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Sources

• "Chattanooga: Tow Truck Town." CBS. Feb. 23, 2003. (Oct. 13, 2008) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/21/sunday/main541562.shtml
• "International Towing and Recovery Museum." Roadside America. (Oct. 13, 2008) http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/14405
• Minter, Rick. "Chattanooga museum highlights history, role of tow trucks, recovery vehicles." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. July 19, 2008. (Oct. 13, 2008) http://www.ajc.com/travel/content/ajccars/content/stories/2008/07/18/towing_truck_ museum.html?cxntlid=inform_artr
• "Tow Trucks." Chevron Cars. (Oct. 13, 2008) http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/cars/tow-trucks