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Marvin Erickson, 67, Chemult, OR, 12.26.04 Erickson, who owned a gas station and towing service on Highway 97, was shot the day after Christmas while answering a late-night call to pull a stranded motorist out of the snow. The shooter, who later killed himself, was wanted in the deaths of two Washington men. Owner of the Erickson Shell station in Chemult Marvin Erickson, 67, of Chemult, Ore., died Dec. 26, 2004. A memorial service and tow truck procession was held in early January 2005. Mr. Erickson, who owned Erickson Shell station and a towing service on Highway 97 in Chemult, was shot and killed by a motorist stranded in the snow. Th…
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Monday at 3:00 22nd April in Salem Senate Bills 3176 and 3172 will be heard this is the fix we need any Oregon Towers that can attend and support should this will fix that low paycheck you usually get. You can google it up to read is several pages . Call me if you want more info Terry Roseburg Towing 541-530-3809
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Have recently been working with my state rep. on some legislation I am trying to introduce, is currently in committee prior to the legislative session starting. I am looking for persons that may have a relationship with a person in the legislature that could lend some support on what is being proposed that I call the" fix " of what is wrong with the current laws and regulations that effect how we do business and trying to be more able to get paid for the work we do for law enforcement. Would also be helpful to get as much support as possible from law enforcement so if you know someone with some clout as they say jump in and get ahold of me . There…
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Whats a affordable insurance company for tow trucks in Oregon, besides Progressive? Also is the minimum in Oregon really $50k cargo and $750k accident coverage required? I'm operating just one rollback and would like to get some basic info on here! Thanks in advance
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Portland's mayor Ted Wheeler proposing new rules to give owners a chance to avoid tow fees. Trying to recover a stolen car can be a nightmare for an owner, KOIN 6 News reports. On top of the trauma inflicted by the actual theft, owners of cars that are found are still on the hook to bail their vehicles out of towing company lots — and the fees can be steep. Lynda Drumm had her car stolen in August of 2018. The 1995 Honda Accord vanished from where it had been parked in front of her apartment in Hillsboro. Drumm, thinking her Honda was gone for good, ended up buying another used car. But she got a letter in Decemb…
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MILWAUKIE, Ore. — A Union Pacific train crashed into a tow truck Monday night that was parked on the railroad tracks, according to the Milwaukie Police Department. The crashed happened just before 6:30 p.m. at Southeast Harmony Road and Railroad Avenue. Police said the tow truck driver had parked his truck on the tracks to hook up a disabled vehicle. The tow truck has been removed from the intersection. The crash destroyed the railroad arms and police have closed north- and southbound lanes south of Railroad Avenue until Union Pacific has repaired the arms and inspected the tracks. Police said the tow truck driver, 37-year-old …
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Christian Gruber said it it’s just part of the job. In March, Gruber was headed southbound on Interstate 5 in his Roseburg Towing truck when he heard on the scanner about a wrong-way driver heading toward him. He activated his overhead lights and started slowing down and creating a serpentine pattern to slow down the cars behind him. He slowed to total stop at an angle in the middle of the road which stopped all of the traffic behind him. “To be blunt, I never considered the possibility she would hit me,” Gruber said. “I was in a big F-550 tow-truck and she was in a little Honda Civic.” Gruber said the police radioed in what h…
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A Salem towing company agreed to settle with the state Attorney General's office after a series of consumer complaints about excessive charges and unfair treatment. PORTLAND, Ore.— A Salem towing company agreed to settle with the state Attorney General’s office after a series of consumer complaints about excessive charges and unfair treatment. Discount Towing & Recovery agreed to pay $15,000 to the Oregon Department of Justice, according to documents filed in Marion County circuit court. Under the terms of the deal, Discount Towing will only have to pay $2,000 unless the company fails to comply with the agreement. The company owner, Donald Duddle…
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ROSEBURG, Ore. -- We're hearing from the man who deterred a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 near Roseburg this week. Oregon State Police received a call reporting a wrong-way driver northbound in the southbound lanes near milepost 125. That's when Christian Gruber, a local driver with Roseburg Towing, sprung into action by blocking the exit. But he says he doesn't consider himself a hero. "If you're in a big vehicle and you have the ability to stop someone from causing an accident, I think that's just normal human reaction, to preserve yourself and others from harm." OSP says they were unable to locate the driver after they were re-directe…
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PORTLAND, Ore. - A 53-year-old man was arrested on DUII, assault and other charges in a crash on Interstate 5 early Saturday that sent two Portland police officers to the hospital. Two other drivers also were arrested on DUII charges at the same location. The crash occurred around 1 a.m. on the northbound freeway near the Interstate Bridge. Police responded to a report of a hazardous vehicle blocking the right lane and a possible drunk driver. An officer and sergeant arrived and the driver, was taken into custody for DUII. As officers awaited a tow truck, another driver crashed into one of the police cars, injuring the officer inside and the sergeant outsid…
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