International Towing and Recovery Museum receives $7073.26 donation

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By Tow Pro Staff Chattanooga, Tennessee — November 6, 2017 — The American Towing and Recovery Institute has “proudly” donated $7073.26 USD ($9010 Canadian) to the International Towing and Recovery Museum. The donation, which was generated from several proceeds, will be distributed between the general operating fund and the Survivor Fund. The American Towing and […]

Toronto police seek information on tow truck theft

Tow truck theft

Toronto, Ontario — October 19, 2017 — The Toronto Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance locating a woman who is alleged to have stolen a tow truck. It is believed that on the morning of Monday October 16 at 9:30am, a tow truck operator was rendering assistance in the parking lot of Shoppers Drug […]

CAA calls for provincial regulation of towing industry in Ontario

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By Tow Pro Staff Thornhill, Ontario — October 18, 2017 — The Canadian Automobile Association South Central Ontario (CCA SCO) is calling on the Ontario government to make provincial regulation of the towing industry a priority. The Ontario-based organization, which is affiliated to the CCA, said the move comes after “continued instances” of “harrowing” stories […]

Westshore Towing helps food bank after truck crash

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By CTAR Staff Vancouver Island, British Columbia — October 18, 2017 — Westshore Towing helped out local food banks when the firm refused to throw away the food in a crashed truck. The truck, which was heading to grocery stores with a Loblaw Companies trailer full of food, crashed on the Trans-Canada Highway between Millstream […]

Newfoundland tow truck driver lucky to be alive

Tanner Isaacs

A tow truck driver from Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove in Newfoundland has survived a close call after being injured by a vehicle on Pitts Memorial Drive on Friday morning. Tanner Isaacs, 23, who had just started his first week at R&D Towing, was loading a car with two flat tires onto his truck at 4am […]