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Thank you regardless.

I’d kill puppies for cash.

So these problems wouldn’t really be problems.

For me.

Fugk licensing and insurance. Just buy a truck and do it. I bet you make enough before you get caught to pay the fines. Just pass on sketchy tows that might end up shining a light on you.

I don't sell livestock to someone who I know cant or wont pay.


Thats because there is NO recourse for me.


Thankfully there are legion tow truck drivers willing to be crushed or perforated to make sure the Joos get paid.

Well....the Joos ain't in cattle ranching yet......

I don’t own a business obviously. But we had our car towed 7 miles. If we didn’t have AAA it would have been $70. I think we paid $11. A guy could rake in cash if he’s getting $70 to tow a rig 7 miles.

Of course predatory lending should starve.

And of course it should be against the law.

BUT, when the government takes out a 900 billion dollar loan against the future Workforce of your children and grandchildren to give 327 million people a $600 stimulus check the payback percentage on that loan is 334%

Do the math yourself 90 billion dollars divided by 327 million people... half of which do not pay taxes... and 10% at will not receive the stimulus money because they are too wealthy.

I'm on my phone and the math is a little hard to run in my head, but it is not hard math with a calculator in front of you.

Predatory lending is the American way. It will never ever ever ever go away.

This loser doesn't own a towing business, but I think there is something that others have not mentioned. If people don't have the cash or credit card limit to pay you on the spot, you are going to want to hang onto some collateral, which is the vehicle. For wrecks, most people are going to rely on their insurance company to pay it, which is not going to be a COD thing. So, in most instances you are going to need a secure facility or, as kingston mentioned, a deal with local body shops who will backstop your payments. I don't know how it works with insurance tows (you probably need to have separate contracts with them), but, if you have a lot or access to a lot, you may get two tows out of the deal rather than one. (Edit to add: You also need to be familiar with your applicable towing lien law.)

I don't see a viable business plan if you are COD only. A contract with a governmental body is another thing. If they pay you directly, great. If you are just on an approved tow list, there will be rules to follow with charge limits, and you may not be able be COD only. Also, I guess you know already that they have rules on the maximum time for arrival once they call you, and cops with traffic backed up for miles or sweating or freezing their butts off will get you removed from the tow list if you start getting tardy.

Repos can be really risky business. I wouldn't fool with that. The UCC prohibits self-help repossession if there is a breach of the peace, but the people with the lien on the vehicle just want their car back and may not want to stick with a company that doesn't deliver. A lot of altercations start as the car is being hooked and the owner sees it.

FYI, as an idea, back when I was in New Orleans, the private tow trucks prowled the weeds and found all the stolen cars so they could be on scene and get the tow when the police officially "recovered" the car and notified the owner.

I hope I haven't bored you.

Send the check CashisKing.


We should all turn into Cleetus and ruin the fuggers.

Mike Hancho Towing

You Bake em, we Shake em.

Hell yeah... hook up with a few chop shops to and a quick-release hook. Drive by The Chop Shop on a slow Lope and drop your load. Brown bag of cash waiting for you behind the Redbox video machine at the 7-Eleven.

Don’t hate the playa’ hate the game....
The United States is still the easiest economy in the world to thrive in.
If you’re poor in this country it’s by choice.

$70 for 7 miles is insanely cheap.
I bet I couldn’t get pulled out of my drive way for less than $150. Probably closer to $200.

What kind of puppies? Poodles?

Labrador Retrievers?

Do you make rugs with the hides?

You are the tall poppy that is gonna get clipped.

The poor people are gonna remain "kept".


Successful people are fugged.

You could also go in with Roy and start a towing business

Call it T1-11 Towing.

As partners y'all would make Bank, probably could afford a hunting license other than iguanas.

Good luck to ya...

Holla!

I have considered all that but after talking to a number of poleece I was surprised to hear how many people do want to pay on their own and call their own service.

I would have storage, just not the huge lots you see associated with the bigger outfits.

All things to consider and I thank you for your measured and thoughtful reply.

Service calls to get someone to your door are $100, and he hasn't done anything but drive there while smoking a cigarette and chuggin Jack. $70 an hour after that.

I wouldn't tow a car 7 feet let alone 7 miles for $70. Better, I'd drive buy and throw a Molotov cocktail on it for a buck twenty five. Insurance pays, it's a win/win. Call your tow truck buddy and say hey I think I got another job for ya, burned out hulk. He brings you a bottle of Jack on poker night every Friday, another win.

That'd be a decent business model and no need to trade in the 1987 Buick on a tow truck.

No discrimination.

Coats, actually.

If you knew me at all you would know that I am not one to flippantly ignore laws or regulations.

It would cause undue stress.