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Calibration Equipment

ADAS On Board: IIHS updates list of safest 2025 vehicles

Toronto, Ontario -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is adding three models – the Audi Q6 e-tron, Buick Enclave, Nissan Armada. . .

Safety Regulations

Brakes on Brakes: NHTSA delays AEB ruling, gives Trump administration time to review documents

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that it plans to delay the effective date of its automatic emergency braking (AEB) ruling in the United States in order to give the Trump administration time to review documents.

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Clear the Way: Edmonton calling on the government for new towing safety measures

Edmonton, Alberta — Alberta’s provincial government is being called on to approve new safety measures for tow truck operators after a man was hit responding to call in Edmonton on Friday. The operator was putting out traffic cones at the scene of an accident when he was clipped by the side mirror of a passing […]

Towing

Go Slow for Tows: CAA gives warning after towing collisions

CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) is reminding motorists to “slow down, move over” after two tow trucks have been struck by motorists while working in the GTA. “This has been a very troubling week for all of us at CAA. Everyone deserves a safe place to work–even on the side of the road,” wrote […]

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Finding solutions to tow truck driver fatalities

By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario — November 27, 2018 — The recent death of a tow truck driver, from Castlegar, British Columbia has brought up the issue of road safety for the industry. For the past 10 years in the province, there has been two deaths and over 15 serious injuries from vehicles hitting tow […]

Safety Regulations

Magna releases trailer angle detection system

Aurora, Ontario -- December 14, 2017 -- At work or play, trailer angle detection technology from Magna helps drivers tow like pros, according to the company. The electronic driver assistance system, available on Ford F-Series pickup trucks, has been named a finalist for the 2018 Automotive News PACE Awards.

New bill in Alberta introduced to improve tow truck driver safety

Edmonton, Alberta -- December 7, 2017 -- Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Wayne Drysdale recently introduced Bill 215, the Traffic Safety (Tow Trucks) Amendment Act, 2017. The new bill will allow tow truck operators to install white and blue warning lights onto their trucks as part of an effort to make jobs safer for tow truck drivers. The UCP said the amendment would be a common-sense change to help make tow trucks more visible as they work on Alberta’s highways.

New BCAA survey shows BC drivers are putting roadside workers lives at risk

Vehicle breakdowns are common throughout the summer months, and a new BCAA survey shows that unsafe driver behaviours and ambivalence are frequently putting the lives of roadside workers at risk. Over the past decade, more than 240 roadside workers have been struck by passing vehicles and 15 have died (2004-2013).

21 of 30 tow trucks pulled off the road in tow truck blitz

The Durham Regional Police partnered with OPP to conduct a two-day safety blitz, targeting trucks in Pickering, Ajax and Whitby.

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