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The NAFC Towing Task Force also aims to tackle the problem legislatively by working with the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association and the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud to advance two pieces of model legislation. The first bill would provide more protections for consumers against towing companies through tools such as regulating when a tow can occur and mandating more transparent billing practices, such as the use of a rate sheet and itemized invoices. The second bill would outlaw “runners” who solicit their tow services at the scene of an accident without being requested by law enforcement or any parties involved in the accident.
ATA last surveyed members on the extent of the towing problem in 2018. To establish priority problem states and cities, as well as recognize new patterns of fraud, the NAFC has opened up a new survey where members can provide their input on towing. You may take the new survey at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/ e/1FAIpQLSdwmQZCSNBuDHyrOv2SEPr-wX5fCvWSDQor- FfV_caJM_Jt0w/viewform.
FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, McLeod Software has been named to the FreightTech 25. FreightWaves announced the full list of 2020 FreightTech 25 winners during their FreightWaves LIVE @ Home event last November. The FreightTech 25 highlights the most innovative and disruptive companies across the freight industry. McLeod Software is the only TMS or ERP software company to make this prestigious list for 2021.
Lastly, the Towing Task Force has set up an inbox (
towingtaskforce@trucking.org) where members of the public can anonymously share their experiences with predatory towing companies, including tips on the latest towing schemes and names of companies engaged in fraudulent billing practices. Predatory towing companies are ever evolving in their creativity to defraud motor carriers and insurers. Recently, the Task Force has been made aware of towing companies charging extra COVID- 19-related fees – sanitizing a truck that was never done or forcing a truck to be stored for two weeks so it could be quarantined. The NAFC Towing Task Force will keep the public abreast of the latest schemes in the hopes of preventing any additional victims.
The Towing Task Force will meet in person and present their findings at NAFC’s Annual Conference from November 8–10 in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, visit
nafcannual.trucking.org. If you are interested in becoming a member of the NAFC Towing Task Force, email
towingtaskforce@trucking.org.
Trucking accidents are unfortunate events and don’t need to be made worse by tow companies looking to take advantage of a motor carrier. Between education and reform in the state legislature, ATA aims to protect motor carriers from this type of abuse and empower them to fight tow fraud in the future.
By Jennifer Wieroniey, Executive Director, National Accounting & Finance Council, American Trucking Associations
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