At Mytee products we are producing products for the sole purpose of making truck driver’s life easy and more productive. Towing lights are not one of them. We sell towing lights to tow truck drivers and fleet owners because it is a matter of life and death. Towing lights are very much a matter of personal safety.
As we all know, tow trucks come with a range of safety lights already on board. For example, provision of a light bar to the top of the truck cab is a standard practice. The towing lights we sell are considered accessories. Rather than being permanently setting an attachment to the tow truck. They are temporarily fixed behind the vehicle. It makes it more visible to drivers who may not be paying close attention.
Traffic: The Biggest Hazard
Driving a tow truck is certainly not an easy or terribly safe job. In fact, it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) numbers from 2016, some 745 drivers were killed in 2015. Far too many died in accidents involving oncoming traffic.
Traffic is the tow truck operator’s biggest hazard. If people are tired, distracted, or just not paying attention. In such condition it will take only one momentary lapse for the driver of an oncoming car to strike a tow truck operator or his/her vehicle.
Unfortunately, there is only so much that drivers can do to protect themselves. At the top of the list is making themselves and their vehicles more visible. That is what towing lights are all about. Lights make a tow truck and the vehicle towing vehicle more visible to traffic moving in both directions. Second, drivers have to pay close attention to everything going on around them; they must have eagle eyes whenever they are working.
The Operator’s Inventory
Mytee Products recommends tow truck operators keep at least a basic inventory of lights on board. A good inventory starts with at least one light bar that includes turn signal capabilities. A 360-degree strobe which is useful for the placing on top of the vehicle must be a part of the basic inventory. It shall be consider along with the heavy-duty flashlight that doubles as a chemical-free flare.
There are plenty of other towing lights an operator can add to his/her inventory. The three mentioned here represent only a starting point. The more lights an operator has at his or her disposal, the more visible the tow truck and tow vehicle will be.
We also recommend going with rechargeable towing lights rather than traditional corded models. Rechargeable lights are faster and much easier to deploy in emergency situations. As long as the operator keeps batteries charged, lights will provide hours of reliable service.
Safety Is Always the Priority
As a tow truck operator or fleet owner, what is your first priority? It ought to be driver safety. No car is valuable enough to risk the safety of someone trying to tow it. No job is so important that tow truck drivers should put themselves at risk unnecessarily. There are already enough hazards to worry about in the towing industry; drivers don’t need to add the lack of a safety-first mindset to the list.
Safety should always the priority for tow truck operators. To that end, towing lights are a valuable safety tool in that they make tow trucks and their cargo more visible to other drivers. Mytee Products is proud to serve America’s tow truck operators with a full line of equipment and supplies, including towing lights.