Heavy guides
The benchmark exhibit, the cargo rules, the consent trap, and the release doctrine.
What a clean tow costs: the ATRI benchmark page
The industry measured itself: 490 real invoices. The average clean crash tow, the average predatory bill, and the exhibit to cite in a no-cap state.
Cargo is not the tower's hostage
The freight is usually worth more than the truck. Which states force its release, what 'promptly' means, and the words that start the clock.
The consent-form trap at the scene
ATRI documents towers pressuring drivers to sign at the scene — a signature that can move the whole event out of the protected class. What signing changes.
Pay under protest, bond it out, fight from possession
Indiana's 75%-plus-bond release is the model. How to get the truck earning first and dispute second, without waiving the dispute.