The Hustle的动态

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Check this out. This is how tow trucks lift and rescue cars from places most people can't reach. For drivers who can handle tough recoveries like mountain and off road rescues, that payoff is huge. Jans Towing pulls in 750 to $950 per mountain rescue today. It runs 50 plus trucks, 30 plus employees and makes $8.1 million a year. But even if you're not handling extreme jobs like this, owning a tow truck business can still be highly lucrative. Here's why. Every day, 50,000 plus cars get towed, according to Look Up. Add up to $275 a pop, the industry can bring in up to $15 million daily. And right now business is booming with the industry seeing a 700% increase since 2012. Why? Self loading truck snatched cars faster and new laws make towing even easier. But that's not all. Cars now last up to four years longer than they did in 2000. People are keeping them longer too. But skipping repairs, skip maintenance means more breakdowns, creating the perfect storm for truck drivers today to cash in. Be sure to subscribe to the Hustle newsletter for the latest in business and tech news.