Traffic lights help control traffic at busy intersections, and they work exceptionally well. On smaller roads, STOP signs play a vital role in negotiating traffic at two intersecting streets. Because they are less obvious than a traffic light, quite often drivers fail to stop at a STOP sign. Aside from simply not seeing the STOP [...]

Toronto Box Truck Tow Team Uprights Truck Abrams’ box truck tow team was requested at the scene of an accident on Lake Shore Boulevard and Windermere Avenue. A box truck loaded with bags of rock salt was attempting to make a U-turn at the intersection when disaster struck. Before the driver could process what was [...]

Towing Service Called in After Crane Engine Explodes on Highway 400! Abrams’ towing service was called in to move a 70,000 lb crane at a construction site on Highway 400 in Vaughan, Ontario. The crane was being used to rebuild an overpass as part of a large highway widening project. All was going well and [...]

Heavy Tow Truck Team Helps Semi Truck Clear a Curve Abram’s dispatch center responded to a call requesting the immediate assistance of a heavy tow truck team in Vaughan, Ontario. Approaching the end of his journey, a truck driver had taken a right turn between two buildings. This was a turn he had done numerous [...]

Heavy Equipment Transport Team Lifts Baggage Carts An international shipping company called upon Abrams’ Heavy Equipment Transport team for their assistance last week. As we all know, we are nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. With everyone limiting their outings, online shopping has significantly increased. The increase in online orders leads to a much [...]

Abrams’ Help Needed to Lift Propane Tank From Lowboy Trailer Abrams’ received a call from their good friends at Ross' Services to assist in lifting a propane tank off of a lowboy trailer. The damaged propane tank had made the 140 km journey from London, Ontario, in order to undergo much needed repairs at a [...]

Semi Towing Needed As Tractor Trailer Avoids Disaster A truck driver called Abrams’ semi towing team after a narrow miss in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. The driver was hauling a loaded trailer filled with 50,000 lb of aggregate. As he was driving down a main road in Oro-Medonte, he felt a sudden “clunk” in the steering. Knowing [...]

Heavy Haul Team Called In When Porta Potty Emptying Truck Broke Down Abrams’s dispatch center responded to a call requesting a heavy haul team for a broken down truck just off the 407 in Milton, Ontario. The call came from a regular customer who always utilizes Abrams’ heavy duty towing services for their fleet of [...]

Heavy Tow Team Assists With Geological Survey Abrams was called out to Pickering, in the region of Durham earlier this month to provide Heavy Tow services for a geological survey. Not every job is a standard tow job responding to a broken down car. The Abrams team is highly trained to work with sophisticated machinery [...]

Underground Towing a Honda Accord from a Parking Garage Tow trucks are generally fairly large. In fact, the average tow truck has an average height of 81 inches (6.75 feet) and a length of 96 inches (8 feet). Many residential garages generally have ceiling heights that aren't very accommodating to trucks of this size. So [...]