A Day In The Life Of A Tow Truck Driver

Jan 03, 2020 at 08:24 AM CST
On average, Thad Campbell rescues about 10 to 15 stranded cars everyday. But after a snowstorm, he rescues more than double the amount. ‘We had at least, as a whole we had about 100 calls that we had to get through. On average you get about 15 done per driver. And if you were on call maybe 30-40,” he says. He says most of the calls were about people needing to get out of snow banks. “A majority of them. I’d say 90% were about towing or winches,” Campbell says. Work starts at 7am when he gets his first dispatch call.

Jan 03, 2020 at 08:24 AM CST

On average, Thad Campbell rescues about 10 to 15 stranded cars everyday. But after a snowstorm, he rescues more than double the amount. ‘We had at least, as a whole we had about 100 calls that we had to get through. On average you get about 15 done per driver. And if you were on call maybe 30-40,” he says. He says most of the calls were about people needing to get out of snow banks. “A majority of them. I’d say 90% were about towing or winches,” Campbell says. Work starts at 7am when he gets his first dispatch call.