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Traffic, Turf-Wars, and the Tow Zone Pilot (Part II)
Tow Canada speaks to representatives from the Ministry of Transport (Ontario), the Ontario Provincial Police, the towing industry, and an insurance company about the Tow …
Hauling a Luxury Electric Vehicle Across Canada
by Iva Kestrankova A glimpse into a towing job that exceeds the ordinary. When JKM Towing’s operations manager, Kevin Moore, was contracted to haul the …
Traffic, Turf-Wars, and the Tow Zone Pilot (Part I)
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford stepped in front of the camera at a news conference on June 29, 2020, and announced the creation of a …
Bright Pink Truck and 100% Purpose
by Chris Abbott It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s a Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) flatbed beauty. Mike and Rosemary Dean’s bright pink Freightliner …
RRAS Saskatoon Tow Show 2022
by Jackie Klotz, secretary, Roadside Responders Association of Saskatchewan (RRAS) & Brad Stratychuk, president, RRA Fantastic food, fine trucks, old friends, new friends, first-rate vendors, …
Industry News
Nominations Open for the PTAO’s Hero of the Industry Award
Every year the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO) accepts nominations for the Hero of the Industry Award that is presented to the recipient at …
The Road Ahead for the Saskatchewan Towing and Recovery Industry
From securing rate increases to developing a Master Service Agreement with the provincial insurer, the RRAS continues to support and promote the Saskatchewan towing and …
Jerr-Dan Receives Patent for Automatic Wheel Grid
Jerr-Dan, an Oshkosh Corporation company, reports that the Jerr-Dan XLP Autogrid automatic wheel grid option introduced in 2022 received a patent for both design and …