According to Bankruptcy Data’s Quarterly & Annual Report on Business Bankruptcy Filings, there was a 26% increases in bankruptcies during the 2016 year in comparison to 2015.  Energy -related businesses and service related industries seemed to struggle with five large energy businesses filing and the largest percentage of filings coming from the service industry. Predictions expect the trend to continue in 2017 with bankruptcies in varying industries.

Find out more at www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/17/01/p8931619/bankruptcy-data-releases-its-q4-2016-report-of-business-bankruptcy-fili

An unsuspecting Pepsi truck driver came within moments of his life when he found his truck stopped before an oncomming train.

The man managed to make it off the tracks just in time; the truck he was driving was not so lucky.

​You can read the full story here: tucsonnewsnow.com.

​After years of excessive and abusive nonconsensual tow billing, new regulations in Ontario, CA will require tow companies to start playing by the rules.

The law, which went into effect over the new year, states that tow truck operators must now disclose rates in advance, while also needing permission in order to tow and store vehicles.

This is, of course, a response to an illegal practice that has gone on for far too long.

​​The new Ontario law is a big step in a positive direction that will hopefully lead other regions to follow soon.

For more detail on the law, and the new regulations it requires, read the full article on the Ontarion News  website.