Harumitsu Wada
As chairman and a founding partner of Miller Japan, Mr. Wada has over 40 years of experience in the towing and recovery industry, many of which have been spent improving working conditions for tow operators through education and upgraded equipment. He organizes training seminars for colleges and organized a “move over 5k” to educate the public on regulations requiring motorists to move over and slow down around towing operators on the job. He revolutionized the Japanese towing industry by introducing safer and more effective hydraulic wreckers to replace mechanical wreckers and cranes.
Mr. Wada is an industry international ambassador arranging for Japanese towing professionals to annually visit an American tow show, the International Towing Museum, and its Wall of the Fallen.
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HALL OF FAME NOMINEE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Tow Equipment/Product Innovation
Innovation of a product sold in the marketplace that has helped move the industry forward. Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of service to the industry.
Exemplary Dedication
Candidate must have 20 years running a towing business in an outstanding and exemplary manner, promoting a positive image of the towing industry and have positive relations with the community, i.e., performing services for the community about and beyond the services for hire. Limit: One inductee per year.
Industry Leadership
Leadership involved with an outstanding project that has had a dynamic and lasting effect on the towing industry. Candidate must have minimum 10 years service to the towing industry.
Professional Achievement
Creating a product or service of any kind that has had a significant and lasting effect on thousands of towing professionals. Candidate Must have a minimum of 10 years to the industry.