In response to claims from the tourism industry that traffic jams on the I-70 leading west out of Denver were costing the ski industry as much as $800,000 per hour, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) looked for a solution. The answer came in the form of ATA and Dillon's Towing & Recovery who now maintains 3 heavy wreckers on the I-70 between Denver and Vail. The wreckers are stationed at trouble locations during heavy commute times and in stormy conditions to quickly clear disabled trucks from the roadway. When a truck blocks lanes in the corridor, Dillon's Towing & Recovery is quickly dispatched to the scene and moves the equipment to a safe haven where other towers in the area take over. In the first two months of operations, Dillon's has cleared over 50 disabled commercial vehicles from lanes - averaging under 30 minutes to do so! By all accounts the Dillon's/ATA team is meeting 100% of the objectives that were laid out in the CDOT pilot program.

ATA thanks Christopher Brown and his staff at Dillon's Towing & Recovery for their dedication to making this project a win/win for all involved, most importantly the Colorado motoring public.

Due to all of the effort and hard work provided by Christopher Brown and the entire Dillon Towing & Recovery team, American Towing Alliance is expressing our appreciation by naming Dillon's Tower of Month. Congratulations to the entire group at Dillon's!!