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Vehicle towing prompts fight, shooting at Durham apartment complex DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A confrontation between a vehicle owner and a tow truck driver turned ugly at a Durham apartment complex on Friday morning. Durham police officers said a tow truck driver was trying to tow a vehicle around 4:15 at Duke Manor Apartments on Lasalle Street. The vehicle owner, a man, approached the tow truck operator and a fight ensued. The tow truck operator shot the vehicle owner once, according to police. The tow truck operator then called 911 from the parking lot. ABC11 crews saw the vehicle owner conscious and alert before being taken to the hospital. Police don't know his condition. It's not known if the vehicle was being repossessed or if it was illegally parked. RESOURCE LINK with video
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MY WORST FEAR REALIZED.... How many times have I preached about entering water? Tow Truck Driver Falls Into Flooded Sinkhole After Car Hits Fire Hydrant There was extensive flooding in Bourne on Friday after a car crashed into a fire hydrant on Williams Ave., subsequently creating a sinkhole. Video shows the tow truck driver attempting to get the car onto a flatbed truck when he accidentally steps into the sinkhole, falling into water up to his neck. The man can be seen grabbing onto the open car door as he struggles to get out of the sinkhole. Police say both the driver and tow driver are uninjured. RESOURCE LINK with video RESOURCE LINK 2
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We have them on most of the trucks. They are beneficial on older equipment, have not seen the need for this on the newer equipment. My biggest issue is, if the driver is not following proper procedures and taking the proper precautions. What makes anyone think they are going to use the brake lock. Looking back most companies added these on equipment that was poorly maintained or just worn out. Did the MICO LEVER LOCK do more than Proper Procedures, Proper Procedures, Proper Maintenance?
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Welcome to TowForce.net By Tow411. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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Ok, I am confused as I notice the painted lines on the pavement. Is this a merge lane? If so then why do the broken lines continue. We do not generally find this in the US, Is this common in Canada?
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I would sure rather it be 3" more than listed rather then the other way around. I don't my then and than are right, no time to check right now.
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Welcome to TowForce.net By Tow411. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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Randall that is the way the initial report made it sound. Since I have not seen any other reports of the incident nothing has been confirmed.
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Welcome to TowForce.net By Tow411. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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Welcome to TowForce.net By Tow411. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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I did consider that when I first saw the wrap, then I thought well that would likely get my attention. Not, sure it gets my attention is a good way or a bad way.
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Welcome to TowForce.net By Tow411. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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Welcome to TowForce.net By Tow411. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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Holmes 480 winches only go in one direction after "repair"
TowZone replied to BobJ's topic in Vintage Equipment
Yeah, I hear... However once I begin to use a new system I quickly forget what the old system did that cuased me to want to hold out. It's sorta like the old guys in towing industry that held on to the mechanical wreckers when the popularity on hydraulics was growing. I recall companies putting those guys in a hydraulic when their truck was down. A couple of runs without pulling the bumpers and they didn't look back. Oh yeah, they complained it just didn't pull like the mechanical wrecker. In the end it was just different and as they aged they were able to keep working longer. Sadly at the end more than half had already beaten their bodies up to the point they couldn't work past 65 or 70 years of age. LOL and newbies want to retire at 55 knowing all along it ain't gonna happen. If you need assistance with those images just send them to me. -
Holmes 480 winches only go in one direction after "repair"
TowZone replied to BobJ's topic in Vintage Equipment
sweetk30 have you uploaded the images to Tow.Photos already? Currently only Supporters can upload images directly the the topics. We're working on funding more storage to increase the number of images members can upload. -
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"how the driver knew that the owner wanted it in that hole" The vehicle owner was there and shot the video seen in the news report. So, he watched and made a video as the driver was unloading the vehicle into the fence. It is likely that being late the driver was listening the the cars owner and did not check for or see the fence. That is no excuse, but it does put the vehicles owner at fault for not being involved in the vehicles placement. The fix is easy and the car is totaled, it will likely sit there for quite sometime as I am going to assume he did not had proper coverage to repair it or total it. Posting this to Social Media was likely his claim to a couple of minutes national attention. TikTok YouTube etc. generates plenty of this, must have been a slow news cycle for the workingforyou series. Otherwise this was a nothing burger, the tow company owner dealt with it in a professional manner. Literally decimating the story and reducing it to impactful...
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Anyone have an idea of the value of this 1969 International ?
TowZone replied to ESC's topic in Vintage Equipment
I posted this in ATHS FB Public Group: I will be posting the replies that are not made here. Clark N said: Cool. I've seen a few of them over the years. Looks like it has a bit of rust. If you pop the hoods, you'll probably see the cowl with significant rust. Still it's not too bad. They in theory can make neat campers. I'd say you could sell it as is to the right buyer for 1500. Jessie W said: If the inside of the horse van is in good shape and it's running, it might interest a horse person. The dually/gooseneck is the enemy of these horse vans. Vans rode better than bumper pulls and horses liked them better on trips. Firends had one for a while - IH is truly a "gas burner" and most did not have the nice seats and A/C that modern duallys would have. Laurence G said: We have one, that we put on the back of a '93 GMC Topkick. Whilst not common - they are not rare either - there are a few for sale in PA (where we bought ours). http://www.frankdibella.com/vans_search The old international is the key to the buy - not so much the horse compartment. -
From Iowa Traffic Incident Management 11.12.19
TowZone replied to TowForce's topic in Insurance, Safety & Training
I see it all the time! I find drivers and their passengers standing in the driving lanes. I have drivers hit objects (most often deer) in the roadway and just stop. They do not try to get out of harms way. I find Tow Truck Operators behind vehicles in the drive lanes. While there are numerous reasons, quite often the vehicle(s) could have been safely moved over under quick clearance which many states have now. This Iowa State Sheriff Deputy has a message as well.- 1 reply
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Chad, the Military has had this for years. While there must be some reason similar technology has not been incorporated into civilian vehicles. It is something the towing industry has been bought baffled by and endangered by for years. I'm not referring as much to the hassle of the drive line as I am to the dangers. Roadside safety being one of those dangers. Flipping a switch or pulling a pin would reduce the risks greatly. But, instead we've gotten new designs that make towing more challenging from front axles to aerodynamics. I doubt a petition is going to make a difference, since getting a few tow companies onboard is easy. Getting a minimum of 10% of the industry to sign on much more difficult. Then again I do not know how many Heavy Duty Tow Companies there are in say North America. I only know there are reported to be between 40,000 & 41,000 US Tow Companies.
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OK, who do we have that is good at wording such a petition. Possibly Brian Riker, Jeffrey Godwin, Scott Burrows, Rudy Smith, Mike Pool, Michael McGovern, etc. Cause I know I am missing others, these are just member that have been around the message board longer. I know I can write it, if only I had the collective knowledge of the membership. Let's give it a try and we'll send it in the right direction. I got that part figured out! Problem is we will need more than 4000 verified tow companies participating. @brian991219 @FTI Groups @Scott Burrows @Rudy Smith @MNPOOL @Michael McGovern
