One of these days, I think I should buy a flatbed tow truck. Not only are they cool and useful, but the more time I spend in one as a passenger, the more appealing the notion of owning one becomes.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are searching for a tow truck driver who fled the scene after a vehicle became detached from the truck and struck a motorcyclist, killing him in the city's Frankford ...

Tow trucks are there to alert other drivers that something is happening, usually when a tow truck is stopped on the side of the road or working a scene.