Posted on 02/01/2022 5:26:51 PM PST by Mount Athos
Authorities searching for tow truck companies to assist in the removal of trucks from Coutts border blockade are coming up empty-handed.
According to local towing companies, requests have come in since Sunday for trucks to assist RCMP should they look to haul away trucks and other vehicles participating in the border blockade.
The Western Standard spoke with a number of tow truck companies in southern Alberta including in Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.
City Wide towing in Calgary said they had tow trucks at the blockade yesterday to help support anyone in need, but confirmed no trucks stayed on scene.
“Our trucks won’t be heading outside of Calgary today,” said a call centre employee at City Wide who did not want to give her name.
“We will be remaining in Calgary to service the surrounding area.”
TnT Towing in Lethbridge is one of the largest towing companies in the area. When contacted, the person who answered the phone said they had no comment but did indicate they had been contacted.
“We don’t know who it was that called, but we don’t want to get involved so we won’t be commenting.”
Ken Hauck Towing in Medicine Hat has the capacity to haul heavy trucks, but when asked if they had been contacted to supply any tow trucks to the border, they said they had not been contracted as of yet.
One smaller towing company in southern Alberta that was approached to supply tow trucks said they are “stuck between a rock and a hard place.”
“We have created relationships in our community and contracts that would be in jeopardy if we participate in any way,” said a worker at the towing company who asked to remain anonymous to avoid any negative response to his company.
“A lot of these smaller companies don’t want to ruin their reputation in the communities they serve so they don’t want to get involved,” he said.
“We have received calls here to supply our trucks, but we’ve also had calls from locals who won’t identify themselves asking if we plan to send trucks. When I told them ‘no’ they said ‘good then we will keep supporting you.’”
The Western Standard spoke with Abe Martens from Xodus Car Transport out of Lethbridge County. Martens’ company focuses on transporting vehicles, but also offers towing services.
“We are here with our trucks at the blockade, but we are participating and are in full support of the truckers,” said Martens.
Martens joined blockade organizer Nick Friesen for a live update with the Western Standard on Monday afternoon.
RCMP said it will not discuss tactics or what it’s planning next at the blockade.
Call Dudley Doright 🤪
Honk, honk!
Love it! This has the makings of a nationwide general strike.
The smartest thing the RCMP could do, it completely dump the tyrants in Ottawa and join up with the People they’re supposed to be serving in the first place.
Albertans want to get rid of the RCMP, because they answer only to Ottawa.
This is similar to one of Ann Rands nove where the producers in society stopped doing things. Let these elite bastards operate everything themselves.
It’s because we all called them and told them what was right.
We’ve sent more supplies to Coutts, I’ve two buddies who hiked in yesterday bringing in stuff, and more coming.
These idiot police should never have messed with Albertans.
another article at rebel news on this
That is so funny, calling a towing company only to find out he’s participating in the protest.
“OK, guys, how many horses do you think it will take to move an 18-wheeler? Anybody done this before? Thought so....
Maybe gavin trudeau and justin newsone can co lab bo rate with each other , they do look and act stupidly enough alike.
Good for you. Is snowmobile viable? Heard the police have the access blocked.
Stray strong.
"I will stop the motor of the world.
And he did - by persuading the productive members of society to go on strike and not leave anything behind for the "looters" (Ayn Rand's name for totalitarian socialist parasites)
Interestingly, the original name of the book was THE STRIKE.
ESADRCMP.
Tow truck rigs should head out west where a of these
truckers came from.
Just form a big long trail of tow trucks answering a big
call for trucks from out west.
Leave just a very few near where the RCMP might want them,
in case a truck rig breaks down.
Leave three or four in the area of most concern.
All our big tow trucks are down for maintenance.
We’re expecting a parts delivery any day now.
Package tracking says it’s somewhere near the border.
Let me get back to you.
We’ve got farmers and trucks blowing their road blocks.
We’ve got guys going in on foot and snowmobiles.
We’re pissed.
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