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Got a call for a TriAxle dump that broke the rear suspension. It was loaded heavy and they were afraid that the front drive axle would roll under the truck. I informed them that they had to unload it...I knew I could lift it but nobody was going down the road with it backwards... Pretty simple rear pick at the frame rails w/ tall forks... The driver unloaded it in the back of this lot where they can go back to get it with a skid steer & dump tomorrow.

Started to get some camper moves this week... Sometimes they can be a "PITA" but as long as you're getting paid enough for the aggravation....

@Florida Tow Guy No, this year we did not setup a booth, but I will be touring the area and networking. Email me if you'd like to meet. nelson.algarin@telefocus.net

Bagged Twin Turbo Lamborghini Jump Start #towvibes #youtube #creator

@Telefocus.net I did not find your company on the exhibitors list. Do you have a booth number?

Training the new guy

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I love my sidepuller. Will always have one on at least 1 rollback

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Cannot wait to get the Prize. Looks like it will be here by the end of the week. Thanks Everyone, if your not a current supporter. Please choose a level and add your support.

Using badland off road jack for lifted & high trucks suv’s #roadsideassistance #towing #badlands

I am still here I just never log in. It's Time to change that and not log out. Thanks for keeping this site going.

Stranded in a Ghost Town

Getting close on our new rollback. We are supposed to be picking it up at the end of the week... 300hp, Auto, Air Ride, Air Disc Brake, duel tanks, all cab options.... 22' Steel bed, Side Puller, Auto Loader wheel lift, rear air package, duel air free spools w/ a custom touch, all synthetic rope. Lots of custom lighting going in... Aluminum/Stainless boxes & baskets with the wheel arch storage boxes as well. Bed is being painted now and then it gets aluminum removable Blade Rails. Lot's of extras....polished air tanks & battery cover...all "inboard" catalyst for a clean frame...Navigation...Winch brake, Electronic locking rear... It should make for a real nice unit.

Two tow truck drivers assaulted hours after Alabama A-Day game Saturday night TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Tuscaloosa police cracked down on some overcrowding Saturday night on the Strip and some of it got a violent. Authorities declared the situation as overcrowded and encourage the crowd to move on. Tuscaloosa Police say two tow truck drivers were assaulted and both were hospitalized. All this happened in the Grace Street area on the Strip. This was well into the night, long after the A-Day game which started at 3 and ended at 5. More than 70,000 fans turned out for the scrimmage. Police say the crowd was likely an overflow from the game. Police arrested several people for pubic intoxication during the day and they recovered some firearms. It’s not clear what the medical condition is for the two drivers. Authorities say they estimated the crowd on the Strip to be in the ‘thousands.’ RESOURCE LINK

Family of slain Birmingham tow truck driver remember him as hard working father, grandfather BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The family of a Birmingham tow truck driver, who was shot and killed over the weekend, is remembering him as being a great father and hard worker. According to Birmingham police, the 41-year-old was found Saturday evening next to his truck in the driveway of an abandoned home. According to Christopher Coleman’s wife, Lisa Coleman, they were preparing to move out of state before someone shot and killed him. Right now police don’t have anyone in custody but Coleman says she believes they have a couple of leads. According to police, just after 11 Saturday night officers found the tow truck driver in the driveway of a home on Maple Avenue Southwest. The house was empty and Coleman’s truck was still running when police found him lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound. Police say someone in that community heard the gun go off before they got there. Lisa Coleman says things are tough for her family right now but she’s clinging to the memories of a man she says was a great father, grandfather, and husband. “He was a person that would go out of his way to help anybody. I don’t see why someone would do him any harm because if you ask him for it, he would give it to you. He was doing all he could to right his wrongs with anything he needed to as far as family wise,” says Coleman. Police are asking you to come forward if know what happened. Contact BPD’s Homicide Unit @ 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers @ 205-254-7777. You can remain anonymous. RESOURCE LINK

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Two murders in two separate Central Florida counties last week now appear to be connected, according to investigators. We told you last week about the Seminole County carjacking and abduction that ultimately ended in the death of Katherine Aguasvivas. We also reported on a shooting in Orange County that took the life of Juan Cintron-Garcia. On Monday Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said he believes the suspect vehicle and weapon in both cases seem to tie the two together. Katherine’s father told our affiliate station in Miami that finding out about the death was a heavy blow to the whole family. He asked to remain anonymous out of fear for his family following what happened, but said Katherine always took care of them. The Sheriff Lemma said Katherine was carjacked and abducted last Thursday at a stoplight in Winter Springs. The crime was all caught on cellphone video. In the video, you can see a masked man holding a gun go up to the white SUV Katherine was in and appear to threaten her, then get in the back seat. They take off and are followed by a green Acura. “What’s unique about a 2002 green Acura in the state of Florida is that there are only three in the state of Florida,” said Sheriff Lemma. “Two had been salvaged and only one existed in the state.” Investigators said back in March that same car was towed from an apartment complex in Orange County. “The tow truck driver of that particular tow of this vehicle was a murder victim in Orange County that happened one day before our kidnapping murder,” said Sheriff Lemma. The tow truck driver was identified as Juan Cintron-Garcia. Witnesses told investigators a similar green car was spotted at the scene where Cintron-Garcia was shot and killed last Wednesday night in Taft. Our cameras captured dozens of bullet holes and evidence markers left behind, where we’re told more than a hundred rounds were fired. Many of those rounds, according to the Seminole County Sheriff, were 10mm rounds– matching the rounds found at a construction site in Osceola County where Katherine’s burned SUV and body were found. “An incredibly unique and uncommon round for us to see out on the streets,” said Sheriff Lemma. “I absolutely think [the murders] are connected, but we’ll have to have physical evidence that absolutely proves that.” The green Acura was found over the weekend, but the people who were inside and are believed to have committed both crimes have not been located. The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help to find them. We also learned an Orange County deputy was arrested for his alleged involvement in the case. That deputy is facing five felony charges related to wiretapping and unlawful use of police databases. Sheriff Lemma said Deputy Francisco Estrella contacted Seminole County’s lead investigator assigned to the case and used a fake name and claimed he was an Orange County Detective as well as a cousin to the victim. It was all to relay information about the case to the victim’s husband. Law enforcement expert, Randy Nelson says there are rules in place to prevent these kinds of abuse of power. “Law enforcement have information and have access to information, but only in an official capacity,” said Nelson. “Not - can’t use it for personal reasons or outside. So, if guilty, he was outside of due bounds because he was using information outside of his personal capacity and was sharing that information which was confidential.” Investigators said Estrella sent the victim’s husband a recorded conversation he had with deputies -- as well as screenshots from a law enforcement database. RESOURCE LINK

Still down here On The Border Every Day! Thanks for keeping this group active.

REST IN PEACE...... I only met you in passing a few times, you are still one of our tow brothers. Hope they find your killer soon!

He was a good guy, picked up from us regularly for copart

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chris’s family, friends and workers.