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Accident and collision towing in New Brunswick, NJ: your car goes to the shop you choose, 27 minutes from Linden
The minutes after an accident in New Brunswick are when the most expensive decision gets made for you unless you make it. Call your own tow, tell the officer it is coming, and keep control of the car and the bill. We arrive from Linden in roughly 27 minutes.
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Accident towing in New Brunswick, NJ: why drivers call The NJ Towing Service first, 27 minutes from Linden
The NJ Towing Service handles accident towing in New Brunswick by reaching the scene from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, recovering the car with the flatbed winch, clearing the road, documenting the damage for your claim and taking the car to your shop, so no storage yard ever bills you.
Nobody plans a crash near Rutgers College Avenue campus, which is why the tow decision usually gets made by whoever is on scene first. If that is the rotation company, the car sits in their yard at a daily rate until you show up with cash and a release. If it is us, the car is on a flatbed heading to your body shop with an itemized receipt. (908) 444-0129 reaches a dispatcher who sends a truck to New Brunswick from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, and the officer usually holds the scene that long.
The county seat and Rutgers' main campus city: a dense downtown of hospitals, office towers, the theater district and student housing, parking decks on every block, and tight residential neighborhoods spreading out toward Route 1 and Route 18. Student cars, hospital staff commuters, delivery vans and a lot of cars in decks with low clearance. Crashes here rarely leave a car that rolls, so the truck that comes is a flatbed with the winch already set up.
Why the first call after a New Brunswick crash should be ours
If nobody is hurt and the car is not blocking a live lane, call (908) 444-0129 before or while you call the police, and tell the responding officer a private tow is on the way and where the car is going. In most New Brunswick scenes the officer will release the vehicle to a private tow that arrives in a reasonable time. From Linden that is 27 minutes, which almost always works. If the car is in a live lane on Route 18, police may need it moved immediately; say so and we will still try to beat the clock.
Loading a wrecked car off Route 1 without more damage
Crashed cars rarely roll straight. A bent knuckle, a wheel folded under the fender, a locked transmission or deployed airbags mean the car is winched onto the flatbed at an angle, sometimes with a dolly under one corner. We bring the winch, the snatch block and the boards, sweep the lane for glass and plastic, and leave the scene clean so the officer can reopen the road.
Photos and a receipt your adjuster accepts
The driver shoots the car from all four corners before it goes on the deck and again when it comes off, and the receipt lists the pickup on Route 18 or wherever in New Brunswick the crash was, the shop it went to and the miles between. That is what an adjuster asks for. Collision coverage pays for the tow to a repair shop as a rule, and an at-fault driver's liability carrier usually pays it back when the claim settles.
Pulling a car out of the impound yard after a New Brunswick crash
A car already sitting in an impound yard is bleeding money by the day, and the yard's hours rarely match yours. Give us a signed release and we handle the rest: the yard visit, the fees paid on your behalf and itemized, and delivery to the shop you choose in New Brunswick or wherever it is going. Body shops around Rutgers College Avenue campus and the Downtown side of town see us on these runs every week.
Waiting for accident towing in New Brunswick right now? The rest of this page can wait. Dispatch picks up 24/7 and quotes the job before the truck leaves Linden.
Call (908) 444-0129All towing in New BrunswickAccident scene to body shop in New Brunswick: what to do, what to say, and how the recovery works
In New Brunswick the sequence is: safety first, 911 for injuries, (908) 444-0129 with the road and cross street, a word to the officer that your own tow is coming, photos of everything before it moves, your belongings out, and the winch recovery to the shop you named.
Step one: out of traffic, and 911 if anyone is hurt
On Route 18 or Route 1 get behind the guardrail, away from the car, not in front of or behind it. At a New Brunswick intersection get to the sidewalk. If anyone is hurt or the car is blocking a live lane, 911 first. Then us.
Step two: call us and say exactly where
Say the spot the way a driver would find it: Route 18 northbound past NJ Turnpike Exit 9, or the corner nearest Rutgers College Avenue campus. Say whether the car rolls and whether a wheel is bent under or fluid is on the ground. Say the make and model, and where the car should end up, even if the answer is "my driveway in College Avenue campus for now". The dispatcher quotes it and dispatches from Linden.
Step three: keep the rotation truck off the scene
The words are simple: a private tow is 27 minutes away and the car is going to my body shop. New Brunswick officers hear it often and normally wait. If the car has to move right now because it is blocking Route 18, ask if our truck can take it straight from the scene instead of the yard.
Step four: photograph the scene before anything moves
Both cars, all four corners, plates, the road and any skid marks on Route 18 or at the corner in Downtown, the other driver's license and insurance card. Take your registration and insurance card, your belongings and anything from the trunk. The driver will not open your glovebox for you at a New Brunswick scene.
Step five: recovery, sweep, delivery, receipt
The recovery itself takes minutes: the winch pulls the car onto the flatbed, the driver sweeps the debris, and the car rides to your body shop or driveway. Shops around Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital that are closed after hours get the car in the morning; we hold it overnight instead of leaving a wreck on a New Brunswick curb. You leave with an itemized receipt, and the photos are available on request.
Have the road, the cross street and the make and model ready. That is all the dispatcher needs to quote accident towing in New Brunswick.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyWhat happens after you call for accident towing in New Brunswick: minute by minute from Linden dispatch to the drop
An accident towing call from New Brunswick takes about three minutes on the phone, about 27 minutes for the truck to arrive from Linden, and fifteen to twenty minutes on scene before the car is loaded and moving to the address you gave.
Nobody who calls us from New Brunswick has done this before, or does it often. Here is the whole thing in order, so the hour is predictable.
Step one, from New Brunswick: the call and the four questions
The call to (908) 444-0129 is answered by a dispatcher at any hour, not a recording. Four questions follow: exactly where the car is in New Brunswick (the road and direction, the nearest cross street or exit, such as NJ Turnpike Exit 9, or the name of the lot), the make and model, what happened, and the destination. If the car is in the lot at New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks, say which level or section; the driver goes straight to it instead of circling.
Minutes one to three: the price and the dispatch
With the location, the vehicle and the destination known, the dispatcher quotes one number. For a tow it is the hook fee plus mileage to the address you gave; the number does not change on scene. Say yes and the nearest available truck is assigned while you are still on the line. You are given an arrival window built from where that truck actually is, not from a slogan. Nothing is charged until the job is done.
The drive from Linden to New Brunswick: about 27 minutes
The route in is Route 18 and Route 1, coming off at NJ Turnpike Exit 9. That is roughly 27 minutes with clear roads; in snow or a rush-hour backup the dispatcher gives you the real figure instead of a hopeful one. A few minutes before arrival the driver calls so you can spot the right truck and wave him to the car. Stay belted in the car if you are on a shoulder, hazards on, unless the car itself is in danger.
Loading the car in New Brunswick: what the fifteen to twenty minutes look like
The driver confirms your name and the destination, photographs the car, and positions the truck for the street. A driveway, a curb, a lot or a deck each get a different approach, which is why the dispatcher asked. The car is loaded, strapped and photographed again. If it is going to a shop after hours, the key is left the way the shop asked. You can ride along in most cases; say so on the call.
After: the receipt and what to do next
You get an itemized receipt by text or email with the hook fee, the mileage and the addresses, which is what an insurer or a warranty company asks for. Keep the receipt with the car's paperwork; roadside plans and some insurers reimburse it. The whole picture of towing in New Brunswick is on the New Brunswick towing page.
The clock starts when you call (908) 444-0129: three minutes to a quote, about 27 minutes to a truck in New Brunswick.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyThe roads into New Brunswick: accident towing response on Route 18, Route 1, Route 27 (Albany Street / French Street) and George Street / Livingston Avenue
Our route from Linden to New Brunswick runs Route 18, Route 1 and Route 27 (Albany Street / French Street), coming off at NJ Turnpike Exit 9 and Route 18 exits at Albany Street, Route 27, Commercial Avenue and Route 1, and accident towing on any of those roads is a direct dispatch; on the Turnpike and Parkway shoulders the Authority's authorized garage brings the car off the highway and we take it from the exit.
The dispatcher in Linden knows New Brunswick by its roads: Route 18, Route 1 and Route 27 (Albany Street / French Street) and the streets between them. Each note below is the one our drivers use. On an accident towing call, give the road, the direction and the nearest cross street or exit.
Route 18: accident towing response in New Brunswick
The city's highway along the river; the Route 27, Albany Street and Commercial Avenue interchanges are constant crash and breakdown spots. After a collision on Route 18, tell the officer a private tow is coming and where the car is going; most will release it to us if we arrive in a reasonable time.
Accident towing on Route 1 in New Brunswick
The southern edge with the Route 1 retail strip and the Route 18 interchange. On Route 1 we sweep the lane for glass and plastic before we leave so the road reopens clean.
Route 27 (Albany Street / French Street) through New Brunswick: accident towing on the road and off it
Through downtown and the residential south side; double-parking and lockouts. On Route 27 (Albany Street / French Street) we sweep the lane for glass and plastic before we leave so the road reopens clean.
George Street / Livingston Avenue: accident towing response in New Brunswick
Campus and downtown spines; slow, one-way stretches, constant deliveries. Say which direction you were travelling on George Street / Livingston Avenue and the nearest cross street; the driver approaches from the right side and stops with the amber bar between you and traffic.
Accident towing on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick
The student strip to Somerset; tight curbside parking and dead batteries. Say which direction you were travelling on Easton Avenue and the nearest cross street; the driver approaches from the right side and stops with the amber bar between you and traffic.
A breakdown on NJ Turnpike by New Brunswick: who works the shoulder and who takes it from the exit
Exit 9 is the city's Turnpike access via Route 18. On the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway the shoulder itself is served by the Turnpike Authority's authorized garages; book with us anyway, and once the authorized truck has the car off the highway we take it from the exit or the garage's lot to the shop or driveway you choose, at the same flat quoted price.
New Brunswick by exit number
Our drivers reach New Brunswick by NJ Turnpike Exit 9 and Route 18 exits at Albany Street, Route 27, Commercial Avenue and Route 1. On the highway itself, the exit number and your direction are the first things the dispatcher needs. On the express lanes of the Turnpike and Parkway, where there is no exit to reach, the Authority's garage brings the car off and we take over at the exit.
If you are on the side of Route 18 or any road near New Brunswick: belt on, hazards on, then call and name the road, the direction and the exit.
Call from the shoulderTowing in New BrunswickRutgers College Avenue campus, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Saint Peter's University Hospital and New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks: the New Brunswick spots that call for accident towing most
Rutgers College Avenue campus, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick station and State Theatre and the George Street theater district and New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks and Rutgers campus bus hubs are where New Brunswick drivers most often need accident towing, and each is roughly 27 minutes from a Linden truck or technician.
Accident towing when the car stops at Rutgers College Avenue campus
A crash at the entrance or in the lot at Rutgers College Avenue campus in New Brunswick is a private tow, not a rotation tow, if you call first. Say the lot and the row; the driver knows where the truck can stop.
Accident towing when the car stops at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Parking-lot collisions at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital are low speed and high damage: bumpers, fenders, a wheel knocked out of line. If the car pulls or scrapes, do not drive it. We reach Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in roughly 27 minutes and take it to your shop with photos for the claim.
Accident towing at Saint Peter's University Hospital
After a fender-bender at Saint Peter's University Hospital, photograph both cars before either moves, exchange information, and call us. The car goes to your body shop the same day, and the receipt lists the pickup at Saint Peter's University Hospital for your adjuster.
Accident towing when the car stops at New Brunswick station
After a fender-bender at New Brunswick station, photograph both cars before either moves, exchange information, and call us. The car goes to your body shop the same day, and the receipt lists the pickup at New Brunswick station for your adjuster.
Accident towing when the car stops at State Theatre and the George Street theater district
Parking-lot collisions at State Theatre and the George Street theater district are low speed and high damage: bumpers, fenders, a wheel knocked out of line. If the car pulls or scrapes, do not drive it. We reach State Theatre and the George Street theater district in roughly 27 minutes and take it to your shop with photos for the claim.
Accident towing when the car stops at Johnson & Johnson headquarters
Backing-out collisions and cut-through crashes at Johnson & Johnson headquarters rarely need police, which means there is no rotation truck to race. Photograph both cars, swap details, and a flatbed from Linden carries yours to the shop in roughly 27 minutes.
New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks and Rutgers campus bus hubs: accident towing in the commuter lot
The commuter lots at New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks and Rutgers campus bus hubs produce a steady run of low-speed crashes: a reversing SUV, a cut across the rows at 6 p.m. A car that pulls, leaks or will not roll after one of them goes on the flatbed to your body shop; a car that merely sat all day with the lights on needs a jump start, not a tow.
Stuck at Rutgers College Avenue campus or another of these places? Give the name and the lot section, and the truck or the technician heads out.
Call (908) 444-0129Every service in New BrunswickCollision tows in New Brunswick: rear-enders, intersections, guardrails, lots and impound yards
In New Brunswick we tow rear-end collisions on Route 18, intersection crashes, single-car accidents into guardrails and poles, parking-lot collisions, rollovers after police clearance, and cars already sitting in a rotation yard.
Rear-end collisions at the lights on Route 18
Stop-and-go on Route 18 produces more rear-end tows in New Brunswick than anything else. The damage hides: a radiator pushed a couple of inches, a condenser cracked, a bumper beam bent. If it leaks or rubs, driving it turns a bumper job into an engine job. Photos first, flatbed second.
T-bones and left-turn crashes at New Brunswick intersections
Left-turn and T-bone crashes at the corners around Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital produce the ugliest loads: a knuckle bent, a wheel tucked under, a steering rack locked. The recovery is a winch pull with a dolly under the bad corner. Telling the dispatcher which side is hit saves ten minutes of rigging on scene.
Guardrails, poles and ditches off Route 1
Single-car accidents into a guardrail or a pole often leave the car off the pavement. It is winched back first, then loaded. If the car is on its side or roof, police clear the scene before we recover it. See winch out in New Brunswick for cars that are stuck but not wrecked.
Lot crashes at Rutgers College Avenue campus in New Brunswick
Low speed, real damage. If the car pulls or scrapes, a short tow to the shop beats a bent tie rod letting go on Route 18. Quoted flat, with photos for the claim.
Cars already impounded after a crash
A car in the impound lot costs more every morning it is still there. With a signed release we handle the yard visit, pay the storage and release fees on your behalf, put them on one receipt, and bring the car to the shop of your choice the same day.
The car that drives after a crash and should not
The car starts, so it seems fine. Then the fan chews through the radiator on Route 18 or the bent tie rod lets go at speed. If anything is leaking, rubbing or pulling after a crash in New Brunswick, the tow is the cheap option: insurance normally pays for it, and it never pays for the damage from driving a wounded car.
Whatever stopped the car in New Brunswick, one number sends the right truck or technician.
Call (908) 444-0129Accident towing explainedAccident towing prices in New Brunswick, NJ: what the number is made of and why you hear it before dispatch
Accident towing in New Brunswick is priced as one hook fee, which includes the winch recovery, plus mileage from the scene to the shop you choose; the dispatcher quotes the total before the truck leaves Linden, collision coverage or the other driver's insurer usually reimburses it, and there is never a storage charge.
What an accident tow from New Brunswick is made of
The hook fee pays for the truck, the recovery rigging and the time on Route 18; the mileage pays for the distance to wherever the car is going. A body shop in New Brunswick or a neighboring town is usually inside the base mileage, so the hook fee is most of the bill. You hear one figure on the call and it does not change on scene.
Why a private accident tow costs less than a rotation tow
The rotation company is paid by the day, so its bill grows while you are on the phone with your insurer. Hook, storage, a release fee, and a second tow to get the car to a shop in New Brunswick. Ours is a hook and a mileage, paid once, and the car is already at the shop. A few days of yard time usually doubles the cost.
Insurance reimbursement for an accident tow in New Brunswick
Your collision policy pays the tow to a repair shop as a matter of course, and when the other driver caused the crash their liability carrier usually pays it back. The itemized receipt shows the pickup in New Brunswick, the destination and the miles, which is exactly what the adjuster's form wants. Pay on scene by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash and file it.
The reason this page has no accident towing price table for New Brunswick
A number on a page cannot know whether your car is on Route 18 or in a driveway in French Street corridor, whether it is a Civic or a Range Rover, or where it is going. A quote on the phone takes thirty seconds and is exact. Call, ask, and hang up if you do not like it.
Want the number for accident towing in New Brunswick before you decide? Call; the quote takes half a minute and costs nothing.
Call for a quoteSchedule insteadFrench Street corridor, Livingston Avenue section, Downtown and College Avenue campus and more: accident towing in every part of New Brunswick
French Street corridor, Livingston Avenue section, Downtown, College Avenue campus, Fifth Ward, Sixth Ward and Lincoln Park area: every section of New Brunswick gets accident towing at the same flat quoted price.
Parking decks all over downtown and the hospitals, most with clearance under seven feet, so cars are dollied to the exit before a flatbed loads. Tight permit street parking in the neighborhoods. Say the New Brunswick neighborhood and the cross street; it is faster than a house number on a long block.
French Street corridor: what accident towing looks like here
French Street corridor gets the same response as the rest of New Brunswick: a dispatcher who quotes accident towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in French Street corridor and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Accident towing in Livingston Avenue section
Livingston Avenue section gets the same response as the rest of New Brunswick: a dispatcher who quotes accident towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Livingston Avenue section and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Accident towing in Downtown
Downtown gets the same response as the rest of New Brunswick: a dispatcher who quotes accident towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Downtown and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
College Avenue campus, New Brunswick: accident towing response
College Avenue campus gets the same response as the rest of New Brunswick: a dispatcher who quotes accident towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in College Avenue campus and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Fifth Ward: what accident towing looks like here
Fifth Ward gets the same response as the rest of New Brunswick: a dispatcher who quotes accident towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Fifth Ward and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Accident towing in Sixth Ward
Sixth Ward gets the same response as the rest of New Brunswick: a dispatcher who quotes accident towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 27 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Sixth Ward and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
French Street corridor or the far side of New Brunswick: one number, one flat price, one 24-hour dispatch for accident towing.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchWho calls for accident towing in New Brunswick: commuters, families, small businesses and visitors passing through on Route 18
The accident towing calls from New Brunswick come from a city of about 55,000 residents and from everyone who drives through it: the commuter lot at New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks, the family driveways, the shops and fleets near Rutgers College Avenue campus, and the drivers who know the town only as an exit on Route 18.
The county seat and Rutgers' main campus city: a dense downtown of hospitals, office towers, the theater district and student housing, parking decks on every block, and tight residential neighborhoods spreading out toward Route 1 and Route 18. Student cars, hospital staff commuters, delivery vans and a lot of cars in decks with low clearance. That mix shapes the accident towing calls we get from New Brunswick.
The commuter's car in New Brunswick: New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks and the roads to it
A New Brunswick commuter's car fails at the worst possible moments: leaving for the train, coming home late, or on Route 18 in the morning rush. We tow it to the shop you name or the driveway you left from, and tell you the price first. Most commuter calls are quoted and dispatched in under three minutes.
Families in the residential streets of New Brunswick
The city has a lot of two- and three-car households, and the spare car is the one that fails. A local tow to the shop or the dealer is priced as hook plus mileage, quoted on the call. If you are locked out with a child inside, call 911 first and then us; that call goes to the front of the line.
Work vans, pickups and fleets around Rutgers College Avenue campus
Around Rutgers College Avenue campus and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital the calls come from work vehicles: a plumber's van, a florist's car, a landscaper's pickup with a trailer behind it. A business tow from New Brunswick is priced the same hook-plus-mileage way as anyone else's and lands at the shop you name; anything over a pickup's weight is a heavy-duty job. Fleet accounts get one invoice a month; ask the dispatcher.
Drivers passing through New Brunswick on Route 18
New Brunswick sits on Route 18, which means strangers break down here every day. Our dispatcher knows the road by exit and by landmark, and the truck is set up for a shoulder pickup: lights, cones, and a fast load. Where the car goes is your choice: a shop in New Brunswick, your home town or anywhere in the 45-minute area.
It does not matter which of these drivers you are; (908) 444-0129 reaches the same New Brunswick dispatch 24 hours a day, and the price is quoted before the truck moves.
Call (908) 444-0129Accident towing explainedAccident towing in New Brunswick by season: the calls we get in winter, spring, summer and fall
The trucks run to New Brunswick in every month, but what they are sent for follows the calendar: dead batteries and ice on Route 18 in winter, pothole damage in spring, overheating and blown tires in summer, storms and deer strikes in the fall. Route 18 and Boyd Park flood with the Raritan; the Albany Street bridge approach ices.
Ask a dispatcher what New Brunswick sends us in a given month and the answer is specific: dead batteries at New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks in January, bent wheels off Route 1 in April, overheated cars on Route 18 in July, cars off the ramps in October. The notes below say what to expect from accident towing in each season in this corner of Middlesex County.
Winter accident towing in New Brunswick when Route 18 ices over
Winter collisions cluster on the first icy morning of the year; the truck clears the lane first and sorts the paperwork second. In New Brunswick the hills and the shaded side streets ice first; say whether the car is on a slope so the driver brings the right rigging.
Pothole season in New Brunswick: March and April on Route 1
Spring rain after a dry week makes the ramps greasy and rear-end crashes common at the lights. After a hard pothole hit in New Brunswick, check the tire and the wheel before driving on; if the rim is bent or the sidewall bulges, it is a flatbed job, not a drive.
Heat, holiday traffic and summer storms in New Brunswick
Summer accident calls come with heat, traffic and holiday volume; the crew works fast to get the car and the people off the shoulder. Summer in New Brunswick also fills the lots at Rutgers College Avenue campus, and a car that sat in the sun all afternoon on a weak battery does not start at closing time; the technician carries a jump pack and checks the coolant, and the flatbed is sent from the same call if the fix will not hold.
Accident towing in New Brunswick from October to December
Fall means deer season and early darkness; a deer strike is an accident tow with a body-shop destination and an insurance claim. Wet leaves on the ramps off Route 18 are as slick as ice; a car that slid onto the grass is a winch-out in New Brunswick, not a tow, and is priced that way.
The seasons change the calls from New Brunswick, not the way we answer them: call (908) 444-0129, describe the car, and hear the price before the truck rolls.
Call (908) 444-0129Roadside assistance in New BrunswickHighland Park, North Brunswick, Edison and Piscataway and more: accident towing in the towns next to New Brunswick
The same trucks that provide accident towing in New Brunswick serve Highland Park, North Brunswick, Edison, Piscataway, East Brunswick, Milltown, South River and Franklin Township; each has its own accident towing page.
- Accident towing in Highland Park
- Accident towing in North Brunswick
- Accident towing in Edison
- Accident towing in Piscataway
- Accident towing in East Brunswick
- Accident towing in Milltown
- Accident towing in South River
- Accident towing in Franklin Township
- Accident towing in Middlesex County
- Accident towing everywhere we go
Highland Park: 20–35 minutes from the Linden yard
Highland Park is next to New Brunswick and in our second response zone. If the car is on the Highland Park side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See accident towing in Highland Park.
North Brunswick, 20–35 minutes from Linden
North Brunswick is next to New Brunswick and in our second response zone. If the car is on the North Brunswick side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See accident towing in North Brunswick.
Edison, 20–35 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for accident towing in Edison as in New Brunswick; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: accident towing in Edison.
Next door in Piscataway: 20–35 minutes from Linden
Piscataway is next to New Brunswick and in our second response zone. If the car is on the Piscataway side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See accident towing in Piscataway.
Not sure which town you are in? It does not matter. One number, one price structure, every town within 45 minutes.
Call (908) 444-0129Service area mapAccident towing in New Brunswick at a glance: drive time, roads, exits, lots and price
Accident towing in New Brunswick, Middlesex County: 27 minutes from Linden dispatch, zone 2, via Route 18, Route 1 and Route 27 (Albany Street / French Street), 24/7 at a flat quoted price.
| Service | Accident & Collision Towing in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ |
|---|---|
| Drive from Linden | 27 minutes off-peak · Zone 2 (20–35 minutes) |
| Roads we come in on | Route 18, Route 1, Route 27 (Albany Street / French Street), George Street / Livingston Avenue, Easton Avenue and NJ Turnpike |
| Exits | NJ Turnpike Exit 9 and Route 18 exits at Albany Street, Route 27, Commercial Avenue and Route 1 |
| Station lots | New Brunswick station (NJ Transit Northeast Corridor and Amtrak) with its decks and Rutgers campus bus hubs |
| Common pickup spots | Rutgers College Avenue campus, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick station, State Theatre and the George Street theater district and Johnson & Johnson headquarters |
| Neighborhoods | Downtown, College Avenue campus, Fifth Ward, Sixth Ward, Lincoln Park area, French Street corridor and Livingston Avenue section |
| Pricing | One quoted number: hook fee + miles; no night, holiday or fuel surcharge |
| Hours | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every holiday |
| Phone | Tap to call |
Everything about accident towing in New Brunswick fits in one table. Everything you need to do fits in one call.
Call nowMiddlesex County towingQuestions New Brunswick drivers ask about accident towing before they call
Arrival time to New Brunswick, price, which truck, where the car can go, garages and lots, insurance and what to do while waiting; anything else, dispatch answers live.
How fast can an accident tow truck get to New Brunswick?
Roughly 27 minutes, which is usually short enough that the officer waits. The dispatcher confirms the window once you say where on Route 18 or which corner of New Brunswick you are.
Police are here already in New Brunswick. Is it too late to call you?
Usually yes. Tell the officer a private tow is minutes out and where the car is going. If the car is blocking a live lane on Route 18 they may need it moved immediately; ask whether our truck can take it directly.
Does my policy reimburse accident towing in New Brunswick?
Collision coverage almost always pays for the tow to a repair shop. If the other driver was at fault on Route 18 or at Rutgers College Avenue campus, their liability coverage typically reimburses it. Our receipt has what adjusters need.
Can the wrecked car go to my driveway in New Brunswick?
Yes. The destination is yours to pick, and a driveway in Downtown is as good as a shop. Just keep it off the street; New Brunswick and most towns ticket damaged vehicles left at the curb.
Can you pick up my car from the impound yard and bring it to my shop?
Yes. With a signed release we go to the yard, pay the storage and release fees for you, itemize them, and deliver the car to your body shop in New Brunswick or wherever you choose the same day.
The car will not roll after the crash on Route 18. Can you load it?
Yes. The deck comes down, the winch pulls the car up, and a dolly goes under any wheel that will not turn. Folded wheels, bent frames and shredded tires are ordinary work on Route 18.
Will you photograph the car for the insurance claim?
Yes, before loading and at drop-off. The itemized receipt lists the New Brunswick pickup, the destination and the mileage. Photos are available on request.
After a lot crash at Rutgers College Avenue campus the car pulls to one side. Tow or drive?
Yes. Pulling, scraping or a new noise after a lot collision at Rutgers College Avenue campus is the car telling you something is bent. The short tow to the shop is a covered expense; the engine that overheats on Route 1 is not.
Is there room in the truck for me after a crash in New Brunswick?
Usually one person can ride in the cab to the shop. Say how many people are with the car at the New Brunswick scene and the dispatcher plans for the rest.
Can you deliver to a body shop that is closed?
Two options: the car goes into the shop's lot tonight with the key in the drop box, or it sleeps at our yard and is delivered when the shop opens. Either beats a wreck sitting on a New Brunswick street overnight.
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