FDOT’s Miami-Dade County TIM Team Hosts National Training Course

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Six Miami-Dade County Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Team hosted two special sessions of the National TIM Responder Training course to help the local towing and wrecker community meet a new state requirement. Towing contractors must complete TIM Responder Training to qualify for participation in the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) wrecker operator system.

 

FDOT and FHP work together to keep Florida’s state roadways moving safely and efficiently. FDOT provides Road Ranger safety service patrol services through qualified contractors to provide incident management and motorist assistance services along state roads. FHP maintains its own rotation list of approved wrecker operators to remove disabled, abandoned, or impounded vehicles. The new requirement in Florida Administrative Code 15B-9.006 was issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in January 2026. It requires all contractors in FHP’s wrecker operator system to complete the four-hour National TIM Responder Training for eligibility. The goal is to ensure that only wrecker operators who are trained in the national TIM safe practices and procedures are on the list.

 

The Miami-Dade County TIM Team offers these training courses on a quarterly basis. The team hosted these two additional sessions on July 30 and August 5, including a virtual attendance option for those unable to attend in person, to promote compliance under the new requirement. More than 100 operators attended the sessions and received their certification.

 

For more information about the National TIM Responder Training course, click here and visit sunguide.info to register for future training opportunities.