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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Nicholas Testa

Nick Testa born July 28th 1952 began his career in 1968 repairing cars out of his parent’s garage. In 1969, after turning 17, he purchased his first tow… Read More

Mike Wildman

Mike Wildman has come a LONG way since Richard Nixon was President! Most people in this room know JUST how long that's been, and without giving away his… Read More

Kenneth Weber

Kenneth J Weber was born in 1952. His childhood was spent at his father’s service station and towing business. In 1972 he married Mary and together they raised… Read More

John Weaver

John Weaver was born January 20, 1949 in Canton, Georgia. An Army veteran John met and married his wife of 46-years Debbie Mauldin Weaver. John not only married… Read More

Garry Leach

Garry Leach was born in WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA in 1951 and gained his first experience with towing while working after school and on weekends in a service station… Read More

Eric Hammond

Eric Hammond was born in 1939 in a small village in Warwickshire, England. After working for Land Rover and helping at his parent’s petrol station and café Eric… Read More

Bruce Campbell

Born March of 1964 in Banff Alberta, Canada is married to Kim and has 5 children two of which are in the business with him today. He served… Read More

Belinda Harris

Belinda was born in 1957 to Elmer and Lib Hiatt of Thomasville, North Carolina. She has one sister, Susan. Belinda graduated from Pfeiffer University with a degree in… Read More

Drew Zuccala

Drew was born in 1957 in Glen Cove, N.Y. and moved to Florida when he was 6 years old and was raised by his father Larry, who was in the… Read More

Randy Sorley

Randy was born May 16, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. On January 1, 1981 a 26 year old Randy along with his father and two other partners… Read More

John Saunders

John left school at the age of 15 and enrolled in an Apprenticeship as an Agricultural Diesel Engineer repairing Agricultural Vehicles, HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) Plant and Machinery.… Read More

Vaughn Gobel

Vaughn was born in Youngstown, OH in 1966. In 1972, Vaughn’s dad opened Gobel's Auto Body in the family's backyard with his wife and 4 young children by… Read More