Episode 67
67. Tow Trucks
Tow-truck drivers: roadside rescuers or car confiscators? Zachary Crockett gets hooked.
The Economics of Everyday Things
October 21, 202421m 42s
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Show Notes
Tow-truck drivers: roadside rescuers or car confiscators? Zachary Crockett gets hooked.
- SOURCES:
- Bill Giorgis, president of Mike’s Wrecker Service.
- Max Karimi, co-owner of H&M Roadside.
- Teresa Murray, director of the Consumer Watchdog Program at U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
- RESOURCES:
- "Getting Off the Hook of a Predatory Tow - Part II," by Jacob van Cleef and Teresa Murray (U.S. PIRG Education Fund, 2022).
- "Getting Off the Hook of a Predatory Tow," by Grace Brombach (U.S. PIRG Education Fund, 2021).
- "Beware of Car Towing Companies That Patrol Private Parking Lots," by Ann Carrns (The New York Times, 2021).
- "After a Wave of Injuries, Tow Truck Drivers Want Us All to Slow Down," by Kristian Foden-Vencil (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 2021).
- "AAA’s Grip Forcing West Coast Tow Companies Out of Business, Owners Say," by Annie Sciacca (East Bay Times, 2016).
- r/Hookit.
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