The People
Behind the Work.
Artis Recovery is built on the experience, judgment, and relationships of the people who run it — and the standards they brought with them.
Author. Peace Point™ Architect. 30+ years in public service and field operations. The framework behind every Artis recovery.
Full Bio →Recovery Specialists of GA. Field operations backbone. Southern and Central Georgia coverage, east to west.
Full Bio →Your primary point of contact at Artis Recovery. Assignment status, documentation, and client coordination.
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Built on
Compliance.
Artis Recovery was built from the ground up with compliance as a core value, not an afterthought. With over 30 years of direct ownership experience in the recovery industry, our team understands the pressures, liabilities, and standards our lender partners navigate every day.
We made a deliberate choice to pay our agents on a non-contingent basis — their compensation isn't tied to volume. That single decision changes everything about how our team operates in the field. They work to ensure safety and compliance, not to hit a number.
Every recovery is executed within the full bounds of state and federal law — guided by the Peace Point™ System.
Non-contingent pay and structured shift limits keep our agents rested, safe, and operating at peak judgment.
DRN LPR and ClearPlan ensure our field hours are productive, efficient, and properly documented.
We serve lenders, credit unions, and financial institutions as a true operational partner — not just a vendor.
Two Established
Operators
Artis Recovery is jointly owned and operated by two of Southern Georgia's most experienced names in recovery and towing.
Recovery Specialists of GA
Clayton Merritt brings the institutional infrastructure of Recovery Specialists of GA — an established recovery operation with deep roots across Southern and Central Georgia — providing the field backbone and geographic depth that makes Artis Recovery's coverage possible east to west.
Nostalgic Towing & Sales, LLC
Wes Carico built his foundation at Nostalgic Towing & Sales before co-founding Artis Recovery. That background in towing and transport operations informs how Artis handles every recovery — from field deployment through condition documentation and release.
Smarter
Recovery.
We've invested in industry-leading technologies to ensure the time our team spends in the field is productive, safe, and fully documented.
The industry's most extensive LPR network. Real-time plate-hit intelligence for dramatically more efficient locate operations.
Intelligent deployment mapping that maximizes coverage, minimizes wasted miles, and provides full documentation of field activity.
Recovery Industry Standards Council certification confirms our agents meet the highest documented training and compliance benchmarks in the industry.
Wes Carico's proprietary de-escalation and compliance framework — built on UCC §9-609 and published in Peace Under Pressure — implemented company-wide across every Artis field operation. This is the standard others are trained to reach. Our agents helped build it.
Southern Georgia,
East to West.
Our offices are spread across Southern and Central Georgia, giving us the depth to respond quickly and the breadth to cover your entire Southern Georgia portfolio — from the Alabama border to the coast.
PO Box 7001 · Tifton, GA 31793
Additional locations throughout Southern & Central Georgia
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