Effective Coordination with Towing Companies for Incident Response and Clearance [Tech Brief]

Brown, Henry; Sun, Carlos; Qing, Zhu

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Effective Coordination with Towing Companies for Incident Response and Clearance [Tech Brief]

2025-09-01
By Brown, Henry ; Sun, Carlos ; Qing, Zhu

File Language:

English

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Creators:

Brown, Henry ; Sun, Carlos ; Qing, Zhu
Corporate Creators:

University of Missouri--Columbia. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation
Corporate Contributors:

Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Electric Vehicles Focus Groups Implementation Incident Management Literature Reviews Occupational Safety Regulations Surveys Towing & Recovery Towing Vehicles Traffic Incidents
Publication/ Report Number:

cmr25-014
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Tech Brief
Corporate Publisher:

Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division
Abstract:

Tow truck operators are exposed to traffic when responding to incidents. Stalled vehicles on the highway can hinder safety and operations on the highway and can create a risk of secondary incidents. Fast and effective removal of stalled vehicles on the highway can improve traffic operations and safety for tow truck operators and all users of the transportation system. This document synthesizes existing department of transportation (DOT) practices and tow operator perspectives regarding coordination between DOTs and towing companies and identifies potential collaboration and training opportunities that will improve towing worker safety as well as traffic safety by improving incident response and clearance. This document summaries the results from the following four instruments: • DOT surveys • DOT interviews • Tow operator survey • Tow operator focus group.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

TR202514
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

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Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86971/dot_86971_DS1.pdf
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Effective Coordination with Towing Companies for Incident Response and Clearance

Tow truck operators are directly exposed to traffic when responding to incidents. In addition, stalled vehicles on the highway can hinder safety and o ...

Brown, Henry

;

Sun, Carlos
Effective Coordination with Towing Companies for Incident Response and Clearance [Summary]

Tow truck operators are directly exposed to traffic when responding to incidents. Stalled vehicles can also hinder safety and operations on the highwa ...

Brown, Henry

;

Breeding, Scott

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