A Detroit towing company and its roadside assistance business are being sued by the state after a series of alleged fraudulent activities, tax evasion, and other crimes. Among other things, the state claims that the Fiore family, owners of Boulevard & Trumbull Towing and Emergency Road Response, tried to cheat the city by using their own towing company in emergency road response situations instead of using the state's rotation list as they are supposed to do.

Find more about these allegations and others, as well as countersuits at: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2017/08/23/mdots-courtesy-vans-towing-scandal-operator/589082001/

​With millions of shipping containers around the world transporting cargo most people would expect that the number of containers would be carefully itemized but incredibly, the incidences of loss are often unaccounted for. Only in the last decade, have surveys of the ocean-carrier losses been taken and such reports often use estimated data.
Find out more at: pilotonline.com/business/ports-rail/it-s-hard-for-ocean-carriers-to-get-data-on/article_9d776698-58ee-5f2c-a3c7-d859b29affed.html

A towing company in Illinois was cited for violations after they charged over $30,000 for a tow job that should have been less than $5,000. Investigators from the local Illinois news station uncover the harsh reality of the countrywide issue.

If you have been the victim of an excessive tow bill visit us at: www.morgancohenbach.com.

​In the event of a maritime incident, salvage companies and tug boat operators are crucial to providing safety and environmental services. These emergency situations are reliant on salvage and tugboats because as TUG Technology & Business states, “Tug operators are usually one of the first on the scene of a shipping accident, saving seafarers lives, recovering cargo, mitigating losses for the industry and preventing pollution.” Unfortunately, these services are being put under pressure as they try to deal with financial struggles they are facing from a under-appreciative industry.

Find out more at: www.tugtechnologyandbusiness.com/news/view,salvage-operators-feel-the-squeeze-as-purse-strings-tighten_48743.htm