The Towing & Recovery Fix Kit
Built for tow truck operators and recovery companies.
This trade doesn't get its number from a customer. It gets it from a motor club or insurer, settling against their own contracted schedule, on a claim that rests on a ticket written in a hurry at the scene. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 6 leaks it covers
4 you can close it · 1 the other side owes it · 1 a pro decides
- Storage days not all billed at the jurisdiction's capped rateWhere to look first: For your last ten releases, write down the intake date and time and the release date and time.Keep it from coming back: Log intake time the minute a vehicle comes in. Check days billed against the log before every release.You can close it
- Equipment, mileage and after-hours left off the scene ticketWhere to look first: Make a short checklist for every scene ticket: each piece of recovery equipment used, start and end mileage, time called, time on scene, time cleared, and after-hours yes or no.Keep it from coming back: Checklist filled out before leaving every scene. No ticket goes out with a blank equipment, mileage or time field.You can close it
- Running vehicle liens off habit instead of the current state statuteWhere to look first: Find your state's current towing and storage lien law. Start with the agency that handles vehicle titles in your state (often the DMV) or the agency that licenses towing, and read the statute itself, not a summary.Keep it from coming back: Re-check your state's lien law once a year. Start the clock the day each vehicle comes in.You can close it
- Real charges on heavy tickets cut because they aren't backed by photos and itemized linesWhere to look first: Pick your last ten tickets that got cut. For each line that was cut, check for a scene photo and a written description of what was done and why.Keep it from coming back: No heavy ticket leaves without a photo and description for every line. Check before sending, not after the cut.You can close it
- Motor club or insurer settlement short of the contracted rate scheduleWhere to look first: Get a copy of your signed rate schedule for each motor club and insurer account.Keep it from coming back: Keep your current signed rate schedule on file for each account. Check every settlement the week it lands.The other side owes it
- Not knowing how the yard's profit is taxed (self-employment vs S-corp wage)Where to look first: Find out how your business is set up today: sole owner, partnership, LLC, or S-corp. Your last tax return or your tax preparer will show it.Keep it from coming back: Review your setup with your CPA once a year, before year-end. Set aside tax money weekly.A pro decides
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Storage days not all billed at the jurisdiction's capped rate
You can close it- For your last ten releases, write down the intake date and time and the release date and time.
- Count the storage days the way your state or city rule counts them (check whether a part day counts). Your state or city rule is the place to look. ATRI's Compendium of Towing Regulations (2023) lists storage rate caps for many states, but it says it is for reference only, so confirm the current rule with your state or city.
- Compare that to the days and rate you actually billed.
- Log intake and release times on every vehicle from today.
- Bill every day the rule allows, at the rate it allows, and no more. Nothing gets back a day already released unbilled. The fix is the next release.
Your part: Confirm your local rule, log the times, and send every invoice.
STORAGE INVOICE COVER NOTE TO THE OWNER OR INSURER: [DATE] To: [OWNER / INSURER NAME] Re: Vehicle [YEAR MAKE MODEL], VIN [VIN], Claim [CLAIM #] This vehicle has been stored at [COMPANY], [ADDRESS], since [INTAKE DATE AND TIME]. - Storage days through [DATE]: [NUMBER] - Daily rate: [RATE], per [STATE / CITY RULE OR RATE SCHEDULE] - Storage to date: [AMOUNT] Storage continues each day until release. To arrange release, call [PHONE]. [YOUR NAME] [COMPANY] | [PHONE]
Log intake time the minute a vehicle comes in. Check days billed against the log before every release.
What this kit can't decide for you: We do not tell you what your jurisdiction allows; you confirm the cap and counting rule with the local rule or agency.
That's 1 of 6. The other 5 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When tow operators and recovery yards go looking for answers, they search things like “how to start a towing business”, “tow truck business”, “towing business”, “tow truck rates per mile” and “towing storage fees”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 6 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Am I billing all storage days?
At the jurisdiction's capped rate. The kit shows how.
What belongs on a towing ticket?
Equipment, mileage and after-hours, backed by photos and itemized lines. The kit shows how.
Is my motor club paying the contract rate?
Check settlements against the rate schedule. The kit gives you the words.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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