I depend on quick thinking and common sense to get the job done. The pay is good, most tow companies pay a percentage. The shifts can be long and you are on call 24 hrs a day in most cases. People get their vehicles stuck in the mud, slide off the road, break down, and get in more accidents when the weather is bad. Sometimes the job can be dangerous and I have to watch out not only for myself but my customers as well.
Every year there is a big tow truck beauty show - talk about nice trucks.
I plan to enter one I helped fix up next year. The trucks I drive now are nice too. If I could have any tow truck it would have to be a 1998-2000 International with a shark roll back bed. It would be black with lightning bolts. This is in reference to Peggy Treubers article.