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54 stories

IndustryNational2026-04-03

U.S. Driver Shortage Projected to Exceed 80,000 in 2026 — Tow Companies Competing with Trucking for CDL Holders

American Trucking Associations
EnforcementNational2026-04-03

Gothamist Investigation: NYC's Unlicensed Tow Fleet Grew from 54 to 712 Trucks as Enforcement Collapsed

Gothamist
TechnologyNational2026-04-03

AI Dispatch Platforms Are Cutting Overnight Towing Costs by 85% — and Answering Every Call

TowPilot / Industry Reports
IndustryNational2026-04-03

Florida Tow Show Opens April 9 in Orlando — Industry's Largest Annual Trade Event

Tow Times
IndustryNational2026-04-03

PwC: Trucking Mergers and Acquisitions Expected to Increase in 2026 as Interest Rates Decline

Transport Topics / PwC
IndustryNational2026-04-03

What It Costs to Run an Impound Lot: $44K to $100K Per Month in Operating Expenses

Financial Models Lab
IndustryNational2026-04-03

Private Equity Firm Partners with Falls Church, Virginia Towing Company in Latest Industry Consolidation Move

Full Guard Capital
EnforcementNational2026-04-03

Southern California Crash Victim Pays $3,000 Cash After Unlicensed Tow Driver Allegedly Poses as Police Dispatch

ABC7 Los Angeles
IndustryNational2026-04-03

25% Tariff on Heavy Vehicles Could Add $35,000 to the Price of a New Tow Truck

Commercial Carrier Journal / AtoB
IndustryNational2026-04-03

EV Recovery Training Now Available from Multiple Providers — But Most Tow Operators Haven't Taken It

WreckMaster / NFPA / ESA
RegulationAustralia2026-04-03

Australia Expands Slow Down, Move Over Laws to Cover Tow Trucks Nationwide — Spotter Fees Banned with $45,000 Penalty

Car Explore / WA Dept of Transport
IndustryTexas2026-04-03

Amazon, UPS, FedEx, and USPS All Adding Fuel Surcharges as Diesel Tops $5 — Small Tow Operators Feel It First

CNBC
IndustryTexas2026-04-03

Amazon, UPS, FedEx, and USPS All Adding Fuel Surcharges as Diesel Tops $5 — Small Tow Operators Feel It First

CNBC / CBS Texas / Bloomberg
ComplianceTexas2026-04-03

Diesel at $5.37 Nationally, $5.74 in Florida — Independent Tow Operators Among Hardest Hit

NewsChannel 13 Orlando
SafetyNational2026-04-03

IIHS to Release First-Ever Safety Ratings for Commercial Work Trucks — Including Tow Trucks — This Spring

The Drive
CommunityNational2026-04-03

NJ State Tow Drivers Jump Into Creek to Cut Seat Belts After Utility Truck Flips Off Route 295

NJ1015 / Philadelphia Inquirer
RecoveryNational2026-04-03

Bill's Towing Deploys World's Largest Rotator to Recover 135,000-lb Excavator From Parking Garage Pit

The Drive / Equipment World
CommunityNational2026-04-03

International Towing Hall of Fame Announces 9-Member Class of 2026, Marking 40th Year of Honors

National Law Review
ComplianceNational2026-04-03

99 Towing Industry Members Take Priorities to Capitol Hill; FMCSA Administrator Stays for 90-Minute Meeting

Tow Professional
IndustryNational2026-04-03

Tow Truck Costs in 2026: $15K for a Used Wheel-Lift, Up to $1.3M for a Century M100 Rotator

Heavy Equipment Appraisal
EnforcementNational2026-04-03

Chicago Passes Towing Transparency Ordinance — $10,000 Fines and Vehicle Seizure for Violators

Tow Industry Week
RegulationNational2026-04-03

Utah's Heavy-Vehicle Towing Bill of Rights Takes Effect — Fee Caps for Vehicles Over 26,001 lbs

Tow Truck Insurance Rates
RegulationCanada2026-04-03

Ontario Expands Tow Truck Zones Across Greater Toronto — Only Contracted Companies Can Operate on Designated Highways

UL Law / Ontario Ministry of Transportation
IndustryUnited Kingdom2026-04-03

UK's Largest Recovery Industry Trade Show Set for September 8-10 at Stoneleigh

Professional Recovery Tow Show
SafetyTexas2026-04-03

Texas DPS Move Over Enforcement Week Starts April 6 — 5,007 Violations Already Recorded in 2026

FOX 7 Austin
EnforcementNational2026-04-02

North Carolina Court Enters First-Ever Discriminatory Towing Judgment — $30,000 Restitution Ordered

NC DOJ
EnforcementNational2026-04-02

Tennessee AG Sues Priority Wrecker Over Alleged Deceptive Pricing; Seeks Five-Year Industry Ban

NewsChannel 5
SafetyTexas2026-04-02

Trial Date Set April 27 for Man Charged in Death of Harlingen Tow Truck Owner David Zapata

KRGV Valley Central
ContractsNational2026-04-02

Mobile, Alabama Towing Company Appeals 60-Day Rotation Suspension After Permit Violation

FOX 10 Mobile
ContractsNational2026-04-02

Salem, Ohio Advances Three-Company Towing Rotation Ordinance; Council Vote Set April 7

Salem News
EnforcementNational2026-04-02

Tennessee AG Asks Judge to Sanction Priority Wrecker After Company Fails to Respond to Lawsuit

NewsChannel 5
Fee FightNational2026-04-02

Bowling Green Passes $125 Tow Fee Cap; Targeted Company Files Federal Lawsuit Calling It Unconstitutional

Bowling Green Daily News
EnforcementNational2026-04-02

Gastonia Sues Dissolved Tow Company After Church Event Attendees Reportedly Charged Up to $1,200

WFAE
SafetyNational2026-04-02

US Marshals Join Search for Tow Operator Charged in Deaths of Two Rival Drivers in Philadelphia

KYW Newsradio / Audacy
SafetyNational2026-04-02

Troy's Law Passes Kentucky House Unanimously, Advancing Green-Light Visibility for Tow Trucks

Lex18
Fee FightNational2026-04-02

North Carolina HB 199 Towing Commission Deadline Passes with Bill Still Stalled in Senate

NC General Assembly
ContractsNational2026-04-02

Kansas City Driving Bill of Rights Takes Effect, Requiring Citywide Tow Logging and $1,000 Penalties

Tow Industry Week
EnforcementNational2026-04-02

SoCal Tow Company Owners Arrested in Alleged $5.9 Million Workers' Comp Fraud Scheme

CA Dept of Insurance
SafetyNational2026-04-02

Motorcyclist Killed on Frankford Avenue After Vehicle Reportedly Detaches from Tow Truck Flatbed

CBS Philadelphia
EnforcementNational2026-04-02

DOJ Sues California Tow Company Over Alleged Auction of 148 Deployed Servicemembers' Vehicles

Military Times
EnforcementNational2026-04-02

NYC Sues Bronx Tow Operator for Alleged Overcharging; Sends Compliance Warnings to 300+ Companies

NYC Mayor's Office
SafetyNational2026-04-02

Kentucky Tow Operator Struck and Killed on I-165; Driver Charged with Manslaughter

Spectrum News 1
EnforcementNational2026-04-01

Kenner, Louisiana Launches Immediate Tow Policy for Drivers Operating Without Insurance

Kenner Today
SafetyNational2026-04-01

California Expands Move Over Law to Cover All Stopped Vehicles with Hazard Lights

AAA SoCal
ContractsNational2026-04-01

Cole County Sheriff Defends Awarding Exclusive Towing Contract to Out-of-Town Low Bidder

KRCG
ComplianceTexas2026-04-01

TDLR Requires Proof of Legal Immigration Status for All Towing and VSF Licenses Starting May 1

Texas Tribune
EnforcementTexas2026-04-01

West Texas Towing Company Files Chapter 11 Amid Pending Crash Lawsuits Exceeding $1 Million

San Angelo Live
ContractsTexas2026-04-01

Guardian Fleet Services Acquires Texas Auto Carriers in Major San Antonio Expansion

Tow Industry Week
SafetyNational2026-04-01

Federal Bill Would Let Tow Operators Transport Disabled Semis Without Detaching Trailers

CDL Life
SafetyTexas2026-04-01

Dallas Tow Operator Struck and Killed on I-20 While Repairing Flat Tire; Suspect Charged

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
ComplianceTexas2026-04-01

Texas Expands Mandatory Impound Authority for Repeat Unlicensed Drivers Starting September 2025

The Walters Firm
Fee FightNational2026-04-01

North Carolina Lawmakers Hear Testimony on $8,000 Tow Bills; HB 199 Would Create Statewide Fee Commission

WBTV
ReformNational2026-04-01

Illinois Law Bars Tow Operators Found Guilty of Violations from Rebranding Under New Business Names

CBS Chicago
EnforcementNational2026-04-01

Milwaukee Reckless Driving Impound Ordinance Reaches 100 Vehicles in Four Months

WTMJ