Tow Professional Podcast
Tow Professional Podcast
Celebrating Industry Success and Strategic Investments
Ever wondered how to balance acquiring top-tier towing equipment with maintaining financial stability? Join DJ Harrington, the Tow Doctor, and Darian Weaver, president and publisher of Tow Professional Magazine, for an insightful episode of the Tow Professional Podcast. We’re diving into the game-changing features of the Jordan MPL-60 medium-duty wrecker, from its robust 6,000-pound underlift to its 24,000-pound recovery boom. But we’re not just talking specs; we’ll also guide you through the financial maze of equipment acquisition, spotlighting the flexible financing solutions offered by Jordan Financial. This episode is packed with practical advice to help you make smart investments without compromising your cash flow.
But that’s not all! We’re also celebrating the success of Tow Professional Magazine and the opportunities it offers vendors. Learn how our trade show-like format and compelling editorial content can help you connect with potential customers and share your story effectively. Plus, we’re committed to keeping our podcast family-friendly and accessible to all. As we wrap up, join us for a heartfelt prayer, expressing gratitude for our nation, servicemen and women, and our dedicated advertisers. This episode is designed to inform, inspire, and uplift everyone in the towing and recovery industry.
Welcome one and all. You are there. We are here. This is the Toe Professional Podcast. Remember, this is your podcast. It's for the pros that have a need to know, that are on the go. It's truly the voice of the touring and recovery industry. I'm DJ Harrington, the voice of the touring and recovery industry. I'm DJ Harrington, better known as the Tow Doctor. I'm the co-host. But the real man and the real host of the program is president and publisher of Tow Professional Magazine, a good friend of the industry and a dear friend of mine, darren Weaver. Darren, how are you this beautiful?
Speaker 2:day man DJ. I am fantastic. It's gorgeous out here. We're enjoying the cool summer weather. It's a breezy 98 over here in Birmingham, so it is a good day again to be in the air condition. And just a quick, solid prayer to the man that invented it. God bless him.
Speaker 1:Aaron, up here in Atlanta I'm telling you, my granddaughter got in the car and she said Grandpa, can you please turn the air-conditioning on high? I said you are so spoiled. Well, I think it's working overtime.
Speaker 2:In this weather, the ACs are, without a doubt.
Speaker 1:You ain't kidding. Well, my friend, we got a great podcast today and we got to talk about somebody I know all of our listeners love, and that's Jordan Financial. So let me do this, Darren. We're talking about good friends of ours and they've been on before, but can you tell me a little bit about the Jordan and the new NPL 60? I guess it's a medium-duty wrecker.
Speaker 2:Yes, yes it is. This thing is phenomenal, dj. They started showcasing this in the publication here two issues back and the MPL-60 is a medium-duty wrecker and I tell you it's a hard-hitting solution to the medium-duty challenges with this MPL-60. Challenges with this MPL-60. One thing is it's equipped with a 6,000-pound underlift. It also has a 24,000-pound recovery boom and it has a modular aluminum body.
Speaker 2:Now, one thing there with that modular aluminum body a lot less weight, so you get to use a lot more recovery capability with it and it holds up over time. Also, it's got hydraulic rear spades and these are multi-position spades for ultimate stability and it just helps improve the stability when winching and recovering vehicle with those multi-position spades. So the MPL60 is one I think all our listeners need to take a look at. Ask your representatives about it, ask your distributors about the product. It might be the perfect fit for your facility you never know. But it's a great product. It's something new from Jordan and it's something I think our listeners will really be excited with and find a great lot of use with Darren.
Speaker 1:what a fantastic product. I totally agree with you. Now let's talk about the elephant in the room. How do we buy it?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I tell you that's the biggest thing you know. A lot of owners know, hey, this equipment will do a phenomenal job, it's got a lot of benefits to it. But hey, what do I do in the meantime? How do I get this thing? Am I going to have to blow all my cash to get it? Here's the biggest thing to do. Let's take an overhead.
Speaker 2:Look big-picture, look at what must be considered, especially in the current market, for our owners. First off, do you pull cash from the company to purchase? Is the purchase going to create a hardship before benefit? Jordan Finance has simplified this process for you. They help you preserve cash with flexible financing and I think that's a big key to it is Jordan financial, and our motto is, hey, let us preserve cash with this flexible finance and finance at a hundred percent. So I tell you, let's do this. Um, I know I've got everybody's attention with this. Let's take a quick break, uh, and when we come back we'll discuss. The key to growth is starting on the right foot when it comes to finance, and we're going to tell you about how to do it with Jerdad Finance. Hang on here just a moment, we'll be right back.
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Speaker 1:You have been listening to Toe Professional on the Go podcast. Each and every week, darren and I do our best to bring you informative information. Make sure you download and listen. We're available on Spotify, itunes, pandora, stitcher, iheartmedia, amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. So let's do this, darren, and you are right. Right before the break, tell us about how Jordan Financial has simplified this process, helping the top professionals with one of the keys or I guess they call it the key of the business decision the ability to grow without sacrificing cash or profit, without sacrificing cash or profit.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I tell you that's the big one, dj. Growth is needed. It's something you have to do, but sacrificing that cash can bury you before you even get started. So the key to a thriving business, I feel, is careful consideration of all factors, moving forward with a full understanding of that commitment and then going to action. And when you work with Jordan Financial, one key is when you pay cash, you deplete your cash reserves.
Speaker 2:So, dj, here are the top three advantages of working with Jordan Financial to finance towing and recovery equipment. One is there's no upfront cost and there's deferred payments, which means no large cash outlay. That's one of the huge keys when you're getting your new equipment. Second, credit line A finance agreement should not affect your line of credit. So, guys, that's one thing Jordan helps with. They make sure your finance agreement does not affect your line of credit. So you've still got that to work for you in the future.
Speaker 2:And then the soft cost financing, the full purchase, is something that Jordan financial does a hundred percent financing and it helps you avoid those out of pocket expenses. So when you start on a good foot, when you start with no upfront cost, no out, no large cash outlays, a finance agreement that doesn't affect your credit line and you get 100% financing on that and don't have to go pull 10%, 20% cash out to get that. Then you start in a lot better position and that piece of equipment becomes beneficial from the first time it hits the road and starts busting bugs. You're able to get it out there, put it to work and it's making its payments instead of breaking the bank. So that's, that's the key, and I think it's.
Speaker 2:You know, one thing we're never taught in school, dj is, is credit finance. You know step, you know steps in doing it, and this is one thing that Jordan holds near and dear to their heart is the finance part is to make sure all of our tow professionals out there if they have a dream to be an owner, if they want to increase their fleet, if they're a two-truck fleet and they want to be a 20 or a 60, they have the keys to that and they'll help you do it without having to outlay that cash. So I think it's a tremendous thing that they're doing with Jordan Financial and it's certainly something. If you're looking at the equipment number two. There you go, you've got to follow through and look at the finance and they're here to help you with that and make it simple all in one.
Speaker 1:Well, Darren, with all this information, you got my attention, but I know for a fact that you got all the attention of all of our listeners. So do me a favor, tell us a little bit more about this.
Speaker 2:Okay. So since I got everybody's attention, here we go 100% financing Again, can't say it enough. Cured-in Financial makes it easy to grow the business with a competitive interest rate and no down payment for their qualified buyers. Once you're qualified no down payment, 100% financing you can get the lease or loan package that's right for your business, with terms anywhere from 24 to 84 months.
Speaker 2:We know a lot of folks that say, hey, listen, I don't want this on me long, I want to pay it off in two years. I already got a plan, got money coming in, that's all I need is 24 months. Others might say, hey, listen, give me 84, give me the longest to pay. Something comes up earlier, I'll pay it off, I'll pay it off, but they give you the ability to do that. And then financing for every situation Jordan Financial Solutions, a one-stop shop for leases and loans on both new and used equipment. So they can help you from the truck you see on your favorite distributor's lot to the financing getting it out the door. So just remember that. And if you have any questions, if our listeners have any questions, certainly go to Jerdan. It's just simply J-E-R-R-D-A-Ncom, so Jerdancom. Or just give them a call 1-800-926-9666 or 717-597-7111. And let me tell you they'll be glad to help you with your next purchase today.
Speaker 1:Well, darren, this is great information about Jordan Financial, and Jordan it's a great corporation. Why can't we take a fast break right now and when we come back let's talk about the magazine itself? Hold tight, folks, we'll be right back. Let's talk about the magazine itself. Hold tight folks.
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Speaker 1:Welcome back listeners. Of course you know you're listening to Toe Professional on the Go podcast with Darren Weaver and DJ Harrington, the Toe Doctor. Please, if you want to hear an industry expert, we have a hotline number. 706-409-5603 comes right here to the podcast center. I want you to like, review and share everywhere. You have done so well sharing this podcast with fellow towers and recovery experts that we really appreciate it. So, by all means, you want to hear an industry expert or someone from the industry that you'd like to know more about? 706-409-5603. Darren, tell us a little bit about what's happening in the upcoming issue of Tow Professional Magazine.
Speaker 2:Well, dj, I tell you we've got some great stuff happening with the publication. The one that's just hit everybody's desk was our feature and tribute to the women of towing, and now we've got our 2024 buyer's guide and, dj, this is a alphabetical listing of all companies doing business in the industry, as well as category listings of every category that they fall into. So, whether you're looking for cargo control, you're looking for towing software, lighting, you're looking for manufacturers, dealers, distributors, we'll have them right there in the pages of Tow Professional. Also, another thing is it's a feature on fifth wheel attachments, so we'll have our friends at True Hitch showing you how you can make your facility one that can handle some of the bigger tasks with the True Hitch system. It is a phenomenal product and they go through the front and back, a to Z, of that product in this upcoming issue.
Speaker 2:So that is a great one to look at, dj, and, as always, we'll have products, the latest products, from our friends at Zips.
Speaker 2:They'll be running through some of the latest products that they're distributing there and the features and benefits to our toe professionals in the industry for using those products. So it will be a great issue coming up and they should be able to find that hitting their desk right after the 10th of this month. It'll be out there in e-blast. We'll have it in a digital format so everybody can flip through it and also take advantage of those interactive links. If you see something that you're interested in, you can click on it, go directly to it, view those products, get the information you need and again, that's our purpose here at Tow Professionals we get you those latest products, let you know about the technology, latest breaking training things that are offered in the industry, so you can make the decisions that are best for your company. Again, listeners keep listening, and I'm going to toss this over to DJ for some final comments from him. But as always, we enjoy coming to you and getting you the information that can impact your day.
Speaker 1:Well, I want to tell our listeners I have loved being the co-host of the program and every issue of the magazine, electronic or in written form, I love it. We get good reviews back from it. So I want to say thank you to Darren For letting me be the co-host. But this I want to ask Darren when somebody has a product or they are an exhibitor or they are a vendor in our industry, How's the best way to get a hold of you To talk about opportunities that they could be in the magazine or be on the podcast?
Speaker 2:Man? That's a great question, dj, and it's something I think all our vendors need to know. Tow Professional's been in this market 13 years and we're a just quite simply a B2B publication. We're not trying to be GQ, we're not cosmopolitan, and by saying that, we allow every one of our advertisers not to just buy space in the book and hope it works, but to be able to tell their story about their products, because we feel if they can talk about the features of the product and how it can benefit those owners in industry, that will help them get the sales and that will help our owners also buy the products that are a best fit for their business. So if you want to get in touch with me real simple, darren, and it's spelled funny, I'm going to warn you, it's spelled Darian D-A-R-I-A-N at Tow Professional, just simply T-O-W professionalcom. Or you can give me a call directly at 205-223-4548. And let me tell you you're interested in getting the response in the industry.
Speaker 2:Toe Professional has a 98% renewal rate. 55 to 60 customers run in every single issue since day one. Those are repeat customers and it's based off being able to have a format DJ, where they can simply have what I call. It is a trade show in a magazine where they can not only showcase their product in an ad but we also give them the hard-hitting editorial and press so they can inform the readership out there about the features of their product, their technologies, what they're doing as a company, their passion for the industry and so on. And it goes a lot further than just being an ad. When you add that kind of editorial and press, it allows your readership to learn more about these companies, and when you know more about them you see they're much more like you and you tend to do a lot more business with them. So it's been a recipe that's worked phenomenal, and I'm glad you mentioned it because it would be very beneficial to anybody else that would like to sell some product, because that's what we're in business of over here.
Speaker 1:That's exactly right and I want to tell you I enjoy. I hope you all look at the next issue. When I wrote a column on the podcast and I said you can listen to this podcast with your children in the car because there is no cuss words, darren Weaver stands for the flag and kneels at the foot of the cross, so this is a good podcast for everyone to get involved in and that's the reason why it's grown so much. Darren, it's because of your format and the way you've laid it out and the way you've ended every podcast in the past. I'm proud to be your co-host.
Speaker 2:Hey, I'm proud to have you a part of it, dj? I don't think it. I think that's 100% without a doubt, why it's part of it's a part, a crucial part of why it's been so successful. But I think the other part is you. Certainly everybody knows DJ Harrington in the industry. They know your spirit, they know your smile, they know that voice and that voice is definitely the voice of the industry when it comes to podcast and it's just gave us a place that we can be proud of, that we can leave something out there. I've heard so many times somebody do a podcast before curse and then right behind it say a sponsor's name and those kind of things are those kind of things.
Speaker 2:Now, let me tell you I don't have the cleanest language and that's something I struggle with on a daily basis and take back to the cross with me daily and try and lay down. But I can't control one thing and that's the show, and when we do it it gives us a format so, like you said, everybody can listen to it. So at ending today, I just want to again thank our listeners and I also again want to end with a prayer and just say, lord, thank you, lord for our great nation, thank you, lord for the great hearts of our servicemen and women that are out there. I thank you, lord, for their commitment, their service to the industry. And, dear Lord, I just ask for their time, that they're out there, for their overtime, for their hours, that they work, for all of the holidays, birthdays, things that they miss. Lord, I just ask that you increase and bless them mentally, physically, spiritually, lord, and I just ask you also bless our advertisers for their commitment to Toe Professional and their commitment to safety and technology in this industry. I ask that you bless the growth of their businesses, their families, their health, mentality and spirit as well. And until next time we appreciate every one of our listeners.
Speaker 2:Keep listening to Toe Professional Podcast On the Go Podcast. We'll be your voice for the industry and give us a call at the hotline. Let us know what you want to hear about and me and DJ will do our best to get that subject on and to talk about it right here on the Toe Professional Podcast Until next week. Have a great week, be safe, and I hope you and your family had a great and wonderful Fourth of July.