Automotive Towing Best Practices

The ARA’s Towing and Recovery Best Practices educational tool is designed specifically for automotive tow and recovery operators, owners, and managers who wish to be compliant with all applicable regulations and safety protocols while providing professional service to their community.

Get Started:

Best practices for the towing and recovery industry are described in the following slide presentations. There are five modules:

  1. The anatomy of a tow truck
  2. Carrier deck loading
  3. Light duty wrecker loading and unloading
  4. Transporting a vehicle with a wrecker or carrier truck
  5. Service calls

In each slide, when you see a little red square in the lower-right corner, it means all content of the slide is displayed. Wait for that before clicking the arrow to advance to the next slide.

Choose a module by clicking the corresponding thumbnail below:

Module 1

Anatomy of a Tow Truck

Module 2

Carrier Deck Loading

Module 3

Light Duty Wrecker Loading & Unloading

Module 4

Transporting a Vehicle With a Wrecker or Carrier

Module 5

Service Calls