goodmichael

Great Job! What a blessing that you get the opportunity to work with your son. Wishing you all a safe and blessed new year.

I am against towers being designated as first responders due to the poor choices in work habits that many operators present. As far as liability, it is a sad fact that those who follow the rules have to carry the burden of high insurance to cover owners and operators who do not work with safety in mind. Even after they are given the opportunity to be properly trained, and have proper techniques demonstrated. I really would like to see all unsafe operations fail, go out of business, and be a distant memory. Then the extra burden will be off the shoulders of those who have the desire to run their business the proper way. And operators as a whole will be much safer.

Today, a Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper was injured while working an active crash scene in Stanton, Lubbock County, Texas. Please view this via KSAT12News. Last week a father was killed when a suspected intoxicated driver crashed into a Bexar County Sheriff's Department marked unit. The deceased was with his wife and daughter traveling from Arizona when they were initially involved in a crash. The deputy was on scene with a rotation wrecker to clear the scene. The suspect crashed into the marked patrol unit with such force, the unit was rolled onto it's side, trapping the parents underneath. The father succumbed to his injuies a few days later. Please be extra vigilant. It is a long, treacherous stretch to the new year.

So sorry for your loss.

3800.00 for a fine is very reasonable of a fine for failing to adequately train your operators. If owners as well as drivers do not get the message, maybe hitting people in the ass pocket will reboot this industry on yhe mindset of safety.

From the narrative, it was stated that he had just started out in the collections aspect. I question as to whether he had contacted the debtor for keys per the lenders instruction, or per some type of SOP. According to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act the mere presence of a LEO constitutes a breach of the peace, and quite possibly tips the scale to becomming an illegal repossession. In Texas there is NO, ZERO, required training for recovery adjusters. All you need is to be robbed of your $100.00 for the consent tow license. Also the pay schedule for recovery adjusters is horrible. I recently applied at a few companies, and was not impressed. No protected zones, having to pay for your fuel, and no recovered vehicles equals no pay is not conduciveof safe operating decision making. A man or woman has to eat, and pay the bills. There are many contributing factors to this unfortunate death. It will be interesting how sharp of a learning curve the totality of the circumstances provide. I would like to hear Mr. Lacek's perspective as well. On a happier note, I am graduating Friday with an associates degree in Construction Technology. I am also ten classes away from an associates degree in Commercial Refrigeration!

When you signed a contract with Agero, and or any other motor club you agreed per contract on how you are to be paid and for what services you are to be paid. It is a business transaction. Nobody at Agero is authorized to make exceptions to the contractual agreement. They do have a credit card to pay for exceptions. They are not your friend, or ally. They are merely a low bid, low budget client.On a good day.

I have always had the mindset that the best repo is the one with zero contact. You hook it and book it. You do not pull it to the street and put on lights and straps. You do this away from the debtors residence. You do not ask for, or knock a door for keys. Any contact with a debtor is likely to be confrontational. You also need to be aware that finance company representatives in some cases provoke negative behaviors by riling up the debtor. I do not know anything about this situation that lead to this incident, but I will state that there is not even anywhere near the training required to be an adjuster as far as the state is concerned. I have never had a weapon pulled on me personally. I avoid debtor contact if at all possible. I will NEVER knock a door for keys, EVER.

There is a fine line whereupon bottom feeder finance companies generate millions of dollars in late fees and penalties versus picking up and collecting on bad paper. The finance companies simply will not pay court costs. Many do not even want tk pay to have keys made.

If a person thinks they are working too hard, or is getting burned out they need to staff the issue with their employer or supervisor. To lie and state that you are sick, then be seen out in public drinking is not acceptable. I do not care what you know, or how good you are or think you are, if I can not trust you, I can not trust you. Once that asterisk is next to your name it is hard to, if not impossible to make it go away.

Tuesday morning San Antonio Fire Department engineer Greg Garza was struck by a commercial vehicle as he stepped off the apparatus preparing to investigate the source of smoke at a local motel. He was a 17 year veteran of SAFD. The vehicle failed to slow down/move over.

People, this includes many drivers as well as many owners, who do not care about what happens beyond the walls of their office, are the cause of so many negligence/ damage claims that are totally preventable. I do not believe in calling an incident an accident. The incident was caused by at least one person's failure to act.

The key words on the last post were "could have been prevented." If the deck truck was not at its location this most likely would never have occurred. People panic when they are next to a big truck or lane that has little or no shoulder. Just observe people as they drive. Even a mini cooper will react to the lack of horizontal asphalt cushion. Many people do not grasp the concept of a nine foot minimum lane and, as a result of this panic, may make panic adjustments to their trajectory. We as professionals need to be forward thinkers and always consider what if. Or as I tell people, do not bring your mental checker set when the game is chess. Think outside the box.

The general public needs to take more responsibility for the condition and maintenance of their vehicles. Tires, fluids, and general condition of vehicle checks would prevent many roadside breakdown situations, versus the oh well I have roadside assist mentality. Hitting the person in the wallet for a tow versus a service call not only keeps operators from the kill zone, if even for a few minutes (exposure on a transport versus a tire change) but it teaches a lesson via monetary loss. I do nothing roadside, over thirty mile per hour zones, but transport. Absolutely no service calls, EVER.

It is the fault of the driver that hit the deck. We as an industry have to stop assuming that people are in line with the reasonable prudent person standard. If the casualty is on the shoulder why do you put yourself in harms way next to the kill zone. Pull in front of the marked pd unit and begin stategizing to clear the scene and get to a safe haven. There is no logical reason to be on the white line from what the scene presents.

It really is a matter of preference. While the Cummins has been a powerhouse for a long time, the bodies of Dodge products have always been junky. Cab corners coming apart, cheap quality, personally I am a fan of none of the manufacturers. I do believe the new Ford diesel made by Ford and not Navistar, will compete with the Cummins.

I would prefer the boattail!

Really cool. The old Rivieras are an affordable classic. Fun to drive as well.

I have never been a big fan of Dodge. There service support has always been horrible. That being said, I lost a great deal of respect for Ford after they put ouy the 6.0 and 6.4 trash engines. Os should I say Navistar did for them. The 6.7 seems to be a winner if it is properly maintained. If I had to chose I would chose a Ford product.

Really no excuse. The driver is either lacking in training or just does not care. Either way it is a reflection on the owner of the business. That is a classic example of why insurance is so high. I have made many mistakes over the years. But I always try to never make the same mistakes twice, and follow all the required steps and procedures to mitigate the risk of an incident.

I was in a courtroom earlier this year and people were looking at their phones and texting. These were middle aged people, not younger people.

Flares work best at night I believe as it seems people are afraid of burning their tires. Setting cones up to alternate between flares is a good auditory warning also if they are set far enough back.

I do not think the truck, casualty, came loose. It looks like the impact crumpled the cab and chassis forcing it under the deck bed. The casualty looks secured at the tailboard.

I do not mean to be negative, but please be aware that you just entering the arena here and immediately offering used equipment for sale is a liiiiittle on the murky side of the pond. I tend to see the negative in a situation until I get to know someone. That being said, if you are legitimate, welcome. I actually have a contact who buys used equipment for export. Please reach out to me.

That is something that the political leaders in Chicago must address. I am of the opinion that the politicians are probably getting kickbacks to sit on their thumbs. You as a business owner are always going to pay for the grifters of an industry. Legitimate technicians working on cars do, wrecker companies do, carperters do, reposession adjusters do, and police officers do. I can holler at the top of my lungs, but nobody cares. Most people do not care until they get fleeced by the grifter faction. I trust my three dogs, my girlfriend, and about a handful of other in a catastrophic moment. I can not solve the problems of the world when people do not care and trust politicians to do the right thing. Get a dog, hug your family and enjoy life. You only spin around once!