Courtesy of the Automotive Retailers Association RoadSafetyBC has announced a forthcoming increase in the Impound Lot Operator program rates. Following numerous consultations between the ARA and RoadSafetyBC, this $20 increase will be applied to the existing $35.00 admin fee (negotiated on your behalf by the ARA in 2014). The new rate becomes effective July 1st, and only for vehicles […]
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from the Professionals [Featured image for this page: Cari Robertson of Clover Towing says education and training, especially through WreckMaster courses, is the key to success – photo: Sarah Bruce] Over the years, I have interviewed numerous professionals in the towing and recovery industry, the following are their words of wisdom that have stuck with
After nearly all of the 2020 North American tow shows were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the towing industry is now gearing up for a full slate of 2021 tow shows. American Towman announced its Comeback Tour with four tow shows taking place in the second half of the year. The American Towman’s Comeback Tour
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North Bay Ontario Company Gives Back to the Community by Pat RedigerPhotos courtesy Flat-Rate Towing and Recoveryfeatured image: The outside of H.O.P.E.’s Kitchen in North Bay, Ontario Tow truck drivers are known for their desire to help people and get them back on the road, but Kate Valiquette and her husband Chris Brown have taken
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The Province of Ontario announced the launch of a pilot that will introduce restricted tow zones on sections of provincial highways beginning in summer 2021. According to the release, the tow zone pilot will help clear incidents such as collisions or vehicle breakdowns on our highways more safely and quickly. The province describes restricted tow
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Miller Industries donates funds raised from their first two online Brainstorming with the Pros sessions with Tom Luciano to the International Towing Museum and Hall of Fame. Many businesses suffered significant loss of revenue during the pandemic crisis of 2020. This is especially true for the tourism and hospitality industry. Miller Industries donates $10,941.85
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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 In mid-September 2020, Hillaire Journault, owner of CNM Évolution, contacted our dispatch at Remorquage Provincial Jacques
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Slavko Hardi, owner of Hardi Towing, was winching a van out of the ditch on Highway 16 about 30 kilometres from North Battleford, Saskatchewan when a semi-truck lost control and hit his parked tow truck. At the time of the collision, Hardi was not in his truck and managed to run for cover in time
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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 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
by Sarah BrucePhotos courtesy Kellie MiltonCover photo: Kelly and the Kelowna crew 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
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