American Towman Magazine - July 2011

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FEATURE CONTENTS

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Business Solutions to Refueling Options What's the best way to keep your trucks gassed up and on the road?

by Randall C. Resch

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Departments Low Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 News Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Road Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 AD Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 My Baby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Towman’s Market . . . . . . . . . .58 Adventures of A.T. . . . . . . . . . .61

Working Together for Success Jerr-Dan, NRC and Challenger equipment were all part of this bus recovery.

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Selecting the Right PTO Selecting the right power take-off unit is key to the whole essence of your tow truck.

by Mikel E. Janitz

Photos by: Sabil & Sons,Wiliam Burwell, Derek Gould Cover Design by: Ann Marie Nitti

TOWMAN.COM - July 2011 • 5

Our Ability to Soar

by Steve Calitri

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ow does the everyday spirit of a Towman at work translate into the spirit of an Exposition? The answer to that question will help one appreciate the events of the towing industry’s “Main Event,” the American Towman Exposition. The answer gives a clue to what each and every Towman should understand about his work, his business and his or her character.

In the pages of the Exposition attendee brochure (pages 21-44), you’ll come across imagery in Art Deco style that portrays the heroic aspect of the towing professional. Images of a Towman soaring toward the sun, a Towman standing in salute over a police siren and a lady bequeathing a medal (much like a castle queen performing this act in medieval times). One may understandably ask, “Is this fantasy?” But the average towing professional who reflects on these images knows that they reflect a fiery truth about his trade and his character.

Let’s cut to the most important question about our industry that the theme of this year’s Exposition raises: With all the challenges facing the towing professional every day, is it by any stretch of the imagination fair to proclaim, “The Industry Soars”?

My reply is simple: How else could this industry exist if indeed it is not always rising above all that makes it difficult?

The average towing business struggles to be profitable. But we see in the industry’s efforts, as reflected in the seminars of the American Towman Academy, developments helping to make the towing operation more efficient at less cost. The seminars on GPS and smart phones are just two examples.

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The towing industry, operating under the slimmest of profit margins, is always on the lookout for new revenue sources. The Academy offers a whole track of seminars on such opportunities, from accident cleanup to damaged vehicle documentation. Indeed, 30 seminars touch on all the critical business segments—police, commercial and motor club—offering ways and means to greater success in each area.

Don’t let that Towman soaring toward the sun fool you. He’s not doing it alone. Just like our astronauts don’t go to the moon alone. An entire team of professionals backed by the world’s biggest government launches them into space.

So it is with our flying Towman. On the show floor of the American Towman Exposition you’ll find our entire industry—all the products and services that the tow boss needs to succeed and the teams of professionals behind them— inside the Baltimore Convention Center.

Greater than all that, 10,000 towing professionals are there looking for ways to rise above the clouds. They create the indefatigable spirit that pervades the American Towman Exposition.

There are many events leading up to the Saturday Grand Opening, which features the traditional Show of Flashing Lights, the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, and the legendary herd of tow business owners thundering upon the world’s greatest spectacle of tow trucks and booms rising toward the heavens.

Over four days, the Exposition creates an exhilarating rhythm of human activity right up to the finale … the American Towman Triumph on Sunday, when all towmen walking into the Exposition are treated like conquering generals entering ancient Rome.

Yes, the industry soars.

Publisher Dennie Ortiz Editor-In-Chief Steve Calitri Editor Brendan Dooley Operations Editors Terry Abejuela Randall Resch Chassis Editor David Kolman Safety Editor Bill Simmons Contributing Editors Larry Fortier Mikel E. Janitz Editorial Board Tommy Anderson, Dallas, Texas Roy Carlson; St. Paul, Minn.

Gary Coe; Portland, Ore. Frank Child; Cody, Wyo. Belinda Harris; Greensboro, N.C. Amado Llorens; Hialeah, Fla. Ron Mislan; Warren, N.J. Chuck Swider; Chicopee, Mass.

Frank Sanchez; Bridgewater, N.J. Page Layout Artist Ann Marie Nitti Graphic Manager William Burwell Advertising Sales Manager Dennie Ortiz Senior Account Executive Ellen Rosengart VP of Accounts Norma Calitri VP of Communications Neila Smith Subscription Manager Miriam Ortiz Internet Developer Henri Calitri President Steve Calitri Headquarters 7 West Street, Warwick NY 10990 800-732-3869 or 845-986-4546 Fax: 845-986-5181 E-mail: Publisher: dortiz@towman.com Editor-In-Chief: scalitri@towman.com Editor: bdooley@towman.com AT’S Digital Edition: itowman.com Weekly Industry News: towman.com Copyright ©2011 American Towman Magazine is published 12 times a year by American Towman Network, Inc. U.S. Subscription: $50–1 yr; $95–2 yrs • US $65 and $105 • International Editorial Policy: the act of mailing or delivering a letter or article to American Towman Magazine, shall constitute permission to publish that letter or article or any portion thereof. American Towman Magazine reserves the right to edit any and all material submitted.

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Okla. Bill Moves Tower Oversight Oklahoma legislation, signed into law in late May, will help rural wrecker services stay in business, according to state Rep. Dennis Johnson.

House Bill 1743 transfers the regulation of nonconsensual (accident scene) wrecker tow fees from the Department of Public Safety to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

Because of political concerns, Johnson said the Legislature often failed to approve wrecker rates that actually covered the cost of service.

“The Corporation Commission oversees the rate structures for virtually all others, so it only made sense to put the wreckers under the commission again,” said Johnson. “They are better equipped and have more experience to set rates in a fair and efficient manner.

“We were losing wreckers in the rural areas because they were not able to stay in business with the rates that were being paid,” Johnson said.

“This legislation will help save rural wreckers.” Source: www.tulsabeacon.com.

No Jail Time for Rampage A Grand Rapids, Mich., woman who snagged a baseball bat off the wall at a tow shop and smashed electronics, windows and other items in an angry fit over a $225 towing bill is likely to escape jail time.

The woman pleaded no contest regarding the February assault after her 1999 Grand Am was towed from the scene of a 60-car pileup.

The county prosecutor's office recommended she serve no jail time if she completes an anger management class and a probation term.

Source: www.mlive.com.

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Pink Truck for Breast Cancer Awareness At Bear Creek CSI Inc., in Houston, Texas, driver, Robert "Wreckerbob" Zinna, last year suggested to owner, George Perdue, that they finish one of the wreckers in a pink color scheme to raise awareness for breast cancer.

As it turns out, timing is everything. Within days, Perdue approved the move, as he had just learned his daughter Christine was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer, Zinna said. Today, though, Christine is a survivor and both she and the pink wrecker are doing what they can to raise awareness.

For every tow with the pink truck, a portion of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. You will also see the truck at various area fundraisers, like the recent Avon and Sugarland relay walks.

And when the pink wrecker arrives at an accident scene, "it makes people smile and helps break the ice," Zinna said. "It's breaking stereotypes, too. When a pink truck shows up, women are less apprehensive about the driver."

The reflective graphics for this truck were done by Bonehead Graphics in Houston. More themed trucks are in the planning stages, including for military and law enforcement causes.

Wreckerbob challenges you to see what visibility you can lend to local community causes as well.

USAC-MD Funds

TRAA Test Discounts The United States Auto ClubMotoring Division gave $10,000 to TRAA for its education endeavors, specifically to support the TRAA online certification testing project.

“Testing online is a fairly new process for certification,” said Harriet Cooley, TRAA Executive Director.

“We are going nationwide with the hope that we can reach many more drivers and get them up to speed with safety and professional towing procedures.”

USAC is dedicating $8,000 to USAC-MD Level 1 drivers seeking to take the online testing; $40 for each application will be paid for the USAC-MD applicants and non USAC-MD applicants will receive a $20 discount.

Call the TRAA office at 800-7280136 or log onto www.towserver.net for more information.

“We are extremely grateful to USAC-MD for this generous contribution,” said Alan Gregg, TRAA President. “We know that these monies will be a huge encouragement to USAC-MD tow truck operators looking to increase their safety education through certification.”

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Chicago Suburb Eases Seizure Law Tow policy revisions in Waukegan, Ill., mean police now can allow motorists to either drive their vehicle from the scene or find a licensed driver to take charge of the car where previously seizure was required.

Under the amended measure, the only instance in which a vehicle must be seized and towed from the scene of a traffic stop is when the driver fails to possess both a valid license and insurance.

“That is the only time it is a mandatory tow, regardless of who’s there with a license or not,” said a Waukegan police sergeant.

The revision comes some eight years after a woman filed a successful federal lawsuit against the city, stating that her car, pulled over while her son was driving it on an expired license, was towed even after she arrived at the scene with her license and proof of insurance. Source: newssun.suntimes.com.

Guilty Plea in Baltimore Scandal The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office said a Baltimore police officer pleaded guilty in early June regarding the kickbacks scandal. More than a dozen officers have been charged in the case; he is the first to plead guilty.

In a statement, prosecutors said the officer received approximately $1,000 in total from a repair shop owner. The officer faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine or twice the amount of gain or loss derived from the offense.

The shop owner allegedly paid police to arrange for the repair shop, rather than a city-authorized company, to tow vehicles from accident scenes and make repairs.

The repair shop is not an authorized tow company with the city; the shop owner instructed officers to tell accident victims that the shop would pay deductibles to have the car towed to the shop. Source: weblogs.baltimoresun.com

NSD Raises Money for Survivor Fund

In 2010, Nation Safe Drivers donated a customized 1947 Dodge wrecker with a Chevy 454-cid V-8 to the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum to be used for a fundraiser for the Survivor Fund.

At the Florida Tow Show in Orlando, Fla., the truck was used to raise an additional $4,500 for the Fund, and has now moved on to its new owners at ARC Towing Service.

The truck has not been restored, but the new owners plan to do significant work to it and bring it back to the Florida Tow Show in 2012.

“We are proud to support the Survivor Fund and the towing museum,” said John Moore, Director of Roadside Operations for NSD. “Our industry loses dozens of men and women in the line of service every year and in this small way we can help the efforts of the Survivor Fund to support the families left behind.”

Indianapolis Mulls New Towing Rules The Indianapolis CityCounty Council is weighing an ordinance that would impose a number of new rules on towing in the city, including: City-approved parking signs would be required.

Distances of towing would be limited.

Towing fees would be capped at $150 and storage fees at $30 a day.

Cash and credit cards would have to be honored.

Motorists could reclaim their cars 24/7.

Tow businesses who violate the rules would have their licenses suspended or revoked.

The proposal is backed by the mayor and the council president.

Source: www.indystar.com.

TOWMAN.COM - July 2011 • 9

Business Solutions to Refueling Options

By Randall C. Resch

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t doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that continued and escalating unrest in the Middle East and Japan’s disasters are causing extreme hikes in fuel pricing. If you’ve paid attention to current events, those events (and others) are causing prices to jump off the proverbial gas station sign. News anchors begrudgingly make it clear that the retail cost of gas and fuel will likely climb towards $6 per gallon before summer ’s end, regardless if things in the Middle East settle down.

Tow truck companies, large and small, find they’re confronted with varying fuel-related issues including fuel theft, vehicle efficiency, driver delay at the pumps, and timely and accurate accounting of products purchased. With ever-increasing costs at the pumps today, business owners are trying to find creative ways to keep their fuel costs as low as possible.

What are your company’s best options for refueling trucks while seeking a lower per-gallon cost?

Savvy business owners can consider a few ways of refueling which are most advantageous to their company’s day-today operations: •On-site refueling of your trucks “in place” at your facility.

•Maintain an on-site tank at your facility; you pump.

•Drivers fill up at a commercial refueling center.

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In-Place Refueling There are several advantages to inplace refueling, where semi-tankers on a regular route come to you and take care of refueling each tow truck. Of course, one main downside is that the trucks have to be there at the prescribed time to receive fuel.

Increasing each truck’s fuel storage capacity

which many businesses reckon accounts for between 10 percent and 20 percent of fuel costs.”

Pros: •Fuel is delivered, no need for a fuel storage tank on the premises. Convenient to large fleets as fuel delivery comes to you.

•Fuel delivery drivers are trained in fuel delivery and dispensing.

•Company employees do not handle.

•Accurate accounting.

•Billing cycles arranged per contract.

•Theft potential eliminated.

has the advantage Cons: of keeping your trucks in the field longer.

“A reliable fuel management system can save you up to 20 percent on your fuel costs. When combined with on-site delivery, you make productivity gains of at least 20 minutes per day, per vehicle,” said Jack Lee, president/CEO of 4Refuel, a fuel logistics company.

“When your vehicles are refueled in place, you also reduce the cost of labor, overhead, insurance, maintenance and fuel consumption.

“Where product management and security is a company’s concern, the biggest hidden savings is avoiding theft. On-site refueling eliminates theft

•Tow trucks must be on-site for fueling by arriving tanker.

•May require staged tow trucks to leave service area to return for fuel; takes trucks out of service.

•Delivery tanker requires easy access to trucks.

Pumping Yourself Self-contained mini pump stations are designed to store upwards of 2,000 gallons to 10,000 gallons. Pre-engineered above- and below-ground tank systems are costly, yet may fit your company’s fueling needs. These “mini stations” are oftentimes more difficult to place depending on zoning and EPA regulations. Experts calculate that per-

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The Traveling Speed Chock, from In The Ditch Towing Products, helps to prevent vehicles from rolling off the deck of a car carrier during loading and unloading. The Chock travels up the deck with the vehicle and will help prevent the vehicle from

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Interchangeable adapters provide maximum flexibility and accurate installations resulting in increased safety and lowered liability.

rolling off the deck should you have a catastrophic failure of the winch or wire rope.

The Chock can work from passenger's or driver's side of the truck, easily adjusts to fit most passenger vehicles, and the rubber Chock is siped for better holding ability.

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Fuel dispensing companies may not have foolproof waterdetection methods, which could mean water in the fuel may not be discovered until it has gone through the vehicle fuel tank and into the engine. To find water in a fuel tank via engine failure is not wise. Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering has developed a line of sensors to

detect water at the tank bottom before if gets dispensed or for installation in water separators to alarm the user of water presence.

The Model FWS-HH portable water detector is a hand-held unit; turn it on, dip it and if water is at the tank bottom the alarm sounds.

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TOW BOSS continued from page 10 enforcement office. You can gallon cost advantages be equally guaranteed a long, may not be recognized difficult and frustrating unless a tank’s storage process when dealing with size is 8,000 gallons to your community’s hierarchy.

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Because spillover and fire are Some on-site tank highly possible, these sysstructures don’t have tems are highly regulated by computer accounting as the EPA and local zoning part of their integral syscommission. tems. Non-accurate Randall C. Resch is a retired Depending on the zoning accounting of total galCalifornia police officer whoof your business and other lons dispensed creates has been involved in the towrequirements, your facility the potential of fuel ing and recovery industry for may be required to have a shortages. If the desig40 years as a tow business designated engineered nated company owner, manager, consultant bermed surrounding. Other employee fails to accuand light-duty towing and regulations may include rately log dispensed fuel, recovery trainer. He is a freehigh-capacity fire extinguishrunning out of fuel could lance writer/photographer ers, overhead fire sprinklers, be problematic if the tow and is American Towman’s spill kits, fencing, lighting, company is in a rural setOperations Editor. Email set backs, and/or emergency ting or they run out prior Randy at rreschran@aol.com. shut off valves, all which to the weekend.

Your company must monitor how require inspection and access.

Once you’ve added an in-house fuel much fuel is currently on hand and understand delivery cycles. Accord- pump/tank to your tow yard, there is a ingly, a designated person should good chance that your company’s insurknow how to accurately “stick the ance premiums will increase. Some large tanks.” Where incorrect numbers are commercial fueling companies offer fuel provided to the fuel company, it’s pos- safety training to their accounts’ sible that an improper number of gal- employees. Such training is guaranteed lons requested will wind up as a to please your insurance company.

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Pros: •Convenient to larger fleets.

•Fuel availability is 24/7.

•Drivers refuel and return to service; trucks are fueled for the oncoming shift.

•Cost advantages may be seen in purchasing bulk loads.

•On-site fuel storage unit may make property more attractive upon sale of the business for other fleet-oriented businesses.

Cons: •Requires dedicated location for fuel tank placement.

•Requires easy delivery access by commercial tanker.

•Up-front costs to initial setup and to purchase bulk loads.

•Security of fuel if not carefully monitored.

•Possibility of fuel spill by employee.

•Tanks subject to fuel contamination.

•Tank could run out if not properly monitored.

Commercial Fueling Network The most common type of fuel purchasing (beyond using the local gas station) is known as “discount wholesale fuel” or “Commercial Fueling Network.” These monster fueling stations cater to trucking companies and fleet businesses. Whether your company is a one-truck operation or you run a multi-vehicle fleet, these stations offer a number of benefits.

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suppliers exhibiting

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inside the Baltimore

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Convention Center, the American Towman Exposition is your

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greatest opportunity to explore ways in which you can

bosses trek to Baltimore. Manufacturers of wreckers,

improve your operation and make it more profitable.

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200 exhibiting suppliers: a chance for a strategic approach to key products and services and the people behind them.

go to AT Expo. With 14 motor clubs exhibiting on the

system providers demonstrate these wonders at their

will reduce fraudulent claims from motorists.

show floor, tow bosses have an opportunity to mine

booths on the show floor.

You can upgrade your business so that all the red tape of running a towing operation is managed without angst.

for more business, as well as strengthen their relationships with clubs they already do business with.

At AT Expo there are also vendors that specialize in

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dispatch services, particularly for tow companies

the time and cost of managing the lien process.

Only in Baltimore can you meet with all the manufacturers of wreckers, carriers, chassis, service trucks and trailers and compare...

Exhibit hours are on Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20.

accessory; you can drive home your new equipment or have it shipped home from the exhibit floor.

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Towman. The Rite of Passage and the

relationship with key business segments;

pinning of the Cross of the Order

police, commercial, and motor club.

holds a mystique for an industry that is bonded with the police in serving

Seminars on Police-Tower

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On the show floor, towers

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Accident Cleanup and GPS

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Police chiefs around the nation are nominating towers for the Cross of the Order.

during the many events to meet up with the men and

women who can influence call volume.

The American Towman Academy is helping tow bosses to explore their potential with motor clubs through seminars like Managing Club Calls and the smart phone revolution that address tower-motor club dispatch and billing processes.

The commercial sector is also critical to the success of individual towing companies. AT Academy is offering seminars that help tow bosses score with commercial accounts; John Borowski’s seminars on Seminars on the Police-Tower relationship, GPS, and Dispatch are geared to help towing operations work more effectively with police.

14 motor clubs and call providers exhibit on the show floor where the tow boss can make critical contacts.

Thinking Outside The Box: Building Commercial Accounts, and DJ Harrington’s seminar on Using Rating To Win Accounts are two must-attend sessions. And the Academy’s dispatch seminars will touch on how your dispatcher can help build your business.

Towers meet with management at a motor club booth to discuss business at AT Expo.

Motor Clubs/ Call Provider Booths AAA Allstate Roadside Services Asurion Copart Cross Country (CCAS) FleetNet America GEICO National Automobile Club National Motor Club Nation Safe Drivers Quest Towing Services Road America USAC-MD

There are two sides to AT Expo: the business side and the events of celebration. The business side kicks off with the famous Captains of Industry

Recovery specialists will want to take part in the DC Recovery Conference/Luncheon and the critiques of the recoveries that win the Donnie Cruse Recovery Awards ... also the six recovery-related seminars of the American Towman Academy.

Conference, featuring a keynote address that will awaken and excite you on the developments of dispatch, GPS, smart phones and the Internet ... a theme that carries over to the American Towman Academy.

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The Donnie Cruse Recovery Awards are co-sponsored by Miller Industries and B/A Products.

Nov. 17 - –20, 2011

Nov. 17 –- 20, 2011

Five Tracks and 30 Seminars To Fuel Your Towing Business

$75 Passport gets you into all seminars.

Passport holders enjoy complimentary breakfasts, all three mornings.

Track 1: Business Opportunities Turning Clean-up into a Revenue Source

Expanding into Auto Repair

The Challenges Facing Today’s Repossessor

Option one is to start up a separate company that operates to cleanup after a roadway incident. Option two is setting up a protocol that bills out separately for clean-up work. Either option must take the right approach with the insurance companies. John Borowski, Amber Energy Services, Saturday 10 a.m.

Diversifying into full service for profit. This seminar reveals secrets to creating a 30 percent net auto repair business that’s compatible with your existing business. You’ll discover the systems you’ll need and the numbers to watch to keep your service bays busy and your cash profits rolling in. Matt Winslow, Automotive Training Institute, Friday 9 a.m.

The perils, pitfalls and impediments to today’s professional repossessor. The presentation will cover current events, legislation (state and federal) and case law that effect the repossession industry.

Conducted by Mike Howk, RSIG, 3 hours on Friday 4–7 p.m.

Auto Auctions: Do it Yourself

New Club Opportunities

Some towers around the nation have kicked up their usable revenue by running their own auctions. Find out not only why you make more money this way, per car, but about the other benefits that come with being your own auctioneer. Conducted by veteran tow boss, Gary Coe, Speed’s SuperTow, Sunday 9 a.m.

Maximize your fleet with two new Cross Country programs. Get in on photo documentation of damaged vehicles and expand your service territory through an Internet bidding system. Learn how Cross Country’s new ViewPoint and Cross Country Bids programs work to your advantage.

Mathew Capozzi, Jeannine Booton, Cross Country Automotive Services, Sunday 10 a.m.

The Road Service Option You’re already serving truck accounts, so now what does it take to offer roadside repair to these same companies? Conducted by Jim Heward, Cumberland Towing. Friday 4 p.m.

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American Towman Academy Track 2: Increasing Your Core Business Effective Marketing in the Internet Age

The Police-Tower Relationship

Towing companies are adding auto service to survive. This session reveals marketing secrets to keep your service bays busy and your cash profits rolling in. Discover how to use web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 to reach the customers you want now! Matt Winslow, Automotive Training Institute, Saturday 10 a.m.

This veteran tow business manager and former CHiP knows what both sides want and expect.

The police department can make or break you on rotation or single contract. It can be extremely demanding of your services. Keep the police on your side. Randall Resch, AT, Friday 11 a.m.

Finding Profit Killers Identify where the profit killers are in your facility: Operations (people and processes), Capital Assets (Trucks & Equipment), and Customers. Learn how to avoid or fix these profit killers now. Andrew de la Chapelle, USFleetTracking, Friday 4 p.m.

The Smart Phone Revolution Smart phones and tablets like BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad, Xoom, etc., will allow you to receive calls from motor clubs, dispatch them to your drivers, track truck and incident locations in real time, assist navigation via audible turn-by-turn instructions, print invoices, retrieve towing instructions from TowSpec, scan VINs and capture signatures from the front seat of a truck. Want to keep up? Todd Althouse, Beacon Software, Friday 9 a.m.

Track 3: Fleet Strategy and Utilization Alternative Fuels Ever-increasing fuel costs are prompting many tow operators to transition their fleet to Natural Gas Vehicles, which deliver superior performance, quieter operation and 30 percent to 50 percent lower fuel costs. Other alternative fuels and trends are discussed as well as available trucks, economics and steps to successful transition. Stephen Yborra, NGV America, Friday 10 a.m.

Fleet Strategy & Utilization, Wreckers to Lowboys Are your tow trucks on the road or sitting in a lot?

Do you know when you should buy a new unit and are you sure which type of unit you should add to your fleet: wrecker, carrier, service truck or lowboy? There are many variables. Three veteran fleet owners help you sort it all out. John Borowski, Bill Johnson, Jeremy Procon, Sunday 9 a.m.

Thinking Outside the Box Building your commercial base is as simple as looking right under your nose. According to this veteran tow boss, aka Mr. Industry, you just have to start expanding your perspective beyond the obvious account types. You need to think outside the box. John Borowski, Amber Energy Services, Friday 10 a.m.

Use Your Rating to Your Advantage The “Tow Doctor” discusses getting your towing operation rated by the American Towman Standards Authority; how it works; and how you can use it to win commercial accounts, municipal contracts and lower insurance premiums. D.J. Harrington, ATSA, Friday 9 a.m.

Bold Leadership Impacts Your Bottom Line A seminar to inspire greatness. Learn essential keys of leadership for productive teamwork that meets everyone’s needs; understand knowledge of attributes, challenges, and styles of effective leaders. To take home skills for “best practices” that translates into a more profitable workplace. Stacy Tucker, Chico Towing, Sunday 9 a.m.

Gas Vs. Diesel The new emissions laws have resulted in more expensive diesel trucks, making the gas powered chassis an option for towers to look closer at. Todd Kaufman, Ford Commercial Truck, Saturday 9 a.m.

GPS: Maximizing the Power of Your Fleet This session on the impact of GPS technology will address using GPS to increase productivity and make more money, increasing response times with auto-dispatch and navigation, matching customers to drivers and efficiently routing them, providing motor clubs with verified data to get paid quicker, lowering operating costs, and integrating GPS with your towing software program. Andres Bejerano, Traxxis GPS, Friday 6 p.m.

Managing Your Fuel Expenses How to effectively manage your fuel expenses and protect your business from rising fuel costs.

Steve Fowler of 360FuelCard.com, Sean Jimenez of Prolock, with Cross Country Automotive Services. Saturday 8 a.m.

Fleet Strategy & Utilization is sponsored

by Cross Country Automotive Services

Nov. 17 - –20, 2011

Academy Passport gets you into all seminars of any and all tracks! And breakfast to boot!

Track 4: Managing Critical Processes Discovery Workshop

Lien on Me!

Are the issues preventing you from running a smooth, profitable, customer-oriented operation the same as other big towing companies? This is a participatory workshop; together we find solutions to issues and problems you have in common with others joining the session. Jim Weaver, Tracker Management, Friday 11 a.m.

The focus is on liens and the lien notification process. Find out how to get traction in notifying owners and lien holders when their vehicle is on your lot. Benefit from experts who provide services as well as discussion with peers who can share tricks of the trade to ensure a more efficient process. Jim Taylor, AutoDataDirect, Friday 5 p.m.

The Dispatcher Should Build Your Business

NMVTIS Reporting

Sure, we all want a great personality matched with efficiency in our dispatcher. But it’s all in the details, from knowing when your words are helping to sell your company to knowing how to determine where the broken-down car is located.

Conducted by Dave Emmons, ProDispatch Service, Friday 11 a.m.

This session will provide you with a better understanding of the recent Department of Justice clarification on reporting of junk and salvage vehicles to the national database. Find out what types of vehicles must be reported, time frames and the various systems to report your data. Jim Taylor, AutoDataDirect, Saturday 8 a.m.

Dispatch Dynamics: The Failure to Communicate All too often in the tow industry messages are sent one way and received another way. This seminar focuses on the art of communication as it pertains to the tow customer. How to keep your customer on track, while getting the information you need for a successful dispatch. Conducted by Dave Emmons, ProDispatch Service, Saturday 9 a.m.

Managing Motor Club Calls This workshop will show you how to improve your efficiency with automation when dealing with motor clubs. Learn how to eliminate lost calls, how to bill and reconcile your invoices. Learn how to analyze the cost of doing business with the motor clubs. Shon Allen, SSCS/Digital Dispatch, Saturday 8 a.m.

Risk Management: Don’t be Blindsided Getting Recovery Bills Paid This veteran towman has built one of the nation’s most profitable businesses by knowing how to bill out and collect on recovery work. He identifies areas you may not be charging for and discusses how to collect from insurance companies.

Bob Foquette, Recovery Billing, Saturday 9 a.m.

This presentation will point out risk management best practices and fundamental considerations every tow owner/operator should understand.

It will highlight what you can do better to protect the business you’ve worked so hard to create.

Conducted by Mike Harding, Markel Corp., Saturday 10 a.m.

Track 5: Towing and Recovery Air Cushion Dynamics

Know Your Rigging

Critiques of award winning recoveries using air cushions, including in-depth discussion on underwater recovery. Howard Eagan, John Sweezy Jr., Matjack, Saturday 8 a.m.

Understand the numbers behind the equipment you use: chain, shackles, straps and wire rope all have ratings built into them. This seminar will make you a knowledgeable buyer. David Bouvia, WreckMaster, Saturday 10 a.m.

Pitfalls of Rollover Recovery You can roll over cars with wreckers and rollbacks, with or without side winching gear. This seminar is about identifying the pitfalls in rollover work. Terry Abejuela, AT, Sunday 10 a.m.

The Path to Recovery Success Understand the dynamics of recovery through the eyes of WreckMaster’s senior lead instructor. Terry will explain weights and resistance regarding their effect on winching and uprighting procedures.

Terry Humelsine, WreckMaster, Friday 10 a.m.

Overcoming Damage Claims Through Education Damage claims are a major issue for towing services in our industry; find out what piece of equipment causes the most damage and why. You will learn ways to improve efficiency and safety and reduce your exposure. Scott Aey, WreckMaster, Sunday 9 a.m.

Recovery Theater This legendary trainer critiques challenging recoveries on the big screen, some successful and some that go awry. Tom Luciano, Miller Industries with Nick Ovenden, Friday 5-7 p.m.

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mountains and bridges to save truckers. Where else will you

Pops and Moms who towed in AT Publisher Dennie Ortiz bequeaths the American Towman Medal for “The Simple Act of Bravery.”

the day where such respect and

hear these stories?

The Towman Order salutes the American Towman Medal Recipients during the March of the Heroes.

Where else will you see towing professionals

recognition was never dreamed of. Some bring their

march in ceremonial tribute to salute their

kids, not just to show them how special a tower is that

fellow towers? Where else will you find hundreds

he is bequeathed such honors as a Medal, but be-

of your peers gathered to celebrate the finest

cause the festivities are for all ages and for that kid in

spirit that resides in all of us?

all of us.

Festival Night, November 19th, 2011. It is the

Festival Night Dinner Ticket

event the dedicated towing professional will

with advance registration:

cherish their entire life. In placing the American

$55 per person.

Towman Medal around the necks of towers

Limited ticket availability

who have performed “the Simple Act of Bravery,”

during on-site registration

we are recognizing the unsung hero that resides

at $75 per ticket.

in all of us who tow on these perilous roadways.

To nominate a Hero email scalitri@towman.com.

Acquire your Festival Night tickets today through advance-registration.

Nov. 17 - 20, 2011

Dual-Tech sponsors the American Wrecker Pageant.

The American Wrecker Pageant at AT Expo is the world’s largest wrecker pageant, a truck show unto itself with its very own hall inside the Baltimore Convention Center. More than 60 contestants show off the most incredible wreckers with the most amazing hand-painted graphics and most creative wraps to custom hood ornaments, deckcontrol levers and more.

The American Wrecker Pageant has broken towing’s word of mouth barrier (competitive towers just don’t talk much amongst themselves) and wrecker owners have come from as far as the Pacific Ocean to compete with their “babies,” hoping to bring back one of the pageant’s legendary Silver Trophies.

Nov. 17-20, 2011 Whether you enter a truck in the pageant or not, you’ll marvel at the creative presentations. You may

You’ll see mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans.

You’ll see dragon slayers and knights in armor.

see war memorials and city landscapes, and the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Bugs Bunny and the Incredible Hulk. You’ll see mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. You’ll see dragon slayers and knights in armor.

This year, when you cast your ballot, you’ll do so with the Pageant’s new electronic voting system.

A vote that may win you one of the Exposition’s grand prizes!

The 2011 American Wrecker Pageant is proudly sponsored by Dual-Tech, an independent manufacturer of carriers and wreckers.

Round Trip Air Fares to Baltimore* Atlanta $222 Boston $108 Buffalo $118 Chicago $248 Dallas $288 Denver $278 Detroit $218 Los Angeles $348 Miami $182 Minneapolis $304 Milwaukee $244 Orlando $178 St. Louis $266 San Francisco $390 Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is the networking mecca

like Big Bertha’s at Fell’s Point or the Baltimore Brew-

of the towing industry. It’s where towers meet to talk

ery by Little Italy, and certainly at the Pratt Street Ale

shop and play, both inside the Baltimore Convention

House across the street from the Convention Center.

Get around on the many water taxis or enjoy lunch on the Towman Cruise.

Toronto $473 Tulsa $178 *BWI (Baltimore Washington Int’l Airport), prices subject to change.

Center and out.

You’ll likely run into towers at the B&O Railroad Networking is about making friends and alliances

Museum a few blocks away and Friday on the

among suppliers and peers. Yes, your peers. Don’t

Towman Cruise or at the National Aquarium, right

worry, there are thousands of tow business owners

on Harbor Place.

Fell’s Point, full of unique shops and pubs, is on the harbor. Towers walk or ride the water taxi to Fell’s Point.

here who don’t compete in your home area. In fact, towers come from all 50 states and 20 nations!

AT Expo is also a chance to meet with new suppliers that can help your business, as well as an opportu-

You’ll meet other tow business owners who face the

nity to put faces to those voices you’ve relied upon

same challenges you do, in places like the Hard Rock

for years.

Cafe during Miller Rocks on Friday Night, or the Cross Street Tobacco Shop, or

American Towman Exposition is because in all their

Saturday during Festival

travels they never find any place like Baltimore’s

Night. You’ll run into the

Inner Harbor for its magnificence, its great food, its

most diverse array of tow

shops and clubs, its old ships and submarines ... and

industry professionals in pubs Nov. 17-20, 2011

One of the reasons why towers keep returning to the

Miller Industries sponsors the Friday Night Bull & Pig Roast, Miller Rocks!

the camaraderie.

Advance-register on the back page or online at ATExposition.com

Miller Rocks, the Friday Night Bull & Pig Roast, at the Hard Rock Cafe and harborside tent is the industry’s biggest bash.

Celebrate!

The American Towman Triumph is about our achievements, our success, our indefatigable spirit. In ancient Rome, conquering generals and their armies were awarded with a “Triumph” as they marched victoriously into the great city. They were feted with cheering crowds, games and feasts.

On Sunday, November 20, AT celebrates all that’s great about our industry, and the individual towing companies that continue to endure. Time to take stock of how you have succeeded where others have fallen by the wayside. Your hard work and intelligence, sacrifice and tenacity. Your dedication to those you serve. If these words ring true, then you are invited to join in American Towman’s Triumph.

Participate in the Triumph in the ways you wish.

You may join the March of Towmen into the exhibit hall at 11 a.m. , and if you choose, with the Triumph’s Ceremonial Scarf (see Souvenirs page). You will be pampered by masseuses and masseurs on the show floor as you explore the hall and the 200 exhibitors and more than 700 booths. You may join in American Towman’s Chocolate Decadence on the show floor at 3 p.m. or be one of hundreds of prize winners among those attendees in the hall on Sunday afternoon. If the Triumph sounds a little bit hokey, you may want to sleep off that recovery you did last night, and start smelling the roses.

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The following events take place at the Waterfront: Festival Night, Order of Towman Ceremony, DC Recovery Conference and Luncheon, Exhibitor Hospitality, Captains of Industry Conference.

Expo attendees staying at the Rennaissance Hotel will receive a free souvenir AT Expo coffee mug and free coffee! Attendees staying at the Marriott Inner Harbor will receive a free souvenir AT Expo drinking cup, a complimentary Nacho Bar reception Thursday night at 6 p.m. with discount drinks. These three hotels offer AT Expo guests free Internet access.

All AT Expo hotels listed on the registration page will sell out! If you need accomodations, choose your hotel and advance register now!

The Triumph’s Ceremonial Scarf

Official AT Expo Beer Stein The Official Beer Stein of the American Towman Exposition, titled “The Industry Soars,” is being custom manufactured in Germany for American Towman Magazine. The artwork will be baked into the porcelain ware and you will be able to drink from it and wash it time and again. There are two Latin phrases on the stein.

Below the top rim is the inscription: vehiculum recuperatio professio spectaculum, which translates as “vehicle recovery trade spectacle.”

Inside the Towman Monument show emblem are the words: industria heroica, which translates as “industrious and heroic,” or “heroic industry.”

“The Industry Soars” beer stein is available for free only to advance registrants of the American Towman Exposition who subscribe to American Towman Magazine ($45) with this registration form or the Expo online registration form; a current subscriber would extend his or her subscription by one year (12 issues). This official AT Expo Beer Stein will be at the Baltimore Convention Center for pickup on Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20. Those qualifying must be present at the Convention Center to pick up the stein. After this promotion, a limited number of steins will be put on sale for $75 each.

This beautiful cloth scarf can be purchased through advance registration for those choosing to be part of the exhibit hall’s day-two opening ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 20. The artistic design of the scarf will reflect various images and icons of AT Expo XXIII. Only $10 through advance registration. Your scarf will be waiting for you at the Convention Center on Sunday morning.

This is a mock-up of the actual stein that is in production. The stein’s lid will feature a customsculpted wrecker in pewter on each stein.

custom sculptured wrecker in pewter will be part of the stein’s lid

EXHIBITORs 1-800-Rescue 911 AAA AASP/PA Access Tools Allstate Roadside Services American Express Open American Towman Standards Auth.

AmeriDeck American Towman Magazine Anchor Graphics Astralease Associate Asurion Roadside Assistance AutoDataDirect AW Direct B / A Products Bad Dog Tools Beacon Funding Beacon Software Car-Part.com Century Chevron Code 3 Commercial Safety Services Condor Products Copart Auto Auctions Cross Country Automotive Svc. Crouch's Wrecker & Equipment Sales Custer Products Danco Products DewEze Mfg. D. G. Towing Equipment Dual-Tech Dynamic Towing Equipment & Mfg. East Penn Sales Excel Sportswear Extreme Toys Federal Signal Flash Equipment FleetNet America Flitz International Ford Commercial Truck Free State Nam Knights G&S Safety Products Gaither Tool. Co GEICO GM Fleet/Commercial Gulf Atlantic Supply Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel Happy Feet Hino Motor Sales USA Holmes IGTC (Ind. Gar. & Tow Contractors) Illumination Promotions InSight USA Insurance Auto Auctions In The Ditch Towing Products Integrated Veh. Equip. Leasing Intek Truck & Equipment Leasing Int’l Tow. & Rec. Hall of Fame & Museum Jerr-Dan Corporation Junk my Car Kalyn Siebert Landoll Corporation Lift And Tow Lodar Lynch Chicago Martens Johnson Insurance Massage Corner Matheny Motors Truck Co. Matjack/International Wreckers Miller Industries Minute Man Manufacturing Muncie Power Products Nation Safe Drivers (NSD) National Automobile Club

National Motor Club (Coach-Net) Navistar / International Truck NBB Controls NRC Industries Olson & Company Penny Pockets Permco Hydraulics Phoenix USA Photo Card Specialists Pierce Arrow Pillow Protection Corporation Powerhouse Industries Professional Dispatch Service Progressive Commercial Insurance Pro-Vision Video Systems Purpose Wrecker Sales Quest Towing Services Ram Trucks Ramsey Winch Ranger SST RC Industries Recovery Billing Unlimited RMP Powertrain Solutions Road America Robert Young Wrecker Sales R•O•M Corporation Rontan of North America Rush Towing Systems Safetyline Service Station Computer Systems SVP/Star Headlight & Lantern Co. Slick Top Solutions SoundOff Signal Sovereign Bank/Santander Steck Mfg. Stertil-Koni, USA Super Springs International Superwinch T.R.A.A. T.R.P.M. Talbert Mfg. TCF Equipment Finance Tech International Teletrac The Insurance Professionals TIS / Transportation Info Systems TNT Insurance Agency Tow Canada Tow Dawg Software Towing.com towPartners TowWithRope.com towXchange Tracker Management Systems Trail-Eze / Dakota Mfg. Transfer Flow Travis Barlow Insurance Traxxis GPS Solutions Trinity Transportation Services Trucker's Guide Tulsa Winch (DP Winch) UD Trucks North America USAC-MD USFleetTracking Vulcan Warn Industries West End Service Whelen Engineering Will-Burt Company Wireless Matrix Worldwide Equipment WreckMaster Zip's Truck Equipment Partial exhibitor list, as of June 15

sponsors CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY

BULL & PIG ROAST “Miller Rocks!”

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Carriers Class 7/8 Tractor Service Vehicle Rotators

AT EXPO: Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 17-20 • Baltimore, MD

PRICING

Subscribe to American Towman (or extend your current subscription) and receive the Official AT Expo Beer Stein on show floor.

Advance-Registrants Only

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EXHIBIT HALL !" %, 11 am - 6 pm • " %, 11 am - 5 pm, Nov. 19-20. You’ll need both days to take in all exhibits & your badge is good for both days!

Yes, please advance register me for the exhibit hall. 1st & 2nd registrants are free: addt’l $5 each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5 per person $ ___________ ACADEMY PASSPORT! All Seminars, Nov. 18-20 (Includes complimentary breakfast Friday, Saturday, & Sunday) ............. $75 per person $ ___________ 1st registrant 2nd registrant 3rd registrant 4th registrant (register now and save: fee rises to $95 on-site) AMERICAN WRECKER PAGEANT Sponsor: Dual-Tech, Fri.-Sun., November 18-20 $100/$150 $ ___________ Check class you will compete in - one vehicle per class and two per company. Trucks must enter Fri. and stay in hall until Sun., 5 pm $100:

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CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY DINNER & CONFERENCE Thurs. Nov. 17, 6:30 pm. Sponsored by American Towman Magazine, Marriott Waterfront Hotel; Surf ‘n Turf Dinner and Legendary Captains Long Table Limit: two people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75 per person TOWMAN HUNT-SKEET SHOOT Friday, 9 am, Nov. 18. Includes shooting fees, lunch and transportation. # of People _____ $75 per shooter HARBOR LUNCH CRUISE Friday, 12:30 pm Board, Depart 1:00 pm, Nov. 18, # of People _____ $45 per person DC RECOVERY CONFERENCE/LUNCHEON Sponsors: Miller Industries, B/A Products; Marriott Waterfront Hotel Fri., Nov. 18, 12:30 pm., features Donnie Cruse Recovery Awards and critiques of the winning recoveries. # of People _____ $45 per person FESTIVAL NIGHT American Towman Presents: March of the Heroes, Towman Order Salute, American Towman Medal, Marriott Waterfront Hotel Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 pm Features Gourmet Dinner and Entertainment # of People _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55 per person TOWMAN TRIUMPH Sunday Celebration on show floor, free # of People _____ TRIUMPH’S CEREMONIAL SCARF ...... $10 per scarf AT SUBSCRIPTION W/PREMIUM GIFT OF AT EXPO BEER STEIN Order: one year/one stein two years/two steins........ $45/one year AT Expo Beer Stein(s) must be picked up Saturday or Sunday on the show floor.

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BULL & PIG ROAST AT THE HARD ROCK Miller Rocks! at the Hard Rock Café: Free! Sponsor: Miller Industries, Friday, Nov. 18: 7:30 #_______ people.

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Shuttle Service to Convention Center. Non-smoking hotel, CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY, FESTIVAL NIGHT, TOWMAN ORDER CEREMONY, AND DONNIE AWARDS LUNCHEON TAKE PLACE HERE! GUESTS RECEIVE 10% OFF FOOD / MEAL PURCHASES AT WATERFRONT H OTEL R ESTAURANTS AND R OOM S ERVICE & FREE INTERNET

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The bus was leaving a youth camp on a narrow road with no shoulder and the front tire went over the side just enough that even at the low speed it dragged the vehicle over. Weather did not appear to be a factor.

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Another concern was that holding the coach upright and winching it forward wouldn’t work because of the sharp drop-off that would have the bus bottoming out during the movement forward.

After securing the scene, the four workers on scene worked as a team and approached the recovery as a simple controlled upright, and controlled lift back onto the pavement.

With the capacity and versatility of the NRC 40-ton sliding rotator, we decided to upright and lift the rear (engine end) of the coach and swing it to a safe location, while the Challenger, placed correctly, could easily handle the front of the coach.

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electing the right power take-off unit is the first step in creating a robust application solution. A power take-off is a gearbox attached to the transmission that transfers power from the engine to a hydraulic pump or auxiliary component. There are a few particulars you need to know and apply to make the most of your PTO investment.

First, what is the vehicle you are upfitting? What kinds of work will you need to perform and how often is the job conducted? Selecting the right power takeoff requires meeting the speed, torque and horsepower requirements of the application. Will the PTO fit the vehicle without frame or exhaust modifications?

Will the PTO have to electrically interface with the chassis?

There are a few pitfalls you need to avoid to ensure you get the most out of your mobile power investment. Your tow truck was a big investment. You weighed many factors in choosing the vehicle: i.e. gas

vs. diesel, automatic vs. manual transmission, chassis make and more. You need to select a PTO that works best for the vehicle.

One basic consideration when selecting a PTO is whether the vehicle is gas or diesel. This can be a big deal —of high importance are the engine “signature” and its effect on the PTO’s noise and torsional fluctuations. Gas engines typically run smoother and can provide for a quieter operation. Diesels usually provide more low-speed torque capability.

Transmission Whether you choose an automatic or manual, it is important in PTO selection to determine the transmission make and model number as well as which PTO aperture is to be used.

Most often, manual transmission PTOs use a “dog clutch” set up. This is where the drive gear freely rotates until a ring gear manually mates the transmission rotation to the PTO gear set. This is done by either depressing the vehicle clutch and manually pulling the PTO control knob to engage the gears or by electric shift where a solenoid switch engages the PTO gears.

Automatic transmissions typically incorporate clutch shift (hot shift) PTOs. Dog shift can be used on an automatic; however, a hot shift is more advantageous to use to prevent wear or damage to the transmission when engaging the PTO. Hot shifts allow for PTO gear engagement while the transmission gear is rotating. This makes it possible to engage and disengage the PTO output shaft without bringing the vehicle to a complete stop, which is required with a manual transmission.

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Does It Fit? While the physical size of the PTO is not the primary concern when making the selection, one does have to pay attention to fit. Mounting space is at a premium and it is important that the PTO and hydraulic pump (if so equipped) fit within the available envelope space. The final location of the auxiliary equipment can be a driving factor when selecting a PTO. Starting with a solid understanding of the vehicle, you can begin planning for the work it will perform. Is it a single function or are there multiple tasks to consider? Knowing the type of work is important, as this defines the duty cycle.

PTO duty cycles are classified as intermittent or continuous. If the PTO is to run for more than 5 minutes in a 15minute period, it is continuous duty. Intermittent duty cycles are those that last for less than 5 minutes at a time. The torque and horsepower ratings of PTOs are reduced for continuousduty applications.

Torque Is Limiting Selecting a PTO is all about finding a way to get the required work done. Work in this example is force times distance. Speed is rotations per minute and power is the rate of doing work, horsepower.

When selecting a PTO for a particular task, it is important to consider the application. What will the PTO be driving? How fast will it need to spin? What are the torque requirements? These questions are functions of speed, torque and power.

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Road America has partnered with AT&T to launch a GPS technology solution for pinpointing breakdown locations to improve the speed, accuracy and efficiency of locating the customer’s disabled vehicle. The technology uses the same telecommunications device they are using to contact the Road America 24-hour Response Centers.

With this enhancement, Road America is able to pinpoint the customer’s precise coordinates—even if the customer doesn’t know where they are.

With the new Road America LocateMe technology, at least two minutes can be trimmed from the average call length—the time it takes to identify the customer, ascertain the location of their vehicle and confirm the dispatch service. For Road America and its client companies, it can mean reduced processing costs and increased customer satisfaction. After six months of testing, LocateMe is consistently achieving a 98 percent success rate in pinpointing locations.

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The Big Rig Show and Shine highlights the American hauler, whether it’s a tow truck, box truck, dump truck or big rig. The Big Rig Show and Shine is open to both individual and corporately owned trucks. You’ll see everything from restored classics, lifted or lowered 2and 4-wheel drives to chromed-out big rigs. Visit www.CarlisleEvents.com

PTO continued from page 53 PTO speed is often stated in terms of a percentage of engine speed. PTO horsepower is directly proportional to the output shaft RPM. This means that the faster it turns, the more horsepower is produced. However, it is also important to realize a PTO’s torque rating is constant no matter how fast it is turning. Torque is the limiting factor.

If loads are too large, the PTO can be damaged.

The direction of rotation can also be an important consideration. PTOs rotate either the same as the engine crankshaft, CRNK rotation, or opposite the crankshaft, OPP. A good rule of thumb is that PTOs mounted on automatic transmissions provide a CRNK rotation, and those on manuals give an OPP rotation. If in doubt, use the manufacturer’s recommendations (check with rep or their website) to select the PTO. Correctly installing the PTO is key to durability and performance. When selecting a PTO it is important to know the vehicle and the chassis. It is not recommended to make modifications to vehicle components without first consulting the manufacturer. This could void warranty and create possible safety concerns. Speak to application engineers to resolve any questions and help you select the right PTO and accessories for the job.

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