Tow Business Podcast

About six years ago Brian Wagaman left a tough part of his life behind to pursue a career in towing. Now he's here to tell the story of how he has now become towing's biggest social media star with hundreds of thousands of followers.

We discuss several subjects including who and how are your PD rates set, supply chain problems continue, and do you have a support truck in your fleet.

The end of the year and the holidays means there are several things towers are thinking, doing, or should be doing to finish up and head into the new year.

Tow shows to flat tows, we discuss a few things from our industry

Flagmansafety.com was created to raise awareness and provide education to increase workplace safety for those who work along America's highways. Please visit flagmansafety.com, support the cause, and find out what you can do to help.

Shane Coleman explains what will be covered in the upcoming Rigging and Winching class in Atlanta in October. Then Brad and Jeff address a listener's question about training agreements

Shelli Hawkins plays host and we're the guests Tow Business Podcast is your source for towing business and operations information since 2019.

Eaton and Cummins teamed up to develop an all-new, automated transmission that will change the way you look at automatic transmissions in class 8, heavy-duty trucks. Ken Rocker joins us to discuss what went into the process of starting with just an idea and turning that idea into a game changer for the towing industry.

Intercompany communication, upcoming tow shows, and why you probably need to find a hobby are a few of the things we talk about on this episode.

Progressive Insurance decided to not renew any of their existing tow company policies earlier this year. JC Bautista returns six months later to describe the fallout. This isn't just a California problem, it's a tow industry problem. This could happen anywhere and you need to be prepared.

ERSCA has grown to have a strong national presence in a very short time. Please visit ersca.org and subscribe to our youtube channel

We ask and answer a few industry questions. What do you do if a Youtuber approaches you? Do you allow your operators to wear shorts? These are just two of the subjects we hit in this episode

Trucksafe Consulting at trucksafe.com help towing and transport companies stay safe and compliant in the vast, sometimes confusing world of transportation regulations. Check out their videos

Lee Roberts moved from England, bought a heavy wrecker, and is now one of our industry's current-day success stories. Hear the story from Lee himself

Maryland HB 487 just passed. Is life for Maryland towers about to get tough? Who doesn't like working long hours cleaning up someone else's cargo only to be told you must give it back whether someone pays you or not? Head over to ERSCA.org and check out their legislative alert.

Would you rather work 50 years at a great company you love working for before you retire or would you rather work only ten years at a tow company you can't stand? These are some of the questions we answer on show 80.

This is a Tax Season replay. Lacey Harner CPA is now Pathway CPA Group. We speak with Lacey Harner of Pathway CPA Group about the proper structure and accounting basics every tow company owner needs to know.

Social media can be good or bad. Lately, some of the suggestions on how to cope with high fuel prices are bad. Jeff and Brad go through some of these terrible suggestions and then offer a few good ones.

Jeremy Ervin with MHC Kenworth joins us to discuss the causes of the chassis shortage and what's being done to help. Towards the end of the show, we talk about chassis specs and how to avoid some common mistakes

There's a bit of a traffic jam in Ottowa thanks to their truckers who have simply had enough of their federal government's overreaching regulations. The push for federal regulation here in the U.S. in the heavy recovery industry seems to be getting louder. What's next?

We know the towing insurance market has been pretty volatile and unpredictable over the past few years but things just got a lot worse for towers in California. JC at Sierra Pacific discusses the major changes involving Progressive as well as a lot of great info to help you be more knowledgeable as you approach your next policy renewal.

For the final show of 2021, we talk about a stubborn excavator, a car underwater that keeps playing hide and go seek, as well as more listener suggested topics.

Jeff & Brad talk about some things going on in each of their areas and then respond to some topics suggested by listeners.

We discuss how both of us handle holiday scheduling for the staff and move on to talk about different lot policies to help keep vehicles more secure and simple policies we feel may reduce the liability of non-employed, non-insured people being on our yards

It's no secret that both hosts are huge fans of the annual Tow Summit and the 2021 Tow Summit at Captiva Island Resort was no exception. The info you receive from the speakers as well as the side conversations that take place with like-minded towers can't be matched by any other event. This year's summit focused on the new world we are all having to navigate. Trucks shortages, parts shortages, emp...