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 GoJak 6200

The Model 6200 is an ox. Able to jack vehicle weights to 6,200 lbs. (1,550 lbs. per wheel), including light duty trucks with tire widths up to 13 inches wide and 36 inches tall. This auto jack / dolly is the most versatile and strongest GoJak^® in the line. It has steel rollers, wider axles and two heavy-duty 5-inch diameter, and two heavy-duty 4-inch diameter, double-ball raceway casters. This combination makes for easier rolling with heavier loads.  The Model 6200 has a 5-degree offset pedal for additional foot-to-tire clearance.

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Tow-truck gang hurl dog from stolen car

Article Summary 

• A rogue tow truck gang stole a ladies car and threw her pet dog out of the window
• Tow truck gangs are targeting older cars to be used as scrap

Key quote from article

The Express & Star revealed at the weekend thieves posing as tow-truck drivers had taken up to 30 cars from homes and car parks in the Black Country before selling them as scrap.


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Council bill would prohibit towing without tickets

Article Summary

• The Philadelphia  city council has voted that a car cannot be towed from a private lot without a ticket 
• The council is enacting this to stop what they call "rogue towers"
• Some towing groups believe this will create a paperwork nightmare for police

Key quote from article

"This will be 56,000 times every quarter that a policeman may have to be called to issue a ticket, and I'll be interested to see on a map . . . where policemen were issuing tickets when major crimes were occurring elsewhere in the district," Green said.

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Towing company under fire for inaccessibility to people with disabilites

Article Summary

• A disabled man in Texas could not see the towaway sign in the dark and thought he was exempt because of the disability sticker on his vehicle.
• When the disabled man went to the towing company, he could not access the office due to the face he was in a wheelchair.

Key Quote from Story

"Travis County Constable Bruce Elfant says all business operating in Travis County has to comply with the American Disabilities Act or A.D.A. Elfant says there are a few exceptions."

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Tow truck battle brewing in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania may settle fight over truck parking

Article Summary :

• Truckers are being towed away for parking their trucks in the once free Wal-Mart lot.
• Wal-Mart has no control over property management enforcing the laws.
• The laws are there to keep truckers from causing property damage or deterring customers.

Excerpt from article

"Norita Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association, said a shortage of parking across the U.S. is causing problems for long-haul truckers. She said statistics aren’t kept on the number of truckers towed from parking lots or the total paid in fines."

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Tow Truck Driver Turf War

Drivers bashed at gunpoint in tow truck turf war

By Francis Tapim

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says tow truck drivers have been bashed at gunpoint in an apparent turf war in Brisbane over lucrative towing contracts. TWU secretary Hughie Williams is calling for an inquiry into the industry after serious allegations by drivers of violence and standover tactics by some operators.... Link to article