Hall Of Fame

The first Hall of Fame class, inducted in 1986, consisted of 27 members from six countries: Australia, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Industry professionals came together and selected individuals who made a difference. To honor those chosen few, the Friends of Towing (now ITRHFM) dedicated an entire section of the museum’s walls for portraits of the inductees.

Today the Hall of Fame has grown to include over 350 distinguished towing professionals with members from:

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Finland
France
Germany

Ireland
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
Scotland

South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
Wales

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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.

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Phil Howard

In 1971, Phil’s father Billy opened a full-service gasoline station in Smyrna, GA. As the business grew, Billy felt the need to expand and purchased a tow truck… Read More

Norman Horton

From 1974-1981, Norman worked for UPS as a control clerk and then worked as a bus mechanic in charge of repairs and preventive maintenance for a fleet of… Read More

Rodney Pellow

Upon graduating from high school, Roddy went to work with his father, Richard Pellow (HOF Class of 1987), at Twin Cities Towing. Roddy did anything that needed to… Read More

Mike Cherry

Mike Cherry was born in 1947 in Chicago, IL and entered the industry in 1965 with Cherry's Towing. Mike went on to own and operate one of the… Read More

John F. Coupland

John Coupland was born in 1946 and hails from Dorset in the United Kingdom and has been in the Towing Industry for 57 years, His more than half… Read More

Jamie Davis

Jamie Davis was born in 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia and entered the industry in 1979 at Aldergrove Towing and now runs and operates a company referred to… Read More

George Kuntz

In 1986, George pursued his passion for towing by working with Chuck's Towing until 1995 when he decided to venture on his own creating Ace 24 Hr Towing.… Read More

Glenn D. Landau

Glenn was born in 1962 in Rahway, NJ and entered the towing industry in 1976 with McCormick's Garage. He would go on to own and operate Fryer's Towing… Read More

Louis Edwin “Quinn” Piening

Born in 1956 Quinn entered the industry with Central Towing and Transport in 1982 and never looked back. You would be hard pressed to find someone more passionate… Read More

Perry Shusta

Born in 1966 in Walnut Creek, CA Perry entered the industry in 1988. Spending his last $30 to fill the gas tank on his first truck he was… Read More

Michael Aspesi

Born into the industry in 1973 and the son of a Hall of Fame inductee Mike was well positioned to carry on his father’s legacy and more so… Read More

Scott Burrows

Scott Burrows was also born into the towing industry in 1951. A 6th generation tower Scott runs Burrows Wrecker Service in La Grange KY which has been in… Read More