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24 hour emergency towing in Lodi, NJ: a tow truck near you in 40 minutes, flat price quoted first
The car stopped in Lodi and it is not going to start again. One call reaches our own dispatcher, who quotes the tow and sends a flatbed or wheel-lift truck from Linden in about 40 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour. No membership, no surcharges, 24 hours a day.
Emergency towing in Lodi, NJ: why drivers call The NJ Towing Service first, 40 minutes from Linden
An emergency tow in Lodi is immediate dispatch from Linden, about 40 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour out, for any vehicle that cannot be driven safely, priced as a flat hook plus mileage on the call with an honest arrival window and no after-hours surcharge.
An emergency tow in Lodi is not a scheduled pickup. The truck leaves the yard the minute you approve the quote, the dispatcher builds your arrival window from where the nearest available truck actually is, and the driver calls when he is a few minutes out. It does not mean a surcharge: a 3 a.m. tow off Route 46 is priced on the same flat hook-plus-mileage structure as a Tuesday afternoon.
A dense working borough on the Saddle River with Main Street and Route 46 commerce, Felician University's Lodi campus, and tight residential blocks. Older cars, two-sided street parking and Route 46 breakdowns. Those details decide whether a flatbed or a wheel-lift comes to Lodi and from which direction, so the dispatcher asks about them before the truck moves.
The Lodi breakdowns that count as an emergency tow
If the car cannot be driven safely, it is an emergency tow. That covers the engine that boiled over on Route 46, the transmission that will not take a gear in a Main Street driveway, the blowout with no spare on Route 17, the car that is leaking after a bump near Main Street commercial strip, the one that simply will not turn over, and the one parked where the sweeper or the tow-away sign is about to win. All of them get the same immediate dispatch.
The road from Linden to Lodi, and why the window is real
Linden sits at Exit 13 of the Turnpike, on Routes 1 & 9 and Route 27, one exit from the Parkway. From there Lodi is about 40 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour by Route 46 and Route 17. The dispatcher can see where each truck is, so the window you hear is real. Rush hour on Route 46 and storms stretch it, and you are told so on the call.
How Lodi's parking changes an emergency tow
Tight two-sided street parking; few driveways. A flatbed loads from the nearest gap. That is why the dispatcher asks where the car is sitting, not just the street. A driveway in Main Street, a curb space with cars nose to tail, a row at Main Street commercial strip or a deck level each need different gear: boards, skates, a dolly, or the flatbed winch for a car that will not roll.
When the emergency in Lodi is really a roadside fix
The dispatcher is trying to send you the cheapest thing that works, which in Lodi is often a technician rather than a truck. Say the symptom: no crank, a flat, locked out, out of gas. That becomes a jump start, a tire change, a lockout or a fuel delivery, and you drive away from Main Street instead of following a flatbed.
Waiting for emergency towing in Lodi 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 LodiFrom your emergency call in Lodi to the hook: the five steps, what to say and what to expect
The dispatcher asks where in Lodi the car is, what it is doing, what it is and where it should go, then quotes one flat price and a real arrival window; on your yes the truck leaves Linden and the driver calls a few minutes before he arrives.
Step one: where, exactly, in Lodi
On Route 46 or Route 17, say the direction and the nearest exit, cross street or business. On a residential street, the address or the two cross streets and the neighborhood. In a lot, the name of the place, such as Main Street commercial strip. In a garage, the level and the posted clearance. The blue dot on your phone's map is your friend; read the road it shows.
Step two: what the car is doing
Say what happened in plain words: no start, overheated on Route 46, transmission will not engage, blowout with no spare, a collision. Then the two questions that set up the load: does it roll, and does the wheel turn? Yes to both is a two-minute load. No to either means the winch and maybe a dolly, and the driver arrives in Lodi ready for it.
Step three: the vehicle, because it decides the truck
Make, model and drivetrain settle which truck leaves Linden. A Subaru, a Tesla or anything lowered goes on a flatbed; a front-wheel-drive commuter car that quit in Main Street can ride a wheel-lift for a little less; a sprinter or box truck on Route 46 calls for a medium-duty truck. The dispatcher explains the choice before you say yes.
Step four: the quote, before you commit
Name the destination: a mechanic in Lodi, a dealer on Route 46, a body shop, your driveway in Main Street, or undecided for now. That sets the mileage, the dispatcher adds it to the hook fee, and you hear one figure. Yes sends the truck; no costs nothing.
Step five: arrival, loading, drop-off, receipt
From there it is the driver's job. He calls when he is close, stops behind the car with the amber bar running if you are on a shoulder, loads it, and takes it and usually one passenger to the destination. The itemized receipt names the pickup in Lodi, the drop-off, the mileage and the service, and you pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash.
Have the road, the cross street and the make and model ready. That is all the dispatcher needs to quote emergency towing in Lodi.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyFrom your call to the car being unloaded: how emergency towing in Lodi actually unfolds
Count on about three minutes on the phone with the dispatcher, about 40 minutes for the truck to reach Lodi from Linden, and fifteen to twenty minutes of loading before the car is strapped down and headed to the address you gave.
Nobody who calls us from Lodi has done this before, or does it often. Here is the whole thing in order, so the hour is predictable.
Minute zero: the call from Lodi
A dispatcher answers (908) 444-0129 at any hour; there is no menu and no callback queue. The questions are the same every time: where exactly is the car (the road, the direction, the nearest cross street or exit, such as Route 46 / Main Street, or the name of the lot), what is it, what happened, and where it should go. If you are not sure exactly where you are in Lodi, read a mile marker, a shop sign or the last exit you passed.
The quote and the dispatch, before the third minute
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.
About 40 minutes on the road: Linden to Lodi
From Linden the truck runs Route 46 and Route 17 and takes Route 46 / Main Street into Lodi, about 40 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour off-peak; when the weather or the traffic is bad you are told the honest window on the call. Expect a call from the driver when he is minutes away so you know which truck to look for. Take a photo of the car where it sits and note the nearest sign or cross street; it helps the driver find you and it helps later if an insurer asks.
On scene in Lodi: fifteen to twenty minutes to load
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.
Once the job is done in Lodi: paperwork and next steps
An itemized receipt arrives by text or email showing the hook fee, the mileage and both addresses: exactly what an insurer, a warranty company or a roadside plan wants to see. If the car needs a second move later, from the shop to home, say, the same dispatch line quotes it as a local tow in Lodi. Everything else we do in Lodi is on the Lodi towing page.
The clock starts when you call (908) 444-0129: three minutes to a quote, about 40 minutes to a truck in Lodi.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyEmergency towing on Route 46, Route 17, Main Street and Garibaldi Avenue / Westervelt Place: the roads we run to reach Lodi
Our route from Linden to Lodi runs Route 46, Route 17 and Main Street, coming off at Route 46 / Main Street and Route 46 / Route 17 interchange, and emergency towing on any of those roads is a direct dispatch.
Every road below is one our drivers run to and through Lodi. The notes are what they actually know about each one. When you call for emergency towing, say the road, the direction and the nearest cross street or exit.
Route 46: emergency towing response in Lodi
Runs along the northern edge; the Main Street and Route 17 ramps are crash and breakdown spots. On Route 46 the truck stops behind the car, amber bar on, and the driver waves you out only when the lane is shielded.
Route 17 through Lodi: emergency towing on the road and off it
Along the eastern edge toward Hasbrouck Heights; narrow shoulders. For an emergency tow here, say the direction you are facing and stay belted in the car with the hazards on; the driver shields the scene with the truck before he steps out.
Main Street: emergency towing response in Lodi
The commercial spine through the borough; delivery trucks and double parking. If police are already with you on Main Street, tell the dispatcher; we coordinate with them on the lane and they will usually hold it for the load.
Emergency towing on Garibaldi Avenue / Westervelt Place in Lodi
Residential connectors; narrow with parked cars. If police are already with you on Garibaldi Avenue / Westervelt Place, tell the dispatcher; we coordinate with them on the lane and they will usually hold it for the load.
Lodi by exit number
Our drivers reach Lodi by Route 46 / Main Street and Route 46 / Route 17 interchange. If you are on the highway, the exit number is the single most useful thing you can tell the dispatcher about emergency towing. 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.
Stopped on a shoulder near Lodi? Stay belted, hazards on, and call with the road, your direction and the nearest exit.
Call from the shoulderTowing in LodiWhere we provide emergency towing in Lodi: Lodi municipal complex, Saddle River and Main Street commercial strip and the lots at Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46
The common Lodi pickup points for emergency towing are Lodi municipal complex, Saddle River, Main Street commercial strip, Felician University Lodi campus and Route 46 shopping centers and Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46; a truck or technician reaches any of them in about 40 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour.
Lodi municipal complex: emergency towing response
A car that will not move at Lodi municipal complex is one of the common Lodi emergency calls. Say the lot or the entrance; the driver knows where a truck can stop and how to reach a car boxed in by others. If it turns out to be a dead battery, a technician fixes it for less than a tow.
Saddle River: emergency towing response
A car that will not move at Saddle River is one of the common Lodi emergency calls. Say the lot or the entrance; the driver knows where a truck can stop and how to reach a car boxed in by others. If it turns out to be a dead battery, a technician fixes it for less than a tow.
Main Street commercial strip: emergency towing response
A car that will not move at Main Street commercial strip is one of the common Lodi emergency calls. Say the lot or the entrance; the driver knows where a truck can stop and how to reach a car boxed in by others. If it turns out to be a dead battery, a technician fixes it for less than a tow.
Emergency towing at Felician University Lodi campus
Felician University Lodi campus is a regular pickup for our drivers. Say which lot or which entrance, take your belongings out of the car, and have the key ready; a boxed-in car is moved on skates to where the deck can drop.
Emergency towing at Route 46 shopping centers
Route 46 shopping centers is a regular pickup for our drivers. Say which lot or which entrance, take your belongings out of the car, and have the key ready; a boxed-in car is moved on skates to where the deck can drop.
The station lot at Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46: emergency towing for commuters
The commuter lots at Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46 produce more no-start calls than the rest of Lodi combined. Most are a jump start and a load test; the ones that are not become a flatbed tow on the same call, no second callout.
If you are at one of these Lodi spots now, say which one and where in the lot; emergency towing is dispatched on the call.
Call (908) 444-0129Every service in LodiEmergency towing situations we handle in Lodi every night
The common Lodi emergency tows are shoulder breakdowns on Route 46, cars that will not start in driveways and lots, overheats and blown transmissions, blowouts with no spare, post-accident tows and vehicles that must move before a ticket.
Shoulder breakdowns on Route 46 at night
Runs along the northern edge; the Main Street and Route 17 ramps are crash and breakdown spots. A car dead on that shoulder at night is the call we treat most carefully. Stay belted inside with the hazards on unless the car is in danger of being hit; then get behind the guardrail, well clear. If a truck you did not call pulls up, decline it; our driver knows your name and says ours.
Morning no-starts in Lodi driveways and lots
Six a.m., a driveway in Main Street, and a car that clicks. Or the car at Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46 that sat all day with a light on. A jump start solves most of these; when the battery is dead for good, the flatbed comes from the same call and you pay for the tow, not two visits.
Overheats, blown transmissions and dead alternators
Runs along the northern edge; the Main Street and Route 17 ramps are crash and breakdown spots. A temperature gauge in the red or a transmission that will not engage is a stop-now, tow-now situation; limping to the shop turns a repair into a rebuild.
Flat with nothing to put on, on Route 17
A third of flat-tire calls from Lodi end as a tow because there is no usable spare. A tire change on the shoulder of Route 17 is the first try; if there is nothing to put on, the tow to the tire shop you choose is quoted on the same call.
After an accident in Lodi, once the scene is clear
A crash on Route 46 or in the lot at Main Street commercial strip becomes an emergency tow the moment the scene is safe. Calling your own truck before the police call theirs keeps the car out of a storage yard; accident towing in Lodi explains how.
Beating the sweeper and the tow-away sign in Main Street
Tight two-sided street parking; few driveways. A flatbed loads from the nearest gap. When the car is dead and the sweeper is due, or the tow-away sign is about to apply, that is an emergency with a clock on it. We get it off the street in Main Street or wherever it is and into a driveway or a shop first.
Whatever stopped the car in Lodi, one number sends the right truck or technician.
Call (908) 444-0129Emergency towing explainedEmergency towing prices in Lodi, NJ: what the number is made of and why you hear it before dispatch
Emergency towing in Lodi is priced as one hook fee plus mileage from the pickup to wherever you send the car, given as a single total before the truck leaves Linden, with nothing added for nights, weekends, holidays or fuel.
What an emergency tow from Lodi is made of
The hook fee covers dispatch, loading and the driver's time on scene. Mileage is the distance from the pickup in Lodi to the drop-off. A tow to a shop in Lodi or the next town usually falls within the base mileage. The dispatcher adds the two and gives you one total.
The fees we do not charge in Lodi
There is no fuel surcharge, no night or holiday premium, no charge for a passenger in the cab and no administrative fee. There is no storage line either, because the car from Lodi goes to your shop or driveway, not our yard. If the number on scene differs from the number dispatch gave you, call dispatch before the car is loaded.
How to pay for a Lodi tow and claim it back
Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash all work at the drop, and fleets get net terms. Keep the receipt: it lists where in Lodi the car was, where it went, the miles and the service, line by line, which is what a roadside plan or insurer needs to pay you back.
Why there is no price list for Lodi on the website
A number on a page cannot know whether your car is on Route 46 or in a driveway in Westervelt Place, 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 emergency towing in Lodi before you decide? Call; the quote takes half a minute and costs nothing.
Call for a quoteSchedule insteadWestervelt Place, Route 46 corridor, Kennedy Drive area and Main Street and more: emergency towing in every part of Lodi
Emergency towing is dispatched to every part of Lodi, including Westervelt Place, Route 46 corridor, Kennedy Drive area, Main Street and Garibaldi Avenue, at the same flat quoted price.
Tight two-sided street parking; few driveways. A flatbed loads from the nearest gap. Say the Lodi neighborhood and the cross street; it is faster than a house number on a long block.
Westervelt Place: what emergency towing looks like here
In Westervelt Place the approach depends on the street: a Westervelt Place driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Westervelt Place. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Westervelt Place as everywhere in Lodi.
Route 46 corridor: what emergency towing looks like here
Route 46 corridor gets the same response as the rest of Lodi: a dispatcher who quotes emergency towing on the call, a truck from Linden in about 40 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Route 46 corridor and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Emergency towing in Kennedy Drive area
Calls from Kennedy Drive area are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Lodi. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Kennedy Drive area and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Main Street: what emergency towing looks like here
In Main Street the approach depends on the street: a Main Street driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Main Street. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Main Street as everywhere in Lodi.
Garibaldi Avenue: what emergency towing looks like here
In Garibaldi Avenue the approach depends on the street: a Garibaldi Avenue driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Garibaldi Avenue. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Garibaldi Avenue as everywhere in Lodi.
Westervelt Place or the far side of Lodi: one number, one flat price, one 24-hour dispatch for emergency towing.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchWho calls for emergency towing in Lodi: commuters, families, small businesses and visitors passing through on Route 46
Emergency towing in Lodi serves roughly 25,000 residents and everyone driving through: commuters at Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46, families in the residential streets, businesses near Main Street commercial strip, and drivers who only know Lodi as an exit on Route 46.
A dense working borough on the Saddle River with Main Street and Route 46 commerce, Felician University's Lodi campus, and tight residential blocks. Older cars, two-sided street parking and Route 46 breakdowns. Those are the drivers of Lodi, and each group below calls for emergency towing for its own reasons.
Commuters in Lodi and the lot at Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46
A Lodi commuter's car fails at the worst possible moments: leaving for the train, coming home late, or on Route 46 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 Lodi
The borough 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.
Lodi businesses: the vehicles that earn money by moving
Vans, pickups and delivery cars around Main Street commercial strip cannot sit for a day. A small business in Lodi gets the same dispatcher and the same flat quote, plus an itemized receipt that works for the books. Larger trucks are a heavy-duty job in Lodi, and the dispatcher knows the difference from the make and model.
Passing through Lodi on Route 46 when the car quit
Lodi sits on Route 46, 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 Lodi, your home town or anywhere in the 45-minute area.
Commuter, parent, shop owner or stranger on Route 46: everyone in Lodi calls the same number, (908) 444-0129, and gets the same dispatcher at any hour.
Call (908) 444-0129Emergency towing explainedEmergency towing in Lodi by season: the calls we get in winter, spring, summer and fall
The trucks run to Lodi in every month, but what they are sent for follows the calendar: dead batteries and ice on Route 46 in winter, pothole damage in spring, overheating and blown tires in summer, storms and deer strikes in the fall. The Saddle River blocks flood in heavy rain; Lodi was hit hard in Ida.
The same trucks serve Lodi in every month, but Route 46 in January is a different road from Route 46 in July. This is how the season changes the emergency towing calls we get from Lodi, and how we prepare for each.
Winter in Lodi: what freezes, what slides and what will not start
Winter emergency tows are mostly cars that slid, stalled in a drift or died at a light in the cold; the flatbed carries chains and a snatch block for the ones that left the pavement. The first storm of the year is the busiest night in Lodi; call as soon as you know you need us, because arrival windows stretch when every shoulder on Route 46 has a car on it.
Spring emergency towing in Lodi after the thaw
Spring brings suspension and tire damage from potholes; a car that hit one hard and now pulls or clunks should ride a flatbed rather than be driven. After a hard pothole hit in Lodi, 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.
Emergency towing in Lodi in July and August
Summer emergencies are overheating and blown tires at speed; pull off, hood closed, and let the truck bring it to a shop before the head gasket goes. Holiday weekends load Route 46 with traffic and the shoulders with cars; if the temperature gauge climbs, pull off early, because a tow is cheaper than an engine.
Fall emergency towing in Lodi: wet leaves, early dark and deer
In the fall the calls shift to deer strikes at dusk and wet-leaf spins on the ramps; both end with a flatbed and a body shop. Deer cross Route 17 and the quieter roads of Lodi around Main Street at dusk from October on; a deer strike is an accident tow in Lodi with a body-shop destination and photos for the insurer, and the car should not be driven if the radiator or a headlight is broken.
The seasons change the calls from Lodi, 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 LodiEmergency towing near Lodi: Hasbrouck Heights, Garfield, Saddle Brook and Hackensack and more
Hasbrouck Heights, Garfield, Saddle Brook, Hackensack, Wood-Ridge, Teterboro and Passaic get emergency towing from the same Linden trucks as Lodi, and each town has an emergency towing page of its own.
- Emergency towing in Hasbrouck Heights
- Emergency towing in Garfield
- Emergency towing in Saddle Brook
- Emergency towing in Hackensack
- Emergency towing in Wood-Ridge
- Emergency towing in Teterboro
- Emergency towing in Passaic
- Emergency towing in Bergen County
- Emergency towing everywhere we go
Next door in Hasbrouck Heights: 35–45 minutes from Linden
A job that starts in Lodi and ends in Hasbrouck Heights, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: emergency towing in Hasbrouck Heights.
Garfield: 35–45 minutes from the Linden yard
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for emergency towing in Garfield as in Lodi; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: emergency towing in Garfield.
Next door in Saddle Brook: 35–45 minutes from Linden
A job that starts in Lodi and ends in Saddle Brook, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: emergency towing in Saddle Brook.
Next door in Hackensack: 35–45 minutes from Linden
A job that starts in Lodi and ends in Hackensack, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: emergency towing in Hackensack.
The town line does not matter to the dispatcher; emergency towing is priced the same in every town within 45 minutes of Linden.
Call (908) 444-0129Service area mapThe short version of emergency towing in Lodi: drive time, roads, exits, lots, price
Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, 40 minutes from our Linden dispatch in zone 3, reached by Route 46, Route 17 and Main Street; emergency towing runs there 24/7 at a flat quoted price.
| Service | 24 Hour Emergency Towing in Lodi, Bergen County, NJ |
|---|---|
| Drive from Linden | 40 minutes off-peak · Zone 3 (35–45 minutes) |
| Roads we come in on | Route 46, Route 17, Main Street and Garibaldi Avenue / Westervelt Place |
| Exits | Route 46 / Main Street and Route 46 / Route 17 interchange |
| Station lots | Garfield and Plauderville stations are closest; NJ Transit buses on Main Street and Route 46 |
| Common pickup spots | Main Street commercial strip, Felician University Lodi campus, Route 46 shopping centers, Lodi municipal complex and Saddle River |
| Neighborhoods | Main Street, Garibaldi Avenue, Westervelt Place, Route 46 corridor and Kennedy Drive area |
| Pricing | One quoted number: hook fee + miles; no night, holiday or fuel surcharge |
| Hours | Around the clock, every day of the year, holidays included |
| Phone | Tap to call |
That is emergency towing in Lodi at a glance. The only thing left to do is call.
Call nowBergen County towingWhat Lodi drivers want to know about emergency towing, price and where the car goes
How long emergency towing takes to reach Lodi, what it costs, which truck comes, where the car can go, garages, insurance and what to do while you wait; anything not covered, a dispatcher answers live.
What is the response time for a tow in Lodi?
About 40 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from our Linden yard on a normal day. Rush hour on Route 46 and storms stretch it, and the dispatcher gives you the real window when you call.
Does an emergency tow cost more at 3 a.m. in Lodi?
No surcharge for the hour, the day or the weather. The flat hook-plus-mileage quote is the price, whether the car is in Main Street at midnight or at Main Street commercial strip at noon.
What should I tell the dispatcher if I am on Route 46?
Direction, nearest exit or cross street, whether the car is fully on the shoulder, and whether police are on scene. After that the make and model and the destination, and you get the quote.
Is there room for me in the truck from Lodi?
In most cases one passenger can ride in the cab from Lodi to the destination. Tell the dispatcher how many people are with the car.
Do you tow AWD and electric cars in Lodi?
Yes. AWD and electric cars ride the flatbed with all four wheels off the ground; nothing is dragged. Say the model on the call and the flatbed is what leaves Linden.
The car is boxed in at Main Street commercial strip. Can you still tow it?
Yes. Tight two-sided street parking; few driveways. A flatbed loads from the nearest gap. Where the flatbed cannot fit, skates or a dolly move the car to the entrance and it is loaded there. Say the garage or lot and the level.
Can I pick where the car goes from Lodi?
The destination is yours. Mechanic, dealer, body shop, driveway in Main Street; never our yard unless you ask us to hold it. Beyond the 45-minute area it is a per-mile quote.
Can I call you without a roadside plan?
No. You call from Lodi, we come, you pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash. We give you an itemized receipt; most insurance policies and roadside plans reimburse an out-of-network tow.
The police in Lodi already called a rotation tow. Can you still take it?
Usually yes, if the rotation truck has not hooked it yet and the car is not blocking Route 46. Tell the officer a private tow is 40 minutes out and where the car is going.
What if the car in Lodi just needs a jump or a tire?
Tell the dispatcher the symptom, not the fix. Half of Lodi's tow calls turn out to be a jump or a tire, which cost less and get you moving. When the technician finds it really needs a tow, the flatbed is sent without a second callout.
Question not here? The dispatcher answers it in one sentence and quotes the job in the next.
Call (908) 444-0129ContactNeed 24 hour emergency towing in lodi in Lodi right now? One call, truck on the way.
Real dispatcher, 24 hours a day. Quoted price before we roll.