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Car totaled after colliding with the back of a tow truck in Ladysmith Nobody was injured, but repairs on the tow truck are expected to cost thousands of dollars A car is totaled after colliding with a parked tow truck outside of Central Island Towing at Westdowne Road in south Ladysmith. Nobody was injured in the collision, however, the car’s door was torn off and the tow truck will require thousands of dollars in repairs. The tow truck was parked on the roadside in front of Central Island towing with hazard lights flashing when the vehicle drove directly into the corner of the tow bed. The driver wa…
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Narrative of Video by Alberta's Towing & Recovery This video highlights the tow truck convoy, I had the pleasure of being part of with my son. Who also came along to see the tow truck show. We as an industry try to come together from all over we can, to try to raise awareness to the general public of the existing Law called Slow Down, Move Over law. Which was passed long back in spring of 2005. This law not only tries to protect tow truck/operators but ALL first responders such as Police, Fire, Ems, and all other civilians who rescue, etc. As a tow truck operator, I see so many peopl…
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In fight folklore there’s the Thrilla in Manila, the Rumble in the Jungle, and now, from the dusty shoulder of the 401, the Rush-hour Punch Shower. 680 NEWS airborne traffic reporter Jordan Kerr was doing his usual rounds in the chopper on Tuesday night when he spotted something unfolding in the express lanes on the eastbound 401 near Bayview just before 6 p.m. A stalled vehicle proved to be a magnet for trouble when Kerr said several tow truck drivers convened on the scene. “When I first saw the issue, it was just a stalled vehicle and one tow,” Kerr explained. “About 10 minutes later another two tows arrived and I watched an argument unfold …
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Tow truck rushing to crash scene allegedly clocked driving 60 km/h over limit in Caledon 'Instead of getting a hook they were hooked' says Caledon officer Caledon OPP charged a tow truck driver trying to get to the scene of a crash with stunt driving on March 21. "A bit too eager," said Const. Ian Michel, in a social media post. "Instead of getting a hook they were hooked." The vehicle was stopped around 2:15 p.m. on Shaw’s Creek Road near Beech Grove Sideroad. Police said the driver was going 122 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. Michel said the truck was heading to the scene of a collision where there were already other …
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It is standard procedure to pull a ferry out of the water when it is not in use, but no matter how many times you have done it before, it is always a challenge! by Tony D’Anjou, Dominic Hébert Originally published in Tow Canada, March-April 2021 In mid-September 2020, Hillaire Journault, owner of CNM Évolution, contacted our dispatch at Remorquage Provincial Jacques D’Anjou to pull a ferry out of the St-Lawrence River and up onto the shore. It was not the first time we had been called for this kind of job. Once a year, at the end of sailing season, we pull it out of the water, and then launch it again in early spring. We used to transport the ferry from th…
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SYDNEY, N.S. — Just days before the Cape Breton Regional Municipality sits down to discuss amendments to a proposed tow-truck licensing bylaw, many of the region’s towing companies are wondering why the municipality never reached out to them for input. “They never, ever contacted anyone in the towing industry to ask what was going on,” said Ronnie Smith, co-owner of Smith’s Towing in Sydney. “How I found out they’re passing this bylaw was from someone at Baddeck Towing who posted it online. “Everybody that’s been in this industry right now has been around for 40-plus years. And we were initially contacted about a year-and-a-half ago. But after that w…
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A tow-truck procession is being held Wednesday in a tribute for a man who died March 3 while on the job. Jeff Jug was 42. “He was a ‘life-of-the-party kind of guy,” said Jug’s wife, Jessica. “He was a bit of a prankster who really enjoyed being around people. He was a fun guy to be around. “He loved cars especially his 1970 Chevelle and enjoyed going to car shows.” A former longtime employee of Brantford’s Ken’s Towing, Jug was employed by Norfolk Disposal Services but was at Crumb Rubber Manufacturers in Brantford when he died. Although she doesn’t know all of the details, Jessica said her husband was crushed by…
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LONDON, ONT. -- Tow truck drivers across the province are planning 'Slow Down, Move Over' awareness rallies for next week. The general manager of London’s 519 Tow, Mitchel MacDonald, says it’s an issue to which the public still isn’t paying enough attention. “I was hit in the side of the head with a mirror, luckily it was just the mirror, and it knocked me unconscious for a couple of minutes. Both drivers never stopped.” In Nov. 2019, tow truck operator Todd Burgess was killed after stopping to help a driver in a ditch south of Port Perry. His death is top of mind as MacDonald, and others, organize events taking place next Wednesda…
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When Justin Birch received a distress call from a neighbour, he quickly learned this would be no ordinary job. by Pat Rediger Originally published in Tow Canada, March-April 2021 In response to an emergency call, Justin Birch, co-owner of Vintage Towing in Leduc, Alberta, took a wrecker and a flatbed truck, and headed down the road for the twenty minute drive. Earlier that day, an 11-year-old horse, named Fysik, fell into an icy mud hole at the Adorado Nino Horse Rescue and Sanctuary. The owner, Tracy Benkendorf, discovered the horse struggling up to its neck in mud and phoned 911 for help. Firefighters and the RCMP were dispatched to the scene, and a veter…
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Original Topic From August 2012: Note Article Links are no longer active. POLICIES DESIGNED TO BE FAIR and equitable sometimes turn out to be anything but. Such, it would seem, is the case with the Orangeville Police Service (OPS) policy on the use of towing services when police impound vehicles. Under the policy, police are instructed to use the town’s 10 towing services on a rotational basis, so as to assure a relatively level playing field and avoid the spectre of several trucks racing to a crash scene. If the policy worked as it was undoubtedly intended to, all 10 operators would enjoy the prospect of occasionally earning between $600 and…
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I own a heavy truck and trailer shop, I’ve been thinking about a wrecker as a service truck, to move semi trailers and dead trucks into the shop to be worked on and to occasionally take a truck we can’t fix to dealerships. What’s the minimum needed? What do you need to know to recommend a spec for a tow truck? thanks
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Tow truck driver, 59, was in 'medical distress' before truck hit house near Napanee The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. A Greater Napanee man was in “medical distress” when his tow truck went off Lennox and Addington County Road 9 and crashed into a home on Tuesday, the Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday. First responders were called to the scene between Abrams and Fitchett roads just before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Derry Rankin, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene, the OPP said. The results of an autopsy suggest Rankin experienced medical distress behind the wheel, which investigators believe was a factor …
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'Engage your brain before you engage your transmission': Close call prompts warning from Sask. tow truck driver Slavko Hardi says a semi lost control on Highway 16 and struck his tow truck. (Facebook) SASKATOON -- Slavko Hardi has a message for drivers approaching a tow truck working at the side of the road. “People should engage their brains before they engage their transmission into gear. Even to start traveling you have to think about what can happen. Weather in Saskatchewan can be changed in a moment. One side wind on the highway and there’s ice, perfect conditions for being stuck on the road or even worse.” O…
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by Sarah Bruce Photos courtesy Kellie Milton Cover photo: Kelly and the Kelowna crew Originally published in Tow Canada, January-February 2021 Kellie Milton does not claim to be a role model but, as he headed for retirement last year, the industry will remember him as one. Like many of the best professionals in the towing industry, Kellie did not start his career as a tow operator, but it was something that found him. Back in the 70s, he was working as an apprentice mechanic at his brother’s service station near Big White, outside Vernon, B.C. When customer demand called for the addition of towing services to the business, they purchased an old ’65 Chevy truck,…
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Originally published in Tow Canada, January-February 2021 by Iva Kestrankova While there are many skilled tow truck operators, some true legends, there has been only one recovery king. [Cover photo by Jim Massena] “Allan was my mentor and best friend. I was lucky enough to be his wing man,” said a tow operator Jim “Gummer” Massena, who shared this image of Alan Eadie in his early years. Every age has a hero. For the Canadian towing and recovery industry in the 1980s and 90s, Alan Eadie was a hero.. He was not only an amazing tow truck operator who others enjoyed working with and looked up to, he was also one of the driving forces that helped elevate pr…
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York police believe the tow truck fire in Whitchurch-Stouffville was intentionally set Police in York Region are investigating what officers have described as a suspicious tow truck fire, apparently the latest strike in the GTA’s ongoing towing turf war. Emergency crews were called Monday night to a home in Whitchurch-Stoufville — on Hwy. 48, near Bethesda Side Rd. — where they encountered a Freightliner flatbed tow truck engulfed in flames. Police alleged that the fire, which caused an estimated $150,000 worth of damage, was set intentionally. Detectives urge anyone with information to call 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7541, or Crime Sto…
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Three veteran Ontario Provincial Police officers are facing charges for giving preferential treatment to certain tow truck operators, in the latest corruption probe to target an industry long plagued with violence. In an interview Saturday, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said he received an internal complaint back in early 2019 about the relationship between some of his officers and towing operators. “Preference was given to a particular tow company in exchange for benefit to the officers,” he said, declining to get into the specifics of what that benefit was. “It’s fairly complex. It’s not a traditional [arrangement where] there’s an exchange of cash, it…
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https://www.cp24.com/news/man-charged-in-connection-with-alleged-corruption-in-tow-truck-industry-appeared-on-popular-tv-show-1.5270560 One of the men charged in connection with allegations of corruption related to Ontario's tow truck industry has appeared on a popular television show. On Saturday, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced they charged three of their own veteran officers and suspended four others over allegations of corruption related to the province's tow truck industry. The force alleges the accused officers provided preferential treatment to towing companies within the Greater Toronto Area. They also …
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A tow truck driver is being thanked after rescuing a 2-year-old child who was accidentally locked inside of a running vehicle in Oxford County. The toddler was alone inside of the vehicle outside of a residence in Blandford-Blenheim Township just after 1 p.m. on Friday when the doors locked. The child’s parents called 911 immediately. While en route, Oxford OPP reached out to a local towing company that arrived on scene and opened the vehicle. The unharmed child was reunited with “very thankful” parents, OPP said. Police added the incident serves as a reminder why drivers should never leave their keys inside of a vehicle. “A…
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Why a pair of tow-truck operators opened Hope's Kitchen, a 24-hour centre for homeless people 'I don't see it as an incredible act to open our doors,' said North Bay's Katie Valiquette The pandemic had just begun last March when, fearing the virus would spread among the local homeless population, the city of North Bay, Ont., closed its only warming centre. That night the temperature plummeted to -20 C. "It left people out on the street overnight without any shelter available," said Katie Valiquette. "When we found that out, it kind of broke our hearts." Valliquette, 35, and her husband Chris Brown own and operate Flat-Rate T…
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As we work on the semi annual roll call I will be searching out Canadian Members from the "Tow411 Past". Possibly they made the leap and I missed it or they don't know we're here. If your name comes up give us a Shout Out. If you know where they are now then tell them we are on the New Force in the Towing and Recovery industry. Dave Jarman Steven Morrison Ivor Dean aka DIVOR I will add a few more every day or so...
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by Iva Kestrankova This year’s Halloween was a completely different experience for everyone. Due to COVID-19 precautions and restrictions, people had to find new ways to enjoy this holiday while keeping everyone safe. That included spacing candies out on the front lawn or installing so-called candy chutes—a pipe used for sliding candies down to trick or treaters. Jonny’s Towing & Recovery Haunted Tow Truck Finding an original way to keep the holiday alive was important to Jonny Soroka, owner of Jonny’s Towing and Recovery in Richmond, B.C, so he organized a mobile Haunted Tow Truck show to bring joy and fun not only to his two kids, who are big fans of Hal…
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RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) — With Halloween creeping up, one Richmond man is putting the final touches on his haunted tow truck in an effort to celebrate the holiday in a COVID-safe way. When Jonny Soroka’s seven-year-old daughter was ‘devastated’ she wouldn’t be able to celebrate Halloween like she usually does because of her asthma, it got him brainstorming about a solution. And after two months of planning, Soroka is set to hit the road on Oct. 31 bringing a mobile Halloween show to people in the Richmond area. While Soroka has the intention to set up and host a show at several Richmond parks, the City of Richmond has stopped the Halloween…
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COVID-19 has played havoc with the economy. No one knows where things will go. The only certainty is uncertainty. Originally published in Tow Canada, November-December 2020 by Eli Greenbaum When the economy goes downhill for any reason, it is only natural for businesses of all kinds—including towing- and recovery-related services—to wonder how the slump will affect their revenues and what, if anything, they can do about it. With the pandemic swirling around us, economic concerns are spiking. As sales slow and revenues tail off, some companies almost reflexively move to cut overhead, slash costs, and save every nickel possible. It might seem like a sensible m…
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Boats, RVs, trailers, vehicles add up to thousands of dollars a year The cost of dealing with abandoned vehicles, RVs, boats, campers and trailers leave local tow truck companies on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. “When the police call us to tow a vehicle, we don’t have a choice,” explained Dave LeQuesne, owner of Westshore Towing. “We don’t get paid to tow abandoned vehicles, but try to do it on a good neighbour basis. That’s resulted in a loss exceeding $100,000 last year.” Don Affleck, the owner of Peninsula Towing, said although abandoned items requiring towing has always been an issue, the problem is on the r…
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Halloween is just two weeks away, and while the pandemic is threatening to ruin one of the best times of the year for kids, some Richmondites are trying to come up with safe and fun ways to keep the holiday alive. Jonny So, the owner of Richmond-based Jonny’s Towing and Recovery Ltd., is setting up a free “haunted tow truck” show, hitting the road with his favourite tow truck on Halloween night to give Richmond children a cheap thrill. “The whole show will start off with a ghost host saying ‘welcome everyone’... It’s a voice that people can hear but they aren’t able to see it. And then people can see three pumpkins floating in the air,” said So, wh…
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