Woodstock recovery requires two wreckers
Woodstock, Ontario — August 12, 2015 — It took two heavy-duty tow trucks to remove a tractor trailer carrying a 70,000-pound load from a ditch in Woodstock, Ontario last week. The Woodstock Sentinel Review reports that the tractor trailer veered off the road the morning of August 5 before landing in the ditch at Highway 401 […]
Caledon OPP lay over 100 charges during Move Over campaign
Caledon, Ontario — August 10, 2015 — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued over 100 tickets in Caledon over the long weekend to help raise awareness of the province’s Move Over law. The Caledon Enterprise reports the initiative, which ran July 31 through August 3, is part of an ongoing effort to educate motorists on the importance […]
Move over, Newfoundland and Labrador: RCMP
Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador — August 5, 2015 — The majority of motorists in Newfoundland and Labrador are refusing to make room for roadside workers, according to RCMP. Designed to protect emergency responders, The province’s Move Over law has been in effect for over a year, but Clarenville RCMP Cst. Mike Legge told VOCM Newfoundland Radio […]
Ministry seeks feedback on towing, storage panel report
By CTAR Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 3, 2015 — The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services is encouraging the public and tow truck industry stakeholders to submit feedback on the ministry’s recommendations for the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014 (Bill 15). In early 2015, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, […]
Burlington tow company rescues infants locked in minivan
Burlington, Ontario — August 3, 2015 — Two infants were freed from a locked vehicle in Burlington late last week thanks to the quick actions of emergency responders and a local towing company. The Burlington Post reports the four-month-old twins were inadvertently locked in a parked minivan the afternoon of July 30, after their mother mistakenly […]
OPP urge motorists to slow down, move over
Windsor, Ontario — July 28, 2015 — Despite ongoing efforts to raise public awareness, hundreds of Ontario drivers are guilty of ignoring the province’s Move Over law, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). CBC News reports OPP have laid 763 charges so far this year due to non compliance of the 12-year-old legislation put in place […]
Jamie Davis Towing HQ damaged after vehicle catches fire
Edmonton, Alberta — July 27, 2015 –– Jamie Davis Towing’s central location suffered smoke damage when a fire broke out in a vehicle on the west Edmonton property late last week. Global News reports the July 24 fire began inside a van parked in the interior of the 114A Avenue and 156 Street address. Emergency responders arrived on […]
Tow companies pitch in at Port Dover “Build a Bike” event
Port Dover, Ontario — July 23, 2015 — Thanks to the efforts of two local tow companies, a group of children were given the opportunity to build their own bikes this past weekend in Port Dover, Ontario. The area’s inaugural Build a Bike program, facilitated through Big Brothers Big Sisters Grand Erie, saw staff from Misner […]
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, […]
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 […]
