CAA calls for provincial regulation of towing industry in Ontario
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
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
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 […]
City Wide Towing acquires Capital Towing
October 12, 2017 — Calgary, Alberta — City Wide Towing and Recovery Service acquired most of the assets of Capital Towing and Recovery. The addition of Capital Towing is part of City Wide Towing’s initiatives to build itself into a leading national company, according to Rob Voelk, CEO of City Wide. City Wide Towing was […]
Toronto’s city council considers new rules for area towers
Toronto, Ontario — October 4, 2017 — Toronto’s city council is considering new rules for tow truck operators. Among the proposed changes is a fixed rate for towing services. Over the past five years, Toronto has received an average of 150 complaints per year against tow truck drivers, for a rough total of 750 complaints. City staff […]
RCMP arrest impound lot scammer
North Vancouver, British Columbia — September 29, 2017 — North Vancouver RCMP has arrested a man accused of defrauding victims by asking for money to get his vehicle out of the tow yard. Over the last several months, this scenario has played out several times in North Vancouver, according to a statement by North Vancouver […]
Ontario Recovery Group looking at “Uber-like” towing system
Toronto, Ontario — September 27, 2017 — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), the Ontario Recovery Group (ORG) and government officials continue to develop proposals to improve how commercial vehicles involved in collisions are removed from major highways in a cost-effective and professional way. One positive outcome of these discussions is a proposal for a joint […]
Toronto to institute traffic wardens and quick clear squads to aid congestion
Toronto, Ontario — September 18, 2017 — The government of Ontario is moving to amend the Highway Traffic Act to permit non-police officers to direct traffic in Toronto. Mayor John Tory announced that Torontonians will see full-time traffic wardens on the city streets by early in 2018. Tory campaigned in part on promises to reduce […]
Death of RCMP officer renews calls for change to the slow down move over law
Memramcook, New Brunswick — September 15, 2017 — Constable Francis Deschenes of Amherst RCMP was killed September 12, after having pulled over to help change a flat tire on the Trans-Canada Highway near Memracook, New Brunswick. Investigations on the collision show that a utility van collided with Deschenes’ police car and the SUV. Deschenes died […]
Toronto tow truck rules may introduce fixed rates
Toronto, ontario — Setembember 15, 2017 — Tow Truck Drivers in the Toronto area may be facing some new rules surrounding towing rates. The city’s municipal licensing and standards division is recommending setting a fixed towing rate of $250—up from between $166-$188. Tow truck operators may also have the option of charging an additional $100 fee […]
