Gary Vandenheuvel and the Preferred Towing crew are among those featured on the Discovery’s Heavy Rescue 401. SARNIA, Ont. — Gary Vandenheuvel enjoyed watching the exploits of Jamie Davis on Highway ...

Generally speaking, there is no required tow recovery operator certification, but there are certifications that many of the heavy tow operators choose to obtain.

Subra said the producer watched and taped a truck recovery, which was also his first towing experience since entering the heavy-duty sector in 2015. Until then he had been towing just passenger ...

For tow truck drivers, that white line between the travel lanes and the road’s shoulder is the “barrier of us going home of not” he said. “That’s how we all feel,” he added. “We all live on that white ...

No serious injuries are reported after a tow truck carrying a heavy load went off the highway and into a ditch on Hwy 401 east of Belleville Monday. Handout/OPP ...

The tow truck driver sustained minor injuries.Recovery efforts to begin Saturday for heavy trucks involved in Highway 401 crash The tow truck driver sustained minor injuries.

As for the availability of city hall-owned heavy tow trucks, Deputy Police Chief Steve Bell said the police force didn’t provide numbers when it came to enforcement activity.

Tirado Zamot, who was employed by Matos Towing & Recovery, had used one of his employer’s heavy-duty tow trucks to haul a truck tractor to the Berman Truck Group property off Route 61 near Leesport.