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Dear Members,
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There was an interesting article in the Safety and
Health Magazine this month. It dealt with the
number of accidents that occur when one is talking
on a cell phone and WALKING. Although it sounds
a bit funny at first, there is a lot there. The number
of accidents that occur talking and walking is the
highest amount that happen. Think about your
driver hooking or loading a vehicle and carrying on
a phone conversation – an accident waiting to
happen. A good business practice may be to speak
with the drivers about this, it’s a lot different than
being able to walk and chew gum. Anything that
we can do to lower the amount of accidents that
result in worker’s comp claims is a good idea. Think
about this and how you can incorporate a phone
policy into your business.
The Legislative session for 2016 is rapidly
approaching and we would like to offer the
following ideas. First would be changing the law on
lights for wreckers. Thoughts about dropping the 8
foot light requirement in favor of a light bar have
been voiced for a long time. The light bar would
have to indicate the cab width, be mounted on the
top of the cab and would have the flashing amber
lamps. We already are required by Federal
regulation to use the portable lights on the rear of
the towed vehicle, it would seem like this would be
a perfect solution. The office has been informed
that some wreckers are passing wrecker inspection
with only a light bar. We would like to know your
opinion about this.
The second item would be developing an
additional category on the Approved Rates and
Charges form to address permitted tows. These are
tows that you are required to obtain a DOT permit
for, usually over 80,000 pounds and you are given a
prescribed route to take. These usually take longer,
require different driver skill sets, can be more
dangerous as there is tremendous exposure and
require specialty equipment to perform. DMV will
continue to regulate the nonconsensual tow and
transport of a vehicle even when the current
lawsuit is ended so it may make good sense to do
this. Again we are looking for your comments
regarding this proposal.
The third change suggested is a bit more
ambitious. It is changing the way that tow
”4^_53mileage/time is calculated. Currently the
fees apply for a “loaded mile” – you start charging
when the vehicle is on the hook and you stop
charging when it is unloaded. The proposed
change is a “portal to portal” mileage fee. The clock
for mileage would start when you left the garage
with the tow vehicle to go to the scene and the
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2015 Calendar of Events
2015/2016 Officers Contact Information
Preparing Your Business for EMV Payments
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Vendor Members
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UPCOMING TRAINING
Heavy Duty
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November 14 & 15
December 5 & 6
both classes 8am - 5pm on both days
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CT Fire Training Academy
2014 North Broad Street, Meriden, CT
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The Hook Up is a publication of the Towing &
Recovery Professionals of Connecticut and is
distributed monthly to companies holding
membership in the Association. Copyright ©2002 by
the Towing & Recovery Professionals of Connecticut.
Office:
146 Brickyard Road
Farmington, CT 06034
(860) 677-9074 phone
(860) 677-5171 fax
ct.trpc@yahoo.com
TRPC Officers:
President
Timothy Vibert
146 Brickyard Road
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 677-9074
timvibert@yahoo.com
1st Vice President
Marc Ledoux Sr.
1215 Norwich Road
Plainfield, CT 06374
(860) 564-7511
2nd Vice President
Bruce Hussey
48 Boston Post Road
Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 450-0200
northeasttowing@att.net
Treasurer
Marjorie M V Lancaster
146 Brickyard Road
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 677-9074
mvibertlancaster@gmail.com
Secretary
Jennifer Rindflesh
15 North Street
Collinsville, CT 06019
(860) 693-4588
collinsvilleauto@sbcglobal.net
Executive Director
Lee Telke
146 Brickyard Road, Farmington, CT
Wednesdays and Thursdays
(860) 384-0057 cell
leetelke@yahoo.com
Members, we want to hear from
you! What is on your mind? What
issues are you facing that we may
be able to address at the Capitol?
We want to know! Shout-outs,
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thoughts, questions…Send us stuff!!
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Jim Messier
Jim Russo
Roman Pryputniewicz
Timothy Vibert
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Roger Strollo*
Kathy Wilkinson*
Russ Iodice
*deceased
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mileage would end when you returned to the
garage with the tow vehicle. If you did city towing
this would not change things much, the towers
who are in the rural areas would be paid for all their
travel, an example would be a Putnam tower called
by CSP to an accident 14 miles away, once at the
scene the tower then would remove the vehicle to
his garage. Instead of getting paid for the “loaded
tow” he would be able to charge for “portal to
portal” towing. The rates would be adjusted to
reflect this and there are pros and cons depending
on where you are and your average tow distance.
However this idea seems to have a lot of merit and
may be an answer for some of our issues. Towers
would have to carefully look at the rates to ensure
that you would be making money rather than
giving up some much needed dollars. Other states
have this and they seem quite happy with it, how
about it? Let’s hear from you regarding this and the
other suggestions so we can plan a strategy at the
Legislature and a talk to the State agencies
regarding these proposals.
If you have other ideas for Legislation please let
us know, we will give them a try and see if we can
make them a reality. Once we have a draft the
selling of the idea becomes the major effort,
basically if we cannot interest anyone in our
proposals they will go nowhere. We were successful
last year as Traffic Incident Management was a
huge issue at the Legislature. It will continue to be a
major issue in training areas, tracking and reporting
incidents, collecting data and mandated studies.
Our timing could not have been better than it was
last year, plus we had the support from the
Transportation Committee who realized the
importance of the hold harmless law.
Contact us, we are your organization, what are
your thoughts?
There is not going to be a meeting in November,
but look forward to seeing you all in December!!
Christopher Michael Carreras-McLaughlin
On October 7th, 2015, 7 year old Christopher
started complaining that his head hurt, then
began vomitting and became unresponsive. He
was taken to Danbury Hospital and then
transferred by helicopter to Yale Children's
Hospital. He underwent emergency brain surgery
because he has an arteriovenous malformation
(AVM). AVM is a very rare and serious condition.
His AVM was in his brain and it burst, causing the
brain to fill with blood, which is why his head hurt.
His cousin Elizabeth started a fundraiser to help
Christopher’s parents with expenses; every little bit
makes a big difference.
If you would like to contribute,
scan this QR code or go to the
Carreras-McLaughlin Medical
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A Message from our friends at Shoff Darby Companies Inc.
The following is excerpted from a publication by Entrepreneur Magazine and Sage Payment Solutions. The PDF
of the entire article is available on the TRPC website or by scaning the QR code with a smartphone or going to
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Preparing Your Business for EMV Payments
An Essential Guide to Protecting Your Sales, Profits and Brand
Beginning­October­1,­changes­in­credit­and­debit­card­processing­standards­shift­certain
liabilities­to­businesses­with­outdated­processing­terminals.­This­guide­shows­you­what­you
need­to­understand­and­prepare­for­EMV,­strengthen­your­data­security­standards,­protect
yourself­ from­ chargeback­ liability,­ and­ realize­ all­ the­ marketing­ advantages­ that­ EMV
migration­offers­for­your­business.
EMV chip debit and credit card technology is already the standard in most of the world, and it’s finally being
introduced on a large scale here in the U.S. That’s good news for small-business owners and their customers,
because the new cards’ technology enhances security.
Deploying EMV technology has already played an important role in combating credit card fraud in markets
abroad. Replicating that success in the U.S. requires us to transition to the use of
these new cards and the next-generation processing terminals compatible with
Business owners
the chip technology’s security enhancements.
who opt out of EMV
Known as the EMV migration (“EMV”
migration will be held
stands
for Europay, MasterCard, and
liable for fraudulent
Visa, the three companies behind
purchases made on
outdated terminals.
the new global standard for credit
and debit card acceptance), this
transition offers a variety of opportunities for your business
when you install and activate the new terminals. In an era of frequent news reports about customer data
breaches, they give you a tangible, visible means of demonstrating your concern for data security.
This has been shown to increase customer confidence and loyalty, which in turn improves you ability to grow
sales. In addition, deploying EMV-capable terminals helps you gain the ability to accept emerging forms of
mobile payment, which may help you capture a greater share of the growing millennial market—the customers
of the future.
Most of all, adoption of EMV chip-compatible payment terminals protects you and
your customers from credit and debit card fraud. The security impact of EMV chip card Added Benefits:
technology is so significant that the major credit card brands have set October 2015 Keeping Pace With
as the launch of an important liability shift. From that date forward, businesses that New Customer
don’t have equipment able to process EMV-enabled debit and credit cards will be Payment Preferences
financially liable for chargebacks that stem from counterfeit fraud.
This guide provides information about what you need to do to install and activate the new terminals,
strengthen your data security standards, protect yourself from chargeback liability, and realize all the marketing
advantages that EMV migration offers for your business.
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Vendor Members
listed alphabetically by company name
AAA Allied Group
815 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
ohiovalley.aaa.com
The Lombardo Insurance Agency, Inc.
PO Box 129
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-0129
PaulLombardo@Lombardo-ins.com
Tony Catallo
phone 860-523-2424
fax 860-231-9566
tcatallo@aaa-alliedgroup.com
Advantage Funding Management Co., Inc.
Dan Morgan
1111 Marcus Avenue
phone 508-889-8767
Suite M-7
fax 516-508-9476
Lake Success, NY 11042
dmoran@advantagefunding.us
Auto Data Direct, Inc.
1379 Cross Creek Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32301
www.add123.com
Jim Taylor
phone 850-877-8804
fax 850-877-5910
info@add123.com
Automotive Core Recycling LLC
27 Cooper Street
Meriden, CT 06451
autocorerec.com
Autozone
P O Box 2198
Memphis, TN 38101
Eric.Schultz@autozone.com
AW Direct, Inc.
1125 Deming Way / PO Box 44944
Madison, WI 53744-44944
Michele Smedberg
608-662-3314
m.smedberg@awdirect.com
Cohen and Acampora
8 Frontage Road
East Haven, CT 06512-2101
G & S Industrial, Inc.
4 Linseed Road
West Hatfield, MA 01088
www.gsindustrial.com
Al Briggs, Connecticut Sales
cell 413-262-0123
toll free 800-244-9631
Alb@gsindustrial.com
Heartland Payment Systems
kelly.jackson@e-hps.com
www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com
Kelly Jackson
phone 860-490-6148
fax 860-499-5132
Holly’s Message Service
(Advance Communications d/b/a)
20 Westbrook Street, Suite 6
East Hartford, CT 06108-3400
Denise Morel
860-289-1300
sales@hollysms.com
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.
47 Newberry Road
East Windsor, CT 06088
Gavin Bennett
860-436-7672
Gbennett-02@iaai.com
Landoll Corporation
1900 North Street
Marysville, KS 66508
fax 888-293-6779
Chris Lambiase
203-375-0501
chris@netruckmaster.com
RoBrand Products, Inc.
319 Cooke Street
Plainville, CT 06062-1405
www.robrandproducts.com
203-467-7337
CALaw@CohenandAcompora.com
www.CohenandAcompora.com
Andy Aldo
203-272-3521
andya@cpminsurance.com
New England Truckmaster
16 Bernhard Road
North Haven, CT 06473
Premier Marketing Solutions LLC
784 Old Colony Road
Meriden, CT 06451
www.illuminationpromotions.com
Steven Camerota
toll free 800-247-4313
phone 860-763-0896
CPM Insurance Services Inc.
90 Hinman Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
860-537-5002
fax 860-537-7027
jason@mjautoreclyling.com
Pavano Dombroski, LLC
360 Bloomfield Avenue
Suite 200
Windsor, CT 06095
Eric Schultz
Camerota Truck Parts
245 Shaker Road / P.O. Box 1134
Enfield, CT 06083-1134
M & J Auto Recycling Inc.
355 New London Road
P O Box 908
Colchester, CT 06415
www.mjautorecyling.com
Nussbaum Wreckers & Carriers
50-54 Route 17 North
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
Rafal Cisowski
718-710-9302
fax 203-440-9681
autocorerec@yahoo.com
Paul Lombardo
phone 860-236-6064
fax 860-236-8510
Lombardo-ins.com
Santander
3 Huntington Quadrangle
Suite 101N
Melville, NY 11747-4616
Security First Insurance Group
255 Bank Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
www.securityfirst.net
Shoff Darby Companies Inc.
200 Mill Plain Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Jason Beebe
Jack Nussbaum
toll free 800-922-1122
sales@nwtow.com
Peter Bowman
860-219-0779
fax 860-219-0773
pcb@pavdom.com
Mark Lesage
203-350-3225
203-868-6816
mark@pmslogo.com
Louis Brandi
phone 860-747-1621
fax 860-747-3731
robrandproducts@aol.com
Mike Hawkins
631-531-0945 ph
866-487-1919 fax
mhawkin1@santander.us
Theresa Lovallo
phone 203-584-5200
fax 203-574-0408
Theresal@security first.net
Patti Jo Provenzale
203-256-7925
provenzalep@shoffdarby.com
www.shoffdarby.com
Specialty Vehicle & Equipment Funding Group
Dick Fabian
538 Broadhollow Road
Regional Business Manager
Suite 221
phone 631-753-6611 x204
Melville, NY 11747
cell 516-238-4943
www.specialtyvehiclefunding.com
fax 631-753-2097
Thomas M. Burgess & Co, Inc.
P.O. Box 903
South Windsor, CT 06074
Will Stanard
phone 785-562-5381
toll free 800-428-5655
WillStanard@landoll.com
Tru-Hitch, Inc.
16 West Hill Road
Barkhamsted, CT 06063
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Vincent Prestileo
860-644-2534
vprestileo@tmburgessins.com
Martin Marola
860-489-7773
tru.hitch@snet.net
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Place: 2014 North Broad Street
cost: $350.00 For non-Members
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Total Enclosed $______________
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P O Box 1328, Farmington, CT 06034
For more information call the office at 860-677-9074
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Place: 2014 North Broad Street
cost: $350.00 For non-Members
Place: Meriden, CT 06450
Get Yourself and Your Drivers Certified
It’s the Professional Thing to Do!
Please register early! The class size is limited!!!
Techniques of Towing & Recovery Light Duty Certification
December 5 & 6, 2015
Company Name:
Phone: (
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Company Address:
Names of People Attending
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Fee: # of TRPC Members/Employees Attending: __________ x $250.00 = $______________
# of non-Members Attending: __________ x $350.00 = $______________
Total Enclosed $______________
Please make checks payable to TRPC and mail to
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P O Box 1328, Farmington, CT 06034
For more information call the office at 860-677-9074
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146 Brickyard Road
Farmington, CT 06034-1328
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