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Tow Truck Training: Wreckmaster offers new program, highest level of training for tow truck drivers in Canada

Vancouver, B.C. — Tow truck drivers can now receive the highest level of training offered in Canada with the introduction of a new Level 8/9 training course.  Tow truck driving is considered one of the most dangerous professions in the world, every year hundreds of operators die on the scene due to the life-threatening situations […]

August 24, 2021

Towing

What’s Your Emergency: Motorists in Montreal must call 911 for a tow

Montreal, Quebec — 911 dispatchers in Montreal are about to get a lot busier. Montreal Police announced on Monday that motorists whose vehicles are blocking traffic on Montreal Island streets, due to mechanical issues or a collision, must call 911 to contact a tow truck. The policy follows a 2017 city inspector general’s report on towing […]

July 2, 2021

Towing

Slow Down, Move Over: Tow truck driver hit by vehicle in Calgary

Calgary, Alberta — A tow truck driver was taken to the hospital early morning on June 14 after being struck by a vehicle near Deerfoot City. According to Global News, police said the tow truck driver had parked the truck in the 5700 blocks of southbound 11 Street N.E. around 6 a.m. to aid a […]

July 2, 2021

Collision Repair

Slow Down, Move Over: Tow truck driver hit by vehicle in Calgary

Calgary, Alberta — A tow truck driver was taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle near Deerfoot City. According to Global News, police said the tow truck driver had parked the truck in the 5700 block of southbound 11 Street N.E. around 6 a.m. to aid a driver who […]

June 18, 2021

Towing

Straight to Voicemail: PTAO says Ontario Government continues to ‘ignore requests’ to meet, discuss tow truck industry standards

Thessalon, Ontario ⁠— The Ontario Government has yet to meet with the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) to discuss standards and reform to the province’s tow truck industry, the industry organization wrote in an open letter on May 14. “The PTAO has made numerous requests to meet with the Premier of Ontario to discuss solutions […]

May 26, 2021

Towing

Straight to Voicemail: PTAO says Ontario Government continues to ‘ignore requests’ to meet, discuss tow truck industry standards

Thessalon, Ontario ⁠— The Ontario Government has yet to meet with the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) to discuss standards and reform to the province’s tow truck industry, the industry organization wrote in an open letter on May 14. “The PTAO has made numerous requests to meet with the Premier of Ontario to discuss […]

May 25, 2021

Collision Repair

TOWING NEWS – CRM 20#2

TOW THE LINE Four sections of highways in the GTA will become restricted tow zones that allow only a single company to operate within those areas, according to new towing industry rules announced by the Ontario government in late February. The pilot project will run for two years initially, with the potential for one-year extensions […]

April 12, 2021

Towing

Pug-Powered: Pug tow truck from Highway Thru Hell used to shift 850-tonne Coast Guard ship

Victoria, British Columbia – A heavy-duty tow truck, well-known to fans of the hit reality TV show Highway Thru Hell as HR126 or Pug, was called in to help in the repairs of an 850-tonne Canadian Coast Guard ship. The job; to shift the vessel from the turntable, where it had been undergoing repairs to […]

February 26, 2021