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24 hour emergency towing in Summit, NJ: a tow truck near you in 22 minutes, flat price quoted first
The car stopped in Summit 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 roughly 22 minutes. No membership, no surcharges, 24 hours a day.
Emergency towing in Summit, NJ: why drivers call The NJ Towing Service first, 22 minutes from Linden
Emergency towing in Summit means a truck dispatched immediately from Linden, roughly 22 minutes away, to a vehicle that cannot safely be driven, with a flat price quoted on the call and a real arrival window.
When a car dies in Summit at any hour, the response is the same: a dispatcher who works for us picks up, quotes the tow, and sends the nearest truck from Linden, roughly 22 minutes away. The word emergency means immediate, not expensive. Night, weekend and holiday tows off Route 24 or out of a driveway carry no surcharge.
A hilltop commuter city with a busy downtown, a major train station on the Morris & Essex Lines, Overlook Medical Center, and steep residential streets of large homes. Luxury sedans, AWD SUVs and hospital traffic; the hills ice first and the station and hospital decks generate lockouts and dead batteries. All of that shapes how the truck approaches and which truck is sent, which is why the dispatcher's questions are worth thirty seconds.
When a Summit breakdown is a tow-now call
If the car cannot be driven safely, it is an emergency tow. That covers the engine that boiled over on Route 24, the transmission that will not take a gear in a Downtown driveway, the blowout with no spare on I-78, the car that is leaking after a bump near Summit downtown and station, 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.
Why a Linden truck reaches Summit in roughly 22 minutes
Linden sits at Exit 13 of the Turnpike, on Routes 1 & 9 and Route 27, one exit from the Parkway. From there Summit is roughly 22 minutes by Route 24 and I-78. The dispatcher can see where each truck is, so the window you hear is real. Rush hour on Route 24 and storms stretch it, and you are told so on the call.
How Summit's parking changes an emergency tow
Driveways on big hillside lots, metered decks downtown and at the station that are too low for a flatbed, and the Overlook hospital garages. Cars are dollied out to the street. Tell the dispatcher exactly where the car is and the driver arrives with the right rigging out: boards for a low bumper, skates for a nose-in spot, a dolly for a wheel that will not turn. A car that will not roll is winched up the flatbed deck instead of dragged.
When the emergency in Summit is really a roadside fix
A car that clicks and will not crank at Summit downtown and station is usually a jump start. A thump and a lean on Route 24 is a tire change. Keys on the seat is a lockout; a needle on E is a fuel delivery. Each costs less than a tow and ends with you driving. Tell the dispatcher what the car is doing and let him pick.
If you need emergency towing in Summit this minute, stop reading and call. A dispatcher answers around the clock and gives the price before anything moves.
Call (908) 444-0129All towing in SummitFive steps from a dead car in Summit to a car at the shop
You tell the dispatcher where in Summit you are, what happened, what you drive and where the car should go; the dispatcher quotes a flat price and an arrival window; you approve; the truck rolls; the driver calls when he is minutes out.
Step one: where, exactly, in Summit
On Route 24 or I-78, 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 Summit downtown and station. 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: the symptom, and does it roll
Will not start in Downtown, overheated on Route 24, transmission gone, flat with no spare, hit something near Summit downtown and station. Then: does it roll? Does the steering turn? A car that rolls and steers loads in two minutes; one that does not is winched, sometimes with a dolly under a corner. Knowing in advance means the driver reaches Summit with the rigging out.
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 Downtown can ride a wheel-lift for a little less; a sprinter or box truck on Route 24 calls for a medium-duty truck. The dispatcher explains the choice before you say yes.
Step four: the destination and the price
Your mechanic in Summit, a dealer on Route 24, a body shop near Summit downtown and station, your driveway, or "not sure yet". The destination sets the mileage. The dispatcher quotes the total and you say yes or no. Asking costs nothing.
Step five: the truck arrives and the car goes where you said
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 Summit, the drop-off, the mileage and the service, and you pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash.
The road, the nearest cross street and the make and model: with those three things the dispatcher quotes emergency towing in Summit on the spot.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyWhat happens after you call for emergency towing in Summit: minute by minute from Linden dispatch to the drop
From Summit the whole emergency towing call runs in three parts: a three-minute phone call with a quoted price, about 22 minutes while the truck drives in from Linden via I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), and fifteen to twenty minutes on scene to load, strap and photograph the car before it leaves for your destination.
Most people in Summit call for emergency towing once in several years, so none of it feels familiar. The steps below happen in the same order on every call, so you know what comes next.
The first minute: what the dispatcher asks when you call from Summit
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 I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), 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 Summit, read a mile marker, a shop sign or the last exit you passed.
The quote and the dispatch, before the third minute
Three facts (where the car is in Summit, what it is and where it is going) are enough for one exact number. For a tow that number is the hook fee plus mileage to your address, and it does not move when the driver arrives. Say yes and a truck is assigned while you are on the line, with an arrival window built from its real position rather than a promise. No card is charged until the work is done.
The drive from Linden to Summit: about 22 minutes
The route in is Route 24 and I-78, coming off at I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24). That is roughly 22 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. Use the wait to gather the key, your license, registration and insurance card, and take anything you need out of the car.
Loading the car in Summit: 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.
Once the job is done in Summit: paperwork and next steps
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. Everything else we do in Summit is on the Summit towing page.
The clock starts when you call (908) 444-0129: three minutes to a quote, about 22 minutes to a truck in Summit.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyThe roads into Summit: emergency towing response on Route 24, I-78, Springfield Avenue and Morris Avenue
Our route from Linden to Summit runs Route 24, I-78 and Springfield Avenue, coming off at I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), Route 24 Exit 8 (Summit Avenue) and Route 24 Exit 7 (Broad Street), and emergency towing on any of those roads is a direct dispatch.
Every road below is one our drivers run to and through Summit. 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 24 through Summit: emergency towing on the road and off it
Runs along the northern edge with exits at Summit Avenue and Broad Street; breakdowns on the ramps toward I-78. Approaching Route 24 from the wrong side can add ten minutes, so the direction is the first thing the dispatcher asks.
I-78: emergency towing response in Summit
Passes the southern edge with the Route 24 interchange; the express/local split near Exit 45. Approaching I-78 from the wrong side can add ten minutes, so the direction is the first thing the dispatcher asks.
Springfield Avenue through Summit: emergency towing on the road and off it
Downtown's main street continuing to Springfield and New Providence. On Springfield Avenue the truck stops behind the car, amber bar on, and the driver waves you out only when the lane is shielded.
Emergency towing on Morris Avenue in Summit
The road up the hill from Union and Springfield into downtown; ices early. If police are already with you on Morris Avenue, tell the dispatcher; we coordinate with them on the lane and they will usually hold it for the load.
Broad Street / Summit Avenue through Summit: emergency towing on the road and off it
Connectors between downtown, Route 24 and the station. 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.
The exits our trucks take for Summit
Our drivers reach Summit by I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), Route 24 Exit 8 (Summit Avenue) and Route 24 Exit 7 (Broad Street). If you are on the highway, the exit number is the single most useful thing you can tell the dispatcher about emergency towing. For the Turnpike and Parkway express lanes with no exit, the Authority's garage handles the shoulder and we meet the car at the exit.
If you are on the side of Route 24 or any road near Summit: belt on, hazards on, then call and name the road, the direction and the exit.
Call from the shoulderTowing in SummitWhere we provide emergency towing in Summit: Summit downtown and station, Overlook Medical Center and Reeves-Reed Arboretum and the lots at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck
The common Summit pickup points for emergency towing are Summit downtown and station, Overlook Medical Center, Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Canoe Brook Country Club and Beacon Hill Club and Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck; a truck or technician reaches any of them in roughly 22 minutes.
Emergency towing when the car stops at Summit downtown and station
We reach Summit downtown and station in roughly 22 minutes from Linden. The driver calls when he is close so you can meet him at the car. If it cannot roll it is winched onto the flatbed; if it is in a spot the truck cannot reach, skates move it to where the truck can.
Emergency towing at Overlook Medical Center
We reach Overlook Medical Center in roughly 22 minutes from Linden. The driver calls when he is close so you can meet him at the car. If it cannot roll it is winched onto the flatbed; if it is in a spot the truck cannot reach, skates move it to where the truck can.
Emergency towing when the car stops at Reeves-Reed Arboretum
Reeves-Reed Arboretum 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 Canoe Brook Country Club
Canoe Brook Country Club 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.
Beacon Hill Club: emergency towing response
Breakdowns at Beacon Hill Club get the same flat quoted price and the same immediate dispatch as a highway shoulder. Tell us the make and model so the right truck comes the first time.
Emergency towing at Briant Park
Breakdowns at Briant Park get the same flat quoted price and the same immediate dispatch as a highway shoulder. Tell us the make and model so the right truck comes the first time.
Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck: emergency towing in the commuter lot
Cars that sit all day at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck come back to dead batteries more than anything else, and that is a jump start before it is a tow. If the battery will not hold a charge, the flatbed is sent from the same call and the car rides to your shop.
If you are at one of these Summit spots now, say which one and where in the lot; emergency towing is dispatched on the call.
Call (908) 444-0129Every service in SummitShoulders, driveways, overheats and blowouts: emergency towing in Summit
The common Summit emergency tows are shoulder breakdowns on Route 24, 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.
Dead on the shoulder of Route 24 after dark
Nothing on this page is more dangerous than sitting on the shoulder of Route 24 at 1 a.m. Stay in the car with the belt on and the hazards going; leave it only if the car itself is exposed, and then get behind the barrier and away from it. Trucks that show up uninvited are not ours. Ours says the company name and yours.
The car that will not start before work in Downtown
The car that will not start before the morning commute. The car that sat all day at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck with a dome light on. Often a jump fixes it; when it does not, the flatbed is dispatched from the same call.
Engines and transmissions that quit on I-78
Passes the southern edge with the Route 24 interchange; the express/local split near Exit 45. A needle in the red, a transmission that slips or will not take a gear, or a battery light with the dash dimming means the car should stop where it is. Driving it the last two miles to a shop in Summit is how a head gasket becomes a new engine.
Flat with nothing to put on, on I-78
A blowout on I-78 with no spare in the trunk is one in three of our tire calls. If there is a spare, the tire change gets you rolling; if there is not, the tow to a tire shop near Summit is quoted right there and the flatbed comes.
The car that was just hit near Summit downtown and station
Calling your own tow before the police rotation truck arrives keeps you in control of where the car goes and what it costs. See accident towing in Summit.
Cars that must move before the ticket
A car that will not start on a street with alternate-side rules has a deadline. Driveways on big hillside lots, metered decks downtown and at the station that are too low for a flatbed, and the Overlook hospital garages. Cars are dollied out to the street. Tell the dispatcher when the window closes and the truck moves the car to your driveway or your shop before the ticket is written.
However the car ended up stopped in Summit, the same number sends the truck or the technician the job needs.
Call (908) 444-0129Emergency towing explainedEmergency towing prices in Summit, NJ: what the number is made of and why you hear it before dispatch
An emergency tow in Summit costs a flat hook fee plus a per-mile rate to your destination, quoted on the call, with no night, weekend, holiday or fuel surcharge.
Hook fee plus mileage from Summit
The hook fee pays for the truck coming to Summit, the load and the driver's time; the mileage pays for the distance to the destination. A shop near Summit downtown and station or in the next town over is usually inside the base mileage, so the hook fee is most of the bill. One total, said out loud before the truck moves.
What is never on an emergency towing bill in Summit
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 Summit 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.
Paying, and getting reimbursed
All major cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash on site; net terms for fleet accounts. The itemized receipt shows the Summit pickup, destination, mileage and service, which is what insurers and roadside plans need to reimburse an out-of-network emergency tow.
Why the Summit price is quoted on the phone, not printed here
A number on a page cannot know whether your car is on Route 24 or in a driveway in Washington School section, 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.
Get the exact price for emergency towing in Summit in thirty seconds. Asking is free.
Call for a quoteSchedule insteadEmergency towing in every Summit neighborhood: Washington School section, The Northside, Downtown and Beacon Hill and more
From Washington School section to Lincoln-Hubbard, every part of Summit gets emergency towing from the same trucks at the same quoted price; the full list is Washington School section, The Northside, Downtown, Beacon Hill, Franklin School section, Brayton and Lincoln-Hubbard.
Driveways on big hillside lots, metered decks downtown and at the station that are too low for a flatbed, and the Overlook hospital garages. Cars are dollied out to the street. That is why the dispatcher asks which of Summit's 7 sections the car is in before the truck leaves Linden.
Emergency towing in Washington School section
Washington School section gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes emergency towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Washington School section and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
The Northside, Summit: emergency towing response
The Northside gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes emergency towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in The Northside and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Downtown, Summit: emergency towing response
Calls from Downtown are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Downtown and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Emergency towing in Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes emergency towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Beacon Hill and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Franklin School section, Summit: emergency towing response
Franklin School section gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes emergency towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Franklin School section and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Emergency towing in Brayton
Brayton gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes emergency towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Brayton and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
No neighborhood in Summit is priced differently or answered slower for emergency towing; the number and the dispatch are the same everywhere.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchThe Summit drivers who call us for emergency towing, and what each one needs
Emergency towing in Summit serves roughly 22,000 residents and everyone driving through: commuters at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck, families in the residential streets, businesses near Summit downtown and station, and drivers who only know Summit as an exit on Route 24.
A hilltop commuter city with a busy downtown, a major train station on the Morris & Essex Lines, Overlook Medical Center, and steep residential streets of large homes. Luxury sedans, AWD SUVs and hospital traffic; the hills ice first and the station and hospital decks generate lockouts and dead batteries. That mix shapes the emergency towing calls we get from Summit.
The commuter's car in Summit: Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck and the roads to it
Commuters make up most of the emergency towing calls we get from Summit, and Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck is where many of them start: the car sat all day and will not turn over at 6 p.m. The dispatcher quotes the tow to your shop or your driveway on the call, and says so if a jump or a tire would be the cheaper fix. What a commuter needs is an honest arrival window, and that is what the dispatcher gives.
Summit households: the minivan, the second car and the teenager's first flat
Family calls come from driveways and school lots: the minivan that will not start before pickup, the second car that sat too long, the teenager's first flat. Driveways on big hillside lots, metered decks downtown and at the station that are too low for a flatbed, and the Overlook hospital garages. Cars are dollied out to the street. The truck is set up for the driveway before it leaves Linden. Kids and pets ride with you in the cab, not in the towed car.
Businesses and fleets near Summit downtown and station and Overlook Medical Center
Contractors, landscapers and shop owners in Summit call for work vehicles that make money by moving. We quote the job, give the real arrival window and get the vehicle to the shop or the yard. Repeat callers are welcome to ask for an account so the paperwork is one email a month. Details on towing for Summit businesses.
Passing through Summit on Route 24 when the car quit
Plenty of the drivers who break down in Summit have never heard of it; they were on Route 24 heading somewhere else. Tell the dispatcher the road, your direction and the last exit you passed, such as I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), and the truck finds you. The car can go to a shop here, to your home town or anywhere in the 45-minute area, quoted as one number.
Commuter, parent, shop owner or stranger on Route 24: everyone in Summit calls the same number, (908) 444-0129, and gets the same dispatcher at any hour.
Call (908) 444-0129Emergency towing explainedEmergency towing in Summit by season: the calls we get in winter, spring, summer and fall
Emergency towing in Summit is a year-round service, but the calls change with the season: batteries and ice in winter, potholes in spring, heat and tire failures in summer, storms and deer in the fall. Morris Avenue, Springfield Avenue and every hill in the city ice before the valley towns; the station area is the first place calls come from in a storm.
Dispatch keeps the same hours all year, but a driver who has run to Summit for a few winters knows what the calendar does to the calls. The notes below are the pattern, so you know what to expect from emergency towing in each season and what to do before you call.
Winter in Summit: 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 lot at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck empties late on winter evenings, and the cars left behind are ours to jump or tow. Say whether the car is behind a plow ridge, on a sloped driveway or on the shoulder of Route 24; each is rigged differently, and the dispatcher plans it before the truck leaves Linden.
Pothole season in Summit: March and April on I-78
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 Summit, 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 Summit
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. Summer storms flood the low spots in Summit in minutes; a car that stalled in water is towed to the shop, never restarted on the spot.
Emergency towing in Summit from October to December
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. Wet leaves on the ramps off Route 24 are as slick as ice; a car that slid onto the grass is a winch-out in Summit, not a tow, and is priced that way.
The seasons change the calls from Summit, 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 SummitEmergency towing near Summit: Springfield, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside and more
Beyond Summit, emergency towing runs to Springfield, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Mountainside, Millburn, Short Hills, Chatham and Madison with the same trucks and pricing; every one of those towns has its own page.
- Emergency towing in Springfield
- Emergency towing in New Providence
- Emergency towing in Berkeley Heights
- Emergency towing in Mountainside
- Emergency towing in Millburn
- Emergency towing in Short Hills
- Emergency towing in Chatham
- Emergency towing in Madison
- Emergency towing in Union County
- Emergency towing everywhere we go
Springfield: under 20 minutes from the Linden yard
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for emergency towing in Springfield as in Summit; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: emergency towing in Springfield.
New Providence: 20–35 minutes from the Linden yard
New Providence is next to Summit and in our second response zone. If the car is on the New Providence side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See emergency towing in New Providence.
Berkeley Heights, 20–35 minutes from Linden
Berkeley Heights is next to Summit and in our second response zone. If the car is on the Berkeley Heights side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See emergency towing in Berkeley Heights.
Mountainside, under 20 minutes from Linden
A job that starts in Summit and ends in Mountainside, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: emergency towing in Mountainside.
Do not know whether you are still in Summit or already in Springfield? It changes nothing: one number and one price structure for every town within 45 minutes.
Call (908) 444-0129Service area mapSummit emergency towing facts: minutes from Linden, roads, exits, lots and price in one table
Zone 2, 22 minutes from Linden, Union County: emergency towing reaches Summit around the clock by way of Route 24, I-78 and Springfield Avenue and I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), at a price quoted before dispatch.
| Service | 24 Hour Emergency Towing in Summit, Union County, NJ |
|---|---|
| Drive from Linden | 22 minutes off-peak · Zone 2 (20–35 minutes) |
| Roads we come in on | Route 24, I-78, Springfield Avenue, Morris Avenue and Broad Street / Summit Avenue |
| Exits | I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), Route 24 Exit 8 (Summit Avenue) and Route 24 Exit 7 (Broad Street) |
| Station lots | Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck |
| Common pickup spots | Summit downtown and station, Overlook Medical Center, Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Canoe Brook Country Club, Beacon Hill Club and Briant Park |
| Neighborhoods | Downtown, Beacon Hill, Franklin School section, Brayton, Lincoln-Hubbard, Washington School section and The Northside |
| Pricing | Hook fee plus mileage to your destination, quoted on the call; nothing added after |
| Hours | Around the clock, every day of the year, holidays included |
| Phone | Tap to call |
That is emergency towing in Summit at a glance. The only thing left to do is call.
Call nowUnion County towingQuestions Summit drivers ask about emergency towing before they call
The questions below cover arrival time in Summit, the price of emergency towing, the right truck, destinations, lots and decks, insurance and waiting safely; for anything else, the dispatch line answers in person.
How long until a tow truck reaches Summit?
Roughly 22 minutes from our Linden yard on a normal day. Rush hour on Route 24 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 Summit?
No. Emergency, night, weekend and holiday tows are quoted on the same flat hook-plus-mileage structure as a weekday afternoon. No fuel surcharge either.
What information do you need for a tow from Route 24?
The direction you are facing on Route 24, the nearest exit such as I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24) or the cross street, whether you are on the shoulder or in a lane, and whether police are already there. Then the make and model.
Can my passenger and I ride along to the shop?
In most cases one passenger can ride in the cab from Summit to the destination. Tell the dispatcher how many people are with the car.
Can you tow a Tesla or an AWD SUV in Summit?
Yes, and always on a flatbed. Dragging an AWD or an EV on two wheels damages it, so the dispatcher sends the deck the moment you say the model.
My car is in a garage or a tight lot in Summit. Can you get it?
Yes. Decks are too low for a flatbed, so the car is moved out on skates or a dolly and loaded at the entrance. Driveways on big hillside lots, metered decks downtown and at the station that are too low for a flatbed, and the Overlook hospital garages. Cars are dollied out to the street. Tell the dispatcher exactly where the car sits.
Can I pick where the car goes from Summit?
Anywhere you choose: your mechanic, a dealer on Route 24, a body shop, your driveway in Downtown. Never a storage yard we picked. Destinations outside the 45-minute area are quoted per mile.
Do I need a membership or insurance to call you in Summit?
No. Anyone in Summit can call. Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash and take the itemized receipt; most policies and roadside plans reimburse an out-of-network tow from it.
An officer in Summit called a tow for me. Can I use you instead?
In most cases. Say to the officer that your own truck is on the way and the car is going to your shop; Summit officers release cars to private tows routinely when the truck arrives promptly.
Should I ask for a tow or a technician in Summit?
Say so, or describe the symptom and let the dispatcher decide. A roadside technician is usually cheaper than a tow and gets you driving out of Summit. If it turns out to need the truck, the flatbed is dispatched to Summit downtown and station or wherever you are from the same call.
Something not answered here? Ask the dispatcher; the answer takes a sentence and the quote takes another.
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