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There seems to be a lack of enforcement on what business companies partake in. There are four corporations who've made the leap from their traditional businesses to partake in vehicle impounds. As someone who went about it the right way, operating ONLY a towing and recovery business; myself and the other three legit businesses are directly affected. Its not realistic, nor fair that the listed companies are granted the ability to bridge over into a whole separate line of work just because they can afford to add a flat bed to their fleet. Every single corporate page does not reflect these towing services, it comes off as a straight money grab. 

 

1. IMEX Logistics -  Everything about this company is geared for logistics and package delivery and has been for years. Hence why they are located where they are.

We don't see UPS, Fedex or DHL in the impound industry do we? Their line of work is in the name. LOGISTICS   - TOPIC 

 

Of the four listed IMEX drivers would be the most capable. The Flatbed is based on the Peterbilt 379, a vehicle that would require special licensing because of the gross weight.

 

2. Gruppe 6 - A GTA5 (lore) SECURITY company is also now an active towing partner under contract with the Sheriffs Department. Again, why are we letting companies jump businesses, this isn't even in the realm of something they should handle. Do these security officers, bodyguards and camera installers just hop into a truck when a call pops up, or do they have dedicated operators? I bet we would be hard pressed to find a security company that also does impound and recovery.

 

3.  Habeeb Transport Union - A Transit company that does Taxis, Tour buses, coach buses, limos and now vehicle impounds and recovery. Where do we draw the line, how does someone have the employees or the training to operate all of these effectively? - TOPIC

 

4. Transport on Demand - A Taxi company that also has recently jumped into the mix as well. Again, are we just spreading our same employees over both hotlines incase a call comes for a Taxi or a Tow? 

 

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Enforcing the standards against businesses is key otherwise no one but the abusers will benefit. The market for these tow jobs is limited and they are becoming increasingly sparse. Looking at all of the listed companies topics you will find that none of them mention anything about towing or offering it as a service. This leads me to believe they just purchased a flat bed and keep it on stand by for when the requests come in, sticking to their traditional businesses while they wait. For legitimate tow companies like myself and others this leaves us at a disadvantage. I don't own any other fleet vehicles and my employees were all required to complete training and read our handbook. When we presented our contract to the SD and PD it was written under the pretense that our drivers are available when needed at anytime. 

 

The money and income from it isn't the major problem here; its the role play and the diminished quality. There is no logical reason that these companies would bridge over. This is something you would expect from maybe a mechanic shop, not a package delivery, security firm, or taxi driver.  Its no different than having an LEO character deal cards at a casino until a 911 call comes in, only for them to drop everything and head to the call.  

 

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Logistics companies can’t diversify? It’s as if you think companies geared around transportation can’t do other things. IMEX has towed their own vehicles back to the lot forever, so why not branch out, especially when trucking right now from an IC standpoint isn’t very lucrative. It’s not like IMEX doesn’t have qualified drivers. I don’t see the issue in that regard. Sorry. 

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Sorry, but this sounds like a problem just for you, not a server problem. Like Brofessor said, companies can expand and do more than their usual business - and this is the case. We see examples like this in real life everywhere, where bigger companies will take the clients over small companies and ruin their business. It's a problem that should be addressed ICly, it has nothing to do with any OOC business, nor a suggestion. You cannot force people like that, businesses grow and expand over time and they might look for whatever is protiftable for them. 

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12 minutes ago, Brofessor said:

Logistics companies can’t diversify? It’s as if you think companies geared around transportation can’t do other things. IMEX has towed their own vehicles back to the lot forever, so why not branch out, especially when trucking right now from an IC standpoint isn’t very lucrative. It’s not like IMEX doesn’t have qualified drivers. I don’t see the issue in that regard. Sorry. 

Can you give me a real life example of a company where this exists? I would also argue it makes more sense to have these companies get in touch with a tow company using the mechanic line correct? Maybe setup a contract like they do in real life and have it handled just like the other agencies on the server.

 

On the flip side, should I be able to diversify my towing business into logistics and start hauling packages and shipments? I have a spare seat in my tow truck, i guess I should get the Taxi license and start taking those jobs as well? 



What about the other companies listed, should I apply for my guard license and move into that business as well?

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21 minutes ago, zUgg zUgg said:

Can you give me a real life example of a company where this exists? I would also argue it makes more sense to have these companies get in touch with a tow company using the mechanic line correct? Maybe setup a contract like they do in real life and have it handled just like the other agencies on the server.

 

On the flip side, should I be able to diversify my towing business into logistics and start hauling packages and shipments? I have a spare seat in my tow truck, i guess I should get the Taxi license and start taking those jobs as well? 



What about the other companies listed, should I apply for my guard license and move into that business as well?

Since we’re bringing real life into this. Did your character actually RP going to school and learning to drive a tow truck? How about the CDL’s required for the weight? How’d you RP doing on the certification tests? Did you RP the training for it? Or did you NPC it all? We can’t simulate life 1:1. I could bring up 1000 different examples where things on this server don’t make sense or aren’t realistic. We’re here to RP. It won’t always be realistic, but it should be believable.
 

Also, I didn’t speak for other companies. I spoke for IMEX. It makes the most sense and would be believable where a logistics company that has employees who drive heavy equipment on a daily basis to diversify into something else while their main business isn’t very lucrative. Realistically, many of these drivers would already have CDL’s required to drive a tow truck. Passing the extra tests would be a formality. 
 

With regards to IMEX specifically, I still don’t see a problem. Sorry. 

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Pretty sure grocery stores were also upset when an online bookstore named Amazon started selling food produce too. It sounds crazy, but that’s just expansion.

 

I do agree with sticking to the original scope of the business in GTAW instead of trying to do everything at once, or at very least, if you’re trying to be corporate, open subsidiaries that each provide a different service.


As for internal use of tow trucks to recover their own equipment, I don’t see the issue, but adding 1-2 tow trucks for public or private contracts as a Logistics, Taxi or Security firm? Why? 

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They could’ve at least pretended that the tow trucks were subsidiaries or other company falling under some distant branch. Having jack of all trades looks stupid dumb, it’s like having a police officer that’s a detective, but also a helicopter pilot, SWAT officer, K9 handler and tactical medic. Or the CEO of a taxi company who also drives busses for the city, works at a strip club, doubles as security and runs a chain of fast food restaurants. 

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6 minutes ago, eTaylor said:

They could’ve at least pretended that the tow trucks were subsidiaries or other company falling under some distant branch. Having jack of all trades looks stupid dumb, it’s like having a police officer that’s a detective, but also a helicopter pilot, SWAT officer, K9 handler and tactical medic. Or the CEO of a taxi company who also drives busses for the city, works at a strip club, doubles as security and runs a chain of fast food restaurants. 

With IMEX it’s actually an entirely separate department. The owner plans on putting applicants through a training schedule to learn how to drive the trucks properly (IC and OOC). It’s not like poof and everyone also drives tow trucks. 

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