Tow company pays up after bodycam video shows missing wheels 

Like literally!

Yeah thats how tow companies work. Theres a big youtuber that does this out east and makes his videos seen like he's the good guy every time. The fact this tow company did it maliciously and the police did nothing shows the state of our legal system. I wonder how many business owners got denies insurance claims or couldn't afford insurance during the "summer of love" 2020? Ya remember when leftists robbed every business they wanted cuz things weren't fair? You get what you vote for people. Today biden was acquitted of charges cuz "he couldn't understand where he was" and hes still the pres, you people voted for.. enjoy

The towing company stole the wheels

Pretty obvious this is by design and they were just hoping to get away with it.

Clearly an investigation should be done. How many times has this company done this to unsuspecting people.

To make it even worse none of them peckerwoods got prosecuted...smh

Once they win it at the auction, just put back on the wheels.

Should lose his licence as tow truck driver straight away the owner took wheels to cover the $5000 he wanted for holding truck illegally if he doesn't do the right process so owner of truck can find it tow truck owner should be charged with a crime

Useless cop should have arrested the owner for theft.

Common of towing companies in Toronto too man.

I was thinking the same thing, ridiculous! Payed up to avoid criminal theft charges.

You opinion is an outlier. And a projecting one at that. Grow up.

Tow truck owners are usually thieves I worked for a guy who used to steal from impounded vehicles somehow he still had the police contract. Cops are busy giving everyday citizens a hard time and this guy is right under their nose.

The owner probably has $120,000 of stolen goods in his garages so $3,000 is no loss.

Love how youtube deletes my comments cause we live In such a snowflake society but I worked for a tow truck company who stole from impounded vehicles all the time

smells like they might actually be a chop shop

​@@braddl9442nah. If it was that truck would have been gone a long time before. No this was someone driving by.

no, he actually sounds like a decent guy. Made things right. Its the 2 employees that where rats. as for the towing fees, those add up fast. 80.00 per day times 5 months (150) days is over 12K

@@justaguy7477 he hired them. I'm sure they didn't just magically start doing this. He made it right because of the attention his business got due to the outcry of the public.

B.S., going rate for stored vehicle is around 25$ per day. The tow is usually around 150$.

@@justaguy7477 Except that apparently he didn’t tell the police he had the truck. And he’s trying to say that after four months he just noticed the truck didn’t have wheels?

@@justaguy7477 He turned into a " decent guy " when the cops called B.S. on him .................

If I were the cop first thing I would do is run the owner and employees names in the database. Anyone with a criminal history of theft esp involving automobiles would be immediately brought to an interrogation room.

Wheels should be permanent fixtures on every vehicle. The first wheels ever engineered included an easy off theft design, and no one ever thought to correct this glaring flaw. Rocket ships, boats and boxes are proof that wheels were never necessary, truth be known.

The cops work with them on it.

I agree

Thanks, Captain Obvious Rick!!! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

States are half the problem, They award contracts to shady tow companies and don't revoke them.

It *IS* trespassing if they come on the property unless 1.) They were specifically called there by the owner of the vehicle being towed (i.e. car died and needs a tow) or 2.) They have an agreement in place with the owner of the property itself. In the case of #2, most places also require that this be POSTED at the entrances of the parking area. If they just drive around unrelated to either party, then it is trespassing and probable auto theft.

I remember watching 60 minutes type of show about a towing co, basically stealing peoples cars from McDonalds parking lot. Sadly the small town sheriff was in on it, so no help there, only the media busting the story saw a quick end to it. They must’ve gotten good money from this scheme by that point tho, holding vehicles hostage seems pretty profitable, some even had dogs in them! Some peeps have no shame. I’ll bet that sheriff didn’t get elected again.

It will not be investigated because often it’s cops involved also … California highway patrol and couple sherif dept get caught at this.. they impound a car then tell the tow company to hide it then buy it cheap..

It has this tow truck company and members of the police department are in cahoots.

@@johnpopoff7950 this is so dumb

Its a money making scam between the police and the tow company. At the end cars get auctioned off and they both get paid

@@throatpunch4789 ... When you're actively ignorant, you make mindless statements.

I dunno, it seems oddly specific how he said it was exactly 1 of two employees and not one of many or just 1. Plus the fact that upon getting confirmation from the police that something was afoot, he reimbursed the man with his own money. It sounds like a believeable story, or he's just a good liar. We may never know.

@@JimsyFlimsy HE IS LYING AND YOU KNOW IT

And “that” employee will be hired back as soon as the heat dies down. Oh wait. It’s the owner. 😂

@@rainaflores779 💯

⁠​⁠@@JimsyFlimsy😅😅 yeah okay jimsy.. does it matter anyways? Someone from that business scammed this man! He’s the victim here, he was wronged, not the tow truck company u’re sticking up for & focusing on

Yeah they don't like that sometimes lol. I'm lucky I found a reputable towing company a few years ago. They charge 50-100% more than other companies but they're out to my location in 30 minutes or less every time and are really professional, e.g. always have the right truck, careful not to damage vehicles, friendly.

Absolutely, they’re money suckers. I had a vehicle towed in San Diego in the 1990’s and I picked it up 1 day later for $345

in your case, the only one responsible of fraud is the towing company.

As a tow operator, I apologize on behalf of us and insist it is not all of us.

Yeah, most of these towing companies thinking that they are Lord's of this world scamming people left and right.

THEY ARE SCUM. My car was found & almost the same situation happened to me except I wasn’t told where it was until it was about to go up for auction! I was 21 & on my own there was no way I could come up with what they asked & when I called with what I did have to offer they pretty much laughed then stopped taking my calls….I’ll never forget my first COMPLETELY PAID OFF car blue..she was a ford fusion

Another 50 bux says the owner or a manager directed him to perform the act.

Wouldn't doubt it

How could all of this have happened without the owner knowing

@@AntidumbisPeaceOmind also companies give “finder fees” to tow drivers

We know it

Not always true, my mother had a Saturn that was stolen and recovered, when we went to inspect it I found a gallon zip lock bag full of weed in the glove box

Not true... I worked for a tow truck company out of Cleveland for 6 years and we always made sure customers got their stuff back even repo's we took people's stuff out and mailed them what belongs to them. Every wrecker driver wears a body camera and tow lots are flooded with security cameras

@@taylordougherty292 Yep, folks spouting "Blanket Statements". My buddy's work van was totalled in a wreck, had a few thousands of dollars work of plumbing equipment and supplies in it. Went back after two weeks of dealing with the insurance company and EVERYTHING was still there. They wouldn't help us unload it, not their responsibility, but they helped us haul all his gear to my truck. Very helpful, professional, courteous, and patient while he dealt with the insurance. Of course they were paid for holding that smashed van for two weeks ($1200) but hey,,, that's how business works.😁

Tow companies only remove valuable stuff for safe keep, unfortunate for this guy the tow company misplaced his wheels , but there insurance company reimburse the guy for them

@@daves2822 I'm happy your mother was able to get her weed back, it would have been a shame if she lost her medical marijuana😄

I had a company steal all the change from my cupholder. Pathetic people

Toe guys are a bunch of low life's anyway!

@@candymr2 ive seen people had thousands of dollars in high performance parts ripped off their vehicles, especially Hondas. Criminals see these flashy things and dollar bills start going off in their heads. And most the time yes its the towing company employees that do it, often management knows about it and has a hand, or looks the other way.

they got my leather jacket. the guy actually smiled as he said it was never there

I saw a tow truck driver STEALING things from my car after it got stolen and wrecked, did this RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STATE TROOPER a fire fighter told the tow driver, the owner is standing right there, as he checked an LED rechargeable flash and had put it in his pocket the state trooper said take all my stuff out so they could tow it and get finger prints. the tow driver got in the front seat and turned the wheel back and forth messing up any finger prints so they got none

This sounds like what reporting was like in the 80's 90's and should be like now....

And yet people scream "don't trust the main street media"

Yo thank God. I was resigned to believing all media is just bad. That doesn’t make sense, but this kind of company is hard to come across.

Unfortunately saying garbage about celebrities suspected of racism without any proof or evidence gets more clicks

They did a good job but I wouldn't trust them as much. News media always lies and makes things out to be what they are not to be.

Or employees are. That what I think 🤔

The police are just as bad as the dishonest tow company, they didn’t do anything until the press showed up

they always do, I got towed for backing into head in parking, but it wasn't on the sign for the property, and I was unloading something from the back, while we where inside a tow truck came and grabbed the SUV. I even called the cops aobut it, and pointed out the tow isn't legal because the tow sign that lays out the parking rules doesn't list head in only. Basically got told take it to civil court. Ended up paying them 300 bucks to get my car back, and I had to wait 24hours because it wasn't "processed in to the yard yet". I could have fought it, but it wasn't worth it.

Pity we can't depend on the people we all pay to do the right thing and what they're paid to do.

EXACTLY

Most likely on his personal car

Yep. He basically said ok I'll cut you a deal on the impound fee by taking the difference off your truck.

Makes you wonder why there isn't a 24-hour a day Channel doing nothing but this kind of reporting. I'm sure there's plenty of content.

they should loose there business license

The agenda these tow business have should be dealt with.. they tow your car and hold them hostages for a ridiculous amount of money.

I’m in Houston and I watch this

My understanding is they only report on this kind of stuff once, after it's not sessional news companies don't care.

More likely a change in the law

That is what insurance is for, If you pay for full coverage insurance then you have the insurance to go to battle for you and to pay the bills for inconveniences like this, if you're car gets stolen and recovered, no big deal call the insurance and they'll pay for the arrangements to get it out of the impound lot that it ended up at, If you cheap out on insurance and only have liability then you have set yourself up for exactly that, the liability for that stolen vehicle recovery, It means now you are liable to pay the bill and to try to hold the thief accountable for damages and tow fees, If you have full coverage the insurance is liable for that and they need to try to recover their money from the thief if you have liability you are liable for that, Either way, the Tow company did their job and if you let it sit for months that's on you, who pays the bill is up to how you set up your insurance. Now that's not to say this is how this situation is supposed to go because this situation has a couple things going against it. First was the theft of the wheels after the fact, and second, was the failure to notify the vehicle owner after the recovery of the vehicle. There are a couple ways stolen recoveries can go, first being police find a stolen car, depending on the location and condition they may just contact the owner and let them pick it up, or they may have it towed to a police-owned impound lot for investigation, or they may have it towed directly to a tow companies impound lot, regardless the police are responsible for notifying the owner so arrangements can be made to pick up that vehicle before it ever reaches a situation where it sat unknowingly for months. The second situation is like this one, the stolen car is dumped in a location and gets privately impounded, in this case, the police were supposed to be notified of the vehicle being privately impounded presumably license plate and vin in which case they would notify the owner or in this case it would likely be flagged as stolen and they would still notify the owner but they would also make arrangements with the tow company on how they wish to proceed from an investigative standpoint (whether it stays awaiting the owner to pick it up or if it gets towed to a police station for investigations). Either way notifications are supposed to be made promptly so the owner knows where their car is so they can take care of it, So in the end if you don't have full coverage insurance you are liable but if you pick it up quickly is likely hundreds of dollars, if you wait months it's thousands, If you have full coverage then they are liable for the bill and if they decide to wait months that's on them to pay that massive bill and of course deal with you being pissed off that they let your car sit for months.

@@towtruckaj That's how it's meant to work, maybe in 1% of cases it does. Sitting at home, and heard a very big bang, looked outside and there's car in my front yard, it' had knocked down a tree and ended up about 6ft from the house. Caused a few 1000 in damages. Now, the man driving had had a heart attack and when the car had done the damage the insurance company said he was dead and it was not their problem! Had to get my insurance company to sue the other insurance company. Now this would have cost a lot more than just paying up in the first place. Did get a letter from the mans family, because we did try to save his life, CPR and the like, and thanking us. No idea how that family fared with the insurance company.

@@tallthinkev i thinking a libral woke idea ,, buy everyone a car with tax's so no need to steal one ,, i think it will work.

@@super_happy_alien509 Do we get to pick which one? If so, Rover P5 Coupe V8 for me.

agreed. for me verification of owner involvement came when his attitude changed with the presence of law enforcement displaying the body cam video to him.

@@paul06660 you get it lol

I'm surprise they waited weeks to steal the wheels. What took them so long? Perhaps they didn't have a buyer.

Well yeah. He knew exactly who wrote the report!

Reason why I have a beater and will only take nice car out under surpervison. Always leave you prized possession locked away. I'd even build a garage for the truck if it means so much to him.

@@dbzownz12345 It was stolen out of his drive way

@@Helladamnleet yeah, thats why i said build a "garage." When I finally purchase my home, there'll be a garage of some sort. Once you have you're dream car, or "baby" no amount of cash thrown at it is too much. 3k for rims, kinda his fault. Should have installed a kill switch & anti-theft system for 1/5th the cost of rims. Then he could invest on some rims therafter. My guy didn't play his cards right.

@@dbzownz12345 First of all, he has a garage, secondly, what are you, 12? Building a garage isn't free

The cop helped after pounding you? Nice.

Nice

Them trying to justify stealing things in your property smh 🤦‍♀️

That's strait up theft of course the officer had to help you.

@@Questionable_creations police don’t care about theft lolol

It was a single low level employee that should be held accountable, not the company who was also lied to by the same man/woman.

@@VortexStolenName employees represent the company it doesn't matter who did it the owner is responsible for his employees and His image. Ignorant enabling moranic comment

@@VortexStolenName the company should be shut down if the whole place can sit by and watch as tires go missing.

This is 2022. Im sure that storage lot has 24 hour surveilance just like every other impound lot in america, that owner knows full well where they went, and i highly doubt thats the first time.. life lesson to be learned. Every one will try and take advantage of you.

@@VortexStolenName nope rhe company should be liable since the company hired them

And if it a police impound,the drugs that the police miss,the towing company sells them to your children on the way to school!!

Its sad to say, but if your car gets repo'd or impounded the tow driver is gonna go through the vehicle and take what they want. In there eyes its not your anymore.

I used to tow for a company that was on both city & hwy patrol lists. Also did some repo recovery work for a few buy here and local creditors. Never once did rummage through someone’s car. I even repoed someone’s car with the payoff cash located in the glovebox. They came later, took the cash, paid off the loan and got their car back. Not all tow drivers are thieving assholes.

Made right? The man was out of a truck for 4 months and he had to pay $1,500 bucks to get it back! On top of that you still couldn't use his truck once they returned it to him because it had no wheels! The towing company may have paid $3K but really they only paid $1500 because the truck owner was already down $1500 bucks! Grrrrr! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

The owner is in on it. It's how they do business. I bet a lot of people had their car sold off before they were notified. My friend got his car stolen. The police recovered it and he got a notice from the police where he could pick up his car. We went to pick up the car and when we got to the lot they couldn't find the car. They had moved the car to another lot and were getting ready to auction it off, probably to themselves. They said it was just a mistake.

To be clear the “auction” process is a necessary step for a towing company to legally get a title for an abandoned vehicle. Depending on how long the vehicle sat at the tow yard the storage charges add up and when there’s no one to pay for the truck then they look to see how they can make some money back from it hence the wheels getting sold.

@@domenicderrigo7733 Yeah to recoup the costs they created by not actually informing the police they had the vehicle for 4 months. If they don't actually inform the police than they shouldn't be able to accrue storage fees. A simple verification process is all that would be needed to make the system pretty foolproof. 1. Tow abandoned vehicle 2. Inform police 3. Police say "Roger!" 4. Wait for auction or customer, now starting to accrue storage fees.

@@3xceIIent it is not the responsibility of the tow yard to inform the police about towing a vehicle from private property. the trailer park where it was found should have informed the police first so they can run the vin to ensure its not stolen. i see what you are saying about the storage charges but when its abandoned like that the first step is finding the previous registered owner and sending them a registered letter about the vehicle. if they skipped that step before the auction process they would not be able to get a title so not really sure what the deal was there.

How are people going to avoid them? If they're doing impounds then they don't need the people affected to *choose* to use them.

@@domenicderrigo7733 the video pretty clearly said it *was* the tow companies responsibility, actually. I'm not sure why you would think it would be the property owners responsibility? Lol....

In the UK, we don't have that much of a 'tow-away' set up, but it's the wheel clampers, private land parking where the real 'legal thievery' rogues operate. Most local authorities sub-contract out their parking, and many companies have been highlighted for dishonest practices and overcharging. Stay longer than 90 minutes in the local LIDL or ALDI supermarket car-park and Wham!, £100 'fine'.

I agree

Probably how he paid his business off stealing cars then sending them to auction

That whole towing thing was just to get the old man wheels period

And LAPD Captain once told me the same thing and implied the graft and kickbacks was up above his level.

In this case thank God for police body cam footage. In this case the cops were trying to help

I wonder if they were trying to help or merely did so accidentally. So the police didn't "solve" the mystery of who stole the wheels and didn't charge anyone with theft. I'm sure they stopped using that yard. ...right....

@@auteurfiddler8706 , I'm gonna go with accident. Footage from a policeman bodycam who was accidently caught the truck with its nice tires before they were stolen.

I assume you had a police report that it was stolen? And they still charged you?

Lehto’s Law?

Facts

yup, those signs hanging say not responsible for theft etc are bs for people that don't know any better

That's the way it should be !!!!

@@SpaceRanger187 Prove that you had $$$$$ rat-holed in all your hiding spots... This case is way too obvious regarding theft.

Also their incompetence. They had the truck for months before finally contacting the owner, then they wanted him to pay for storage fees. Why not contact him right away?

Towing company actually quite often forget to report to police that they have impounded cars just so they can claim abandoned and sell it

how do you tow without tires?

Also cops allow towing companies to do this and legally steal your car it's sad.

The problem is the tow companies and the cops are all in it together, this is not hyperbole, I speak with close contact knowledge.

No proof of who took the wheels off the truck, the tow op reported it had no wheels when he picked it up, the pics and body cam prove that is false but STILL does NOT mean the owner knew anything!

No one will care that a tow truck company steals, lies and cheats, its expected. Find me an honest, hard working, decent tow truck driver, and I'll give you 10 trillion dollars.

@@trkr57 the thing is the truck was in their care, and the victim was paying the storage fee, that fee is supposed to be the cost of keeping the vehicle safe, otherwise it's literally just the definition of blackmail.

People who treat folks* like this are pathetic. Age doesn’t matter, treat everybody right

@Caffeinated-DaVinci I agree but children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable and it's worse when they are violated.

The owners do in fact know about this behavior, and likely are directly involved. Note how the smug attitude of the owner changes from between the time the pic of the truck with wheels surfaces, to his full blown attitude reversal when the police produce body cam footage. Cops are well aware tow companies are often quite involved in vehicle theft and stolen parts, and the bodycam footage has brought the eye of the state upon them. Tow companies have all the tools and knowledge to quickly get inside a vehicle without damaging it or making noise, as roadside assistance is an aspect of their business anyways.

I approve this message 100%.

You people are ridiculous. I have worked for 3 different towing companies. As well as knew drivers from a bunch of different companies. The vast majority of companies and drivers, are simply everyday people, trying to earn an honest living. Are there some corrupt towing businesses and drivers, of course. But don't label them all with the same brush.

@@lennychorn147 it only takes one to ruin it for the rest… BUD!!!

@@user-mm5te6px8g That is simply ridiculous. Just as ignorant as those that label any group or bad action, based on isolated instances. Now you want to blame a broad spectrum of towing companies, I would focus on municipal run city impoundyards, that contract with large corporate towing companies.

I left a comment above about a towing company on Sicklerville Road Sicklerville NJ they sit way back from Sicklerville Road they ripped off an expensive watch n a battery charger. The car was scratched n the manager flipped out when he was called about the theft n said prove it!! The bank was called that had the car repoed n that also fell on deaf ears. They didn’t care they got their money. My girlfriends daughter dated a tow truck driver and he was stealing things from every car he towed. I would love to be in on setting these crooks up n getting these people/thieves and having them prosecuted and put in jail along with their managers and owners to the company. They are all in on it!!

Fees should not begin to accumulate until the owner is officially notified the company has their vehicle.

Those tow companies are the Devil, i was towed and thought my car was stolen and i kept going to the police station for a week asking for any info, finnally i called every tow yard in the phone book and nothing then a cop outside the station told me to try some unheard of dirtbag truck company not in the phone book, they had my car, everything inside gone through, the $30 bucks in ashtray change gone, 2 nice flashlights i had gone, finnally i paid over $800 to get my car out and i had to keep reminding myself what it was like at age 22 doing 3 months in prison, how i hated prison, and never wanted to be in prison again with those ruffians, i had to talk myself out of going to that tow yard and making news headlines after the tow yard operators were all killed by shotgun, i was even thinking of borrowing a glock from a cousin just in case the Shotgun jammed, thats how angry i was, i thought about my mom and sister sitting in a courtroom looking at me saying what on Earth could make me this mad to Slaughter these tow yard workers, they never have seen any indication i could do this terrible act, you heard that before, thankfully im mature now and i feel people should experience jail at an early age because it teaches them to stand down when your at a breaking point, never felt that way since, those tow yard dogs were the only people to make me feel like that.

Yea! All they do is scam! They need to be held accountable!

I would add that these companies need to be charged with extortion.

What about the racoons who steal the trucks every night? When are we going to do something about them?

a really simple fix would be, the police must sign and acknowledge receipt of that fax information before anything else happens. My doctor always doesn't get faxes for some reason, you can't charge a person 12k because someone never got a fax from someone.

@@mistatk Agreed, that would be a very simple solution to this problem. But it seems like the powers that be hate simple solutions like that. They'll either ignore it or come up with a much more complicated solution that takes time and resources and costs a lot of money that still doesn't work as well as the simple solution would.

Yep, I had another car towed when I was in my early 20's, my fault not saying it wasn't, but tow company towed it. I called the police thinking it had been stolen and was forwarded the info. I couldn't afford to get the car released, would have had to wait for my next payday, but at $200/day in storage I wouldn't have been able to afford to get it back ever, and my family couldn't help. I also owed the bank on it, I assumed the tow truck company would notify the lein holder like they are supposed to do, so I didn't pay my monthly payment, thinking it was repoed, 2 months later bank called trying to avoid a costly repossion and asked me to return it. I told them where it was, and they said and I quote "I wonder why we wern't contacted"

One thing is a fax is traceable! They can determine if and when that fax was sent. I know it wasn't, but seems like the police failed to investigate those claims. Maybe because the police are usually tied in close to those guys.

@@mistatk I always call people to make sure they receive a fax. Good communication clears up a lot of problems.

It's more odd if it doesn't happen

Exactly, here in New Jersey you never expect to get your car back with everything if is is towed. Signs on at the storage lot say the company is not responsible for items in or on your car🙄😔

Batteries are regularly stolen from those lots

should have been 10k for the hassle

@@scottgrant2689 That's the sign of a shady business. If i see that sign, i'm out the door.

Well they cannot hold a pos Pontiac 6000 or something for eternity. Where I am it is 90 days before the lien process can begin and registered owner must be informed in writing both when the vehicle is first impounded and when the lien process begins. Owner not being informed used to happen here till they legislated some common sense rules

Yep, it's no surprise that the company could make a ton of $$ off the sale of that classic truck or they maybe wanted it for themselves.

The police should check all the vehicles on their lot. The results could be interesting

That's 100% how I'd address it. "Why are YOU in possession of my stolen vehicle?"

Him, and the truck from in front of the man’s house! 😂

It’s understandable that the owner wouldn’t know everything about every vehicle. If the employee lied to him and said they were gone then I wouldn’t put that on the owner… maybe I would only as far as saying “don’t hire POS” but sometimes it’s hard to tell. I wouldn’t say “good on him” for doing the bare minimum though, either.

@@Fetidaf He's joking.

@@krishnachaitanyagv5065 I know… what?

Absolutely. I worked at a tow company and this type of behavior happened weekly. The owner of the company took whatever he wanted from cars brought in and thought it was okay because he had signs posted not responsible for items left within the towed vehicles

@@edwardogomez2919 so for these people, "we're not responsible for it" means "we will steal it"?

@@agps4418that’s saying it nicely. I was part time. His full time employees were required to go thru all cars and remove anything of value. I would see those items at his house when I visited or to get equipment from his garage. Example would be his daughter’s guitar’s or guns in his safe.

@@edwardogomez2919 What a scumbag, report him to the police now, why not? You just named two items and those already add up to thousands and thousands in theft. This guy is a giant criminal.

Most towing companies have nothing to do with the process that went down here... Sounds like some version of a PPI which a lot of tow companies don't do.

@@ButterfatFarms You have no idea what you are talking about.

After that they ask why their towings caught fire somehow. Of course there always be someone with interests to defend them. Those are often the worsts thiefs of them all.

california is the place where crooks get pampered by democrats

Someone at the Tow company thought they had a new toy.

Washington state tow company’s are criminal check out Jim’s north gate tow yard