It’s difficult to find new tow truck operators. It’s a tough job, and towing isn’t for everyone. The workforce is full of millennials, so chances are you’ll end up hiring (or trying to hire) a few millennials or Gen Zs for your business. So, you need to figure out how to create a workplace that’s going to be great for those generations. These younger generations are different from the ones that precede them. Here are a few tips for working with millennials.
Tips
If you have a tow truck business, it’s important to do everything you can to make safety a priority. There’s enough risk associated with towing as it is, and some of these risks are things that we can’t control. However, there are ways that we can take simple steps to increase safety (and lower the chances of having to file an insurance claim.) That’s why we have a “Tips” section in our blog. We’re dedicated to helping tow truck businesses just like yours stay as safe as possible. We want to do everything we can to help you lower your risks, and that includes passing on safety advice and tips.
The articles below discuss some safety advice for drivers and owners of tow truck and wrecker businesses. By taking the time to discuss safety at work and creating safety policies, you can help protect your drivers when they hit the road.
8 things to know about preventive maintenance for your towing business
If you have a towing business, it’s important to take care of your trucks. They’re kind of a vital part of your business, after all. One way to take care of your tow trucks is to have preventive maintenance, which means you’re catching problems before they become major problems. Anyways, since preventive maintenance is so important, we’ll go over a few things you should know about it.
How to manage the finances of your towing business
Finances can be complicated, but it’s an essential part of running any business. Towing is a fast-paced world, and you and your drivers are probably always on the go, juggling calls from clients and taking care of the tow trucks. It’s completely understandable that finances might have ended up farther down on the to-do list than you intended. But it’s important to be organized and detailed when it comes to your business finances. We’ve got a few tips to help.
6 tips for saving money while running your towing business
If you’ve got a towing business, you know you’re in a tough industry. Not to mention an expensive one. Tow trucks and tow gear are not cheap. So, how does a tow business owner save money while running a successful business? It would be helpful to have some practical, money-saving tips that are actionable and practical, right? Here are 7 ways you can save money while running your tow business.
How to build trust with towing clients
In an industry like towing, trust is determined by more than just tools. When you’re handling something as precious as someone’s car, a client wants to know that they and their vehicle are being properly handled. It’s really important to build trust with your towing clients, but how exactly can you do that? Here are some tips.
8 social media mistakes to avoid
Since its rise to popularity, social media has become a powerful marketing tool for towing businesses. However, it’s easy for companies to misuse social media when it comes to marketing and building a brand. So, we want to help you avoid some of the most common social media mistakes of tow truck businesses.
The importance of having valuable content on your website
With a business as fast-paced at towing, it might seem like a waste of time to create content for your website. It might even seem a little daunting if you’re not a writer. However, creating valuable content on a towing website can not only give you an outlet to communicate important messages from the towing community, but it can also give you many other opportunities for company growth. Let’s take a look at just how important it is to have, not just any content, but valuable content on your towing website.
6 tow business marketing mistakes to avoid
Marketing can be a complicated world. It’s difficult to market a small business – there are a lot of moving parts. Towing businesses offer a unique set of services, and it’s important that you get in front of customers and get the word out there about your business. While tow business marketing is tricky, there are a few “dos” and “don’ts” that you should know about to make things a little easier. Today we’re going to focus on some of the “don’ts” when it comes to marketing a towing business.
Why you need to read your tow truck insurance policy all the way through
Tow truck insurance might not be your favorite thing in the world. So, you might not be too thrilled about reading the many, many…many pages that your insurance agent sent you. It’s a paperweight – and it’s also your insurance policy. You might be tempted to shove it in a drawer somewhere and forget about it. But we’re going to give you a few reasons to dust it off and read every word.
2 tools to help if you need towing instructions
Towing can be a lot of problem-solving. Sometimes figuring out how to tow a certain car (or get a certain car out of an impossible, physics-defying situation) can be difficult. So, what’s a tow truck driver to do when confronted with a car that they’re not sure how to tow? Turn to the wealth of knowledge on smartphones, of course, to help the problem-solving process along. We’ve got three places you can look if you need towing instructions for a car that you’ve never encountered before.