
BIG BERTHA'S TOWING RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS ORDER OF TOWMAN AWARD
Thomas M, Whitman Sr., of Big Bertha's Towing, Coeburn, VA, has received the Order of Towman from
American Towman Magazine. The Cross of the Order, a Maltese Cross with a unique towing icon sculpted
inside, is awarded to a towing professional for his or her dedication to the towing trade and for serving the
community.
Those professionals who receive the Cross of the Order enter into an elite organization of towing
professionals nationwide, the Towman Order, who take an oath to continue their unparalleled dedication to
their towns. Much of the work these towman perform are accident-related tows dispatched by the town police
department.
The Cross of the Order depicts a hand pulling back an arrow from a bow. The bottom of the bow is being
grabbed by another hand. Beside it is a Latin inscription, "Intendo Fidelis," which means, "Aim True."
Thomas M. Whitman Sr. received the honor this past November of 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland during the
American Towman Exposition. The Award was formally sanctioned by American Towman.