Crash kills tow truck driver on the job

According to a media release from the Alberta RCMP, the tow truck and a tractor-trailer had both been travelling westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway when the tow truck struck the rear of the tractor-trailer. The collision set both vehicles on on fire, and the 44-year old driver died on the scene.

Strathmore, Alberta — September 6, 2017 — The towing industry, friends and family bid their goodbyes to a tow truck driver who was killed on the job in a road collision, in Strathmore, Alberta, August 29. According to a media release from the Alberta RCMP, the tow truck and a tractor-trailer had both been travelling […]

CAA and PTAO kick off Tow Safety Week and remind motorists to slow down, move over

Thornhill, Ontario — August 22, 2017 — CAA and the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) are reminding motorists to make space for tow trucks providing service on the shoulder of the highway and to avoid “rubbernecking” when passing a highway incident. “Tow truck drivers, along with police and emergency service providers, are responding to […]