Starting a Towing / Wrecker Company

I did drive a tow truck before I got into big trucks and had an idea about buying my own and finding my own business, but also letting the other established tow companies know I could take up their slack if they were overwhelmed, such as a rainy day etc. Just never put it past the thought process. Having a yard is big overhead. I remember a guy who started his tow company with one truck and his office was a phone booth (in the 60's). He built it into a big business with police contracts etc. The one thing about towing is you can cherry pick your services, such as towing only, no storage, in which case you could store a vehicle at a competitors storage lot. (you forego the storage fee). Considering all the truck traffic around Chi/Gary area with the trucking companies there also, I'd think there's room for more big rig tows.

 

I don't have a heavy truck, never did. I was a tow driver in the early 70's for a company and considered, at that time, of buying my own.