Tow company rescues more than stranded drivers
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RIDGELY, Tenn. — Tow truck driver Shane Mauldin cruises the streets of West Tennessee coming to the rescue of stranded drivers, but his company will be assisting more than just vehicles this week. Snow still lines the streets of Ridgely, so Mauldin expects a busy week ahead. “I anticipate quite a few calls,” Mauldin said. “The country roads are still pretty bad.” Although getting stuck is no good, this could have a big impact on two nationally known nonprofits. “We want to start donating 25 percent of every call that comes in to either St. Jude or Relay for Life,” Mauldin said. “We’re going to leave that up to the customer.” The company owner said the decision to share his business’ profits came from a personal experience with cancer. “My mom died of cancer in ’09, and my little nephew has had cancer since he was born,” Mauldin said. The towing company began setting aside the portion of profits at the beginning of March. “The roads were so bad it would take you 30-35 minutes just to drive five miles,” Mauldin said. “It was like one wreck after another.” The company estimates the business already has about $500 to donate, but it’s not just the tow company that will be recognized for its efforts to give back. Mauldin said the donations will be in the customers’ names. “We’ll send it with their name, so they’ll be a donor,” Mauldin said. Just like Mauldin rescues drivers, he hopes the extra funding for research will help save those impacted by cancer. “These kids and adults, they need this,” he said. Mauldin said his company will continue sending the donations to the cancer nonprofits as long as the company is in business.
