Why speeding tickets have such an impact on your tow truck insurance rates

Speeding tickets can affect your insurance rates.

It’s not exactly a big secret that tow truck insurance rates have been on the rise lately. Many insurance companies see tow trucks as being too risky to insure, so plenty of carriers have backed out of the tow truck insurance game. At any rate, it’s important to improve safety at your business – by doing so, you can save money on your tow truck insurance rates. Certain things can cause your insurance rates to skyrocket, and one of those things is speeding tickets. Why are speeding tickets such a big deal? We can explain why your tow truck insurance rates can be so affected by speeding tickets.

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How to make sure the brakes on your tow truck are safe

Making sure that the brakes work on your tow truck is essential.

No one wants to be in the terrifying situation where the brakes on their tow truck fail. You have a lot of truck to think about, and it’s scary to think what would happen if all that power ran away with you – or ran away from you. Tow trucks and wreckers are big and heavy, which means that it takes a lot of brakes bring them to a halt. If your brakes are broken there’s nothing to get your truck to stop. So that’s why it’s generally a good idea to take care of the brakes on your tow trucks. We’ll give you some tips to keep your brakes in peak condition so that you can avoid accidents (and save money on your tow truck insurance.)

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How to start a preventive maintenance program at your tow truck business

Preventive maintenance can help you improve safety at your towing business.

You can’t have a tow truck business without a fleet of tow trucks that actually work. It’s important that your tow trucks are in good health so that they’re up to the task of hauling cars – that’s no easy job, and you don’t want your vehicle to quit on you and break-down in the middle of a job. That’s why preventive maintenance is essential for towing operations. Preventive maintenance is basically having a professional check over your tow trucks to see if there are any repairs that need to be done before the truck breaks down (as the name suggests, you’re trying to get ahead of a potential problem with maintenance.) You might be wondering how to start a preventive maintenance program for your wrecker operation, and we can help you out with that.

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The importance of preventive maintenance for your tow truck business

Preventive maintenance is very important for your tow truck business.

You can’t have a tow truck business without tow trucks. For your business to operate at its full capacity, you need all of your tow trucks to be in good shape. You can’t have your vehicle give up on you by breaking down, can you? To avoid such a betrayal by a member of your faithful fleet, you may want to consider implementing a preventive maintenance program for your tow truck business. Preventive maintenance is basically getting a mechanic to give your tow trucks a check-up so you can take care of any issues before they become dangerous (or just plain headaches.) We’ll explain why preventive maintenance is so important.

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Tow truck best practices for sharing the road

Tow trucks need to be especially careful on the road.

Driving a tow truck isn’t an easy job. You have to be alert and understand the importance of driving defensively. You’re not out there on the road on your own – there are other drivers who share the roadways with you. And when you’re driving a big tow truck, probably hauling a car, you need to take steps to be extra safe and avoid accidents. Your wrecker or tow truck doesn’t drive the same as a normal passenger car, so you need to be sure to be courteous and safe by keeping some truck-driving best practices in mind. Here are 6 tips for driving a tow truck.

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