Enlightening Lights: Highway Thru Hell’s Al Quiring and J.W. Speaker team-up on roadside safety
Toronto, Ontario — May 11, 2020 — If there’s one thing Al Quiring really wants to see his fellow towing professionals do, it is to take their personal safety more seriously. In fact, when asked what advice he would share with ambitious young people in the towing sector looking to build-up their businesses would be, […]
Canadian Catch: Highway Thru Hell star named U.S. brand partner
Germantown, Wisconsin — April 29, 2020 — A Canadian towing legend has been scouted by an American company to serve as a brand representative. Highway Thru Hell star and heavy-duty rescue operator Al Quiring of Quiring Towing and Recovery in British Columbia has been hired as a brand partner for the J.W. Speaker Corporation, which […]
Inside Information: Ottawa police officers charged in towing industry corruption investigation
Ottawa, Ontario — Three Ottawa police constables are facing charges stemming from an RCMP investigation into accusations they sold information about collisions to tow truck operators. Constable Hussein Assaad, 44, Constable Kevin Putinski, 32 and Constable Andrew Chronopoulos, 38, have each been charged by the RCMP’s anti-corruption unit with breach of trust and secret commissions—a […]
Towing on the Lam: Escaped convict runs towing business
Winnipeg, Manitoba — The much-loved owner of a California towing business who assumed a false identity to elude Canadian authorities for four decades will be extradited to Canada. Going by the name Tom Coy, 73-year-old John Halleux had spent four decades as the owner and operator of TLC Tow & Transport, which operated in Southern California. […]
Arson Investigation: Four vehicle fire outside N.B. towing business
Moncton, New Brunswick — Four vehicles have been set on fire at a Moncton towing business, Dynamic Towing. New Brunswick RCMP officers are investigating the scene, after receiving a report of the fires in the early morning. The RCMP has yet to announce whether its investigators believe the fires to have been acts of arson. […]
Towing Tragedy: Accident kills Hamilton recovery professional
Toronto, Ontario — An Ontario based towing professional, Peter Szymczak, 33, has died after a vehicle fell off of his tow truck. The incident occurred in Hamilton, Ontario, on April 6. Szymczak, an employee of Fast and Friendly Roadside Services in Burlington, Ontario-based towing business, leaves three children behind. The incident was reported by Hamilton […]
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Up From the Depths: N.S. tow pro involved in RCMP undersea operation
Toronto, Ontario — March 12, 2020 — A Nova Scotia towing professional, Chris Doucet, has provided the RCMP with vital assistance in its investigation of a dangerous hoax involving a vehicle driven into the sea. On February 29, a red compact was driven over a wharf and into the Atlantic in Cape St Mary’s, N.S […]
Tune in, Tow On: Tow pro uses rap to raise awareness of dangers facing roadside recoverers
Toronto, Ontario — March 8, 2020 — Canadian towing social media platforms have seen a number of postings featuring a rapper discussing the dangers facing towing professionals in the road, and the string of arson attacks and shootings in the GTA. The songs are the creations of Jesse Hererra, a Dallas-based towing professional and former […]
Caught on Camera: Police release image of tow truck arson suspect
Toronto, Ontario — March 9, 2020 — Police in the Durham Region are asking members of the public for help to identify a suspect believed to have been involved in an arson attack on a tow truck. On Saturday, officers found a burning tow truck on Elizabeth Street, near Betts Road. Firefighters were able to […]
