Get Hooked
Listen to HONK’s podcast series, Get Hooked, for everything towing & roadside assistance, the towing community, industry news, hot technologies, & much more. Hear from HONK resident experts, industry association leaders, tow company owners/operators, & more. Subscribe below & get updates when a new episode is uploaded! HONK connects motorists with high-quality professionals through its unique on-demand platform combining advanced technology & expert human assistance. HONK brings fast, accessible, transparent roadside assistance to all.
Episodes
June is National Safety Month. This is the perfect time for everyone to focus on how they can keep their environment safe and free from any danger. Safety is critically important in the towing industry. So this month’s Get Hooked podcast is all about raising awareness for safety.
Your hosts, Dennis McGowan and Shelli Hawkins talk about why there is a National Safety Month, why it's so important in the workplace, and what towing...
Check out HONK’s Get Hooked podcast, all about electric vehicles (EVs)! There are 2.4 million EVs on the road today, and 39% of people are considering buying one. Is your towing and roadside business prepared to support these new electric vehicles? Listen to this episode to pick up a few tips and tricks for towing EVs from tow truck expert Chris Young of Parkway Consulting and podcast hosts Dennis McGowan and Shelli Hawkins.
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Welcome to season 3 of HONK’s Get Hooked Podcast! We open up this season with a great discussion on the state of the union, towing and roadside edition. Listen in to understand how the pandemic, inflation, rising fuel prices, and geopolitical issues impact our industry.
Your hosts, Dennis McGowan and Shelli Hawkins, also share exciting results from a recent tow industry survey highlighting what fellow tow business owners are experi...
Every year on the third Saturday of October, we recognize National Move Over Day. The day set aside to spread awareness of National and State Move Over laws, designed to highlight the risks Tow Operators face every day on our highways. Introducing, the Slow Down Move Over edition of season 2 of HONK’s Get Hooked podcast, a conversation about the cause of the risks tow operators face every day, what action can be taken to help sprea...
Happy National Truck Driver Appreciation Week! Every September we nationally recognize professional truck drivers for their invaluable contributions to our communities. There are over 3.6 million professional men and women who deliver our goods safe and secure. Along with their contributions, we want to be sure to celebrate the unsung heroes of the tow industry, all our tow truck drivers for keeping our roads clear and helping fami...
Who’s getting ready for summer? Who’s tired of this global pandemic? Who’s living their best life? Their best TOW life that is! Listen in to this month’s Get Hooked podcast to hear from a few top HONK Partners as they share their journeys of surviving the towing industry in the middle of an unexpected pandemic, how through incredible odds they take their businesses to new heights and they give us a peek at what it’s like living lif...
In honor of Women’s History Month, HONK’s Get Hooked podcast is dedicated to some of the tow industry’s most unsung heroes - the women in towing. To celebrate their hard work and amazing contributions our hosts, Y’von and Dennis bring on Karrie Fogg, Vice President of Fred’s Towing and Transport in Henderson, NC; Melisa Gaglione, President of Safety4her in Milwaukee, WI; and Ricky Tapp, Business Owner of Central Iowa Towing in Ames...
Welcome back to season 2 of HONK’S Get Hooked podcast! This season your hosts Dennis McGowan and Y'von St. Cyr are back with more thought-provoking and intriguing new topics, insights from top industry influencers, reviews of new equipment on the market, discussions with HONK clients, and so much more! But first, we believe nothing is more important to talk about than your health. So this episode is dedicated to “HONK for Hea...
Season one finale of the Get Hooked podcast has arrived! Your hosts Dennis and Y’von recap the 2020 episodes, discuss the future of tow shows, key trends impacting the towing industry, welcome a very special guest, and announce a promotional giveaway, #HappyHONKdays that offers you 5 ways to win 30 exciting prizes, just for listening to the podcast.
In this episode, special guest Corey Brundage, CEO & Founder of HONK joins the ...
This episode of the Get Hooked podcast is all about technology and towing in the digital era. Tow business owners will hear valuable insights and gain access to resources for digital transformation success in the towing industry. Special guest, Steaven Rojas, Sr. Director of Product Management at HONK joins the podcast crew to discuss how and why tow owners and operators should give their businesses the digital boost it needs and w...
Get Hooked podcast episode 7 is here and this time around we are talking about all things Slow Down, Move Over. In this episode, we welcome back special guest, Angela Roper Barnett, a 24-year towing industry leader and Executive Director of four state tow associations, AZ, GA, TN, and UT to talk about #MoveOver Day, the importance of nationwide Move Over laws, and how to get involved in local events. Together we also discuss why e...
Tune in to Episode 6 of HONK’s Get Hooked podcast as we sit down with a few of the towing industry’s biggest advocates and influencers. Shelli Hawkins, 11-year towing industry veteran and Associate Product Manager at HONK, and Rene Jimenez, a 19-year tow truck operator and industry veteran who now serves as Technical Marketing Advisor at Zips/AW Direct talk about the past, present, and future of towing alongside our hosts, Dennis M...
We’re talking all about commercial insurance! We know that tow truck insurance rates are out of control and finding the right coverage and plan is getting harder and more complicated – it’s the number one pain point for many tow business owners today.
In this Get Hooked episode, the HONK hosts help tow business owners learn how to identify and pick the right plans, understand what underwriters look at when rating their level of risk...
In this episode of Get Hooked, we talk about the future of the towing industry and what the “New Normal” looks like now and post COVID-19. Tow owners need to look for new ways to survive, and why creating a tech-forward business is key to not only surviving but thriving.
Special guest, Angela Roper, a 25-year industry leader and Executive Director of four state tow associations, AZ, GA, TN, & UT, and former tow busine...
On this podcast episode of Get Hooked, we get right to the heart of what it takes to keep tow truck operators safe in and out of the truck. As June is National Safety Month, this episode is all about understanding the dangers of the towing industry and what we can do to increase safety training and educate the general public about Move Over laws. Listen in as hosts Dennis and Y'von discuss safety trends, standards, and new pra...
WreckMaster President, Justin Cruse, sits down with us to discuss the 411 on training and certifications in the towing and roadside industry.
In our discussion, we go into detail about the impact and benefits certified training has on towing businesses, the history and trajectory of training industry-wide, and what minimum levels of compliance the industry should consider for tow operators and owners.
We also as...
With over 35+ years of experience in the towing and roadside industry Quinn Piening is one of the industry's leading experts.
President of the California Tow Truck Association, Quinn sits down to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the towing community. In our half-hour discussion Quinn goes into detail about the available resources small businesses have at their disposal and how company owners can pro...
From industry and business experts to tow company owners and operators. You name it, we'll have them on the show. Subscribe to our channel below and you'll get updates when a new episode is uploaded to our channel!
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