Publications Covering the Towing Companies Industry

American Towman Magazine Print + online

Flagship U.S. trade magazine for towing and recovery operators; also produces American Towman Exposition and TowXpo. Approximate audience 32,000 readers.

https://towman.com/ Circulation: 32,000

Auto Remarketing Print + online

B2B publication for the used-car industry; frequent coverage of repossession workflows and vendors, including tow providers.

https://www.autoremarketing.com/ Circulation: 44,000

California Transportation News Magazine (CTN) Print + digital (members)

Monthly magazine of the Western States Trucking Association focused on construction trucking in California; includes compliance and operational topics that intersect with heavy hauling and towing.

https://westrk.org/california-transportation-news-magazine/ Circulation: 1,800

Commercial Motor Print + online

UK weekly for the road transport industry; regular heavy recovery and regulations coverage useful for towing operators benchmarking international practices.

https://www.commercialmotor.com/ Circulation: 10,727

FleetOwner Print + online + newsletters + video

Covers fleet operations, maintenance, safety and regs; large monthly audience and frequent roadside/incident-management content relevant to towers.

https://www.fleetowner.com/ Circulation: 500,000

Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) Print + online

Leading U.S. fleet trade brand; reaches executives across Classes 1–8 with in‑depth equipment and operations reporting, including towing and recovery topics.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/ Circulation: 115,000

Land Line Magazine Print + online + radio

Official magazine of OOIDA covering regulations, safety and business issues that affect operators and service partners such as towing providers.

https://landline.media/ Circulation: 214,000

Passenger Transport Print (quarterly) + digital news center + weekly email

APTA’s flagship publication for public transportation stakeholders; helpful for municipal towing policies, incident response coordination and right‑of‑way topics.

https://www.apta.com/ Circulation: 30,000

Professional Distributor Print + online

Trade magazine for mobile tool/equipment distributors; relevant to towing firms’ equipment sourcing and truck upfitting supply chain.

http://www.professionaldistributormagazine.com/ Circulation: 15,000

Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN) Print + online

Tools and shop equipment magazine with broad penetration in vehicle service—useful for towing companies with repair/service operations.

https://www.pten.com/ Circulation: 105,000

Refrigerated Transporter Business Picture (weekly e‑newsletter) Weekly e‑newsletter

Refrigerated Transporter’s weekly briefing for cold‑chain fleets; includes roadside assistance and incident topics relevant to towers working with reefer carriers.

https://www.refrigeratedtransporter.com/ Circulation: 10,000

The Waterways Journal Weekly Print + digital edition + e‑newsletter

The inland towing and barge industry’s weekly—known as the “Riverman’s Bible”—covering towboats, ports, Corps/USCG regs and marine salvage.

https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/ Circulation: 27,554

Today’s Trucking Print + online

Canada’s leading heavy‑duty trucking magazine; regulatory and equipment coverage that frequently overlaps towing operations.

https://www.todaystrucking.com/ Circulation: 54,000

Tow Canada Print + digital

Canada’s tow and recovery magazine published six times per year; industry profiles, safety, and operations content for towers.

https://www.towcanada.ca/ Circulation: 4,400

Tow Professional Magazine Print + digital

B2B publication dedicated to the towing and recovery market—company profiles, product spotlights, training and operations.

https://towprofessional.com/ Circulation: 37,000

Tow Times Magazine Print + online + video

Monthly magazine for towing company owners/managers with best practices, safety and industry news; publisher of the annual SourceBook buyer’s guide.

https://towtimes.com/ Circulation: 38,000

TowForce Online community/forum + news

The industry’s largest active forum and news hub for towers—useful for monitoring sentiment, safety alerts and grassroots issues.

https://www.towforce.net/ Circulation: 8,126

Transport Topics Weekly print + digital + newsletters

National trucking business publication covering policy, safety, equipment and freight trends that directly affect towing contractors.

https://www.ttnews.com/ Circulation: 24,573

Transport Topics Daily Newsletter Daily email briefing

Transport Topics’ daily executive newsletter summarizing top industry developments.

https://www.ttnews.com/newsletters Circulation: 33,584

Work Truck Magazine Print + online

Vocational fleet brand focused on light‑ and medium‑duty work trucks—spec’ing, safety and operations content relevant to towing fleets.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/ Circulation: 70,000