Removing trucks could be almost 'impossible,' say heavy towing experts (Advice wellcome) [View all]
Removing trucks could be almost 'impossible,' say heavy towing experts
Incredibly difficult without co-operation from drivers, say those in the field
Michelle Allan · CBC News · Posted: Feb 07, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
Trucks are parked south of a police roadblock on Metcalfe Street on Sunday as a protest against COVID-19 restrictions extends into its second week. Police say there are 500 trucks in the main protest area, and towing experts say they could be incredibly hard to remove.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-protest-truck-tow-remove-1.6339652
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Heavy-duty towing experts say it will be difficult or impossible to remove the hundreds of heavy trucks entrenched in Ottawa's downtown — unless the drivers allow it.
CBC counted 40 trucks on Kent Street and 109 on Wellington Street Friday, with dozens more on other streets spread around the downtown core. Then on Saturday, Ottawa police said 500 heavy trucks were in the so-called "red zone."
Trucker Lloyd Crowe from Picton, Ont., has been parked just a couple of blocks away from Parliament Hill since last weekend, but he's not worried about being towed.
"If you know anything about truck air brakes, once you pull that button, all 18 wheels are locked," Crowe told CBC on Wednesday.
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And they need 2000 more police officers:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/watson-state-of-emergency-update-1.6342156
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