Fire Council, and AAA National. The resolution will help promote awareness of state SDMO laws and help lay down groundwork for future legislation implementation on the federal level. The second priority was amending federal regulations that
limit towers’ abilities to respond to emergencies on the interstate system. In 2015 an exemption was made to certain weight restrictions for towers responding on the interstate. However, it did not cover all towers. TRAA believes the towers should be allowed to tow a vehicle that is of legal weight and length to a nearby location, so the disassembly to finish the tow may be done safely.
This language was included in the House infrastructure bill. Unfortunately, it was not included in the final Senate version that became law, so TRAA is once again pushing to get it over the goal line. The meetings on day two were followed by a private, afterhours tour of the U.S. Capitol Building and a glass of wine on the balcony of the House Cannon Office Building. The second day culminated in
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a tremendous group dinner where we all discussed the day’s interactions with Members. The third and final day featured Congressmen Jim McGovern, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, and Christian Bell, Professional Staff of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Congressman McGovern
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day, showing his passion, and his understanding of the industry’s needs. Thanks to TRAA, the industry certainly has friends on Capitol Hill! TRAA’s annual Legislative Action Workshop & Hill Day was a tremendous success! TRAA has put a name, a face, and a voice in front of the nation’s legislators on behalf of the industry! Members of Congress are now not only familiar with towers but have forged personal connections with TRAA members through these events. Members of Congress have new insight into the unique needs of towers versus the rest of the trucking industry. They’re familiar with the industry’s needs because of TRAA’s commitment to making these interactions happen every year. Don’t just take my word for it, become a member of TRAA and help support their fight for your safety and prosperity. If you’re not already a member, you should be. Join TRAA and see how you can be part of next year’s Legislative Action Workshop & Hill Day! It will make a difference in your life and the lives of countless others. On behalf of all this year’s attendees, I would like to say a special thank you to Gay Rochester and INA Towing Network for their spotlight sponsorship at this year’s event. ‘Till next year, get your membership, pack your suitcase, and join us in changing our industry for the better!
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TOW COMPANIES - My company did private property tows only. Private property towing was not a popular thing with bigger tow companies. As a result, they looked down on me. I was a member of the local Texas association, and even though I was on their board, they still looked down at me. Because of my success in the industry, many tow companies were interested in learning about private property towing. For the next two years, I traveled to all the tow shows and held seminars on private property towing. It was successful, and I would have 50 to 100 people in each class. I got to meet a lot of tow companies and made many friends. I did learn that many of the tow companies did not get along.
This created a battle between the big companies and the small companies. The association that I was a member of in Texas wrote a law that was to put the small companies out of business while they made a lot of money. I was trying to get a large tow company in Michigan to register with my current company. She said no and accused me of keeping the smaller companies in business. She went to a customer I was trying to sign up and told them if they used TowTrax they would not tow for them anymore. That’s when I learned that: Big companies don’t like small companies and small companies don’t like big companies.
TOWING ASSOCIATIONS - As I watched what the association I belonged to was doing to the smaller companies, I left them and started my own association. The law that was passed required all drivers to be licensed and certified. Certification with the state, and the test they had to pass also cost $150 to the association giving the test. The association that wrote the law went to a national association and made a deal. I was told
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they would give the national association $25 dollars for every driver that took their test. My association grew fast; I was soon at 1,125 members compared to the other association that had less than 200. I went to the national association to see if I could use their test. My association was a member of the national association. I was told the other Texas association had an exclusive and they would not let me use their test. I don’t know if you ever saw the national test, but you need a slide rule and a lot of prayers to pass. Again, it was meant for the little guy to fail. The state of Texas told me that since I had my own association, I could write my own test. Because my test was easier, and we did it in Spanish and traveled all over Texas to give it. We tested 97% of the drivers and my association made over a million dollars. This upset the other Texas association and the national association whose members were mostly large companies who lost a lot of money. As I reached out to other associations offering them help, they felt I was trying to do something for my benefit and not theirs. There is little or no trust with associations. I never did
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figure out how a national association made up of big companies with few members make all the rules for the other 50,000 tow companies. I also found out that most states have more than one association because they can’t agree on the issues that face their state. Most state associations don’t get along with each other.
TOWING MEDIA – The towing media is made up of three magazines. Tow Times and American Towman, who have printed magazines and put on tow shows in various cities. The third is Tow Professional magazine. They are the new kid on the block. When life was good, I was doing seminars and writing articles for all the magazines. Then when Tow Professional entered the scene, they asked me to write articles for them. I was flattered and I started to write articles. Then one magazine did not want my articles anymore, then another magazine decided they did not need my articles anymore. Then I stopped doing seminars at the tow shows. When I attended tow shows all the magazines had booths at the shows. Then that stopped. If you were a magazine that did a show,
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the other magazines were not allowed to have a booth there. I’m not sure if they are even allowed to attend their shows. It was sad. I was very successful with the seminars and writing articles, but now I can’t for a variety of reasons. I know thousands of towers, and my seminars were standing room only. However, the towers lose because I’m restricted on what I can do based on various rules. The media that supports the industry just does not get along. As bad it sounds with tow companies not getting along with other tow companies, and associations not getting along with other associations, and the media not getting along with each other it’s still the best industry I’ve ever worked in. The people work hard, and they deserve better from some of the support groups in the industry.
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ven though I’m in my mid 70’s now, I continue to work in the podcast center two days a week completing podcasts for Tow Professional, “On the Go,” as well as one for Brian Riker, “Your DOT Guy,” podcast and another one for the American Towing and Recovery Institute podcast with 40-year industry Veteran, Wes Wilburn who just last month finished his 889th Hands On Classes for Towers throughout the USA. If you are wondering what I do with the remaining three days of the week, I’m proud to say that you can find me at a radio station in Calhoun,
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Georgia. Somewhere in all that work week, I manage to find quality time with my three grandchildren in the North Georgia summer sun. My grandchildren mean the world to me, and I am sure you’re doing the same this summer with your family. Let’s take a moment to reflect on how you look at life. Here’s a short story that I hope you will take to heart. It’s about a little boy who wanted to change his situation. There was a big bully down the street who was always bothering this little boy. The little boy was trying to
muster enough nerve to stand up to this bully, but he was still too afraid. Well one day, hoping to divert his son’s thoughts, the father bought the little boy a new telescope. Later he found his son playing with it in the front yard and noticed that his son was looking through the wrong end, raising the larger lens to his eye. On a mission to correct him, the father stepped outside and said, “NO, son! You’re doing it backward. Turn it around and it will make everything bigger like it was meant to do.” The little boy answered, “I know that Dad, but right now I’m looking at this bully. When I look at him this way it makes him so small that I’m not afraid of him anymore.” Life is like a telescope. Sometimes in life, we might have to turn our telescope around because we’ve magnified a small problem for far too long. It becomes larger only because we are looking at it differently than we should be. A problem might seem impossible to change and that it’s never going to work out. However,
if you’ll turn it around, you will see it from the right perspective. It goes back to Dr. Wayne Dwyer’s saying, “Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change.” Attitude begins as harmless thoughts. Then, with practice, they become layered by habit into unbroken chains to shackle OR strengthen our lives. We are scarcely aware they exist. Just like a comfortable bed, they are easy to fall into, but difficult to get out of. Talking about people with a great attitude are our three sponsors of the Tow Professional podcast. First, one is Towbook, “Towing software that works for you.” Second, Jerr-Dan, leading the way since 1972 and will always “Keep Driving Forward.” We recently had Bob Nelson of Jerr-Dan on our podcast, and it was a great interview. A must hear! Our newest sponsor is Recovery Billing Unlimited Inc. They are dedicated to teaching fellow towers how to get paid. All three sponsors have a podcast worth listening to on the Tow professional platform.
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It’s time to check the lens. How are you seeing things these days? Remember, losers always see thunderstorms. Winners always see rainbows. Losers see all mishaps of icy streets, while winners strap on their ice skates. I, personally know lots of towers, real winners, that always work their way around challenges. We have more of our share of challenges in this industry today, so let’s make the best of it. Don’t forget that we, as towers, are not responsible for what happens out there or what others do or think. However, we’re only responsible for how we chose to feel, behave, or react. My final thought. Some of us need to turn our telescope backward and start seeing our challenges through a smaller lens so we can get a proper perspective on how to fix problems going forward. See you next time or on the Tow Professional podcast on your favorite podcast platform.
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Benefiting for the families of our fallen
If each company in the industry gave just $5 when a tragedy occurs, we could generously support the families of our fallen in so many new ways. Can you give $5 when a tower dies? Help us support those left behind by the dangers of our profession.
The Survivor Fund The “Survivor Fund” was created in 2006 to complement the International Towing and Recovery Museum’s Wall of the Fallen. This fund was established to help those families who have lost a loved one in the line of service. A Survivor Fund committee was formed of people from all over the United States from the towing industry. The committee is given the information
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submit the application for benefits on behalf of the family of the deceased. The application can be
As a Continuing Support Partner, you will receive an
found on the website at www.thesurvivorfund.com
e-mail from the Survivor Fund when a tragedy occurs
and can be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail.
and meets the governing guidelines of the Survivor Fund for disbursement. As always, the ITRHFM
Fourteen years of service to the towing and recovery
Survivor Fund will handle direct payment to the
industry worldwide
families. We will simply solicit your contribution in the
Managed by industry professionals
pledged amount to replenish and build our fund after
Pledges replenish funds and allow payout growth
each approved payout. The e-mail you receive will
$7,500 benefit, $9,500 for museum members
provide information on the current tragedy as well as
Immediate funds to help at the time of tragedy
information on how to remit the payment to honor
Funded by donations only
your pledge.
Hundreds of families supported Tiered system allows payout increases based on reserves Hundreds of thousands of dollars paid out to date
www.thesurvivorfund.com/pledge Make your pledge today to support our industry.
, 2022 BUYER S GUIDE A AAA
1000 AAA Drive Heathrow, FL 32746 (800) 592-5198 www.aaa.biz/auto
Able Weldbuilt Industries 1050 Grand Blvd. Deer Park, NY 11729 (631) 643-9700 www.weldbuilt.com
Access Tools
1628 N.W. 28th Street Miami, FL 33142 (305) 635-1011 www.accesstoolsusa.com
Advantage Funding
1 Marcus Ave. Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 280-1375 www.advantagefunding.com
Agero
1 Cabot Road # 4 Medford, MA 02155-5130 (972) 753-6230 www.argosiperks.com
Akins Ford
P.O. Box 280 Winder, GA 30680 (866) 389-4173 www.akinsford.com
All American Jerr-Dan-Old Bridge 3704 Route 9 South Old Bridge Township, NJ 08857 (732) 795-9060 www.allamericancommercialtrucks.com/jerr-dan/
All American Jerr-Dan Paramus
Aldridge Insurance
303 2nd Ave. #C Decatur, AL 35601 (334) 566-0051 www.towtruckinsurance.biz
all-Grip
12351 Randolph Ridge Lane Manassas, VA 20109 (800) 442-9700 www.atlanticemergency.com
American Truck Technology Atlas Flasher & Supply Co. 2772 Golf View Drive Unit B Naperville, IL 60563 (800) 985-0168 www.americantrucktechnology.com
430 Swedesboro Ave. Mickelton, NJ 08056-1208 (856) 423-3333 www.atlasflasher.com
Alliance Funding Group
Amerideck
Atomic Led, Inc.
17542 17TH Street, Suite 200 Tustin, CA 92780 (603) 422-6608 www.alliancefunding.com
Allison Transmissions
One Way Allison Indianapolis, IN 46222-5200 (317) 242-5000 www.allisontransmission.com
3550 Perry Hwy. Hadley, PA 16130 (888) 311-0867 www.amerideckproducts.com
Amsoil Synthetics 2948 Starwood Dr. Oviedo, FL 32765 (800) 370-2986 www.thelubepage.com
Anchor Graphics
3943 E. University Dr.
Allstate Roadside Services McKinney, TX 75069 2775 Sanders Road, Building E Northbrook, IL 60062 (800) 582-6626 www.allstateroadsideservices.com
A. M. Best
5115 Maryland Way, Suite 300 Brentwood, TN 37027 (615) 371-5187, Ext. 331 www.am-best.com
American Eagle Accessories Group
740 N. State Street Garner, IA 50438 (800) 392-3015 www.americaneagleacc.com
American Enterprises 5508 Navarre Ave. Oregon, OH 43616 (419) 691-8888 www.am-ent.net
American Force Wheels
Alliance Funding Group
American Safety & Supply
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Atlantic Emergency Solutions
5453 North Peterson Road Sedalia, CO 80135 (800) 748-2651 Authorized Dealers Only www.all-grip.com
633 Route 17 South, Paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 262-4900 x2222 www.jerrdan.com/locations/allamerican-jerr-dan-in-paramus 17542 17th St, Suite 200 Tustin, CA 92780 (800) 978-8817 www.alliancefunding.com
American Towing and Recovery Institute
2310 West 76 Street Miami, FL 33016 (786) 345-6301 www.americanforcewheels.com 77 B Napier Street Springfield, MA 1104 (413) 737-5176 www.americansafetysupply.com
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(972) 422-4300 www.anchorgraphics.com
Arthur J Gallahger 7 River Bend Place Flowood, MS 39232 (601) 420-0174 www.ajg.com
Ascentium Capital
23970 Hwy. 59 N. Kingwood, TX 77339 (281) 883-0112 www.ascentiumcapital.com
Associated Equipment 5043 Farlin Ave. St. Louis, MO 63115 (314) 679-2571 www.associatedequip.com
Austin Hinds Motors
670 Brindlee Mtn. Pkwy. Arab, AL 35016 (256) 586-8161 www.austinhindsmotors.com
ATIG
1507 Park Center Drive, Unit 1C Orlando, FL 32835 (407) 472-9600 www.atiginc.com
Atlanta Wrecker Sales
4951 Chesnee Hwy. Chesnee, SC 29323 (800) 668-0170 www.atlantawreckersales.net
81 West Greenville Rd. Smithfield, RI 02917 (888) 305-1112 www.atomicled.com
Austin Hinds Motors, Inc. 670 S. Brindlee Mountain Pkwy. Arab, AL 35016 (256) 550-0042 www.austinhindsmotors.com
Austin Insurance, Inc. 2109 Broadway Paducah, KY 42001 (800) 548-7538 www.wreckerins.com
Auto Data Direct, Inc. 1830 East Park Ave., Ste. 1 Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 877-8804 www.add123.com
Auto Equipment, Inc. P.O. Box 392 Statesville, NC 28687 (704) 872-4116 www.autoequipmentinc.com
AutoLock Solutions P.O. Box 15401 Pensacola, FL 32514 (850) 476-0890 www.autolockinfo.com
AutoReturn 221 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 865-8200 www.autoreturn.com
AW Direct 410 S. Wright Rd. Janesville, WI 53546 (608) 662-3333 www.awdirect.com
COMPANY LISTINGS Azuga, a Bridgestone Company
42840 Christy St, Suite 205 Fremont, CA 94538 888-790-0715 www.azuga.com
B Baltimore, Dallas, Las Vegas Tow Shows www.towshows.com
BA Products
8925 McGaw Court Columbia, MD 21045 (800) 327-3301 www.baprod.com
Badger Glove and Safety 2635 Raymond Ave. Franksville, WI 53126 (262) 989-7010 www.badgergloveandsafety.com
Bailey’s Towing
1422 Wall Road Wake Forest, NC 27587 (919) 562-2984 www.baileystowinginc.com/srg.htm
BancorpSouth
P. O. Box 1503 Tupelo, MS 38802 (800) 794-1187 www.bxsi.com
Batchout
1770 E. Lancaster Ave., Suite 10 Paoli, PA 19301 (610) 296-3264 www.batchout.com
Best Tools USA
2202 West University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 (800) 541-8568 www.besttoolsusa.net
Bishop Branding AUTOW Custom Die Cast P.O. Box 21029 Lethbridge, AB T1K6X4 (403) 393-2665 www.bishopbranding.com
Blades Tow Right, Inc. 25220 Trans-X Rd. Novi, MI 48375 (734) 449-0518 www.bladestowright.com
BlingMaster, Inc.
P.O. Box 738 Auburndale, FL 33823 (863) 248-2616 www.blingmaster.com
BMS Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc.
200 Crossing Blvd. Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 (908) 704-1700 www.brothermobilesolutions.com
Bobee Tech
(440) 503-7256 www.bbkbillingservices.com
Beacon Funding Corp.
Bowers Group
P.O. Box 280 Cortland, OH 44410 (330) 638-6146 www.bowersgrp.com
Boxes 4 U / Crash Film
10091 Brecksville Rd., Ste. F Brecksville, OH 44141 (866) 437-6653 www.dispatchanywhere.com
1401 E. Plano Pkwy. Plano, TX 75074 (972) 516-0002 www.boxes4u.com
Best Insurance Agency
Breg Environmental
P.O. Box 67 Trussville, AL 35173 (205) 655-2128 www.bestrl.com
Busch Enterprises
908 Cochran Street Statesville, NC 28677 (704) 878-2067 www.buschshineproducts.com
Buyers Products Co. 9049 Tyler Blvd. Mentor, OH 44060 (440) 974-8888 www.buyersproducts.com
C Cal-Van Tools
Car-Part.com
BBK Billing Services
Beacon Software
4150 Church Street, Ste. 1024 Sanford, FL 32771 (940) 783-9915 www.bullydog.com
BOLT Lock
Boss Industries, Inc.
20 Joseph Mills Drive P.O. Box 595 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 (800) 433-1013
BUYER’S
Bully Dog / Drive Systems
4300 Waterleaf Ct. Greensboro, NC 27410 (800) 537-1077 www.cal-vantools.com/
3333 West Good Hope Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53209 (877) 251-8798 www.boltlock.com
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P.O. Box 5695 Chattanooga, TN 37406 (866) 800-8677 www.budgetgps.com
2423 SW 147 Ave. #380 Miami, FL 33185 (786) 548-4711
1761 Genesis Dr. LaPorte, IN 46350 (219) 324-7776, Ext. 214 www.bossair.com
3400 Dundee Road, Ste. 180 Northbrook, IL 60062 (847) 897-2734 www.beaconfunding.com
BudgetGPS
1980 Highland Pike Fort Wright, KY 41017 (859) 344-1925 www.carpartpro.com
Centerpointe Insurance Service, Ltd.
807B Camarillo Springs Road Camarillo, CA 93012-9464 (800) 451-8766, Ext. 120 (805) 384-1166, Ext. 120 (805) 384-8036, Fax www.centerpointeinsurance.com
Chalmers Suspensions International, Inc.
12187 S.E. 60th Avenue Rd. Bellview, FL 34420 (352) 470-5867 www.chalmerssuspensions.com
Channel Islands Leasing and Loan
306 Descanso Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 646-3576 www.channelislandsleasing.com www.towprofessional.com
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, 2022 BUYER S GUIDE Chase Insurance Agency 333 NW 70 Ave., Ste. 108 Plantation, FL 33317 (800) 940-4301 www.chaseinsurance.net
Chester Point Programs P.O. Box 369 Chester, NJ 7930 (908) 428-4285, Ext. 112 www.chesterpoint.com
Chevron
9401 Williamsburg Plaza Suite 201 Louisville, KY 40222 (502) 420-7039 www.chevron.com
Chevron Commercial
3545 George Street Highland, IL 62249 (618) 654-5555 www.chevroncommercial.com
Chicago Pneumatic 1800 Overview Dr. Rock Hill, SC 29730 (803) 817-7349 www.cp.com
Clarus Merchant Services 3 E. Diamond Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (800) 720-3373 www.clarusdc.com
Clipsavers
P. O. Box 2067 Huntersville, NC 28070 (704) 607-4797 clipsavers@gmail.com
Clore Automotive
8735 Rosehill Rd, Suite 220 Lenexa, KS 66215 (800) 328-2921 www.cloreautomotive.com
Code 3 / PSE Amber
10986 N. Warson Rd. St. Louis, MO 63114-2029 (314) 426-2700, Ext. 1251 www.code3pse.com
Coker Equipment
9100 Ambassador Row Dallas, TX 75247 (214) 742-5221 www.cokerequip.com
Collins Mfg. Corp.
P.O. Box 1299 Jacksonville, OR 97530 (800) 332-9220 www.collinsdollies.com
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Columbus McKinnon
140 John James Audubon Parkway Amherst, NY 14228-1197 (716) 689-5568 www.cmworks.com
Columbus Truck/ Marietta Mack
127 Court Street Marietta, OH 45750 (740) 373-7200 www.columbusmack.com
ComeUp Winch
12930 S.E. Hwy. 212 Clackamas, OR 97015 (818) 246-5745 www.comeupusa.com
Condor Lift
210 W. Stephenie Dr. Cortland, IL 60112 (800) 461-1344 www.condor-lift.com
Consumers Insurance
1620 Gateway Blvd., Ste. 201 Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (615) 896-6133, Ext. 180 www.ciusa.com
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 701 Lima Avenue Findlay, OH 45840 (419) 424-4247 www.coopertire.com
Copart
14185 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 400 Dallas, TX 75254 (972) 391-5082 www.copart.com
Creditors Specialty Service, Inc. P.O. Box 764 Acton, CA 93510 (661) 269-0100 www.ccscollect.com
Crouch Wrecker & Equipment Sales
P.O. Box 174 Kingston Springs, TN 37082 (615) 952-3287 www.crouchtowtrucks.com
Currin Graphics
2814 Copter Rd. #B Pensacola, FL 32514 (850) 505-0955 www.curringraphics.com
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Custer Products, Ltd.
Deep South Wrecker Sales
Custom Built
Der Manouel Insurance Group
4101 Shuffel Drive N.W. North Canton, OH 44720 (800) 490-3158 www.custerproducts.com 2 Popular Street Kane, Pennsylvania 16735 (800) 540-5151 www.custombuiltmfg.com
CW Mill Equipment Co. 14 Commerce Dr. Sabetha, KS 66534 (785) 284-3454 cwmill.com
D D&J Diversified, LLC 2948 Starwood Dr. Oviedo, FL 32765 (407)-657-5969 www.thelubepage.com
Dacotah-Walsh Tire
80 W. 78th Street Chanhassen, MN 55317 (952) 934-8427 www.tireauditor.com
Dahdah Towing & Equipment 146 Broad Street Augusta, GA 30901 (803) 279-9749
Dan Messina
P.O. Box 640 Prosper, TX 75078 (469) 774-0340 www.towtrax.net
Dan–Am Air
One Sata Dr. Spring Valley, MN 55975 (800) 533-8016 www.danamair.com
3460 Highway 78 Loganville, GA 30052 (404) 569-4723 www.deepsouthwreckersales.com
548 W. Cromwell Ave, Suite 101 Fresno, CA 93711 (800) 447-4605 www.dmig.com
Deran’s Towing & Recovery
10279 73rd St. Ottumwa, Iowa 52501 (641) 684-4827
Detroit Wrecker Sales 19393 Davidson Detroit, Michigan 48223 (313) 835-8700 www.detroitwrecker.com
DewEze Mfg./Harper Industries 151 E. Highway 160 Harper, KS 67058 (800) 835-1042 www.harperindustries.com
DG Towing Equipment 409 W. 218th Street New York, NY 10034 (212) 567-0255 www.dgtow.com
Digital-Ally
9705 Loiret Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (800) 440-4947 www.digitalallyinc.com
Diversified Products
8330 Atlantic Boulevard Jacksonville, FL 32211-8784 (800) 874-4172 www.pushbumper.com
DK2 Winches/ Detail Dk2
Danco Products
411 South Cedar Lane Greencastle, PA 17225 (800) 453-2626 www.dancoproducts.com
1080 Clay Have, Unit 2 Burlington, On. Canada L7L0AI (888) 277-6960 www.detailk2.com
Dangelo’s Custom Built Mfg., LLC
D.O.T Tiedown & Equipment Sales
207 N. Fraley Street Kane, PA 16735 (814) 837-6053 www.custombuiltmfg.com
436 Saco Lowell Rd. Easley, SC 29640 (800) 459-4798 www.dottiedown.com
COMPANY LISTINGS Double M Productions
Dual-Tech
East Coast Truck & Trailer
eComply
Don Jackson Commercial
Durabilt
East PennTruck Equipment
Eemerg
Eastern Wrecker Sales, Inc.
Edington Enviro/ Spill Diaper
N. 1st St. #8; P.O. Box 392 Stroudsburg, PA 18360 (570) 476-8000 doublemproductions.net
7066 Buffington Rd. Union City GA 30291-2260 (877) 312-1562 www.donjacksoncommercial.com
DPF Remedy/Green Commercial Fuel Solutions 114 Parkcrest Drive Cary, NC 27519 (844) 728-3373 dpfremedy.com
540 Industrial Drive Bean Station, TN 37708 (800) 852-0345 www.dual-techinc.com
1900 N. Austin Chicago, IL 60639 (773) 622-7260 www.durabiltusa.com
Dynamic Mfg.
1120 E. Brambleton Avenue Norfolk, VA 23504 (757) 624-1360 www.dynamicmfg.com
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Dri-Dek
2780 Horseshoe Dr. S. #2 Naples, FL 34101 (239) 643-0448 www.dri-dek.com
Driveline Buddy, LLC 3853 Duck Creek Dr. Stockton, CA 95215 (209) 401-0069 www.drivelinebuddy.com
Eartec
145 Dean Knauss Dr. Narragansett, RI 2882 (800) 399-5994 www.eartec.com
2906 Elmhurst Lane Portsmouth, VA 23701 (757) 465-2200 www.ectts.com
1100 Winn Dr. Bethlehem, PA 18017 (610) 694-9234 www.eastpenntrucks.com
13401 US 70 Business Hwy. West Clayton, NC 27520 (919) 553-4038 www.easternwrecker.com
11001 Dunklin Dr Saint Louis, MO 63138 866-247-9989 www.eemerg.com
350 W. Margaret Ave Terre Haute, IN 47802 812-248-8095 www.spilldiaper.com
EasTract North America
Energy Security Agency (ESA)
Philip Carroll P.O. Box 15134 Atlanta, GA 30333 770-366-0206 www.eastractna.com
6509 Streamside Dr Galena, OH 43021 855-ESA-SAFE www.energysecurityagency.com
Ecmperformance.com
EnerSys
304 Indian Trace, Suite 289 Weston, FL 33326 (888) 768-2447 www.ecmperformance.com
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600 Round Rock West Drive, Ste. 201 Round Rock, TX 78681 (512) 269-0108 www.ecomply.net
2366 Bernville Road Reading, PA 19605 (610) 208-1692 www.enersys.com
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Equipment Sales & Service 152 Floyd Ave. Bloomfield, NJ 7003 (973) 743-7516 www.esstrucksales.com
Evans Cooling P.O. Box 434 Parkersville, PA 19457 (860) 668-1114, Ext. 203 www.evanscooling.com
Exide Technologies 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Building 200 Milton, GA 30004 (678) 566-9000 www.exide.com
Eye3data 9624 Cincinnati Columbus Rd., Suite 310 Cincinnati, OH 45241 (513) 770-0550 www.eye3data.com
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Fleetdown.net/Fleetsource
Flitz International, Ltd.
1277 DeValera Avenue Akron, OH 44310 (855) 662-4379 www.fallsway.com
Fleet Compliance Solutions, LLC
Florida Wrecker Sales
Federal Signal
Fleet Sales West
Fallsway Equipment
2645 Federal Signal Dr. University Park, IL 60484 (800) 824-0254 www.fedsig.com
Firmhorn
805-874-2242 www.firmhorn.com support@firmhorn.com
Fitzgerald Wrecker Sales
P.O. Box 250 Byrdstown, TN 38549 (304) 544-7415 www.fitzgeraldwreckersales.com
Flash Equipment
2061 Whitfield Park Ave. Sarasota, FL 34243 (800) 570-8866 www.flashequipment.com
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1400 Commerce Blvd., Ste. 25 Anniston, AL 36207 (256) 241-9280 www.fleetdown.net
(570) 228-6210 www.fleetcompliancesolutions.net 2175 N. Pacific Highway Woodburn, OR 97071 (503) 982-5095 www.fleetsaleswest.com
Fleet Time Solutions
111 North Orange Ave., Ste. 800 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 477-4646 www.fleettimesolutions.com
FleetMatics
1600 E Golf Road, Suite 800 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 (866) 844-2235 www.fleetmatics.com
FleetNet America
P.O. Box 970 Cherryville, NC 28021-0970 (800) 438-8961, Ext. 2544 www.fleetnetamerica.com
821 Mohr Avenue Waterford, WI 53185-4257 (800) 558-8611 www.flitz.com 6301 N. 56th St. Tampa, FL 33610 (813) 626-2144 www.flwrecker.com
FlowStop
P.O. Box 634 Denver, NC 28037 (877) 356-9767 www.flowstop.net
Fluidall, LLC
860 Johnson Drive Delano, MN 55328 (800) 849-0591 www.fluidall.com
Ford Motor Company
16800 Executive Plaza Drive Regent Court Building, Room 6N228 Dearborn, MI 48126 (313) 390-3029 www.ford.com
COMPANY LISTINGS FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS 2477 Deerfield Dr. Fort Mill, SC 29715 (803) 578-3263 www.freightlinertrucks.com
FTI Group
P.O. Box 2349 Keller, TX 76244 877-401-2345 www.ftigroups.com
G G.N. Novelties, LLC (860) 681-7049 www.ninoprints.com
G&S Safety Products P.O. Box 282 McKean, PA 16426 (814) 476-7908 www.gssafetyproducts.com
Gaither Tool
21 Harold Cox Dr. Jacksonville, IL 62650 (217) 245-0545 www.gaithertool.com
Gamber Johnson 3001 Borham Ave. Stevens Point, WI 54481 (800) 456-6868 www.gamberjohnson.com
GEICO 4201 Spring Valley Rd. Dallas, TX 75244 (972) 701-1620 www.geico.com
General Mfg. (Saftlite) 1336 West Wiley Avenue Bluffton, IN 46714 (260) 824-3440 www.saftlite.com
Gessel Insurance Agency 25 W. Fifth Street, Suite N London, OH 43140 (740) 852-7725 www.gesselinsagency.com
Glenn’s Auto Parts 110 Highway 70 Rockwood, TN 37854 (865) 354-0622 www.glennsautoparts.com
GM Fleet and Commercial
Gulf Atlantic Supply
Golden West
P.O. Box 738 Columbiana, AL 35051 (205) 669-2393 www.gasafetywear.com
(313) 665-2368 www.GMFleet.com
1850 E. Orangethorpe Ave. Fullerton, CA 92831-5324 (800) 724-8766 www.goldenwesttoweq.com
Gulf Coast Underwriters 11073 Countryway Blvd. Tampa, FL 33626 (813) 864-4428 www.gcuins.com
Go-Light, Inc.
37146 Old Hwy. 17 Culbertson, NE 69024 (308) 278-3131 www.golight.com
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Goodall
7558 Washington Avenue South Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (952) 941-6666 www.goodallmfg.com
HAAS Alert, Inc.
GPS Insight
Hal Kresser Agency
650 W Lake Street Chicago, IL 60661 833-433-HAAS www.haasalert.com/towing
21803 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 220 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (866) 477-4321, Ext. 8003 www.gpsinsight.com
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, 2022 BUYER S GUIDE Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc. Route 76 Cooper Rd. Voorhees, NJ 8043 (800) 232-6535 www.haletrailer.com
Hamby & Aloisio Insurance
53 Perimiter Center E., Ste. 400 Atlanta, GA 30346 (770) 804-4829 www.towtruckinsurance.com
Hankook Tire America Corp.
Holly’s Towing Dispatch 10 Melrose Dr. Farmington, CT 6032 (800) 730-3909 www.hollystowingdispatch.com
Hooks Towing Supply
83 C.R. 725 Wynne, AR 72396 (870) 238-4148 www.hookswreckersupplies.com
House of Wreckers
161 Industrial Rd. San Carlos, CA 94070 (650) 594-1530 www.houseofwreckers.com
1450 Valley Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 (973) 633-9000 www.hankooktire.com
HUB International
Hanscom K
Hubcaps Unlimited
1250 S. Grove Ave., Suite 308 Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 756-4808 www.hanscomk.com
Hazmat Responder Network (877) 356-9767 hazmatrn.com
30 Kimball Ave, Suite 301 South Burlington, VT 05403 www.hubinternational.com 4262 South Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 (414) 769-0039 www.wheelcovers.com
Hy-Tech Recovery Equipment 3225 Reagan Dr. Fort Worth, TX 76116 (817) 560-4610 www.sneekerlift.com
Hedinger’s Equipment 321 S. Wilder St. Greenburg, IN 47240 (812) 663-7885 www.hedingers.com
HG2 Emergency Lighting 477 N. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32807 (866) 468-4569 www.hg2lighting.com
Hide-A-Lift
I ICOM North America/ UPAS Group 54790 Grand River New Hudson, MI 48165 (248) 573-4934 www.icomnorthamerica.com
I Tow In, Inc.
3058 320th St. Hull, IA 51239 (800) 634-9340 www.hidealift.com
335 Locust Lane Bellevue, KY 41073 (800) 979-8697 info@skatesiti.com
Highway Products
In The Ditch Towing Products
7905 Agate Rd. White City, OR 97503 (800) 866-5269 www.800toolbox.com
Hino Motor Sales U.S.A. 45501 12 Mile Road Novi, MI 48377 (248) 699-9300 www.hino.com
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3195 Industrial Way Mountain Home, ID 83647 (888) 993-4824 www.intheditch.com
INA Towing Network
500 Meijer Dr., Suite 300 Florence, KY 41042 (866) 853-2125 www.inatowing.com
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Industrial Netting 7681 Setzler Pkwy. N. Minneapolis, MN 55445 (800) 328-8456 www.industrialnetting.com
Insight USA 23330 Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 333 California, MD 20619 (301) 866-1990, Ext. 203 www.mds-inc.com
Insurance Auto Auctions Two Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 500 Westchester, IL 60154 (708) 492-7000 www.iaai.com
Insurance Hub 1830 Water Place, Suite 105d Atlanta, GA 30339 (404) 892-2864 www.insurancehub.com
Integrated Vehicles & Equipment Leasing 734 Walt Whitman Road Melville, NY 11747 (800) 551-4854 www.integratedleasing.com
Intek 152 Eagle Rock Ave. Roseland, NJ 7068 (973) 403-7788 www.intekleasing.com
International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum 3315 Broad St. Chattanooga, TN 37408-3052 (423) 267-3132 internationaltowingmuseum.org
InternationalTruck/Navistar 4201 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555-4026 (630) 753-5000 www.navistar.com
Isuzu 1400 S. Douglas Rd., Suite 100 Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 935-9425 www.isuzu.com
J J.J. Keller
3003 Breezewood Lane Neenah, WI 54957 (920) 967-7050 www.jjkeller.com
Jeff Ingram Wrecker Sales, 1677 Daney Blvd. Horn Lake, MS 38637 (866) 280-6761 www.wrecker-sales.com
Jerr-Dan
13224 Fountainhead Plaza Hagerstown, MD 21742 (240) 420-8781 www.jerrdan.com
Junk Car Academy
3343 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30326 800-220-9794 www.junkcarbuyeracademyusa.com
K Kalyn Siebert, L.P. 1850 Executive Park Dr. N.W. Cleveland, TN 37312 (800) 400-6913, Ext. 1006 www.kalynsiebert.com
Kapnick Insurance Group 1201 Briarwood Circle Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 929-6590 www.kapnick.com
Kavanaugh’s Truck Sales 1383 Belmar Dr. Louisville, KY 40213 (502) 454-4960 www.mathenytowtrucks.com
KBK Insurance Group, Inc. 1425 Sams Ave., Suite 201 Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 736-0690 www.kbkinsgroup.com
Kenworth 10630 N.E. 38th PL Kirkland, WA 98033 (425) 828- 5000 www.kenworth.com
COMPANY LISTINGS Keystone Tape & Supply of Texas
1130 Blue Mound Road West, Suite 304 Haslet, TX 76052 (817) 439-8898 www.keystonetape.com
Kilar
2616 North Main Street Hubbard, OH 44425 (330) 534-8961 kilar.cc
KOLO DBS, LLC kolodbs.com
L Landoll Corporation 1900 North Street Marysville, KS 66508 (785) 562-5381 www.landoll.com
Kinco Gloves
LDC Insurance Services
Kinedyne
Len Zermenos / Payne Dourm
751 West 800 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104 (888) 737-0233 www.kincoworkgloves.com 151 Industrial Parkway Branchburg, NJ 08876-3451 (908) 231-1800, Ext. 128 www.kinedyne.com
Kinequip, Inc.
3708A Performance Rd. Charlotte, NC 28214 (704) 392-5052 www.kinequip.com
900 W. Chandler Blvd., Suite A-8 Chandler, AZ 85225 (877) 988-1768, Ext. 1 www.ldcinsurance.com
15355 Old Lincoln Way Dalton, OH 44168 (330) 323-5165 www.lenzermenos.com
Lift-All
P.O. Box 27 Landisville, PA 17538-0027 (717) 898-6614, Ext. 1162 www.wreckerstraps.com
Lift and Tow
Lynch
Lodar USA
Lynch Chicago
29000 Sharon Lane Waterford, WI 53185 (262) 514-4000 www.lynchtruckcenter.com
7660 Molly Pitcher Highway Shippensburg, PA 17257 (717) 532-5558 www.liftandtow.com
7335 West 100th Place Bridgeview, IL 60455 (708) 233-1112 www.lynchchicago.com
Expressway 287 Henrietta, TX 76365 (888) 685-6327 www.lodar.com
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Loganville Ford
3460 Highway 78 Loganville, GA 30052 (770) 554-9994 www.loganvilleford.com
Mach 1 Services
Lube-A-Boom
9504 N. Interstate 35 San Antonio, TX 78233 (210) 503-5880 www.mach1services.com
8151 River Bay Drive East Indianapolis, IN 46240 (317) 501-1104 www.lubeaboom.com
Majestic Glove
Lubrication Specialties
6707 Hardeson Road Everett, WA 98203 (425) 407-1200 www.majesticglove.com
255 Neal Ave. Mt. Gilead, OH 43338 (419) 768-2647 www.hotshotssecret.com
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Matheny Motors
Michelin
4125 1st Ave. Nitro, WV 25143 (304) 485-4418 www.mathenymotors.com
P.O. Box 19001 Greenville, SC 29602 (864) 458-4923 www.michelintruck.com
Miti Co. Mfg.
41775 Elm St, Unit 403 Murrieta, CA 92562 (888) 396-3848 www.markingpendepot.com
Marr Software, LLC
MatJack
Mike Keith insurance
Mitsubishi
1712 Pioneer Ave, Ste. 464 Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 363-AUTO 2886 www.protow.com
Martens Johnson Insurance 6227 Executive Boulevard Rockville, MD 20852-3906 (301) 231-5447 www.mjia.com
Maryland Carrier & Wrecker Sales 1800 Sulphur Spring Rd. Baltimore, MD 21227 (410) 247-5700 www.mdcarrierwrecker.com
2320 Duke St. Indianapolis, IN 46205 (317) 359-3078 www.matjack.com
P.O. Box 388 Clinton, Mo. 64375 (800) 748-7985 curtis@mkeithins.com
McMahon Truck Centers
2121 Blount Road Pompano Beach, FL 33069 (954) 782-0604 www.milemarker.com
1688 E. 5th Ave. Columbus, OH 43219 800-288-0839 COLUMBUS 800-288-0849 MARIETTA www.mcmahontrucks.com
Merritt
9339 Brighton Road Henderson, CO 80640-8229 (303) 289-2286 www.merrittequipment.com
Mfr. Express
7-A Donna Drive Wood Ridge, NJ 7075 (201) 266-0910 www.mfrexpress.com
Mile Marker
Miller Industries
8503 Hill Top Dr. Chattanooga, TN 37363 (423) 238-4171 www.millerind.com
Minute Man Mfg.
6673 Pine Ridge Ct., Ste. B Jenison, MI 49429 (877) 593-6959 www.minuteman1.com
3183 Hall Ave. Grand Junction, CO 81504 (970) 243-9500 www.mitico.com 2015 Center Square Rd. Logan Township, NJ 08085 (856) 467-3965 www.mitfuso.com
Mobile Awareness, LLC
31200 Solon Road, Suite 1#210 Solon, OH 44139 (440) 248-5523 Ext. 205 www.mobileawareness.com
Mobile Create USA
2961 W. MacArthur Blvd. #210 Santa Ana, CA 92704 (408) 933-9588 www.mcusainc.com
Mobile Lifts, Inc.
3476 Germantown Pike Collegeville, PA 19426 (610) 489-1900 www.mobilelifts.com
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15330 Vermont Ave. Paramount, CA 90723 (323) 636-5202 www.nexedge-mra.com
Moduline Cabinets 20 Holland Street Brockton, MA 02301 (888) 343-4463 www.modulinecabinets.com
Muncie Power Products 201 East Jackson Street Muncie, IN 47305-2834 (765) 284-7721 www.munciepower.com
N NASCO Industries
3 N.E. 21st Street Washington, IN 47510 (800) 767-4288 www.nascoinc.com
Nation Safe Drivers
800 Yamato Road, Ste. 100 Boca Raton, FL 33431 (800) 338-2680 www.nsdmc.com
National Automobile Club 373 Vintage Park Dr., Ste. E Foster City, CA 94404 (650) 294-7000 www.nacroadservice.com
National Insurance Brokerage of NY 175 Oval Dr. Islandia, NY 11749 (631) 273-4242 www.nibony.com
National Interstate 3250 Interstate Drive Richfield, OH 44286 (800) 929-1500 www.natl.com
National Motor Club
130 E. John Carpenter Hwy. Irving, TX 75062-2708 (469) 524-5122 www.nmc.com
National Traffic Signs, Inc.
New Pig
14521 60th Street N. Clearwater, FL 33760 (727) 446-7983 www.ntsigns.com
One Pork Ave. Tipton, PA 16684 (800) HOT-HOGS (468-4647) www.newpig.com/us/
NationWide Towing & Recovery Group, LLC
Next Generation Tool Co. 330 Carter Rd. Mims, FL 32754 (800) 874-5625 www.nextgentool.com
1115A Falconcrest Ct. Nixa, MO 65714 (417) 595-0712 www.ntrg4u.com ntrg4u.com
Nite Beams
4715 Norfolk Circle Portage, MI 49024 (248) 705-8784 www.nitebeams.com
NBB Controls, Inc. 5909 School Ave. Richmond, VA 23228 (804) 262-4846 www.nbbcontrols.de
North American Bancard 303 5th Ave, Suite 407 NY, NY 10016 (866) 481-4604 www.nynab.com
New England Truckmaster
NRC Industries
16 Bernhard Rd. North Haven, CT 06473 (203) 772-1217 www.netruckmaster.com
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2430 Principale St-Paul d’Abbotsford, QC J0E 1A0 (450) 379-5796 www.nrc-industries.com
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State Route 17 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 7604 (800) 922-1122 www.nussbaumequipment.com
O Ohio Power Systems 807 E. Findlay St. Carey, OH 43316 (419) 294-4985 www.ohiopowersys.com
Olson & Company 3 Oxford Ct. Suffern, NY 10901 (845) 357-0829 www.axlecap.net
Omadi, Inc.
3451 Triumph Blvd. Ste. 650 Lehi, Utah, 84043 (801) 762-6658 www.omadi.com
Online Impound Auctions
950 South River Industrial Blvd Vienna, GA 30315 888-903-4678 www.onlineimpoundauctions.com
OnScene Solutions
3660 Center Road #313 Brunswick, OH 44212 (330) 220-8111 www.onscenesolutions.com
O’ Reilly Auto Parts
233 S. Patterson Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 http://locations.oreillyauto.com/al/ saraland
P Pacific General Life Insurance Agency
210 Quail Ridge Drive Westmont, IL 60599 (630) 515-0090 www.towtruckinsuranceusa.com
Pana-Pacific
838 N. Laverne Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 (800) 726-2636 www.panapacific.com
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Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way 1H-5 Secaucus, NJ 7094 (201) 392-4193 www.panasonic.com
Panor Corp (Maxxima)
Pinnacle
800 Point Vista Dr., Suite 532 Hickory Creek, TX 75065 (940) 321-8204 www.viewpinnacle.com
Pneu-Tek Tire Tools
125 Cabot Court Hauppauge, NY 11788 (631) 434-1200, Ext. 200 www.maxxima.com
505 24th St. Alamogordo, NM 88310 (575) 430-2236 www.pneu-tek-unlimited.com
ParkingPass.com400 S.
PolyBilt
4th ST, Suite 500 Las Vegas, NV 89101 800-322-5535 www.parkingpass.com
Peak GPS
256 Eastview Lane Ringgold, CA 30736 (850) 460-4718 www.peakgps.com
Pelican Rope
4001 W. Carriage Dr. Santa Ana, CA 92704 (714) 545-0116, Ext. 5 www.pelicanrope.com
Permco Hydraulics
P.O. Box 2068 Streetsboro, OH 44241 (800) 626-2801 www.permco.com
Peterbuilt
2605 River Road Piedmont, SC 29673 (864) 269-7202 www.thepetestore.com
Phoenix USA, Inc.
51 W. Borden Street Cookeville, TN 38503 (931) 526-6128, Ext. 2226 www.phoenixusa.com
Pierce Auto Sales
549 U.S. HWY 287 S. Henrietta, TX 76365 (800) 658-6301 www.piercesales.com
Pillow Protection Corp. (Pan Pillow) 9815-149th St. Edmonton, AB T5P 1K5 (780) 908-9560 www.panpillow.com
PIP
6 Computer Drive East Albany, NY 12205 (518) 595-1539 www.pipusa.com
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Power Arc
7556 Watson Rd. Shrewsbury, MO 63119-3914 (314) 968-1115 www.powerarc.net
Powerbilt Wreckers / I-44 Truck Center 705 North Service Rd. Saint Clair, MO 63077 (800) 660-7312 www.i44truckcenter.com
Progressive Commercial Insurance
747 Alpha Dr. Highland Heights, OH 441 (440) 461-5000 www.progressivecommercial.com
Progressive Platforms
60 Island St. Lawrence, MA 1840 (877) 304-4347 www.progressiveplatforms.com
Prolift, LLC
1379 Cross Street Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 (850) 865-0119 www.proliftbags.com
Pro-Vision
P.O. Box 8821 Kentwood, MI 49518 (616) 583-1520 www.provsnusa.com
PSE Amber
10986 North Warson Rd. St. Louis, MO 63114-2029 (314) 426-2700, Ext. 1251 www.code3pse.com
Powerhouse Industries
Purpose Wrecker
Prime Industries
PWOF
P.O. Box 8 Eastport, NY 11941 (631) 325-5555 www.jiffyjump.com
525 Central Drive Virginia, VA 23454 (800) 446-1144 www.prime-industries.com
Prime Insurance Company 303 W. Madison Street, Ste. 2075 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 257-5590 www.primeis.com
Pro View Systems, Inc. 118 N Peter Road, #348 Knoxville, TN 37923 (865) 769-6540 www.proviewsystemsgps.com
Professional Dispatch Services, Inc.
901 S.E. Oak St. Portland, OR 97214 (866) 382-7374 www.prodispatchservice.com
1732 Prospect Road Wentzville, MO 63385 (636) 639-9700 www.purposewrecker.com 4718 Edgewater Dr. Orlando, FL 32804 (407) 402-1040 www.pwof.org
Q Quality Craft Tools 8994 S.R. 73 Hillsboro, OH 45133 (937) 393-4954 www.qct.20m.com
Quest Towing Services 106 West Tolles Drive St. Johns, MI 48879 (888) 295-2584 www.questsoftware.com
R RAM Mounting Systems 8410 Dallas Ave S. Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 763-8361 www.rammount.com
RAM Trucks/ Chrysler Group, LLC 1000 Chrysler Dr. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 www.chryslergroupllc.com
Ramsey Winch
4707 N. Mingo Rd. Tulsa, OK 74117 (918) 234-2130 www.ramseyindustries.com
Ranger SST
34194 Aurora Rd. #274 Cleveland, OH 44139 (440) 498-1495 www.rangersst.com
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R.A Storelee Insurance Agency, Inc. (RAS) 321 First Street, Suite, 201 Benicia, California 94510 (707) 745-3321 www.towinginsurance.com
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Ratler Mfg.
41 Granger Ave. Scarborough, ON M1L 3K9 (416) 285-1876 www.ratler.com
RC Industries
P.O. Box 1555 Elkhart, IN 46515 (574) 295-6641, Ext. 101 www.rctoolbox.com
Real Power
8401 Northwest Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46278 (877) 670-7325, Ext.368 www.realacpower.com
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Rick’s Truck & Equipment
Recovery First Insurance
Rick’s Truck Center
42 Quanapoag Road E. Freetown, MA 2727 (508) 763-5474 www.recoverybillingunlimited.com P.O. Box 3142 Tulsa, OK 74101-3142 (918) 764-1656 www.recoveryfirst.com
Recovery Specialist Insurance Group P.O. Box 2707 Manassas, VA 20108 (703) 365-0199 www.rsig.com
Reelcraft
2842 E. Business Hwy. 30 Columbia City, IN 46725 (260) 248-8188 www.reelcraft.com
Regional International of WNY, LLC. 2425 Walden Ave. Buffalo, NY 14225 (800) 836-0409 www.regionalinternational.com
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920 W. Lima St. Kenton, OH 43326 (800) 639-4537 www.ricksrollbacks.com
260 New Lancaster Rd. Leominster, MA 1453 (978) 534-0120 www.rickystow.com
RMP Powertrain Solutions 9040 Burrough Dover Lane Pennsauken, NJ 08110 (800) 257-7418 www.powertrainsolutions.com
Road America
7300 Corporate Center Drive 6th Floor Miami, FL 33126 (305) 392-4327 www.road-america.com
Road Gear
P.O. Box 1202 Russellville, AL 35654 (256) 331-9340 www.road-gear.com
Road mate DVR
www.roadmatedvr.com
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1170 Center Dr. Suites A & B City of Industry, CA 91789 (909) 468-1393 www.roadsidesafety.net
Robert Young’s Trucks
210 Carver Ave. N.E. Roanoke, VA 24012 (540) 982-3809 www.robertyoungtrucks.com
Robertson Ryan & Associates
5148 Elmore Rd. Ste. 3 Memphis, TN 38134 www.robertsonryan.com
Rockin Feet by Unique 4 U
6130 W. Flamigo Rd. PMB #460 Las Vegas, NV 89103 (504) 427-2728 www.rockinfeet.com
ROI Protective Tapes
805 Ward Dr. Northampton, PA 18067 (610) 564-7135 www.roiprotectivetape.com
R-O-M Corp
6800 East 163rd St. Belton, MO 64012-5463 (800) 827-3692 www.romcorp.com
Rontan Signals
7859 NW 46th Street, Unit 5B Miami, FL 33166 (305) 599-2974 www.rontan.com
R. P. Recovery Consulting Services/Sonetics 7555 East Dead Creek Rd. Baldwinsville, NY 13027 (315) 730-6566 www.rprecoveryconsulting.com
RPM Equipment & Wrecker Capital
13317 Chrisman Road Houston, TX 77039 (281) 590-1494 www.rpmwreckersandtowtrucks.com
RSIG 9381 Forestwood Lane Manassas, VA 20110 (703) 365-0199 www.rsig.com
COMPANY LISTINGS Ruggedtow.com
Safety Vision, LLC
6100 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N. Houston, TX 77041-5113 (800) 880-8855 www.safetyvision.com
Sefac
Shield Solutions, LLC
778 Pittsburg Rd Butler, PA 16002 (724) 586-2900 www.ruggedtow.com
Rush Towing Systems
Safetyline, Inc.
Sensata Dimensions
Slick Top Solutions, LLC
8810 IH-10 San Antonio, TX 78219 (210) 835-2239 www.rushtowingsystems.com
176 Shannon Lane Priest River, ID 83856 (208) 448-4000, Ext. 105 www.safetyline.com
Santander
RV Wheel 4037 Phelan Rd, # A133 Phelan, CA 92371 (800) 215-8007 www.rvwheel.com
3 Huntington Quad – Ste. 101N Melville, NY 11747 (631) 531-0630 www.santanderbank.com
Santiam Enterprises, Inc. 611 Main St. Lyons, OR 97358 (503) 859-2793 www.santiam.info
S S&J Mfg.
Schaeffer Manufacturing Co.
P.O. Box 564 Cuba, MO 65453 (573) 885-4460 www.sjmetalmfg.com
102 Barton Street St. Louis, MO 63104 (314) 865-4100 www.schaefferoil.com
23 Fontana Lane, Suite 110 Baltimore, MD 21237 (443) 730-1025, Ext. 102 www.sefac.com
W. 1737 Washington Rd Oconomowoc, WI 53066 (920)-474-7502 www.shieldsolutionsllc.com
4467 White Bear Parkway St Paul, MN 55110 (727) 253-4536 www.sensata.com
8800 Rhode Island Ave. College Park, MD 20740-4114 (301) 943-8903 www.slicktopsolutions.com
ServiCase
Sneed Robinson and Gerber, Inc.
P.O. Box 2349 Keller, TX 76244 www.servicase.com
Service Station Computer Systems/SSCS 650 Work St. # A Salinas, CA 93901-5013 (800) 972-7727, Ext 4721 www.sscsinc.com
P.O. Box 34698 Bartlett, TN 38134 (901) 372-4580 www.sneedinsurance.com
SoundOff Signal
Shannon Bryant Wrecker 1763 Stanley Ave Andalusia, AL 36420 (334) 222-6100 bryantswrecker@gmail.com
3900 Central Parkway Hudsonville, MI 49426 (800)-338-7337 www.soundoffsignal.com
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5555 Glenridge Connector #500 Atlanta, GA 30342 (800) 818-LINC (5462) www.southernlinc.com
Specialty Vehicle & Equipment Funding
538 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 221 Melville, NY 11747 (631) 753-6611 www.specialtyvehiclefunding.com
Speedway Wrecker & Trailer Sales
2564 Groveport Rd. Columbus, OH 43207 (877) 780-6972 www.speedwaywreckersales.com
Spill King
130 Juno St, Suite 1 Jupiter, FL 33458 www.spillking.com
Spill Tackle/ Tackle Technologies
5244 A Ave. Long Beach, MS 39560 (228) 206-1449 www.spilltackle.com
Star
455 Rochester Street Avon, NY 14414 (585) 226-9787 www.star1889.com
Starlight Lighting Systems 1409 N. Camden Cir. Savannah, GA 31406 (855) 335-8333 https://starlightlighting.ca/?sscid=61k3_m4cff
Steck Mfg.
1115 S. Broadway Dayton, OH 45417 (800) 227-8325 www.steckmfg.com
Sterling National Bank Corporate Offices
400 Rella Blvd Montebello, NY 10901 USA 845-369-8040 and 21 Scarsdale Road Yonkers, NY 10707 USA 914-961-6100 www.snb.com
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Stertil Koni
200 Log Canoe Circle Stevensville, MD 21666 (800) 336-6637 www.stertil-koni.com
Stren Flex
6295 McDonough Drive Norcross, GA 30093 (877) 787-3635 www.stren-flex.com
Strobes-R-Us
820 South Dixie Hwy. West Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (954) 946-9955 www.strobes-r-us.com/index.asp
Summit Truck Equipment 1251 Century Ave. Kansas City, MO 64120 (303) 301-7457 www.summittow.com
Sun-Tech Innovations/ Balance Masters P.O. Box 9154 Canoga Park, CA 91309 (818) 882-8431 www.balancemasters.com
Super Springs
5055 6th Street Carpinteria, CA 93013 (800) 898-0705 www.supersprings.com
Superior Receipt Book Company
T Tackle Technologies, LLC 5244 A Avenue Long Beach, MS 39560 (228) 206-1449 www.tackletechnologies.com
Talbert Manufacturing, Inc. 1628 W. State Road 114 Rensselaer, IN 47978 (800) 348-5232 www.talbertmfg.com
TCF Equipment Finance 11100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 801 Minnetonka, MN 55305 (800) 442-7811, Ext. 7415 www.tcfef.com
2237 Leavenworth Street San Francisco, CA. 94133 (314) 537-4728 www.Joinswoop.com
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Tomar Electronics / Lighting
2100 W. Obispo Avenue Gilbert, AZ 85233 (480) 497-4400 www.tomar.com 4508 Oak Fair Blvd, Suite 230 Tampa, FL 33610 (800) 794-6793, Ext. 112 www.tooltopia.com
Teletrac
TOPS by towXchange
7391 Lincoln Way Garden Grove, CA 92841 (817) 261-5756, Ext. 1448 www.teletrac.net
Tennessee Tow Show
www.tennesseetowshow.com
The Crosby Group
Swoop
2384 Petersburg Rd. Hebron, KY 41048 (859) 689-4888 www.tiptonsap.com
ToolTopia
Superwinch, LLC
P.O. Box 2349 Keller, TX 76244 (877) 401-2345 www.surefleet.com
Tipton Sales & Parts
613 Davy Lane Wilmington, IL 60481 (815) 476-9255 www.tecniqinc.com
Texas Hydraulics
sureFleet
34434 McConnell Road, Unit 160 Abbotsford, BC V2S 7P1 (800) 661-4661, Ext.22 www.tigertool.com
TecNiq Led Lighting
215 South Clark P.O. Box 326 Centreville, MI. 49032 (800) 624-2887 www.receipts.com 359 Lake Road Dayville, CT 6241 (860) 928-7787 www.superwinch.com
Tiger Tool
3410 Range Rd. Temple, TX 76504 (254) 778-4701 www.texashyd.com
P.O. Box 3128 Tulsa, OK 74101-3128 (918) 834-4611 www.thecrosbygroup.com
P.O. Box 5695 Chattanooga, TN 37406 (866) 800-8677 www.towexchange.net
Tow411
3131 S. 2nd St., Ste. 411 Louisville, KY 40208 (502) 376-3071 www.tow411.com
Tow Dawg Software P.O. Box 221630 New Hall, CT 91322 (888) 486-9329 www.towdawg.com
Tow Mart
8029 Pittsburg Ave. NW North Canton, OH 44720 (877) 343 5648 https://towmart.com
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Tow Signs
9343 East Bahia Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85260-1559 (480) 991-3600
32430 N.E. 120th St. Duvall, WA 98019 (800) 800-9470 www.towsigns.com
The Tool People
Tow Trucks & Trailers
1255 La Quinta Dr., Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32809 (407) 674-8775
1420 W. Troy Indianapolis, IN 46225 (317) 786-8765 dan@towtrucksandtrailers.com
COMPANY LISTINGS Towbook Management Software 1161 S. Carney Drive St. Clair, MI 48079 (888) 884-9598 www.towbook.com
Towing & Recovery Association of America, Inc. (TRAA) 700 12th N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 (888) 392-9300 www.traaonline.com
Towing and Recovery Association of Ohio (TRAO) 1339 US Hwy. 50 Milford, OH 45150 (513) 791-3555 www.trao.org
Towing Payment Solutions
650 New Ludlow Rd. South Hadley, MA 01075 (877) 532-5155 www.towingpaymentsolutions.com
Towing.com 12 W. Benson St. Cincinnati, OH 45215 (877) 444-6339 www.towing.com
TowLot.com
10331 Ash Dr. Overland Park, KS 66207 (866) 263-8611 www.towlot.com
Towmaster Trailers 61381 US Hwy. 12 Litchfield, MN 55355 (320) 693-7900 www.towmaster.com
TowMate
15704 E. Hwy. 12 Rogers, AR 72756 (800) 680-4455 www.towmate.com
towPartners
P.O. Box 2349 Keller, TX 76244 (877) 401-2345 www.towpartners.com
Tow Ramps (Brute Industries)
Tracker Management Systems
towSearch
TRAIL-EZE Trailers
TowTrax.com
Transportation Information Systems, Inc.
2003 23rd Ave. North, Suite A Escanaba, MI 49829 (906) 786-0585 www.raceramps.com P.O. Box 2349 Keller, TX 76244 (817) 337-8111 www.towsearch.com
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, 2022 BUYER S GUIDE Traxero North America 1730 E Holly Ave Suite 740 El Segundo, CA. 90245 www.traxero.co
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5353 Williams Blvd., Ste. 105 Georgetown, TX 78633 (303) 367-4391 www.u-r-g.com
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14300 Schaefer Hwy. Detroit, MI 48227 (313) 935-3013, Ext. 214 www.vulcanbrands.com
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Triple K Industries
671 Academy Ct., Unit A Windsor, CO 80550 (970) 686-5716 www.tru-bal.com
TruckMax 6000 N.W. 77th Court Miami, FL 33166 (305) 720-2579 www.truckmax.com
202 Blue Creek Drive Urbana, IA 52345 (319) 443-3106 www.uscargocontrol.com
USFleet Tracking 2912 NW 156th Street Edmond, OK 73013 (405) 749-1105 www.usft.com
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WorkSafe USA, Inc. 326 Hopple Hills Dr. Springfield, IL 62707 (217) 487-7045 www.no-jack.com
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Yale Cordage 77 Industrial Park Road Saco, ME 4072 (207) 282-3396, Ext. 23 www.yalecordage.com
Zip’s Truck Company 316 W. Milwaukee Street New Hampton, IA 50659 (641) 394-3166, Ext. 225 www.zips.com
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, 2022 BUYER S GUIDE ADD-ON WHEEL LIFTS Detroit Wrecker Sales Dynamic Hide-A-Lift Hy-Tech Recovery Equipment Lift and Tow Minute Man Mfg. T&L Lift Equipment ___________________________
AIR BAGS B/A Products Jerr-Dan MatJack Pillow Protection Corp. (Pan Pillow) ___________________________
AUTO AUCTIONS Car-Part.com Copart Insurance Auto Auctions Junk Car Academy Online Impound Auctions TowLot.com ___________________________
BATTERIES EnrSys Exide Technologies ___________________________
BODY MANUFACTURERS Able Weldbuilt Industries, Inc. Amerideck B&B Industries Custom Built Danco Products Dangelo’s Custom Built Detroit Wrecker Sales Direct Equipment Dual-Tech Dynamic Jerr-Dan Kilar Miller Industries NRC Industries PolyBilt Powerbilt Wreckers Ratler Mfg. Smyrna Truck and Cargo United Plastic Fabricating Weather Guard Zacklift ___________________________
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CARGO CONTROL all-Grip American Eagle Accessories AW Direct BA Products Bailey’s Towing Best Tools USA BOLT Lock Boxes 4 U/Crash Film Bulldog Towing Products Columbus McKinnon Detroit Wrecker Sales Diversified Products D.O.T. Tie Down & Lifting Equipment Driveline Buddy, LLC Durabilt Flash Equipment Hooks Towing Supply In The Ditch Towing Industrial Netting J.J. Keller Kendall Products (Dri-Dek) Kinedyne Lift- All Mfr. Express Rick’s Truck Center Robert Young’s Trucks Ruggedtow.com S&J Mfg. Shannon Bryant Wrecker Stren Flex The Crosby Group US Cargo Control Vulcan Brands Web Rigging Supply, Inc. Winches, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales Yale Cordage ___________________________
CHASSIS MANUFACTURER Detroit Wrecker Sales Ford Motor Company Freightliner Trucks Hino International Truck/Navistar Isuzu Kenworth Mitsubishi
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COMMUNICATIONS Eartec Mobiel Create USA Pro View Systems, Inc. Ranger SST R. P. Recovery Consulting Services/Sonetics Southern Communications Services, Inc. / SouthernLinc ___________________________
COMPRESSED AIR PRODUCTS Boss Industries, Inc. Dan-Am Air Viair ___________________________
COMPUTER MOUNTS Gamber Johnson RAM Mounting Systems ___________________________
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING North American Bancard Towing Payment Solutions (Xpress-pay) ___________________________
DAMAGED VEHICLE MOVEMENT SYSTEM BA Products Bailey’s Towing Best Tools USA Collins Mfg. Corp. Custer Products, Ltd. Diversified Products East Penn Truck Equipment Hooks Towing Supply I Tow In, Inc. In The Ditch Towing Products MatJack Robert Young’s Trucks Shannon Bryant Wrecker Steck Mfg. WorkSafe USA, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales ___________________________
DISPATCH SERVICE Holly’s Message Service KOLO DBS, LLC National Automobile Club Professional Dispatch Services Service Station Computer Systems/SSCS Swoop VIP Tow Dispatch ___________________________
DISTRIBUTOR Akins Ford All American Auto Group / Jerr-Dan American Enterprises Atlanta Wrecker Sales, Inc. Atlantic Emergency Solutions Austin Hinds Motors, Inc. Auto Equipment, Inc. Bailey’s Towing Best Tools USA Buyers Products Company Chevron Commercial Coker Equipment Columbus Truck/Marietta Mack Crouch Wrecker & Equipment Sales Deep South Wreckers Detroit Wrecker Sales DG Towing Equipment Don Jackson Commercial Dynamic East Coast Truck & Trailer East Penn Truck Equipment Eastern Wrecker Sales EasTract North America Equipment Sales and Service Fallsway Equipment Co. Fitzgerald Wrecker Sales Flash Equipment Fleet Sales West Florida Wrecker Sales Ginn Commercial Glenn’s Auto Parts Golden West Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel Hedinger’s Tow Equipment Hooks Towing Supply House of Wreckers Jeff Ingram Wrecker Sales, Inc. Kavanaugh’s Truck Sales
CATEGORY LISTINGS Len Zermenos / Payne Dourm Loganville Ford Lynch Lynch Chicago Maryland Carrier & Wrecker Sales Matheny Motors McMahon Truck Centers of Columbus Mobile Lifts, Inc. New England Truckmaster Nussbaum Wreckers Nussbaum Wreckers & Rollbacks Purpose Wrecker Regional International of WNY, LLC Rick’s Truck Center RPM Equipment & Wrecker Capital Rush Towing Systems Santiam Enterprises, Inc. Speedway Wrecker & Trailer Sales Summit Truck Equipment Super Springs
Tipton Sales & Parts, Inc. Tow-Trac North America Tow Mart Tow Trucks & Trailers TruckMax Twin Cities Wrecker Sales Twin State Equipment Waters Truck and Tractor WeldBuilt Industries West End Service, Inc. Winches, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales Zip’s Truck Company ___________________________
FINANCE & LEASING Advance Capital Group Advantage Funding Alliance Funding Group Beacon Funding Channel Islands Leasing and Loan Creditors Specialty Service, Inc. Integrated Vehicles & Equipment Leasing
Intek Regional International of WNY, LLC Santander Specialty Vehicle & Equipment Funding TCF Equipment Finance ___________________________
Traxero North America Traxxis GPS Solutions Vehiclepath (A Division of Spireon, Inc.) Verizon Network Fleet ___________________________
GPS/FLEET TRACKING
CW Mill Equipment DewEze Mfg./Harper Industries Lodar USA Muncie Power Products Ohio Power Systems Permco Hydraulics Texas Hydraulics TJR Equipment & Controls Winches, Inc. ___________________________
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, 2022 BUYER S GUIDE Centerpointe Insurance Chase Insurance Agency Chester Point Programs Consumers Insurance Der Manouel Insurance Group Geico Gessel Insurance Agency Gulf Coast Underwriters Hal Kresser Agency Hamby & Aloisio Insurance HUB International Insurance Hub Kapnick KBK Insurance Group, Inc. LDC Insurance Services Martens Johnson Insurance National Insurance Brokerage of NY National Interstate Pacific General Insurance Agency Prime Insurance Company Progressive Commercial Insurance Recovery First Insurance Recovery Specialist Insurance RSIG Sneed Robinson and Gerber The Insurance Professionals Towtruckinsurance.com Travis Barlow Insurance Weiss Insurance Wichert Insurance XINSURANCE Zellner Insurance Agency, Inc. Zurich ___________________________
JUMP STARTERS Associated Equipment AW Direct BA Products Clore Automotive Flash Equipment Goodall Powerhouse Industries Roadside Safety ___________________________
LIFTS/ MOTORCYCLE VEHICLE/WHEEL Amerideck Condor Lift Hide-A-Lift
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Hy-Tech Recovery Equipment Lift and Tow Minute Man Mfg. Sefac Stertil Koni Triple K Industries Winches, Inc. ___________________________
LIGHTING & ACCESSORIES all-Grip American Truck Technology Atlas Flasher & Supply Co. Atomic Led, Inc. Austin Hinds Motors, Inc. AW Direct BA Products Bailey’s Towing Buyers Products Company Code 3 / PSE Amber Commercial Safety Services Custer Products, Ltd. Detroit Wrecker Sales Dynamic Mfg. East Penn Truck Equipment Federal Signal Flash Equipment Fleet Sales West General Mfg. (Saftlite) Golden West Go-Light Inc. HG2 Jeff Ingram Wrecker Sales, Inc. Kinequip, Inc. Maryland Carrier & Wrecker Sales Minute Man Mfg. New England Truckmaster Phoenix USA, Inc. Power Arc Pro-Vision PSE Amber Regional International of WNY Rick’s Truck & Equipment Roadside Safety Robert Young’s Trucks R-O-M Corp Rontan Signals Ruggedtow.com Santiam Enterprises, Inc.
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SoundOff Signal Star Starlight Lighting Systems Strobes-R-Us TecNiq LED Lighting The Tool People Tomar Tow Mart TowMate Whelen Engineering Co. Will-Burt Company Worldwide Equipment Sales ___________________________
LOCK-OUT EQUIPMENT Access Tools and Equipment all-Grip AutoLock Solutions AW Direct BA Products Bailey’s Towing Best Tools USA Detroit Wrecker Sales East Penn Truck Equipment Flash Equipment Hooks Towing Supply Next Generation Tool Company Rick’s Truck & Equipment Robert Young’s Trucks Santiam Enterprises, Inc. Steck Mfg. The Tool People Worldwide Equipment Sales ___________________________
LUBRICANTS A.M. Best Amsoil Synthetics AW Direct Bailey’s Towing Chevron D&J Diversified, LLC Detroit Wrecker Sales Evans Cooling Gaither Tool Lube-A-Boom Lubrication Specialties Olson & Company Regional International of WNY Robert Young’s Trucks Schaeffer Manufacturing Co. ___________________________
MOTOR CLUBS AAA Agero Allstate Roadside Services Eemerg FleetNet America Mach 1 Services Nation Safe Drivers National Automobile Club National Motor Club Pinnacle Quest Roadside Services Road America United States Auto Club ___________________________
POLISHING/ CLEANING & SUPPLIES Blingmaster, Inc. Busch Enterprises Flitz Intl, Ltd. Shield Solutions ___________________________
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING American Safety & Supply AW Direct Badger Glove and Safety Bailey’s Towing Clipsavers Detroit Wrecker Sales Flash Equipment Gulf Atlantic Supply Keystone Tape & Supply of Texas Kinco Gloves Majestic Glove NASCO Industries New Pig PIP Rick’s Truck & Equipment Roadside Safety Robert Young’s Trucks Safetyline, Inc. Unifirst Worldwide Equipment Sales ___________________________
ROPE AW Direct BA Products Pelican Rope
CATEGORY LISTINGS Web Rigging Supply, Inc. Yale Cordage ___________________________
SAFETY all-Grip American Safety & Supply AW Direct BA Products Badger Glove and Safety Fleet Compliance Solutions, LLC G&S Safety Products Go-Light, Inc. Gulf Atlantic Supply HAAS Alert, Inc J.J. Keller Kendall Products (Dri-Dek) Lodar USA New Pig PIP Pro-Vision Recovery Consulting Services Roadside Safety Safetyline, Inc.
TowMate TowRamps (Brute Industries) Velvac Verizon Network Fleet Web Rigging Supply, Inc. Windshield Cam Yale Cordage ___________________________
SHOP TOOLS & EQUIPMENT American Towing and Recovery Institute AW Direct BA Products Boss Industries, Inc. Cal-Van Tools Chicago Pneumatic Clore Automotive Eartec Fluidall, LLC Gaither Tool Goodall Kendall Products (Dri-Dek) Merritt
Minute Man Mfg. Mobile Awareness Moduline Cabinets Next Generation Tool Company Panasonic Corporation of North America Phoenix USA, Inc. Powerhouse Industries Quality Craft Tools Sefac Steck Mfg. Stertil Koni The Tool People Tiger Tool ToolTopia Tow Ramps (Brute Industries) Winches, Inc. WorkSafe USA, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales ___________________________
National Traffic Signs Tow Signs ___________________________
SIGNS & GRAPHICS
Mach 1 Services ___________________________
Anchor Graphics Currin Graphics
SPILL CONTROL/ HAZMAT/CLEAN-UP all-Grip AW Direct BA Products Breg Environmental Edington Enviro / Spill Diaper Flow Stop Keystone Tape & Supply of Texas New Pig Spill King Tackle Technologies ___________________________
THIRD-PARTY MANAGEMENT Fleetdown.net/Fleetsource INA Towing Network
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, 2022 BUYER S GUIDE TOW SOFTWARE Auto Data Direct, Inc. Azuga, a Bridgestone Company Batchout Beacon Software BMS Brother Mobile Solutions HAAS Alert, Inc Insight USA Marr Software, LLC Mobile Create USA OnScene Solutions ParkingPass.com Progressive Platforms Pro-Vision Ranger SST ServiCase Service Station Computer Systems/SSCS sureFleet Teletrac TOPS by towXchange Tow Dawg Software Towbook Management Software Track What Matters Tracker Management Systems Transportation Information Traxero North America Traxxis GPS Solutions Webfleet a Bridgestone Company USFleet Tracking Verizon Network Fleet VTS Systems Wireless Links ___________________________
TRADE SHOWS Baltimore/Las Vegas/Dallas/Tow Shows towshow.com PWOF - Trade Show Floridatowshow.com Tennessee Tow Show tennesseetowshow.com TRAO - Ohio Tow Show trao.org ___________________________
TRAILERS BOLT Lock Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc. Kalyn Siebert, L.P. Landoll Corporation Miller Industries Regional International of WNY
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Talbert Tow Trucks and Trailers Towmaster Trailers TRAIL-EZE Waters Truck and Tractor WeldBuilt Worldwide Equipment Sales Zip’s Truck Company ___________________________
TRAINING & EDUCATION American Towing and Recovery Institute Energy Security Agency (ESA) Dan Messina.com DJ Says Fleet Compliance Solutions Hazmat Responder Network J.J. Keller Recovery Billing Unlimited Recovery Specialist Insurance Group Wes Wilburn Consulting WreckMaster ___________________________
TRUCK EQUIPMENT DEALER Akins Ford All American Auto Group / Jerr-Dan Allison Transmissions Atlanta Wrecker Sales Atlantic Emergency Solutions Austin Hinds Motors, Inc. Auto Equipment, Inc. AW Direct Bailey’s Towing Buyers Products Company Chalmers Suspensions International, Inc. Chevron Commercial Coker Equipment Columbus Truck/Marietta Mack Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Crouch Wrecker & Equipment Sales Custer Products Dahdah Towing & Equipment Dangelo’s Custom Built Mfg. Detroit Wrecker Sales Dual-Tech Dynamic
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East Coast Truck & Trailer East Penn Truck Equipment Eastern Wrecker Sales, Inc. EasTract North America Equipment Sales and Service Fallsway Equipment Dealer Fleet Sales West Florida Wrecker Sales Gaither Tool Golden West Glenn’s Auto Parts Golden West Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc. HAAS Alert Hankook Tire American Corp. Hedinger’s Towing Equipment Hooks Towing Supply House of Wreckers In The Ditch Towing Products Jeff Ingram Wrecker Sales, Inc. Kavanaugh’s Truck Len Zermenos / Payne Dourm Lift and Tow Loganville Ford Lynch Lynch Chicago Maryland Carrier & Wrecker Sales Matheny Motors McMahon Truck Centers of Columbus Michelin Minute Man Mfg. Mobile Lifts, Inc. New England Truckmaster Nussbaum Wreckers Nussbaum Wreckers & Rollbacks Pana-Pacific Peterbilt Phoenix USA, Inc. Pillow Protection Corp. Powerbilt Wreckers Purpose Wrecker RAM Mounting Systems RC Industries RPM Powertrain Solutions Regional International of WNY Rick’s Auto Sales, Inc. Rick’s Truck & Equipment Road Gear Robert Young’s Trucks
R-O-M Corp. RPM Equipment & Wrecker Capital Rush Towing Systems Santiam Enterprises, Inc. Smyrna Truck and Cargo Speedway Wrecker & Trailer Sales Summit Truck Equipment Tipton Sales & Parts, Inc. Tow-Trac North America Tow Trucks & Trailers TowRamps (Brute Industries) Triple K Industries TruckMax Twin Cities Wrecker Sales Twin State Equipment Waters Truck and Tractor West End Service, Inc. Winches, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales Wrecker Supply USA/ Wiscolift, Inc. Zip’s Truck Company ___________________________
VIDEO & SECURITY Bobee Tech Digital-Ally Eye3data Flash Equipment Hanscom K Mobile Awareness, LLC Next Generation Tool Company Pro-Vision Road Mate DVR Safety Vision Velvac Windshield Cam Zone Defense, LLC ____________________________
WHEELS & ACCESSORIES American Force Wheels Dacotah -Walsh Tire Hubcaps Unlimited Miti Co. Mfg. Olson & Company Phoenix USA, Inc. Prime Industries Real Wheels Corp/ GS Marketing Corp.
CATEGORY LISTINGS RV Wheel Tru-Balance Wheel Centering Products ____________________________
WINCHES & ACCESSORIES Able WeldBuilt Industries all-Grip Austin Hinds Motors, Inc. AW Direct Buyers Products Co. Columbus McKinnon ComeUp USA Detroit Wrecker Sales Custer Products, Ltd. Hooks Towing Supply Lodar USA Maryland Carrier & Wrecker Sales Mile Marker NBB Controls New England Truckmaster Ohio Power Systems Pelican Rope Pierce Auto Sales Pro-Vision RAM Mounting Systems Ramsey Winch Regional International of WNY, LLC. Sam Winer Motors, Inc. Superwinch, LLC The Crosby Group Tulsa Winch/TWG Warn Industries Web Rigging Supply WorkSafe USA, Inc. Worldwide Equipment Sales Yale Cordage ____________________________
WINDSHIELD/ WRAPS Boxes 4 U/Crash Film Keystone Tape & Supply of Texas ROI Protective Tapes ____________________________
OTHER American Eagle Accessories Group – HEAVY-DUTY DRAWER SYSTEMS Amsoil Synthetics – FILTRATION AND FUEL ADDITIVES
Auto Data Direct, Inc. – CERTIFIED MAILING TOOLS & REAL TIME VEHICLE INQUIRIES AutoLock Solutions – AUTOMOTIVE LOCK INFORMATION AutoReturn – MUNICIPAL TOWING MANAGEMENT COMPANY BA Products – MOTORCYCLE RECOVERY PRODUCTS, SNATCH BLOCKS, CABLES, CHAINS, HOOKS, SLINGS BBK Billing Services Beacon Software – LIEN PROCESSING Bishop Branding – AUTOW CUSTOM DIE CAST - PROMO ITEMS BOLT Lock – LOCKS Bully Dog – AFTERMARKET PARTS MANUFACTURER Clore Automotive – TESTING EQUIPMENT CW Mill Equipment Co, Inc. – CLUTCH PUMP, ALTERNATOR, A/C COMPRESSOR MOUNTING KITS DFP Remedy/Green Commercial Fuel Solutions – DIESEL FUEL CATALYSTS Direct Equipment – DETACHABLE 5TH WHEEL WRECKERS Diversified Products – MANUFACTURER OF PUSHBUMPERS, WINCH-MOUNT PUSH BUMPERS, TOW SLINGS, TRUCK BARS, SELF-LOADING DOLLIES, CABLE TENSIONERS, ROLLER GUIDES, SCOTCH BLOCKS, FOLD-DOWN LIGHT BAR BRACKETS, CAM LOCKS Ecmperformance.com – CUSTOM Engine Control Module (ECM) Firmhorn – TOOLS OR SWEEPERS Programming & Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Deletion Evans Cooling – COOLANTS Flash Equipment – TRAILER PARTS, TRUCK MIRRORS FleetNet America – FLEET MAINTENANCE Fluidall, LLC – FLUID STORAGE AND HANDLING, OIL STORAGE
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2022 Kenworth W990 450 HP X15 Allison Auto equipped 15 ton Jerr-Dan 28’ x 96”
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