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WE ARE: A constantly expanding Towing Company of veterans. Trusted across Western New York & beyond. Handling challenging & routine work daily. WHAT WE NEED: PART/FULL-TIME TOWING AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE OPERATORS, with Towing Endorsement & Driver Abstract for immediate consideration. Training during Day Shift for inexperienced, verifiable experience req. for immediate night shifts. WHAT WE'D LIKE: B Class+ with Air Brake Endorsement Preferred Canada Travel Capability Preferred CONTACT US IF YOU'RE: ...an experienced Towing and Roadside…
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OK, I just had to share this for those that don't follow One Bite Pizza Reviews. Dave Portnoy like the guy or not, he is an American and stepped up to raise funds for small business, primarily restaurants that have been hit hard during the pandemic. I hope everyone reading this has been patronizing these local restaurants, even doing carry out. I know we have been preparing far more meals at home. However, we make an effort to order from our favorite locally owned places. We didn't want to see them close up, so far most are surviving. For how much longer, another shut down to likely shut them down. Making the leases alone for many have been hard, some are lucky to have be…
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MOUNT LAUREL - A tow-truck driver was struck Friday morning as he was loading a disabled vehicle onto his flatbed along the shoulder of Interstate 295, police said. The accident, reported at 8:21 a.m., occurred when a Ford E-350 box truck traveling in the right lane of northbound I-295 entered the shoulder, striking the driver and tow truck, said Trooper Alejandro Goez of the New Jersey State Police. The victim suffered "serious injuries and was taken by ambulance" to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, Goez said. The right lane of northbound I-295 in the area of the crash was closed during and after the morning rush hour as police investigated the acc…
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A 43-year-old New Jersey man was killed and two passengers in his car seriously injured Monday night when he collided head-on with a tow truck in Sussex County, officials said. James Ziniewicz, of Newton, was pronounced dead following the crash around 10:30 p.m. on Route 94 in Lafayette, according to New Jersey State Police. Ziniewicz was driving north near milepost 28.2 when a southbound tow truck crossed over the center line and slammed into his vehicle. Two passengers in the car - a 31-year-old Newton woman and a 33-year-old Hamburg man - were brought to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries. The 29-year-old Newton man driving the tow truc…
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NJ man named AAA’s ‘Real Hero of the Road’ for his actions after deadly school bus crash A New Jersey tow truck company owner was honored Tuesday for his heroic actions after a school bus crashed on Interstate 80 in Mount Olive last year. The crash happened in May 2018. A school bus full of Paramus elementary school students was attempting to make a U-turn on the highway when a dump crash crashed into it. A student and teacher were killed and dozens more injured. Mike Benson says that he watched the crash happen and rushed out to do what he could to help save lives. It is why AAA presented him with the “Real Hero of the Road” a…
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A man riding an electric scooter has died in a collision with a tow truck just weeks after the Lime scooters hit the streets of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The crash was reported Thursday night at the commercial intersection of Elizabeth Avenue and South Spring Street. It's unclear what led up to the accident but police say the e-scooter rider was struck by a tow truck. Witnesses at the scene say the rider, who has not been identified, was laying face down on the ground and wasn't moving. The truck driver stayed at the scene. It was unknown if any charges will be filed. Drivers in the area tell NBC New York that the new edition o…
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On May 17, 2018, the All American Auto Group purchased the Jerr-Dan dealership that was formerly Nussbaum Wreckers and Carriers of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., creating All American Jerr-Dan. The acquisition consists of the distributorship of Jerr-Dan equipment, service, parts and accessories throughout their stores with Old Bridge being their primary location. All American Jerr-Dan will maintain their selection of heavy-duty wreckers, recovery vehicles, new and used carriers, over a million dollars of in-stock parts, and accessories. All American Auto Group is family-owned and operated by the Savino and the Selman families. The Group’s extensive portfolio consists …
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Investigators want anyone who has used AAA Roadside Assistance in Atlantic or Cape May counties since 2016 to report suspicious credit card activity to police following the arrests of three people allegedly involved in an identity theft operation. Atlantic City Police say the scheme began with a tow truck driver who stole credit card information from roadside assistance customers he helped in those counties. City Wide Towing contacted police in September to report that the employee, William Reyes, 44, of Atlantic City, was allegedly taking personal information from AAA customers and using it to make purchases on their credit cards and to create fake online accou…
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A report of a tow truck driver who was run over by a vehicle he was attempting to load on Tuesday morning 09.10.19. The news report stated police found him with tire marks across his stomach. Police went on to say the driver was in the process of hooking up the parked vehicle when it began to roll. “He tried to stop it and the left rear tire rolled over his abdomen,” The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening.
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Man riding a bicycle struck by tow truck in Paterson, witnesses say PATERSON - A man riding a bicycle was injured when he collided with a tow truck Sunday morning near the Bunker Hill section of the city, witnesses said. Police at the scene would not comment on the collision. Several nearby residents said a man was riding a bike down an incline on Sassafras Street toward its intersection with River Street around 11:45 a.m. when he collided with the tow truck driving northbound on River Street next to the Passaic County Office of Education. A man riding a bike was injured when he collided with a tow truck in Paterson on Sunday morning. (Pho…
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‘Leg was severed completely — tow driver’s heroics may have saved a life A tow truck operator is being credited with saving the life of a man whose leg was severed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike on Tuesday. Alex Petruccio, 27, of Pennington, a driver for Treat's Garage in Windsor, was sent on a call for a disabled car in the southbound inner lanes near Exit 8A in South Brunswick and saw the car parked on the left shoulder — a spot he calls one of "the most dangerous places" to stop on the Turnpike because of its narrow shoulder. The occupants of the car, Jianjun Yin, 60, from Vienna, Virginia and his wife, who wa…
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Wrong-way driver on I-280 nearly hits tow truck in 80 mph close call. For Anthony Archibald, the sight of a wrong-way driver speeding toward him on a highway in Morris County was too much to process. “I’m like are you kidding me?” Archibald, 40, of Hopatcong, said on Monday. “It was coming at me 80 miles an hour, six inches away from my truck. It was surreal.” Archibald said the close call occurred about 3:20 a.m. Sunday as he drove his tow truck on Route 280 East in Parsippany looking to make some money helping stranded motorists. “He was in the fast lane traveling in the opposite direction as the rest of traffic. People were pulling over to ge…
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A 28-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a flatbed tow truck while crossing the street Saturday morning in Ridgefield, authorities said. The woman was hit at 9:15 a.m. while walking west across Broad Avenue at the intersection with Pleasantview Terrace, Ridgefield police said in a statement. She was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Her identity has not been released because police are still attempting to locate members of the Ridgefield’s resident’s immediate family. The tow truck driver stopped. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 201-943-5210, ext. 5021. RESOURCE LINK
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Sergeant hit by car is ID’ed as cop who was honored for saving driver from burning car Officials on Wednesday identified the veteran Mount Arlington police sergeant who remained hospitalized after he was hit by a car while on-duty. Sgt. James DiStasio was investigating “an unrelated traffic incident,” when he was struck around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday on Howard Boulevard, near a gas station and Route 80, according to statement from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Responders rushed DiStasio to Morristown Medical Center, the prosecutor’s office said. Officials would not confirm his condition. “Officer DiStasio is a valued member of our Department …
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It’s a silly law that requires a driver to move over when they see police, maintenance, tow truck and other emergency vehicles and personnel on the shoulder. Duh. No one is going to deliberately run into to someone on the side of a road. If you can move over safely, you probably will. But it’s not always safe to. With this law, I notice a hazardous trend of drivers noticing the activity too late and panicking and stopping short or trying to move over too quickly. Plus, it is already difficult to enforce because the cops who would give you a ticket for not moving over are already occupied doing whatever they’re doing on the side of the road, which is why …
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After over 10 years towing mainly MC volume and PD in the LD market this winter I'm gonna learn a new truck and deliver home heating oil. I'd love to learn heavy to make more and use my class A main reason as well why I got it, bit where I'm at there is only LD and can only make so much. I'll peak in from time to time but it's time to pull a hose.
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A longtime Dover tow truck driver died Wednesday night after suffering a medical event while hauling two cars, and veering across Route 46 before he came to a stop, police said. Police responded to the scene at 10:08 p.m., near West Blackwell Street, where they found the driver, Dimitrios “Jim” Paliatsas, 71, owner of Jim’s Mobile Garage, unconscious inside his truck, Public Safety Director Daniel DeGroot said. The truck was traveling west when it veered across the roadway. No other vehicles or persons were involved. Paliatsas was administered emergency medical care and transported to St. Clare’s Hospital in Dover, where the Dover resident was later pronoun…
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According to this news story initial reports said a tractor-trailer crashed into a building along the unit block of Bridge Street causing the fire. However, another source stated "The report of a tractor trailer is wrong. It was a HD Wrecker hauling a Frac Tank." No further details: https://6abc.com/firefighters-battle-multi-alarm-blaze-in-frenchtown-nj/3950921/ Additional News Link: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Building-Fire-Tractor-Trailer-New-Jersey-Frenchtown-490788721.html
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On June 25th. 2018 My cousin and partner passed away.. Patrick J. Avella was one of the owners of Highpoint Garage Inc. of Union City and North Bergen, NJ along with his brother Ronald A Avella who sadly passed on several years ago and 2 cousins Robert Avella and Steven Avella. Patrick J. Avella was the son of my fathers youngest brother, he was also the youngest of us 4. Patrick ran the storage yards and covered local calls in the Cities. He did some occassional Heavy Duty work bit for the most part covered light duty and flatbed work. After his retirement he resided in Port Jefferson Station, LI, NY. Patrick will always be remembered as the happy go lucky guy with th…
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https://www.gofundme.com/gsta-legallegislative-fund?donorname=CIRCLE+AUTOMOTIVE GARDEN STATE TOWING ASSOCIATIONLEGAL/ LEGISLATIVE FUNDRAISEROUR INDUSTRY IS UNDER FIRE AND WE NEED SUPPORT NOW MORE THAN EVER This affects every towing company in New Jersey. The NJ towing industry is facing perhaps the most important and difficult battle that we have ever encountered, the interpretation and enforcement of the Predatory Towing Prevention Act (PTPA). There is no way to express how important this issue is to our industry. Remedying it will require a sizable investment by our organization, which we need your help to fund. We are currently in the process of interviewing lob…
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Tow truck driver killed in Route 287 crash was 24, cops say State Police have identified the tow truck driver killed after being struck by a car along Route 287 on Wednesday as a 24-year-old Piscataway man. Nicholas Coble was standing behind his truck preparing to tow a car involved in an earlier accident near mile marker 18 in Bridgewater when he was hit, State Police said. Coble was struck about 1:45 p.m. in the southbound outer roadway by a Chevrolet sedan driven by a 64-year-old Chestnut Ridge, New York, woman. A box truck driven by a 34-year-old Toms River man then struck the Chevy. The New York woman suffered minor injuries, while …
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The Township of Hamilton, New Jersey posted a video on its Facebook page that showed an officer almost getting hit by a car. According to the post, the video shows the Officer jumping out of the way of a passing motorist. The post went on to say that situations like this one are the reason the "Move Over Law" was created. The law requires passing motorists to change lanes or slow down when passing a stopped vehicle.
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The following is a press release from the Garden State Towing Association Inc. January 18, 2018 — On Monday, prior to the end of his term, Governor Chris Christie signed S-3459/A-5329 into law, effective immediately. The law amends the Predatory Towing Prevention Act as it applies to law enforcement tows by exempting law enforcement officers and towing companies from certain provisions of the Act. In its previous language, it has been recently determined by the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs (NJDOC) that the Predatory Towing Prevention Act, passed in April of 2009, prohibited towers from charging certain fees permitted by municipal and/or state code when requ…
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https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/water-cooler/leonia-new-jersey-town-wants-residential-streets-removed-from-gps-apps-may-fine-drivers-200 So this may be something to lookout for, gps apps with disappearing town's?
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Before sliding in today's snow figure why not hop over to here. Hello all and be safe on the east coast today. It's PO chain gang time.
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I learned so much from being a member of 411 for the past decade, and I'm looking forward to learning even more!
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