Having a flat tire when driving is always a problem. But experiencing a flat or blowout while traveling on an interstate highway or other high-speed roadway can present special dangers. The National Safety Council offers these tips for coping with tire trouble.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 7 million car accidents occur each year. Of those, there are more than 2 million people injured and more than 40,000 killed. One out of every four drivers is in a car accident during their lifetime. The NHTSA estimates the financial cost of these accidents is more than $230 billion.

Whether you’re just getting ready to hit the road or have been driving for months―or even years―take some time to review these 5 safe driving tips.

Your beloved pickup truck isn’t meant to be a tow truck. When you need a lift, contact the team at Thomas Towing for professional trucks and experience.

The Smitty’s Towing driver who was critically injured on the job and died was remembered in Santa Barbara Tuesday with a procession of tow trucks from throughout the region.

Sergio Orozco, 43, died July 31 when he became trapped by the winch cable against the side of the truck while unloading a vehicle at the Smitty’s storage yard on the 1200 block of West Betteravia Road in Santa Maria.

While the idea of an autonomous vehicle, or vehicle that can essentially drive by itself, might seem like science fiction, there are several technologies on the market today that are paving the way for the possibility of a “driverless car”. One grouping of these technologies is called Advanced Driver Assistance Systems or ADAS. Aimed at enhancing safety, ADAS use sensors and software to gather data from the nearby environment of the vehicle to either warn the driver or actively assist in avoiding collisions.

If you have ever been involved in a car accident, or your vehicle has simply broken down in any location, you will know the hassle of finding a good towing company to help you move your vehicle to your garage, or home. The thing is, people don’t take the time to provide themselves with a good, genuine towing companies number before leaving the home, or even leaving a number in the car to have on standby.

Nobody likes to have their car break down or be stranded on the highway. However, it can happen to the best of us, as even owning a brand new vehicle is not a 100% guarantee that it will never happen to you. After all, the highest quality automobile is still a mechanical contraption designed and built by humans (okay, with a few robots thrown in for good measure), to take you from point A to point B in relative comfort.