Even a machine built to upright train cars couldn’t handle a 67-ton excavator lying on its side in a hole without help.

With the 135,000-pound excavator on its side in a 15-foot hole, it took a Century M100 wrecker and a John Deere 470RR built for railroad recovery to do the job.

The entrepreneur behind Lincoln Towing and the Pink Toe Truck has died at 84, leaving a lasting legacy in Seattle's towing industry.

On October 19, 2023, David Beaver's vehicle hit Frank Ingram, who was assisting a disabled vehicle, dragging him 43 feet ...

With a growing fleet of unlicensed tow truck companies on the streets of New York City, how can you protect yourself the next time you need a tow? A Gothamist investigation has for the first time ...

Filippo Bonura should not have been behind the wheel when he crashed a black Chevy Silverado into an 88-year-old man crossing a quiet residential street in Queens. When police arrived around 5 a.m. on ...

Bill Byers, owner of Byers Wrecker Service in Rochester, said one customer sat on a dirt road north of Rochester for six hours after paying more than $300 to what he thought was a legitimate towing ...

Philadelphia police are searching for a man who is wanted in connection with two separate deadly shootings involving tow truck drivers. Najee Williams is accused of being involved in two shootings, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are searching for a 27-year-old tow truck operator accused of killing two men and injuring another in what investigators describe as a territory dispute within the towing ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man posing as a tow truck driver was accused of stealing an SUV after it crashed in Tampa. The incident happened Sunday at 9:20 p.m. on Interstate 275 north near downtown Tampa, ...

HOUSTON — A deadly overnight crash on the Katy Freeway is under investigation after police say a tow truck struck a disabled vehicle, killing the driver. The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. Monday in ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The parents of a 25-year-old tow truck driver are pleading for answers after he was shot and killed while parked outside a smoke shop in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday night.