Junius R. Elmore Jr.

Junius Elmore, Jr. moved to CheyeID1e in 1948 and started a career in the towing and recovery business, in the employ of others. In 1961 he bought his first tow truck, which was a hand operated Homes 330. Later, he expanded his fleet to include a Holmes 500, soon followed by a heavy duty 750.…

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George W. Stevens

George Stevens grew into the business through his father’s towing company. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958 where he was involved with towing and recovery in a heavy tank battalion, George returned home to continue his career with heavy trucking as a Fleet Superintended with a truck line. In 1978, he…

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George L. (Bud) Anderson

Bud first became associated with the towing industry through his employment in 1970 with a major truck equipment distributor in Chicago. In 1976 he transferred to Los Angeles, continuing his association with the sale of towing and recovery equipment. November 11, 1980 he opened his own distributorship under the name of Golden State Wrecker and…

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Esa Pyyhkailainen

Esa Pyyhklilliinen became interested in the towing industry through a friend who was in the business. In 1983 he purchased a towing company, Hinausliike Rosqvist, which employed six people and operated five towing and recovery vehicles. Under his management, the firm has grown to fifteen employees and twelve trucks, which is the largest privately owned…

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David W. Marks

When David Marks returned to England with his mother, he became” British” and developed a keen interest in the sport of archery, winning the Junior National Championship in 1964 and 1965. He was to enter the towing and recovery industry when he formed the Albany Garage in Stechford, Birmingham in 1968. Assisting him were his…

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Colin B. Parlett

Colin Parlett was first attracted to the towing and recovery industry through part-time employment at nights and on weekends. In 1971, he left a career in banking to open C.B. Motors that consisted of one lock-up garage and a single Land Rover equipped with a manual crane. With his wife as partner, they have since…

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