Vessel towing barges partially flooded
The Coast Guard says a towing vessel broke down and became partially flooded at the stern while pushing two barges in the Intracoastal Waterway near the Alabama-Mississippi border.

Salinas cuts ties with towing firm
A Salinas towing company suing the city for lost business stemming from its involvement on the Police Department's towing rotation list was kicked out of that rotation Tuesday night.

Sell car to settle your bill - towing company
A Johannesburg man had to sell his crashed car to a towing company to pay a towing bill which he has denied authorising. But the police said he signed the towing papers, so it was legal.

State Lacking In Oversight Of Towing Company
Why is a Denver towing company allowed to continue to operate after a long history of complaints with the Public Utilities Commission?

Coast Guard plans inspections
Coast Guard officials will conduct a marine safety operation through January to ensure uninspected towing vessels are properly manned with adequate numbers of qualified and licensed crew members, according to a Coast Guard news release.

Free Fleet Maintenance Software for the Towing Industry Released
towPartners has released a free truck maintenance tracking software for all of its members which is now available at www.towfleet.com. The towFleet system is now available to the entire towing industry through towPartners. towFleet is a web-based software tool that offers quality features without any investment by towing, repossession and road service companies. towFleet will assist towing and ...

Hidden Camera: Towing Company Ignores Rules
A CALL7 hidden-camera investigation found a Denver towing company, ignoring the rules and towing when they weren't supposed to.

Snow removal, towing fees on Montpelier council agenda
MONTPELIER -- How could winter maintenance in the capital city be better this year than it was last year? ... - By Sarah Hinckley Times Argus Staff

Boxer Hitch
Boxer Hitch is a unique time-saving towing tool that fits all towing needs, at all heights. Known as ?16 hitches-in-one,? Boxer Hitch enables workers to switch trailers or any towable in 10 seconds flat without changing balls or hitches and no tools required.

Sell your car to settle bill - towing company
He says they tricked him, they say he signed the forms and the police say it's binding. Now Thando Stuurman's crashed car is no longer his.

Tow Truck Scam Victims File Lawsuit Against City
The City of Chicago was sued Wednesday for failing to take corrupt cops off the street once it learned they were soliciting bribes from tow truck drivers. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all accident victims who may have been charged excessive or fraudulent fees by towing companies to cover the costs of payoffs. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.

BayouSphere
"Don't drive on the rims! Don't drive on the rims!" Generations of auto enthusiasts have been told that mind-numbing rule, but this guy ? towing a trailer, no less ? knows that such mandates are for suckers. Even if you're cruising down the West Loop, like he was before he exited and got ...

Fresh snowfall brings more accidents
A fresh layer of snowfall Monday evening caused several accidents throughout Genesee, Saginaw and Bay counties, sending drivers to area hospitals and keeping local towing crews busy.

Towing season begins
HANCOCK - Local police have a message for people who still park on the street at night: Move your vehicles or your car may be towed. "As soon as those snowplows start rolling out, they're going to be towed away if they're on the street, there's no exceptions," Hancock Police Department Lt. Randy Mayra said. Most communities ban parking on the street from from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. Nov. 1 to April 30

San Francisco to put a price on parking spots
Under a trial plan passed by the board of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, 6,000 of the city's precious parking spots will be priced on a sliding scale depending on how popular they are.

Qantas Says Two Aircraft Damaged in Collision at Repair Base
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd. , Australia's largest carrier, said two of its Boeing Co. 747 aircraft were damaged in a collision while being towing at a maintenance base.

A Costly City Tries Pricing Its Parking by Popularity
San Francisco?s Municipal Transportation Authority is pricing 6,000 of the city?s parking spaces on a sliding scale, with the most expensive spots going for $18 an hour.

In brief: Mayor-elect plans to sell tow service
Millington's mayor-elect plans to sell his towing company to eliminate a conflict of interest before he takes office.

Qantas plane crashes into aircraft
The Qantas plane that had its belly torn open when an oxygen tank exploded over Manila has been damaged in a collision with another Qantas plane. Qantas said the two Boeing 747s collided on the tarmac during towing at Avalon Airport's maintenance base south of Melbourne.

Annual toy drive by Alliance Fire Department now at halfway mark
Photo By Kevin Graff/The Review A sneak preview of some of the toys donated thus far to the Alliance Fire Department?s annual toy drive are revealed by, from left, Ben McGaffick of Mel?s Towing; Chris Waffler, president of International Association of Firefighters Local 480; Steve Clark, of Shaffer?s Diner; and Greg Kale, of KARS.