Bad weather ups towing, auto body business
While Minnesota and North Dakota are no strangers to intense winters, blast after blast of heavy snow this month caused residents to swamp area towing businesses and body shops more than usual.

Blaine City Council discusses opening the city's towing business to other companies
Blaine council members have discussed the potential benefits and disadvantages to making the local towing business more competitive for other vendors.

Wentzville towing business wants to sell vehicle parts
Wentzville aldermen were at odds last month about whether to allow a local towing company to sell parts removed from towed vehicles for sale.

City admits mistake in towing parked cars
OTTAWA, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Canada's capital city, Ottawa, has admitted it was overzealous in ticketing and towing parked cars and says it will drop the tickets and towing charges.

Kalispell Towing Snow-Bound Cars
Beware: If your car is parked on the street and surrounded by snow, it's in danger of being towed. The Kalispell Police Department issued a press release this morning, saying it will be identifying and towing vehicles parked on public streets that have allowed substantial snow to build up around them. According to the release, the Kalispell Fire Department had difficulty responding to a ...

City admits mistake in towing parked cars
Canada's capital city, Ottawa, has admitted it was overzealous in ticketing and towing parked cars and says it will drop the tickets and towing charges.There was an uproar Monday when trucks towed nine vehicles and issued tickets to others parked in a bus lane on a street motorists said they've been parking on since a transit strike shut down bus service a month ago.The city issued a news ...

towPartners Announces towData - Free Towing Software for the Tow Industry
towPartners today announced a new software tool that allows towing companies to do basic call entry and reporting from the internet and mobile devices. The new product, towData, is free software from towPartners to the towing industry. The application is available on the internet and all hardware, software and backup services are free of charge. The only cost for towing companies is their access ...

towSearch.com Expands Capabilities for Those Needing Towing and Road Service
towPartners today announced that its towing and road service provider locator tool, towSearch, has been enhanced to include more detailed information on the over 5,000 companies in it?s Gold Level network. From wrecker companies to full scale towing and recovery operations with diverse capabilities, the towSearch tool is currently averaging over 2,000 searches per month by those members of the ...

Watercooler Stories
Atheists take out ads on London buses ... Man dangles without pants from ski lift ... Woman rescued from floor vent ... City admits mistake in towing parked cars ... Watercooler stories from UPI.

Uninsured drivers get cars towed
Some are asking if Austin will follow Dallas and begin towing uninsured drivers who are stopped.

Family, friends gather at wake for slain towing company owner
COLD SPRING - John Marcinak spent his life in his hometown of Garrison where, like his tow truck-driving father, he dedicated his life to pulling friends out of trouble.

City serious about snow emergency/removal policies
City Council members revisited a request from a St. James citizen for a refund of towing charges and fines received following failure to remove a parked vehicle after a snow emergency had been declared back in December 2008.

Slain NY towing business owner buried
COLD SPRING, N.Y. (AP) ? Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a Putnam County businessman who was found fatally shot on New Year's Eve.

Slain NY towing business owner buried
Associated Press - January 6, 2009 7:45 PM ET COLD SPRING, N.Y. (AP) - Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a Putnam County businessman who was found fatally shot on New Year's...

Legislators OK relief for Springfield
BOSTON - State legislators approved a sweeping financial relief bill for Springfield on Tuesday after Gov. Deval L. Patrick intervened and persuaded a local lawmaker to end his plan to use the bill for improving city towing contracts.

Maryland Proposes Toll Hike for Trucks
1/7/2009 A proposed toll increase in Maryland would spare passenger cars an increase but would charge trucks and other multi-axle vehicles more. Effective April 15, the proposal would raise toll rates for multi-axle vehicles, including trucks with three or more axles and vehicles towing trailers.

Boxer Hitch
Boxer Hitch is a unique time-saving towing tool that fits all towing needs, at all heights. Known as ?16 hitches-in-one,? Boxer Hitch enables workers to switch trailers or any towable in 10 seconds flat without changing balls or hitches and no tools required.

Truck fire closes Laconia bypass
The engine of a Turfpro landscaping truck towing a compact excavator exploded into flames after being struck from behind near the Morrill Street Bridge on the Laconia bypass at rush hour Tuesday night, causing Gilford police to close the road for nearly two hours.

Senate passes relief bill for Springfield
BOSTON - State legislators on Tuesday approved a sweeping financial relief bill for Springfield after Gov. Deval L. Patrick intervened and persuaded a local lawmaker to end his plan to use the bill for improving city towing contracts.

Invisible threat sends drivers sliding
The first winter storm of 2009 brought a mix of snow, rain and freezing drizzle that blanketed roadways with ice, keeping towing companies and rescue personnel on their toes for most of Tuesday afternoon and evening. The Trumbull County 911 Center at 6:30 p.m.