Most towing company owners would like to make more money. That’s an understatement of epic proportions. The reality is towers face so many challenges it’s a wonder there’s anyone left to drag wrecked cars off the highway. And over the last few years things have gotten a little tighter. Cities’ budgets are shrinking causing them [...]
In the beginning there were no tow trucks in town. Then the snow storm of the century happened and you decided that instead of relying on Bob (the only guy with a tow truck some 15 miles away) why not buy your own tow truck? Maybe the reason wasn’t the snow storm, maybe you became [...]
I usually don’t respond to negative emails so if you’ve got any ideas of sending me some zingers you can just forget it. But this East-Coaster was hilarious. He’ll remain un-named to protect the innocent and his remarks weren’t really as harsh as his quote suggests. He writes; “What the hell’s a guy from Mizzoury [...]
Do: Start Your Own Business Don't: Let Your Fear Stop You So you're interested in starting your own towing business? No? Just getting a job as a tow truck driver? But I thought...? Anyway. What way you choose to get in this business depends entirely on your ability to deal with adversity. What do I mean? I'm [...]
Have you ever been at a get-together and found yourself in the middle of a conversation with someone and realized that you had just spilled a line of profanities while telling a story about a recent recovery you had performed? Well I have. I didn’t mean to do it. I didn’t intend to offend it [...]
It’s the winter of 1980, I’m 13 and my younger brother and I must hump water in milk jugs back to our trailer because the thin copper water lines have frozen and burst. We’re part of the solution, trekking 400 yards to the Laundromat with 4 empty milk jugs each, then dragging them back full [...]
