BC highway crash spurs safety review by transportation ministry
Vancouver, British Columbia — July 21, 2015 — Last month’s high-profile crash on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway has prompted a thorough review of the province’s motor coach industry. CBC News reports the June 27 collision—injuring over three dozen people after a tour bus slammed into a roadside tow truck—helped initiate the government’s Motor Coach Bus Safety Review, […]
Toronto tow truck driver frees child from locked car
Toronto, Ontario — July 20, 2015 — A toddler trapped in a locked car amid a city-wide heat alert was freed Sunday thanks to a responding tow truck driver. The Canadian Press (CP) reports the two-year-old was accidentally locked inside the vehicle—parked in the shade on Sixth Street in the Lake Shore Boulevard and Islington Avenue […]
Ottawa tow company owner urges hit-and-run offender to come clean
Ottawa, Ontario — July 2, 2015 — The owner of an Ottawa-based towing company is shaken up after stumbling onto the scene of a fatal hit-and-run. Advanced Towing & Recovery’s Randy May discovered an unresponsive man lying in a ditch near his home on Leitrim Road, just west of Albion Road on the morning of June […]
Coquihalla crash warrants tougher highway regulations: Jamie Davis
Vancouver, British Columbia — July 1, 2015 — Highway Thru Hell’s Jamie Davis is pushing for stronger highway regulations in the wake of a major collision on the province’s Coquihalla. The owner of Motor Truck & Auto Ltd. said the June 27 crash—injuring over three dozen people after a Universal Coach Lines bus slammed into a tow […]
Dozens injured after tour bus, tow truck crash on BC highway
Vancouver, British Columbia — June 29, 2015 — Over 30 people were injured after a tour bus and a tow truck collided on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway late last week. Global News reports the Mario’s Towing truck was roadside and in the process of hauling a small red car when it was struck by a Universal Coach […]
BC towing team cycles for a worthy cause
Langley, British Columbia — June 25, 2015 — For almost a decade, the Bayview Towing cycling team has spearheaded an annual bike ride to help raise awareness and funds for a B.C. children’s hospital. This year’s Ride for the Kids will see participating cyclists take on a fully escorted 165 km trek on July 2, beginning […]
BC RCMP remind drivers to slow down, move over
Vancouver, British Columbia — June 23, 2015 — Motorists aren’t quite getting the province’s Move Over message, according to a recent probe by B.C. RCMP Traffic Services. RCMP and Port Mann police conducted ‘operation shield’ on June 16 at the 192 Street and 160 Street off-ramps of Highway One, enforcing the law requiring drivers slow down […]
Submerged 18-wheeler poses weighty towing challenge in Montreal
Montreal, Quebec — June 22, 2015 — Locals have yet to figure out how to recover an 18-wheeler transport truck carrying 80,000 pounds of aluminum from the bottom of a Montreal lake. The truck’s driver, a man in his 40s, crashed into the cement guardrail at the Ile aux Tourtes bridge at around 6:30 a.m. on […]
Dawson Creek tow truck bylaw up for amendment
Dawson Creek, British Columbia — June 18, 2015 — Dawson Creek City Council’s tentative move to allow parked tow trucks in residential areas is moving towards finalization. As the city works towards the next steps, including council passing first reading, collecting public feedback, and developing a permit process, Exceptional Towing and Recovery Limited’s request to amend the current […]
APS to enforce Mississauga tow truck licensing system
Misssissauga, Ontario — June 17, 2015 — The city of Mississauga has announced the administrative penalty system (APS) will be used to enforce recent amendments to the municipality’s tow truck and public licensing bylaws. Effective July 13, penalty notices, similar to parking tickets, will be issued to those in violation of the Tow Truck Licensing Bylaw […]
