In response to an 8% increase in on-the-road deaths in 2020, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has decided to reiterate last year’s focus on speeding and unsafe driving behaviors during this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. Taking place from July 11th and July 17th, the week of heightened awareness will also focus on reckless or aggressive driving, distracted driving, following too closely, improper lane changes, failure to obey traffic control devices, failure to use a seat belt, and evidence of drunk or drugged driving in addition to speeding. Officers will be on the lookout for any risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle and will be handing out citations or warnings to violators. Fre [...]

American Towman’s trade show tour makes its debut this year with the TowExpo, the biggest industry conference in the Southwest to take place in San Antonio Texas August 5-7! The city of San Antonio, ranked seventh in the nation in the number of people who reside there, is a location in line with American Towman’s mission to host its trade shows in the nation’s highest growth areas. “Texas is one of the most explosive states in the country in terms of people moving there which also translates to boasting of the second largest number of towing and recovery companies as well,” says Tommy Anderson, TowXpo show director. Texas represents the greatest number of readers of American Towman Magazine from one state with a total of more than 40,000 to [...]

But have you ever wondered who these drivers are, what their days look like, or how dangerous their jobs are to their health and lives? Or, as you've driven past a vehicle, have you thought about what laws govern them? Perhaps you've seen the news stories about the fears truckers have about automation and wondered about job outlook for truck drivers. This article serves as a one-stop-shop to answer all these questions, using the most recent data available. How Many People Are Employed in Truck Driving? Truck driving is a massive industry in the U.S., with 3.6 million employed as professional drivers and 7.95 million working in the transportation field in [...]

Families

-March 25th, 2021

HELENA, Mont. - "Slow down and move over when you see flashing lights," it’s a sentiment being echoed at the State Capitol after two tow truck drivers were killed last fall near Columbus.

Casey Allen and Nick Visser died when a car that did not move over, hit them on the side of the road as they were helping someone else. It all happened in the middle of a snowstorm and now lawmakers are pushing a bill through that would heighten the punishment for not moving over for any kind of emergency vehicle.

So far, it has sailed through the house with a unanimous yes vote. On Thursday, family [...]