AAA South Jersey Tow Truck Helps Flyers Training Center Deliver New Zamboni
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Dec 9, 2025 | Community
VOORHEES, N.J. (September 19, 2025) -- When millions of Americans are facing vehicle troubles their first call is to AAA. When the Philadelphia Flyers were faced with vehicle troubles -- is a Zamboni a vehicle? Close enough, right? -- their first call was to AAA South Jersey.
On Thursday, September 18, a AAA South Jersey tow truck helped deliver a brand new ice resurfacer to the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees, just across the street from AAA South Jersey's headquarters.
The ice resurfacer -- Zamboni is actually a brand -- arrived all the way from Paramount, California, home of the Zamboni Company, which is still run by the Zamboni family.
After a more than 2,700 mile journey across the country, the Zamboni arrived in Voorhees, New Jersey with a small problem. Resting in the back of an 18-wheeler, how do you get a 7,300-pound monster of a machine safely to the ground without dropping it? You call your neighbors at AAA.
A AAA tow technician backed the bed of the tow truck to the rear of the 18-wheeler, allowing the Zamboni driver to back up onto the tow truck. Then, the tow operator simply tilted the bed down and allowed the Zamboni to drive off onto the ground. Mission accomplished.
Fun fact: A Zamboni's top speed is approximately 9 miles per hour, which is the same as a running chicken.
Watch the delivery on our Instagram here.
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