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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 new provincial task force to overhaul the towing industry, nobody was questioning anymore whether something needed to be done. by Kara Cunningham For the towing industry in Ontario, the past […]

by Chris Abbott /*! elementor – v3.10.2 – 29-01-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} 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 M2 106 tow truck, a symbol for breast cancer awareness, won a first-place trophy at the Sept.

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, fabulous supporters, and an awards banquet to remember. After two years of cancellations, the long-awaited RRAS Saskatoon Tow Show was held September 9–11, 2022.  We had a fantastic weekend with

Cover photo: The Highway Thru Hell cast members, Ken Duperon (Mission Towing) and Al Quiring (Quiring Towing & Recovery), signing holiday posters. Photo: Tow Canada After a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic, the annual Tow Truck Toy Run returned to Aggressive Auto Towing’s yard in Abbotsford, B.C., on December 17, 2022. This charitable

We keep hearing of work-life balance, but what does it really mean? by Tammy Vandenheuvel According to Wikipedia, the term work-life balance stands for a state in which work and private life are in harmony. What does that really mean or even look like for someone who owns a business in the towing industry? I

EVfriendly, a new industry-led program addresses the issues of safety, training, and consumer confidence in the transition to zero-emission vehicles in Canada. by Kara Cunningham On the July/August edition, Tow Canada introduced the EVfriendly program and the growing need for training designed to give tow and recovery professionals the necessary knowledge and skills to safely

A blazing Tesla raises questions about towing, storage, safety, training, and more. by Kara Cunningham On Friday, May 20, in North Vancouver, Jamil Jutha was driving his 2021 Tesla Model Y when he received an error message just before his vehicle lost power. The vehicle shut down, smoke filled the cabin, and Jutha struggled to

The Freedom Convoy, the protests, the border blockades—how one of Canada’s biggest stories of the year catapulted the towing industry into the spotlight. by Kara Cunningham The convoy movement that swept across Canada earlier this year interrupted life and business and raised interesting questions about the relationship between personal liberty and public responsibility. As the

When recovering a loader stuck in the ice, the team at Remorquage Météor came up with an innovative idea. by Iva Kestrankova Winter conditions in Eastern Canada can be really tough. No one knows this better than tow truck operators when responding to incidents on roads and highways caused by snowstorms and extreme temperatures. Not

/*! elementor – v3.5.4 – 23-01-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Brandon is only nine years old, but his career plans are already set in stone—when he grows up, he wants to operate a heavy-duty rotator. by Iva Kestrankova Even though Kevin Skinner’s son Brandon still goes to elementary school, when asked