Woodrow Herring

Woodrow W. Herring, Jr., or “Woody” started in towing in 1958, working in his father’s business which was founded in 1941. Woody’s children represent the third generation in the family owned towing business which has consistently provided superior service to Northern Virginia and nearby metropolitan Washington, D.C .. Willow Springs Towing & Recovery is the…

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William W. Coxon

Bill Coxon first entered the towing industry in 1962 through a service station he operated on the outskirts of Windsor. A year later he began to develop commercial customers and heavy duty recovery, in addition to light duty police tows. In 1965, Bill formed a business relationship with another firm that led to the sale…

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Ted Durig

October 2, 1972, Ted Durig purchased Sandy’s Towing of Dayton, Ohio which he has expanded from four trucks to a fleet of thirty, including heavy duty and air cushion recovery units. Throughout this growth, Ted has always maintained a high degree of professionalism, in terms of his equipment, operation and personnel. He actively supports operator…

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Ronald Grice

Perhaps Ron Grice was the one of the first, if not the very first, to adapt hydraulic design concepts to the towing and recovery industry. Some of his early models were introduced in the 1960’s, clearly a decade before hydraulic equipment was introduced to North America. He was a Founding Director of TFL Recovery Equipment…

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Peter M. Aspesi

Peter Aspesi first started in the industry as a tow truck driver as a means to finance his college education where he received a degree in accounting. Following graduation, he continued with his former employer, except as an accountant. Ultimately, he purchased the firm in 1964, which changed his profession to towing. Peter Aspesi continues…

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Ludwig (Lud) Menzl

Ludwig Menzl came to America as a young man in search of a better life. In the early days he worked as auto mechanic, salesman and “handyman.” In 1957 he purchased a Texaco Service Station in Milwaukee where he went into the towing business. From this modest beginning, he went on to build one of…

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Lennart I. Larsson

In 1972, Lennart Larsson started as a design engineer with Bro Wrecker in Kristenhamn, Sweden, which at the time was owned and operated by Gustav Ogren. Central among his early duties was the redesign and modernization of the heavy duty underlift unit, previously marketed under the nomenclature of “200A.” In the early 1980’s, Lennart Larsson…

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Keith R. Craven

Keith Craven first became associated with the towing industry through his appointment in January, 1972 as Division Manager of the Towing Operator’s Division of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC), which is a trade association for the retail automotive industry in Victoria and is affiliated with the Motor Trades Association of Australia. Initially, Keith…

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