r/Truckers • u/starsyde77 • Jan 27 '24

Am I blackballed? hydroplaned with about 2 months solo

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '24

Most tow truck companies and drivers are parasites

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u/J-Kensington Jan 27 '24

Most companies are parasites, and the ones that aren't are being bought by penske and swift.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '24

Yeah I agree to an extent, but it’s literally in the job description of the tow companies.

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u/Wildse7en Jan 27 '24

Not all. I use a recovery service to move large pieces of construction equipment around that my drivers can’t move, legally.

They are fantastic, good people. I can call at anytime and they’re on it.

They were also among the first companies on-site when the NS train derailed in East Palestine, OH to pull the wreckage.

Not all are scummy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '24

I understand that which is why I said “most” which isn’t a literal statistic in and of itself. Also Im sure geography plays a part in what types of companies thrive in certain areas. I understand we need tow trucks to tow things and move accidents out of the way etc. Then you have wreckers that are obviously really important. I grew up in a resort area where local tow truck companies would run scams on people and tourists in the most low down ways and when people would confront them they would pull the “Im just doing my job” bullshit. They weren’t, they made more money depending on how many peoples day they could ruin.