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Not sure if that is what happened. It is steel, I do not think that may have caused damage that much. Any thoughts?

I have a full coverage AAA membership for two vehicles. I also have one untagged vehicle that I need towed 2 miles down the road. What do you think would happen if I lied to AAA about which vehicle needed Towing, then offered the driver a $50 to tow the unregistered one?

I've been taking quotes all day

Between this sub being primarily for tow truck drivers and idiotstowingthings being primarily for idiots while /r/towing just directs here, I noticed there wasn't really a place for just normal people towing trailers or loads or people to ask questions about it. I checked with the mods here and they were ok with me posting the link.

Decided to make the new sub /r/TowHaulMode to fix that problem. If it interests you at all, feel free to join.

I got that letter and there is a coming zoning meeting at the village hall about it tonight. What should I know about living near one? I guess they were required to notify anyone who lives within like (250ft? I think I'm remembering that right) of the proposed place. It would be a building next to a smaller local auto shop. There is not really any room to have a storage yard for cars, just the inside of the building and the small parking lot in front of it. There is no room behind the building.

I plan on going to the zoning meeting tonight, but what should I expect? Would it not be plesant to live near? I see the back side of the building from my back yard (the building and my house are both one lot in from the same corner of the block, so at a right angle to each other with open green space in the middle of the block I can see across). If given the option, would you suggest voting against allowing them to zone that property for towing?

I was surprised I had to be notified of that proposed tow business opening, but now I'm worried they won't make good neighbors. Thoughts?

So I recently got hired at a towing company to be a dispatcher. I know nothing about dispatching at all. My company uses Towbook. I just want any advice for dispatching or using Towbook. Thank you in advance!!

Hello people, good morning! I am in the process of installing a tow hitch on my 2023 Honda HRV. I have found the right hitch but I’m not sure which signal wiring to go with on Amazon. There are millions of options. If someone could help me with this I would greatly appreciate it!

Hi, I run a tow truck on Honk thru my LLC. The GVWR is 25,000 lbs, a Medium Duty Flatbed.

I get a lot of solicitors calling about “compliance”, and “certificates”, “regulations”, etc.

Other people in the industry that I know say I need nothing other than my MCP+DOT#’s and insurance.

Of course, the people selling me on compliance say I need a lot of things. Driver testing, physicals, etc.

I know the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Can anyone help a fellow redditor out by sharing some knowledge? Trying to make sure I can keep my head above water.

Thank you 🙏

Say for example a car is sitting on its rotors with no wheels and needs to be towed. How would it need to be towed without causing damage to the vehicle?

I have been rolling around on this sub for a while. I have done a few things in life, mainly road maintenance, driving a semi for an LTL company and self employment hauling cars with my truck and trailer, scrapping and selling cars to the U.S Army. Tomorrow, I start my first day with a local towing company.

I do have a Class A CDL but I will be starting out on the light duty side of things with a freightliner rollback. I will be working 8-6 M-F for a 50 hour guaranteed paycheck, and then 25% commission for all after hours calls. I will be scheduled for every other weekend on call and will take the truck home with me in the evenings from what I have gathered.

I have read a lot of the posts on here, but feel free to share with me anything that can help me in my first couple of weeks while I’m training. I am familiar with winching, towing, load securement and mechanics but I’m curious if there is anything else I should know or imprint into my brain.

Also, let me know if this seems like a good gig. I am in a fairly rural area. The population in my town is around 6000 people. The company I am working for has locations spread about every 25 miles or so for this stretch of I-44.

Does anybody have experience, good or bad, with towing a car on a trailer, with the car sitting on Go Jacks? I’m going to be towing a non-running car on a U-Haul car trailer and the extra height from the dollies would be helpful for loading but I’m not sure if there would be too much extra movement while towing. Any feedback would be appreciated!

No clue how it happened, but it was a fun one to tackle

The other day after jumping their rv a friend of mine pointed out that between my very large Noco jumpstarter, z tool and long reach master kit, and jack I basically have everything needed to do roadside assistance if I slapped a hitch carrier on the back of my car for fuel cans.

I have two main questions. The first is how to get jobs in a pretty rural area (central Vermomt). I know the roadside companies don't pay worth shit, and I'm not super interested in working for less than I could make doing voluntary OT at work. How does a roadside company go about getting direct customers?

The second is, do I have to jump in with both feet, or can it be operated 3 days a week? I work 4/10 Monday through Thursday, and ideally I'd like to be able to start part time to see if it's even worth my time.

The idea appeals to me since I like driving and have no problem waking up in the middle of the night to take a call (used to do on call residential service work), but working 3 days a week seems like a deal breaker.

Sorry if this is an often asked question, couldn't find some things on reddit and I distrust a lot of other sites when it comes to input on starting a business.

I need to pick up a bronco to use for parts that is identical to mine that I have coverage on besides the color is different. Can I put my plates on to it to get a free tow or do they check and report back to the insurance companies that kind of thing? It’s 2 hours away.

I know they take pics of before they tow incase any damages to cover themselves but besides that is that all it is? I hear people do it with AAA a lot

Car transporter ran off the road. Guess what is inside of the trailer.

Hello,

Not a tow truck driver but I pulled this item out of the road today, looks like it could be some type of tow truck accessory, weights a good 20 - 25 lbs, any idea what type of hook this could be?

After 3 years of debating I finally have the financial means to buy my first truck. I was helping a friend junk cars and do other towing for the last 3 years. Id be doing more than towing as i part out cars also so a truck is always necessary. My question is just towing is it possible to bring home 1k-1500/ week?. I ask because I'd gave to leave my day job and I want to make sure I can replace my salary atleast within the first 6 months. I was thinking of starting with a "repo truck" 1on with a wheel lift as I could still use it as a regular pick up and maybe use a 5th wheel for transports incase towing is slow then later getting an actual wrecker or flat bed. Repos are in high demand in my area from what I've heard and if I could get into that first it would be ideal as I can still keep my day job atleast part time and tow at night or early mornings. But if a wrecker or flatbed can earn me over 1k after expenses for roughly 60hrs/week of work I'd go that route instead. Any advice is much appreciated

Basically brand new wheel lift off a Miller Series 10 Gen 2 Carrier, Aluminum or Steel bed. Everything included. HMU if your interested.

I’ve worked as a rollback driver for a company for almost 3 years, and I’m seriously considering taking the experience and setting off on my own. Through the company I’ve worked for, I know a good amount of job providers, but I also know that they’re an absolute pain to work with (looking at you, Agero). Is it worth it to work with Agero, Honk, AAA, Roadside Protect and the like at least until I’ve built up a good reputation as an owner/operator even with all the hassle that comes with dealing with these companies? Are there specific groups I should partner with instead? In terms of work area, I’m in the transition area between a major metropolitan area and the surrounding rural countryside, and call volume with my current company has reflected as such. Not non-stop work but not awful quietness either.

Then, the second part of my considerations. Is it worth it to aim for a newer truck between the $75k-$125k range? Or should I look for something in far worse condition and hope repair costs don’t make up the “savings”? Either way I’d have to finance things, but if I assumed similar work volume as my current job, the newer truck would be doable as far as I’m aware. But that’s absolutely operating on an assumption. What’s the best move?