ERSCA One Year Later
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Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 11Ep. 85
Tow Business Podcast
There’s No Business Like Tow Business
Running a towing business in today's world is tough. The Tow Business Podcast focuses on towing business topics and discusses all topics that relate to owning and operating a successful towing company. We welcome all show ideas and feedback.
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Episodes
Industry Talk - 84
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
Jul 03, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 11Ep. 84
Trucksafe Consulting - 83
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
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 10Ep. 83
Lee Roberts - 82
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
Jun 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 10Ep. 82
New Regulations Coming Soon - 81
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.
May 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 10Ep. 81
Would You Rather (Towing Edition) - 80
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.
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 10Ep. 80
Tow Company Taxes - 42 Replay
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.
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 10Ep. 79
Fuel Price Solutions - 78
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.
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 10Ep. 78
Supply Chain Issues - 77
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
Mar 06, 2022•51 min•Season 10Ep. 77
Convoys and Regulations - 76
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?
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 10Ep. 76
Tow Insurance Shake up - 75
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.
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 10Ep. 75
Listener Topics - 74
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.
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 74
Responses to Listener Suggestions - 73
Jeff & Brad talk about some things going on in each of their areas and then respond to some topics suggested by listeners.
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 9Ep. 73
Lot Management Policies - 72
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
Nov 28, 2021•50 min•Season 9Ep. 72
2021 Tow Summit - 71
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, employee shortages, you name it, it was discussed. Mike Matousek from OOIDA even returned (kind of) to ...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 71
Truckers Against Trafficking - 70
Louie Greek with Truckers Against joins us to discuss truckersagainsttrafficking.org, what they do, and how towers can help combat the very real, very serious problem of human trafficking as it relates to the transportation industry.
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 70
Social Media Attacks - 69
We discuss the Tennessee and Midwest Tow Shows. We also talk about the increasingly likely chance that your company will become the victim of an unjust social media attack. Please support or media partners Miller Industries, Tracker Management, ShopHawk, and Auto Data Direct.
Oct 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 69
Sierra Pacific Insurance Part 3 68
Sierra Pacific is back to talk tow insurance. JC joins us again and points out the difference in coverage you might not know exists and why you possibly are not covered for certain loads you haul.
Oct 03, 2021•49 min•Season 8Ep. 68
VHA & The Tow Summit - 67
If you haven't heard about our industry's near miss with a very damaging piece of legislation you might be living under a rock. If you need info please check out our social media from a couple of weeks ago. The Tow Summit is back!
Sep 12, 2021•47 min•Season 8Ep. 67
Industry Talk - 66
This episode is an open discussion about several tow industry topics. Insurance caps, collections, ride-along policies, and how we deal with damage complaints are a few of the things we talk about.
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 8Ep. 66
Invoice Auditing Part 2 - 65
We discuss invoice auditing with Dan and Jamie from Morgan, Cohen, and Bach who have experience on both sides of the fence. Check out their unique perspective on what's going on with the recovery billing end of our industry.
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 65
Insurance Talk with Sierra Pacific (Ep. 2) - 65
JC with Sierra Pacific comes on the show to continue the discussion about insurance and your upcoming renewal.
Aug 04, 2021•40 min•Season 8Ep. 65
Invoice Auditing - 64
We discuss invoice auditing with Dan and Jamie from Morgan, Cohen, and Bach who have experience on both sides of the fence. Check out their unique perspective on what's going on with the recovery billing end of our industry.
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 8Ep. 64
Questions and Answers - 63
Jeff and Brad blindside each other with a few tow industry questions and try to answer them with no preparation. What do you think the next big towing-related innovation will be?
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 8Ep. 63
Selling Your Tow Company - 62
Jeff and Brad discuss their experiences while purchasing a tow company and offer some advice according to what they've seen. The question of how to value or sell a tow company is asked frequently on social media and most of the answers you see are not good. A great place to start is to talk to your attorney and accountant so they can offer suggestions that benefit and protect you.
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 8Ep. 62
Training Talk with ERSCA - 61
ERSCA, The Emergency Road Service Coalition of America is leading the way in promoting training and safety in the towing industry using technology and modern techniques. When the pandemic hit they were able to turn on a dime and produce a well-thought-out and engaging online training system for both light and heavy-duty towers. This is Shane Coleman and Steve Sgarlato's second appearance on the show. Please support our show partners Miller Industries, Tracker Management, Auto Data Direct, and Sh...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 61
Online Marketing with ShopHawk - 60
Ryan with ShopHawk joins us to discuss best practices for online review management and online marketing for towing services. Check out https://usehawksnest.com or visit https://podcast.wegrowshops.com and receive a complimentary website audit from ShopHawk.
May 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 60
Insurance Talk with Sierra Pacific - 59
We speak with JC Bautista the owner of Sierra Pacific Insurance. He offers up some great information regarding shopping for a towing insurance policy.
Apr 28, 2021•30 min•Season 7Ep. 59
Surviving a Natural Disaster - 58
Lynn Hurst with Hurst Towing in Birmingham, Alabama has and he has quite a story to tell. He walks us through his story from just before the storms hit all the way through to the present day almost three months later. His office and most of his fleet took a direct hit. Hear how he jumped right back into action with the help of friends, family, and the towing community all the way to some interesting stories about insurance coverage and legal liabilities.
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 7Ep. 58
Industry Talk and the 2021 Florida Tow Show - 57
Have you noticed that owner responses to online reviews are changing? Are more people standing up to inaccurate reviews? We also talk about the upcoming Florida Tow Show.
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 57
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