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He Lost A Leg, Not The Hustle
Some stories punch through noise because they’re more than stories—they’re proof. Manny lost a leg at the hip in a car crash, powered his way to the Paralympics as a competitive powerlifter, and now shows up on Oregon roads as a tow operator with a calm focus and a hunger to work. He loves being the person who brings relief at the worst moment of someone’s day, and he’s chasing a bigger future: a CDL, longer runs, and eventually heavy wreckers.
We sit down with Manny and Cody from AE Towing in Eugene to share what the job really demands—fast response on police calls, safe movement on tight shoulders, and the ability to rig and roll under pressure. The missing piece is a modern, custom prosthetic socket built for hip disarticulation. His current socket cuts into his skin within an hour, forcing him to rely on crutches during long shifts. That steals his hands when he needs them most. The right socket would change everything: safer transfers in and out of the cab, fewer skin breakdowns, more stable footing around traffic, and the endurance to handle five- to six-hour stretches behind the wheel.
You’ll hear how the towing community rallied—shop owners, vendors, and friends sharing Manny’s journey across TikTok and Instagram—and why a GoFundMe with a clear goal can unlock a full career. Beyond the gear and the grind, this conversation hits the core of towing culture: service, resilience, and the quiet pride of getting people home. Manny doesn’t want favors; he wants tools and a shot to prove what he can already do.
If this resonates, help spread the word, share the episode, and consider contributing to Manny’s socket fund. Subscribe for more stories from the towing and recovery front lines, leave a review to boost the show, and tell us: what part of Manny’s journey fired you up most?
Welcome, one and all. You are there. We are here. This is Tow Professional Podcast. Remember, this is your podcast. It's for the pros that have a need to know that are on the go. It's truly the voice of the towing and recovery industry. And uh I tell you, listeners, we gotta thank you. You've made us number one in the industry, a little over 23,000 listeners worldwide. And uh, listeners, we are calling upon you on this episode. Um, we are here doing an uh interview. This is gonna be a fantastic one. It's with BayE Towing sport out of Eugene, Oregon. And we're here with uh with Cody and with Manny. And uh let me tell you, this is an unbelievable story, a man's heart to work, and uh and uh you can you'll see him in the video when when you watch this. He's smiling and grinning about it because he's humble and he's like me, just like man, this is just what you do. But uh an unbelievable heart to want to to work and be out there, and uh he's got a couple of things that are that are holding him up along the way, and we want to help him out with those. So uh in this in this first part, we're gonna talk about Manny, and we're gonna we're gonna embarrass him a little bit. Uh and we're gonna because we're gonna talk about the man, the determination, and the job that he's doing. Um, so uh first off, uh Manny, welcome to the podcast. Cody, welcome to the podcast. You're welcome. And uh Manny, let's start out. Tell me uh a little bit about about your life and about your background.
SPEAKER_03:Well, so um initially I I'm from West Africa, Ghana. And um I used to be a sports athlete. Um I've been into the Olympics and the Paralympic Games. Wow, yeah. I've I've and I've been to a lot of international competition, world cups and all that, but now I'm here in the United States and trying to get another get into another career, and I've always thought of driving, like driving big trucks. You know, you know, anytime I tell people I want to drive a semi-track, they they they always look like can you do it? I mean like I've had people who have said otherwise, people who have said things that it should have, you know, discouraged me from doing what I would want to do, you know, but I don't make that stuff. I mean I just have one leg. So what? I can do it. I might not be able to do it in your way, but I always have my own way, you know, find another way to do it. So yeah. And through that, I found a towing. I never had any idea about towing. I didn't really know I was gonna find myself here, but oh yeah, I love it. Like I feel like this is where I want to stay.
SPEAKER_07:And it's uh I know it's uh physically demanding, and uh but for those that are that are watching this right now and haven't uh and and don't know what we're talking about right off the bat, Manny lost his his leg at the hip in a car accident uh years ago. Uh so you know a lot of people when they come to this job, you don't expect them to come with this, but Manny came with something he was missing a leg, but he came with something a lot of people are missing is determination. And uh that's a character that's uh that that can't be made up. It's got to be in you from the beginning, I believe. So uh it's it's something else, Manny. Well, well, tell us tell us about uh proving yourself in this. So tell us a little bit about how that went when you were when you when you came to age.
SPEAKER_03:I know you uh I mean it it's it's uh it was a challenge that I put to myself, you know, because I know some of the stuff that I have to do as a tour track driver is gonna take a lot for me, like moving around those dollies, and yeah, yeah, but yeah, I mean I always I like I said to myself, I know I can do it. When I became I was taught a lot, and now um I'm operating on my own. I'm still facing challenges, but I always find ways to you know do it right.
SPEAKER_07:So let's let's say this. Uh forget the the challenge for a moment. What do you generally love about your job and what does a a sad journey look like to you? I just love the journey, you know.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, I really enjoy the journey a lot, you know, and being how they're helping people it's fun to me, you know. Some sometimes you go on a call and the person looks like, oh yeah, he needs he or she needs help. Like it feels good to be the one to offer that help, you know.
SPEAKER_07:I I tell you, uh, out of I've been in publishing since I was 24 years old, doing doing publications and stuff for the industry. Um, but I tell you, this industry, I've been in over-the-road transportation, fabricating, even helicopter magazines. But this market here, everybody has such a servant's heart, um, such a heart for helping others and giving back to the community. And um as I say, you know, some people uh that uh that might not have the most um give the most in industry and are some of the biggest blessings. Um, I tell you. So man, it's something else. Well, let's let's do this for a minute, uh, Cody and Manny. We're gonna take a quick commercial break. We're gonna hear from our sponsors, and guys, we're gonna be right back. You've got to hear more of Manny's unbelievable journey along the way, his courage, his determination, and just his ability on the job, man. It's truly inspiring. So we'll be right back after this.
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SPEAKER_07:Well, welcome back, everyone. You are listening to Tow Professional Podcast. Every week we do our best to bring some of your great guests of the industry, industry information. And folks, just like Manny here from Baye Towing, and his story about his passion and love for the industry. Uh, make sure you download and listen. We're available uh in the audio format on podcasts from Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, Stitcher, iHeartMedia, Amazon, or wherever you get your podcasts. Well, we're we're happy to be back here with you, Cody and Manny. And uh for the the next part of this, I want to talk a little bit about what the the current need is and uh what the challenge is. I I know the the the prosthetic um in your line of work, it helps you it, it helps you, it's gonna help you tremendously get around and do your day-to-day services, but I know the the technology um and a well-fitting prosthetic leg is is really crucial in this because it's it's gotta be able to last long term. And I know these things are are pretty expensive. Okay, so can you tell us our listeners a little bit about that?
SPEAKER_03:Well, so I have one that I use, but like you're saying, it's it looks like it's an old stuff, like old technology. So the socket is really hard on my skin. And so I can't wear it for more than like an hour. When I worry less than an hour, it's not hurt. Like sometimes it gives me cuts and all that, and I can't even sit for long. And you know, this job that I'm doing, it's a lot of sitting, you know, we do a lot of sitting, so I I just want something that um it's gonna help me to be able to drive with it for like at least four to five hours. And then um it's also gonna help me with me advancing in my job because if if I wanna advance in this, I should be able to operate all the tracks, which includes woodlift and flatbeds and everything, you know. And without the leg, driving the woodlift is really, really gonna take a lot for me. I mean, I I tried it when I came and the dollies was like, you know, when I carry dollars, yeah, I need both of my hands to you know carry the dollies, especially when you are on the call on like EPD calls on the highway. You know, you need to be fast because traffic is still good ongoing and all of that. And so those are the things that I was like, no, um I need help, you know. If I want to do and I want to do it, I mean you know, I want to be able to break all the tracks. That is what I want. And so if I get a leg and get a good socket, it's really gonna help me improve in my job.
SPEAKER_04:And yeah, man, that is now you have you have a decent leg and knee now, you just need the top socket up by its head.
SPEAKER_03:I I have a good foot and a good knee, but I need a new socket.
SPEAKER_07:Yeah, yes, and let's and for our listeners here and those that watch a video later, you know. Um, as a lot of us know prosthetics where if somebody's lost a leg at the knee, there's a simple prosthetic that goes on to that appendage and you're able to move it. But when you lose one at the hip, what Manny's got to have is something that connects that leg into a socket. And as you can imagine, being on that thing for multiple hours, that's very hard on the body. So uh what we're asking the the public to do, our our uh our vendors out there, our listeners in the in the towing family is uh man, you see a guy like this that has this much desire and passion to be in the industry. I can tell you, BE Towing Port knows they've got a guy that's gonna be here long term uh that can help build the company. So uh we want to make sure uh that we help him. And uh I tell you what, all they're looking for, we've got a a GoFundMe uh page is a hand up, and that's simply it in the industry. So uh you you're currently, I know you're working on this ill-fit fitting socket, and uh on a 12 12-hour shift, that's gotta be tough, Manny. Now, what when you're out there, I know safety's everything for you and the customers with the the socket right now. That's that that's gotta be putting putting a hamper on on getting around some, but I've seen the videos, you are still doing a phenomena a phenomenal job with well, like you said, with what with what you have, man. You are you are are getting after it. We want to make this simpler now. We've we started to go fund, I know AE tolling sport, you guys have started to go fund fund me, page, with a twelve thousand dollar goal in mind because you don't have the insurance. And um, can you explain why getting this prost this custom prosthetic socket is is so expensive and and why it's a cost you can you can't manage on your own?
SPEAKER_04:So what we have to do is we still have to find a place that's going to fit the socket.
SPEAKER_01:Right.
SPEAKER_04:We don't know what kind of travel that's gonna require, um, or how long he's gonna be off work to do that to set up that process. Um, also, like I said, it's something we have to figure out what's gonna fit him the best and is gonna make him able to work an eight to ten hour shift or be on the road on them long days. Um, right now he actually doesn't wear the socket he has to work, he just walks around with the crutches and and one leg that he's operating on. Um, but I was even talking to him one day about I said, so even on the crutches, as far as you getting around, I said, by the end of the day, that's gotta be pretty tiring on that one leg. He said, Absolutely. Um his whole goal eventually is we also have a CDL program that we send some of our drivers through for our long haul. Um, like I said, AE towing, we do a lot of uh heavy equipment transport and stuff like that as well. Um, Manny's end goal is to get his CDL license and do a lot longer uh road tows for us. So he's gonna be in the truck for probably five, six hours at a time, picking up some organ's a pretty big state. I want to drive down a heavy record, yeah. And he wants to get in the heavy, yes. We can't move the big we can't move the big uh the chains around and the big snatch blocks and all the stuff if he's got both hands occupied on his crutches.
SPEAKER_06:That's right.
SPEAKER_04:So we gotta give him some hands freed up and just safety concerns. Um, like I said, as he mentioned, we do a lot of EPDSP police contracts. Um, when those calls come in, you know, typically our drivers have 20 to 25 minutes to be on scene if they need to get a roadway open or that road open again. Um just the safety for him, for one being able to get around that job and around the vehicle he's towing quick enough. Um, and and you know, obviously in the towing business, you're always going to an accident scene or a recovery, so you're always going to be in a ditch on the side of the road, probably not in the best weather conditions. Um, you know, other cars coming his way. If something on the truck does happen to break, he needs to be able to move just safety concerns for him.
SPEAKER_07:Yep, definitely, definitely. Well, I I I do want to go back to this real quick because uh Manny Manny went past it rip pretty fast. But Manny, tell us what you did in the Paralympics. And um, was it white lift? Was it powerlifting?
SPEAKER_03:I did I did yeah, I did power power lifting.
SPEAKER_07:Power lifting, yeah. And how how did you do in that?
SPEAKER_03:So in um in uh in Tokyo, Tokyo Paralympic and Olympic Games, I I played seventh out of ten athletes. Wow, yeah, and in that that that very year, the athlete number of athletes that competed to get that 10 slot, we were like 69 athletes.
SPEAKER_07:Wow, that's yeah, so yeah.
SPEAKER_03:So out of 69 athletes, they picked just 10 people. I placed ninth on that 10, and then in the competition I placed seventh position.
SPEAKER_07:That see, that's phenomenal. See, I I knew you were being humble when you talked when you went past it quickly earlier, but uh you still got some size to you. So I was like, okay, I he did a little better than he led on to when he about it. So I love it. Well, guys, let me do this. Let's take one more quick commercial break. When we get back from this, I want to I want to hear from you, Manny, about uh the community support and and how you felt about it when Cody told you about what what he was gonna do. So um, listeners, hang in there. We'll be right back with more great information with more of this great story from Cody and Manny of AE Transport. We'll be back in just a moment. Thank you.
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SPEAKER_07:Well, welcome back, listeners. You are listening to Toe Professional Podcast and watching Toe Professional Podcast since now we're available on video. Every week we do our best to bring great guests like Cody and Manny from Bay E Towing, all the way from uh Eugene, Oregon, here in the studio. And uh uh guests in industry information so you guys can make the best choices in the industry when it comes to your business. Uh, we're available again on uh YouTube with your videos, available on Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, Stitcher, iHeartMedia, Amazon, or wherever you get your podcast. Um, so in this segment, what I wanted to talk about uh, Manny, is uh what how did you feel when Cody and the team at AH Towing told you that they were starting this campaign and what does it mean to see your your to see your colleagues and uh the wider towing community step up for you?
SPEAKER_03:Well, so like I said, there was one reason that made me love this job that I do and that company that I'm working for, they've always uh tried to be there for me in any way that it can to assist me and help me in anything that I want to do here. And so I I wasn't surprised when Cody mentioned it because Cody has always been there for me, trying to find me and ways to help me out with this. And he has told me I I like I said I just joined um the touring industry a few months ago, but he has told me about a lot of good people who are out there who um you know will be willing to help me to get a good leg so that I can advance in my job. So when he mentioned it, I was like, oh yeah, I mean I've never done anything like this before. I've I've never been head of GoFundMe or whatever. I mean, if it's something that is gonna, you know, help like make people come help. Yeah, I'm down for it.
SPEAKER_04:We're we're behind him a hundred percent. And like I said, with with his drive and mindset and willingness to work and and like no quitting his soul. Yeah, I mean, you look at the situation going, all right, how can I help this guy? I mean, how how do we make something work or get people involved? There's actually a friend of yours there, Darren, uh, reached out to us and just well, I was just posting videos when he came in. I asked him the very first week when he was going through his training. I said, How do you feel about social media, you know, or about video and people? Because we kind of post a lot of stuff for our own TikTok, just kind of having fun with it. And he's like, No, he goes, I want to I want to record and document my whole experience and my whole journey. So as we've been posting and doing those, um, your friend Jason reached out to me and was like, Hey, I have a couple ideas that might be able to help. And from then it just started snowballing to just more people getting on board, more people wanting to help out. So the the Toy community is an awesome place to be in for sure.
SPEAKER_07:Oh, without a doubt, man. It's uh Jason Giddens of JB Toe, um, is is phenomenal. And uh when he called me up right away and he's like, Man, you got to hear this story. And I went, you know, I went straight to Instagram, uh to TikTok and started looking at the videos, and I was like, Man, Manny ain't playing. That's not yeah. I mean, you remind me when I when I started working, I was hungry, and somebody's like, You can't do something. I was like, Man, you don't know how hungry I am. I watch me. And when I saw the videos, I was like, That man right there is hungry. He's he ain't afraid to go to work. And uh, how many tow professionals, how many tow bosses do we have across the country that have men come in there that are able-bodied 100% that they can't get to work that are not I get it, I get it in our comments probably two or three times a day, just on different videos.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah, um, especially when I post with him, that they say the same thing. They said, I'll take five of them right now. I've got two people that are I've got handfuls of guys in my toker or people we take on as new hires, two legs, two arms, can't figure out a motorcycle dollar, can't figure out a bridal strength. You know, it's just they're like, I'll take five of him right now. I mean they exactly that that kind of positive speaking and motivation is just gonna add to that's fuel of the fire.
SPEAKER_07:Exactly. Well, I I can tell you, yeah, Jason and and and Jason's gonna help me put this out here and push it. You've got a good friend over there at JB Toe.
SPEAKER_04:He's yeah, we appreciate him a lot.
SPEAKER_07:Yeah, he's really he's got a great heart and a passion for the industry, and uh, I think that's why I took up with him so well, man. When he started talking about it, I was like, Man, that's that's my kind of guy, man. That's how I feel about it. I love it. Um well let me ask you this what what kind of to the tow companies, the the vendors, the individuals listening who who uh might be considering donating, what what message do you have for them about the impact their contribution will have, Manny?
SPEAKER_03:It's really gonna have a really huge impact on my journey. You know, like I said, the goal is to reach to get a CDO, start driving the heavy records, and I want to keep pushing my bandies, you know, and um this is really gonna help me to be able to do it. I mean, I'm already finding my way out there, but it's really gonna help me to, you know, yeah.
SPEAKER_07:It's fantastic. That's right. It's it's you're definitely uh, I tell you all to all the listeners, you're making dreams, you'll be making a dream come true. And uh, and one thing we're gonna do is uh as you get fitted for the prosthetic, one once the donations are there and they will be there. Uh, because I do believe uh things like this don't happen by coincidence. I think God puts things together for a reason, and uh you're gonna be blessed with that new uh prosthetic uh help for this. But uh but once it does come together, we want to document the story and tell professional and put it out there for others to see as well. So we're gonna we're gonna make you famous two or three times over, many. You're with us till the end now, Darren. And uh, well, I mean clearly you embody uh uh resilence and uh what what advice would um you give others that are that are facing a a major life obstacle, whether it's physical, financial, spiritual, emotional, what motivation would you give them to keep them going? What would you tell them?
SPEAKER_03:Well, like I always tell myself just keep going. You know, if life will always find amazing ways to hit us so hard, and it's all about your mentality, you know, how you you know carry yourself out and then find a way out from the situation that you are in that you don't like, you know. There's always a way. I believe that there is always a way. Just find it, just keep going, and it's gonna work out one way or the other, it's gonna work out. I I don't give up in life in anything. I've always been like that. When I became an amputee, I always tell myself, if people are gonna approach me, I don't want them to approach me in the charity way, I want them to approach me in the business way, you know, like I want to work, not give me something, you know, not come to make a job. Yeah, I want to do something for myself, you know, just to live that independent life that I want. I don't want to feel like I'm a I'm I'm some kind of burden to my family and my people. I want to be part of the solution, you know. So that is what drives me. I want to be able to take care of myself and even be able to help others. I've had calls that when I jump out from the track, I see from their faces, like, how is it even gonna help me? But as soon as I finish with the job, they were like, Man, you are really impressive, like you were faster than we thought. You know, I've had one EPD told me he thought I was gonna be slow, and then he was like, Man, you you are faster than that is what I want. You know, those are the things that I want to hear. It's really motivates me to do what I do more, you know. When they when they tell you that, when they say when they yeah, I see it on their faces, and I said sometimes I say to myself, yeah, I'm the one who's gonna help you out. It's me, it's me. There's no one else, it's me.
SPEAKER_06:It's all you got, man.
SPEAKER_03:Watch what it's all you got.
SPEAKER_07:I love it, man. I love it. Well, I I I so appreciate you sharing your story uh with us and our our listeners and our viewers here, Manny. Is there anything else you want to uh tell our listeners about your hopes for the future or about your life outside of AE towing?
SPEAKER_03:For now, I want to be in AE towing for so long that I I mean as much as I can because like I said, I feel I don't here, I don't just feel like I have a job. It feels like I have I'm part of something, I'm part of some kind of family, you know. Yeah, and that is what I've always won. And the tow industry, the people that I'm now communicating since I became a tow truck driver online and all that people trying to, you know, share their story with me. I'm like, yeah, this is where I want to be. That's where I want to be. So I'm really gonna appreciate if people out there who can, you know, help me to achieve those dreams. I'm really gonna appreciate that. And um all I can say to them is thank you.
SPEAKER_07:Oh, thank you so much, Manny, for being on here and Cody. And uh Cody, you want to tell our our listeners how they can can find you and uh contribute?
SPEAKER_04:Um, yes. So we did, like I said, this is our first one ever too. Um so we did start a GoFundMe page. Um, we are on all social media platforms. Our name is the same on all of them. So it's AE Towing Official. That's on Facebook, TikTok, uh, YouTube, Instagram. Um, we I think the link shareable is on Facebook. I don't know, uh, like I said, I'm not really a computer guy, so I don't know how to make the clickable link on the TikTok, but I can get the page on there. Um, if anybody wants to direct message me on our TikTok or Facebook page or YouTube page, you're more than welcome to do that too. Um, I know I've had a few people reach out from our local area here um that just wanted to, you know, just help out and say I'll stop by the office and and donate a check to you guys that didn't want to go through the GoFundMe process. Um, you can always direct message me on TikTok, probably the one I'm on the most. Um, but like I said, any any any any help that can be helped would be muchly aggreded or muchly appreciated.
SPEAKER_07:Man, awesome. So awesome. Well, guys, thank you so much for being on here. And as always, I'd like to end uh our podcast here with a prayer. Um, dear Heavenly Father, I just thank you for our towing community. Um, I thank you for our our vendors that are out there making products to uh improve the uh effectiveness, the lead times, and the safety of our of our drivers out there in our industry. And dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for every one of our towers, the men and women that go out there with a servant's heart and put their lives on the line to make sure our families are brought home safely. And uh, Father, I just ask you protect them, put a special hedge of protection around our towing industry, watch over our men and women of towing and bring them back safely. And Father, I ask that you also touch our vendors, touch our listeners' hearts, and help them find it in their heart to uh to help make Manny's dreams come true. And uh this be something that can not only impact his life, uh, but be used to show the the resilience of our of our industry and the hearts and and passion behind our tow professionals. And we ask this in your precious name, Jesus. Amen. Amen. Well, thank you, listeners, uh, for and viewers here for a making us number one in the industry with a little over 23,000 worldwide. Uh, thank you for listening. And until next time, be out there, stay safe, slow down, move over.
SPEAKER_03:There's there's one people that I'll I'll I would like to say a big thank you to uh source Oregon. They've really helped me, they've really played a big part in this whole journey. They found AE towing for me in the first place.
SPEAKER_07:Wow, okay, so they're the ones that that sent you over here to AE.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, yeah. And there was this lady who is really, really good. She's helping me a lot. Her name is Caitlin, she's from Work Source. She she was the one who handled my kids there, and she is like so good.
SPEAKER_07:Just so well, listen to that, guys. If you know anybody that that needs help, needs to find uh a way in the industry. Work source was able to help Manny out. And uh God bless you, Caitlin, for sending him and for watching out for him and sending him along the way to age totally. And I I know Cody and the team appreciates, and so I know they're thanking you as well. So, guys, thank you so much um uh for for this episode for coming on and and for telling your story.
SPEAKER_03:Thanks for having us. Thank you for having us. Thank you so much.
SPEAKER_07:You're certainly welcome.