Tow Truck Procession Honours Driver Killed On The Job

Motorcycle truck drivers organized a Saturday commemoration of a fellow passenger. In memory of the Courtney Cheffer, about 100 trucks were transported from Yorkton to Esterhazy, SASC. He was killed in an accident on Highway 22, where a semi-trailer, two other cars, and his truck were on March 7.

Friends remembered the Driver as a humble family man who loved to help others.

"If he goes somewhere, he'll send you a text message to make sure his territory is taken care of. He didn't want customers to do without him," said Schafer's friend William Cavan.

Cowan said he would miss Karadar along with Schafer the most. He said he was suffocated while riding a motorcycle with dozens of other people.

Dallas Bailey, the organizer of the tow truck parade, said: "We are a very strong man from the outside, but good from the inside, and it is amazing to see this day."

Saskatchewan's tow truck industry is largely made up of small, family-run businesses, which has caused tragedies close to home for many drivers.

Bailey said, "When we heard the news of Cortney's death, we were working in the blizzard. I sent my sons.

"My son pulls out; he's shot down once." "I was hit twice," said Brad Stratičuk, director of the Saskatchewan Road Responders Association. "A lot of businesses run families, they have so many families that's sad. It shouldn't have been."

At the request of the family, the tow truck emergency lights drivers visited the Shaffer service with their clearly visible vest or company form.

"I don't think it's happening. Unfortunately, it happened, and we have to do everything we can to bring the industry and the brothers together and support each other and spread public awareness of the real dangers," Stratikuk said.

Vehicles must travel at low speeds of up to 60 km / h while riding light on ropes on an undivided highway, but tow truck drivers say many drive with them.

They urge the government to change tractor lights to red and amber (rather than just amber) to remind drivers to slow down.

"In this case, it's hard to say if it will change anything, but it could happen next," Stretchuk said.

He said tow truck drivers tried to remind people that there was a man on the road. He said: "It's not worth 25 seconds for you to change your whip at 100 [km / h]."

"We're just a family," Cavan said. "We are brothers and sisters - it's a parent, a daughter, a son on the highway. Just please slow down."

A 47-year-old worker recently died in Louisiana after being hit by a truck and debris removed from the road after the first accident. He was standing on the highway at the time of the accident.

An 18-year-old worker was injured and killed while helping a driver with a flat tire. During this accident, he was stopped on the knee blade.

A Florida worker was killed in preparation for getting off the car on Interstate 95. He killed his cone. At the time of the accident, he inserted the last cone when he was killed.

Many accidents involving tow truck drivers occurred while loading vehicles, changing tires, or performing other tasks while working on an emergency road. After the collision, drivers will stand or work under broken vehicles. They can also have fun and ignore their surroundings.

Laws have been passed to protect emergency workers. The purpose of these laws is to protect emergency responders who work along the road. The law requires drivers to move from one lane of a vehicle if they see emergency vehicles with sirens or flashing lights. If they are unable to move beyond one lane, they should reduce their speed to the speed limit. The law includes law enforcement vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, and brightly lit tractors whose drivers perform their duties in the road service.