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I never miss one of this Live Streams. I do have a special request that TowForce Members that are on FB enter the live stream and reply TowForce in the house. This will show the Force this message board is in the Towing Industry. You would have to search Youtube, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. several hours a day just to get what you do on TowForce in less time then it takes to properly hook up a vehicle. Well maybe not that fast for some of you, but you get the idea. Join me in the Chat Friday 11AM CT, Noon ET and WEst Coast it'll be a Brunch Meeting for you. May the TowForce be with you.

August Sponsor Appreciation Month Each year throughout the Month of August we conduct our Annual Sponsor Appreciation. We ask that current TowForce Sponsors reply to this topic. The names will be added to a running list throughout the month as Testimonial Posts are created. The continued support and participation of our sponsors is very much valued. Please give each of them you have interacted with a shout out as their testimonial topic is created. Thanks Today we will be seeking responses from members who have attended the Recovery Billing Unlimited class. Thank you https://www.towforce.net/topic/14921-matjack-testimonials/ Are you or have you done business with MatJack in the past few years. If so what was your experience? Are you currently using MatJack Air Cushions along with other bags. Show us any images and tell us what you have and how you transport them. Also, have you attended one of the Factory Classes? Please add your reply... Thanks MatJack in another one of our many valued Sponsors will will be highlighting during the month of August. https://www.matjack.com/index.html Our company has rented a tow truck from Wrecker Rentals https://www.towforce.net/topic/10469-wrecker-rentals-testimonials/ http://www.rentawrecker.com/ A New TowForce Sponsor Testimonial request will be added each day. Our company has attended the Recovery Billing Unlimited Seminar. https://www.towforce.net/topic/10524-recovery-billing-unlimited-testimonials/ https://recoverybillingunlimited.com/ We also want to thank Big Wheel Towing & Recovery for their corporate sponsorship. https://bigwheeltowingandrecovery.com/ A New TowForce Sponsor Testimonial request will be added every few days into August. We are currently using Dispatch Anywhere by Beacon Software. https://www.towforce.net/topic/14877-dispatch-anywhere-testimonials/ https://www.beaconsoftco.com/ A New TowForce Sponsor Testimonial request will be added every few days into August. Companies are not in any specific order and are drawn from a current list of sponsors. Keep Watching this topic for more TowForce Sponsors to be added at least once a day and do not forget to add your reply in the testimonial topic. While we would prefer to no longer have a need to ask for support from valued members. The new message board has more demands for resources, much of which is our time. I know each and everyone of you place a value on your time. We put the time in to this new community with a hope we can save you time when searching for answers to Towing & Recovery related topics. As well as asking questions of members that will respond in a professional manner. You can search for hours and likely not find as much information as our network of tow operators can provide. Our continued growth has been steady and best of all highly professional. Where as can you find both professional responses and active members combined. Well we still need more active members. But, the combination does not exist overall with as many topics as on TowForce. Not a current supporter please look into our supporter levels. http://www.towforce.net/store/category/1-subscriptions/ Several Patron & Sponsor Renewal Invoices will be going out this month. Your continued support is much appreciated as we look forward to getting back to Tow Shows this year. See you in Vegas and Baltimore. We have several new sponsors to be added this month. When they are added a testimonial for each will be created. Companies seeking additional Sponsorship Information can text or call 502-376-3071. (text first is always best these days). First Time Sponsor Discounts are in play throughout the month of August. Do Not Delay!

Seeking more Testimonials during Sponsor Appreciation Month. Collins Manufacturing continues to prove why their products are superior every day. Add your testimonial in reply today, don't delay!

Wow, this topic is more 10 years old on Tow411 and 3 years on TowForce. Let's see if we can find Gerard, he was once an active Tow411 Member.

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Seeking Testimonials... Has anyone here, used Wrecker Rentals?

Are you or have you done business with MatJack in the past few years. If so what was your experience? Are you currently using MatJack Air Cushions along with other bags. Show us any images and tell us what you have and how you transport them. Also, have you attended one of the Factory Classes? Please add your reply... Thanks MatJack in another one of our many valued Sponsors will will be highlighting during the month of August. https://www.matjack.com/index.html

Seeking Additional INA Testimonials during our August Sponsor Appreciation

We're Booked and Ready... Do You have your room for Las Vegas Show Place? Looks Like we'll be there for the entire week, it's how the flights worked out.

As much as we tried this show didn't work out for us. Sometimes work gets in the way, but I do expect a good turnout for what looks to be a great venue. If you have not checked the place out, you really should. Now who is going to be there? Please add pictures here for the rest of us. Uploading Images is easier then ever, Chris has worked hard to get the tech stuff up to speed on this new TowForce Message Board. Firing on All Cylinders and this is once again the place to be, see some of you in Vegas and Check out the other industry Roll Calls. If you don't find Baltimore in the List it will be added soon.

Can not make this Texas Expo this year. Would have liked to have seen a few members who have said they were going. Maybe next year, this year we are looking ahead to Los Vegas Show Place. Which is another American Towman Production.

DITTO: Mount the dolly's on top of deck. Collins makes self loading dolly brackets.

This was copied from a duplicate post originally created on July 14th, 2020: Randall, thank you for your effort and devotion to searching out both the numbers and details. I just could never find that devotion though it was not that I didn't want to put in the time. It came down to I work those roadways nightly only taking a few days a year off. I am often in the danger zone be it on the interstates, Highways, Byways or even the City Streets. I took off this weekend just to gather my thoughts and spend some time here on the message board. I've been looking out at the Ocean and reflecting on the first half of the year. The growth TowForce has seen as both the number old members and new members surge is quite extraordinary. I hope to see more participation as this form of social media is still the most time effective. I'll add a story about the last run I was sent on Friday Morning prior to heading out. I was set to be off at 0600. At 0530 a run came in a vehicle was stopped on one of the bridges. So, even though I was set to leave for the weekend I headed out. Four lanes of traffic and we're in the right Vehicles mostly Truckers Flying by 4 to 6 feet from me as I exit the truck and all I can think is just don't let this be the time I become a statistic. I hooked and booked, but because it was a rear wheel drive and i was a ways to the next exit I needed to put a strap on it just in case. Before anyone says you didn't put that on dollies, yeah right! Every additional second you spend in the Danger Zone is a second closer to the end of your life. You Are Not Invincible and if you haven't figured out with a tower down every 6 to 7 days then I can't help you. I do feel that those who watch these incidents do take their roadside safety far more serious then the 7 out of 10 that just don't know and yes the numbers of uniformed drivers is more than 50%. The majority work for companies that are either uniformed or simply do not hold safety meetings and stress safety. Even seat belts with nearly 40% of Tow Truck Operators that either do not wear their seat belt or do not regularly where it. Yes, there are instances where the seat belt has contributed to death. However, that number is less than 3 percent and possibly even under 1 percent. As for the White Line it should be in your head at all times to stay away from the roadway. However, I have noticed over the years nearly as many Tow Operators have been killed or injured entering or exiting the truck. Having eyes in the back of your head "Being aware of what is going on" is very important to ones safety. Focusing only on the task of removing the vehicle will get you killed. I often advise others of the dangers which increases my own awareness although still leaving me more vulnerable then they are for having advised them. Watch the Traffic not me is what I tell them YELL if there is a vehicle approaching I need to be made aware of. Some say put them in the truck, I want them where they can flee and also be an additional set of eyes. Some use Cones, Flags, Flashing Lights, etc. and that's fine when you're in the roadway for an extended about of time. When the time is a few minutes often less than 3 minutes, use of a WARNING DEVICE adds seconds to the time spent in the Danger Zone! Now. I know that there are many more here to contribute to this discussion, chime in add your thoughts. What was the last Danger Zone you entered and how did you deal with it?

From the Facebook Page of Nacho Betancourt This sight to heaven is asking Jehovah to help us to do justice, this pain is very strong, a devastated mother with a trauma for all her life and a frustrated and hurt grandfather knowing that a woman who killed our son is free and without facing justice. # justiceforcarlosbetancourt.

Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Tow Truck Driver Reenters Not Guilty Plea A convicted felon accused of gunning down a tow truck driver who was preparing to take away his vehicle near downtown Riverside re-entered a not guilty plea Tuesday to a murder charge for which he was ordered to stand trial. Javier Nieto Martinez, 35, of Riverside was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of killing 27-year-old Jesus Eligio Martinez Acosta of Colton. Following a preliminary hearing on April 6, a judge found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a murder trial and scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment several weeks later. However, Martinez, who is representing himself, requested several postponements for reasons unclear. He asked for another Tuesday morning, but Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane denied the request, at which point the defendant pleaded not guilty to the murder count. O’Rane scheduled a pretrial hearing for Oct. 13 at the Riverside Hall of Justice and left Martinez’s bail at $1 million. He’s being held at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta. According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, shortly after 1 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2019, Acosta was contacted by Martinez, who wanted his vehicle taken from the 3700 block of Bandini Avenue to another location. Railsback alleged that during the process of placing the defendant’s car on the flatbed truck, Martinez became uncooperative and “engaged the victim in an altercation” without provocation. During the ensuing tussle, Martinez allegedly pulled a handgun and shot the tow operator. Witnesses called 911, and Martinez ran off on foot. Patrol officers converged on the scene moments later and found Acosta mortally wounded. Riverside Fire Department paramedics attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead on arrival at Riverside Community Hospital. Railsback said officers, with the aid of K9 units, began scouring the area, locating Martinez less than 20 minutes later in the area of Brentwood Avenue and Maplewood Place, roughly a half-mile from where the shooting occurred. He was taken into custody without a struggle. According to court records, the defendant has prior convictions for assault resulting in great bodily injury, spousal abuse and felony vandalism. RESOURCE LINK

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