Prince George city council relaxes new towing regulations
By CTAR Staff Prince George, British Columbia — January 7, 2014 — City council has approved new parking enforcement protocols that would allow for vehicles to be towed if it’s illegally parked and has two unpaid parking tickets. At a council meeting on Jan. 6, the city approved the procedure despite initial reservations from select councillors […]
CAA SCO experiences high call volumes due to extreme cold
Thornhill, Ontario — January 3, 2014 — CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) is experiencing extremely high call volumes and increased wait times due to the extreme cold weather. We are currently experiencing approximately 1,000 calls per hour with wait times of up to 5 hours for low priority calls. CAA SCO thanks our members for […]
Roving a risky yet worthwhile calling for Calgary tower
By CTAR Staff Calgary, Alberta — December 27, 2013 — Tow trucking is a high-risk profession under normal circumstances, let alone during treacherous wintertime disasters that dump huge quantities of snow on the ground in cities such as Calgary, or more recently the environmentally traumatic ice-storms that left many across Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces […]
Ontario to revive towing committee
Toronto, Ontario — December 19, 2013 — The government of Ontario is reviving its towing committee, the Faster Clearance Working Group (FCWG). The original FCWG was formed several years ago through the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA). The FCWG included representation from the province, OTA and other relevant stakeholders, providing a forum to address unscrupulous activities occurring […]
Brandon tower killed while assisting stranded motorist
By Mike Davey Brandon, Manitoba — December 12, 2013 — A prominent member of Manitoba’s towing industry has died following a vehicle incident near the community of Sidney. Jason Schaffer, president of Accel Towing & Transport, died while attempting to assist a stranded motorist. Schaffer and his wife, Angela Thompson, started Accel Towing & Transport and […]
City prepares to tow abandoned vehicles following Calgary snowstorm
By CTAR Staff Calgary, Alberta — December 10, 2013 — Following a heavy dumping of snow in Calgary last week, city officials have made headway in moving vehicles stranded in the snow-covered communities of Taradale, Skyview, Ranch and Saddleridge. Calgary’s roads department began towing vehicles out of the communities on Monday in their continuing efforts to […]
Drake Towing hauls in tows of the day online
By Andrew Ardizzi Vancouver, British Columbia — November 18, 2013 — Drake Towing is no stranger to exotic tows and aren’t shy about showcasing their sometimes extraordinary operations, choosing to feature a number of their more notable towing jobs inside a “Tow of the Day” feature online. “It’s just something we decided to throw on the […]
CAA Saskatchewan honours nine contractors with Award of Excellence for Roadside Assistance
Regina, Saskatchewan — November 15, 2013 — CAA Saskatchewan recently recognized nine contractors from across the province with the annual CAA Award of Excellence for Roadside Assistance. This prestigious award recognizes contractors who provide consistent, valued and reliable emergency roadside assistance to CAA Members in their region, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 […]
West Kelowna axes rotation list, contract up for bids
By CTAR Staff West Kelowna, B.C. — November 15, 2013 — The District of West Kelowna, B.C., has rescinded its previous rotational towing and storage list policy. The municipality will instead pursue a contract with a single towing company. Previously, the municipality has two companies on rotation, Del Oro Towing and Mario’s Towing. The initial contract […]
Flex Trax hopes to claw its way to the top with traction products
FlexTrax’ products are designed to replace classic methods of traction control with safer, easy-to-install “claw” products. Cleveland, Tennessee — November 8, 2013 — Flex Trax intends to make roads safer with its line of inclement weather traction products. In the winter of 1994, Tony Bright was visiting an automotive parts dealership with a display featuring tire […]
