Since 1998, The Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO), has been the largest towing association in Ontario. It has been working tirelessly with external Towing Industry stakeholders over the past year to identify a centralized Provincial Towing License solution.
To accelerate the process, the PTAO invited government officials, educational tow truck training company representatives, the Ministry of Transportation, Police and the CAA to an inaugural and open panel discussion hosted at the 2019 Tow Show. The panel discussion was live streamed, and so successful, that there was a consensus to form a ‘Towing Task Force’ (2019) to address the problems of the towing industry.
The “Towing Task Force Committee” met throughout 2019-2020 with the goal of providing an Operational Model and Provincial Towing solution to the Provincial Government.
Through the extensive collection of information from Stakeholders discussions, the PTAO understands the framework necessary for a Provincial Licensing Model as part of the towing solution in Ontario.
Since 1998, The Provincial Towing Association of Ontario (PTAO), has been the largest towing association in Ontario. It has been working tirelessly with external Towing Industry stakeholders over the past year to identify a centralized Provincial Towing License solution.
To accelerate the process, the PTAO invited government officials, educational tow truck training company representatives, the Ministry of Transportation, Police and the CAA to an inaugural and open panel discussion hosted at the 2019 Tow Show. The panel discussion was live streamed, and so successful, that there was a consensus to form a ‘Towing Task Force’ (2019) to address the problems of the towing industry.
The “Towing Task Force Committee” met throughout 2019-2020 with the goal of providing an Operational Model and Provincial Towing solution to the Provincial Government.
Through the extensive collection of information from Stakeholders discussions, the PTAO understands the framework necessary for a Provincial Licensing Model as part of the towing solution in Ontario.
With increasing criminal activity and unregulated towing practices, there is an urgent need to activate a Provincial Licensing Model to ensure Consumer Safety.
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