How The Missouri Tow Truck Association Modernizes And Fights For Fair Recovery Pay

A heavy duty recovery can look like “just a few hours” to the outside world, right up until you learn what it costs to be ready at 2 a.m. with the right people, training, and equipment. We’re joined by Jared Ennis of All-Star Towing and RMW Towing, a longtime leader in the Missouri Tow Truck Association, to get honest about the towing and recovery industry from the inside. We talk fleet realities, statewide coverage, and what it means to run trucks that include rotators and heavy haul equipment while still trying to keep service fast, safe, and fair.From there, the conversation turns to association leadership and how Missouri is working to modernize. Jared shares why Zoom meetings and better communication help bring in rural operators who can’t afford to lose a full day to travel, and why learning from other state towing associations can save years of trial and error. We also dig into something every tower recognizes immediately: personalities. The line that sticks with us is simple and sharp, “we should be tired of talking about each other, we should be talking to each other.”Finally, we get into the legislative fight happening right now around heavy duty towing and recovery invoices in Missouri. Jared explains the pressure towers face when recoveries go unpaid due to underinsurance or low policy limits, why “just release the truck and sort it out later” doesn’t work, and what a fair dispute process could look like, whether that’s the existing court bond system or a properly built review board with qualified industry experts. If you care about towing rates, non-consensual tow rules, trucking insurance, and how policy shapes day-to-day recovery work, this one is for you.Subscribe for more conversations that protect the craft, share this with a tower or fleet manager who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find Towing News Now.