Predatory towing practices appear to have reached an absurd and violent conclusion as arrests and lawsuits stack up around the Memphis, Tennessee, area, with agents of local towing company A1's Towing & Hauling reportedly stealing trucks and attacking drivers.
For months now, reports of A1's towing practices involving armed agents booting and towing trucks, even with the driver in the cab, have steadily streamed out of Memphis.
Danielle Reid of DR Associates, a PR firm hired by A1, disputed any wrongdoing on the tower's behalf, saying there were "three sides to every story" and that previous reports on A1's practices have been "biased" because reporters "never spoke to anyone from A1."
When confronted with the fact that Overdrive and other media outlets reached out directly to A1 for comment, Reid backtracked and said "many business owners don't understand the need for PR."
As for the alleged assaults against truck drivers, Reid denied any of that took place and promised to provide body camera evidence clearing the A1 workers who had been charged. "Everyone who works for A1 has body cameras," said Reid.
As of this writing, however, Reid hasn't sent any video evidence to back up her client. The drivers reporting assault and carjacking to the police, according to Reid, were lying, as well as the owner of a Shell station that sought an injunction to stop A1 from towing and booting on their property. Reid went on to say the Shell owner was on video requesting illegal kickbacks from the towing activity, but did not provide any evidence.
"We know people file police reports all day," she said, adding that police told truckers they were "too busy" to follow up on the reports.
