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Dear Towing Industry, According to IBIS World, there were 44,489 automobile towing companies in the U.S. as of September 2017. Canada has an estimated 2,600 towing companies according to the Canadian government’s 2016 census. Collectively the North American automobile towing industry is close to 50,000 companies. And yet, less than 1% attend the industry’s annual…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 7, 2018 (via Newswire.com) – The International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum honors towing operators and employees who have died in the line of service in an annual ceremony at its Wall of the Fallen memorial in Chattanooga, Tenn. Now is a good time to nominate a person – a…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 26, 2018 — The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum today announced that it has completed the selection process for induction into the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame as the Class of 2018. Michael Aspesi (Southborough, MA), Scott Burrows (Pendleton, KY), John Coldwell (Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England), Rene Fortin (Manchester,…

Recently the International Towing & Recovery Museum and Hall of Fame was featured on PickupTrucks.com. There is a brief write-up along with several great photos from around the Museum. Visit the website to read the entire write-up here: http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2017/10/the-international-towing-and-recovery-hall-of-fame-and-museum.html                      

July 5, 2017 |  Chattanooga, TN  |  The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum today announced a special election to fill vacancies on its executive board.  Those members who would like to run are advised to fill out the form on the museum website at https://towingmuseum.com/2017-elections/.  Submissions will be accepted through July…

PRESS RELEASE: December 23, 2016 | Chattanooga, TN | The International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that Miller Industries presented a donation of $30,000 to the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame Museum. Miller Industries holds a Rotator School twice yearly at the Museum’s Learning Center. Proceeds from the…

The International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum added 22 new names to the Wall of the Fallen during its tenth annual ceremony honoring towing operators who have died  in the line of service. The names include those from previous years as the details of fatalities become known. In all, the Wall of…