2026 Tennessee Tow Show Training Courses
The Tennessee Tow Show is excited to expand our training classes for 2026. Please remember classes have limited seating so register soon. Classroom sessions will be held at the Chattanooga Marriott, host hotel for the Tennessee Tow Show. Hands-on sessions will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center or adjacent to it.
Owner and Decision-Maker Seminar Track
Where: Chattanooga Convention Center
Cost: Online price of $90 per student
Onsite registration $110 per student
Take advantage of this full-day of mini-sessions with topics designed specifically for owners and decision-making managers. Sessions offer information pertinent to owning and managing a towing and recovery company, presented by speakers knowledgeable about the towing and recovery industry.
Where: Chattanooga Convention Center
Cost: $225 per person
Instructor: Hazmat Responder Network
- HAZMAT Overview
- Hazardous Material Classes
- Container Markings
- Loading and Unloading
- Hazardous Material Tables
- Hazardous Material Exercise Review
- Uniform Hazardous Wast Manifest
- Straight Bill of Lading
- 704 Marking System
- Hazard Communication
- Emergency Response Guidebook
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Hazard Communication Glossary
- 49 CFR 177.816 Attachments
- HAZMAT Transportation Security Awareness
- Course Review and Final Test
Recovery Billing Unlimited Training
Where: Chattanooga Marriott
Cost: $2,500 for the first student, $1,500 for each additional student from the same company
Instructor: RBU Team
You have spent millions on equipment…it’s time to invest in a course designed to teach you what needs to be done to get paid for recovery work, how to navigate the various insurance/private payer routes, and what triggers each to get paid time and time again. In this course, you learn in ONE day what took us 40+ years to acquire. The Recovery Billing Course will show you how to overcome recovery billing & collection obstacles that can be rectified with the proper education and systems. Join our elite network of thousands of tower owners and managers who’ve taken the course!
- Building the Proper Tow Business Foundation
- Documenting the Scene from Start to Finish
- Drafting the Documentation Packet to Send to Payer
- How to Get Paid on Various Types of Insurances: property damage liability, homeowners, claims with and without collision
- How to respond to “sorry, that’s not covered” and “we never pay that”
- Laws that towers need to know
- Guest speakers: Expert towing & recovery attorney and insurance executive
- And so much more…
Light Duty & EV Dual Certification Course
Instructors: American Towing and Recovery Institute Instructors
This comprehensive dual certification combines our 8-Hour Advanced Light Duty Towing & Recovery course with EV Awareness & Response class—giving operators the skills needed to handle today’s modern vehicles with confidence.
Participants will learn proper recovery techniques, rigging methods, and safe hookup points for late-model and luxury vehicles, along with hands-on training using flatbeds and rollbacks. The EV portion covers essential safety procedures, high-voltage system awareness, OEM towing guidelines, and best practices for handling electric, hybrid, and alternative fuel vehicles—including real-world risks like off-gassing, fire, and submersion scenarios.
Leadership Class
Instructors: Jeff Bauer, President of Cardinal Legacy Towing Group and Certified John Maxwell Trainer.
Designed for the towing & recovery industry, this high-impact class teaches practical leadership skills for fast decisions, high pressure, and leading teams in real-world situations.
This is the only official site to book your Tennessee Tow Show hotel rooms or you can call the hotel directly on the numbers listed. Do not go through any other housing service, it is a scam.
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