RCMP pursue pedal-happy motorists for Speed Enforcement month
Edmonton, Alberta — April 9, 2015 — RCMP are cracking down on speeding motorists this month, including those in violation of Alberta’s Move Over Law. The Athabasca Advocate reports RCMP and Sheriffs are keeping their eyes peeled for dangerous drivers throughout April as part of Speed Enforcement month. Athabasca/Boyle Integrated Traffic Unit (ITU) Sgt. Sonny Kim […]
Stony Plain hit and run prompts move over message
Edmonton, Alberta — April 6, 2015 — Edmonton area tow truck drivers are reminding motorists to give them room to work. Stony Plain RCMP are still searching for the driver of a white one-tonne truck that fled the scene after clipping the shoulder of a tow operator late last month. According to local towers and other […]
Nova Scotia towing industry impacted by radio system upgrade
Halifax, Nova Scotia — April 2, 2015 — Nova Scotia’s planned upgrade to a new radio communications network for public safety could soon have the province’s towing companies feeling left out of the loop. The Chronicle Herald reports businesses dependent on the current Trunked Mobile Radio service (TMR) for two-way radio communications with their drivers will lose […]
Tower and passenger flee from moving tow truck
Colwood, British Columbia — April 1 — Faulty brakes led a local tower and passenger to jump from a moving flatbed tow truck before it nosedived into a nearby creek last month. The Colwood area tow operator told CTV News he was unable to stop his truck on the night of March 2, first running a […]
Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver Canada’s most congested cities: TomTom Traffic Index
Toronto, Ontario — March 31, 2015 — TomTom has announced the release of its fifth annual Traffic Index, a year-to-year barometer that measures and highlights traffic congestion in over 200 cities. The 2014 report found that global congestion levels are on the rise. It also took a deeper look at the impact of rush hour traffic […]
Sparwood towing company changes hands
Fernie, British Columbia — March 30, 2015 — A Sparwood-based towing company is now under new ownership. The Fernie Free Press reports the owners of DSR Holding Ltd., Glen and Jeanette Leyden, sold the company to father-son team, Mike and Phil Gust on March 20. “It was a good opportunity and something the community needed,” Mike said […]
Sections of Ontario auto insurance bill to take effect April 1
Toronto, Ontario — March 26, 2015 — Sections of Ontario’s new auto insurance act—Bill 15—are set to soon come into force. Effective April 1, inspectors will be given the power to enter premises without a search warrant and remove records for review to ensure compliance of the act, Canadian Underwriter reports. This amendment to the Consumer Protection […]
High River pileup “one to remember” for local tower
Calgary, Alberta — March 25, 2015 — Unpredictable spring weather is keeping a High River towing company on its toes. Big Rock Towing and Recovery’s Operations Manager Tyler Hart told High River Online that Monday’s pileup along Highway 2 near Aldersyde was one of the largest he’s ever seen. “In the history of our company we’ve […]
PEI towers remind drivers of dangers of whiteout conditions
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — March 24, 2015 — Tow truck drivers in P.E.I. are puzzled as to why some motorists choose to brave bad weather. The P.E.I. Guardian reports that the weekend’s snowfall warning and blowing snow advisory—with Environment Canada citing totals of 15 cm accompanied by 70 km/h wind gusts province-wide—kept tow operators, first responders […]
Ottawa police play favourites at crash sites, towers say
Ottawa, Ontario — March 19, 2015 — Local tow truck drivers are taking issue with Ottawa police practices, citing collision site favourtism and unfair ticketing. Sharkey’s Towing and Road Service operator, Edwin Weber, told 580 CFRA News Talk Radio that the force’s crackdown on illegal “collision chasers” — towers seeking out crashes and competing to be […]
