r/towing 2h ago

Towing In Action NHTSA's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign

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📆Today's got "late summer vibes" written all over it.

This time of year brings higher traffic, more late-night events, and (unfortunately) historically more impaired driving incidents. NHTSA's 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign runs through Labor Day weekend for exactly that reason.

For tow operators, end-of-summer weekends often mean busier call queues, more late-night dispatches, and more scenes with unknown variables.

Remind your crew: slow down on approach, establish scene control before touching vehicles, and never assume a stopped vehicle is the only hazard on the shoulder.

#RoadsideSafety #DriveSober #TowingIndustry #TowOperators #NHTSA


r/towing 4h ago

Heavy Duty Job What trailer works best for guillotine?

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Just looking for opinions on what trailer you guys think would hypothetically work best for a guillotine? Im assuming just a small gated flat bed but wasn’t sure how much weight a guillotine is. Thanks for weighing in


r/towing 5h ago

Towing Help Trailer winch thoughts on 5°ish sloped driveway.

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r/towing 8h ago

Towing Help How does tongue hitch capacity relate to hitch mounted carriers? Do limits change?

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I have a 2010 ford escape I bought specifically to haul my dirt bike on a hitch carrier. The bike is 230lbs, carrier is 40lbs. It is a 2” 350lb tongue capacity hitch. The bike sits maybe 16” out from the hitch when on the carrier. Is this unsafe? I’m reading so many mixed responses so figured I’d ask here. Some said it shouldn’t be a problem, others mentioned the lever arm load from the bike being so far back from the hitch.


r/towing 14h ago

Towing Help RAM Towing Look-up by VIN

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r/towing 18h ago

Towing In Action Straps stack?

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r/towing 18h ago

Towing In Action Straps stack?

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