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Flatbed tow truck in Summit, NJ: damage-free loading on Route 24, in driveways and at Summit downtown and station, 22 minutes out, 24/7
The safest way to move a car off Route 24 or out of a Summit driveway is on a deck, not behind a hook. A flatbed from Linden reaches you in roughly 22 minutes, 24 hours a day, flat price quoted first.
Flatbed towing near you in Summit: what you get when you call our Linden dispatch
A flatbed tow in Summit carries the car on a deck that tilts to the ground, so nothing on the car turns while it travels; that is what AWD, 4x4, electric, lowered and crash-damaged cars need, and the truck comes from Linden in roughly 22 minutes at a price quoted first.
The deck on a rollback slides back and tilts until its edge touches the pavement; the car goes up it under its own power or on the winch cable and travels with nothing turning. That matters more every year, because the cars parked around Summit downtown and station and in Downtown driveways are increasingly all-wheel-drive, electric or low enough to scrape a wheel-lift's angle. Summit is roughly 22 minutes from the Linden yard for the flatbed.
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. The dispatcher asks the make and model on the call so the flatbed is sent when it is needed and not sent when a wheel-lift would do the job for less.
When a flatbed is the only correct tow in Summit
Any all-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle: Subarus, most modern SUVs, Audi Quattro, BMW xDrive, Mercedes 4MATIC. Dragging two wheels spins the center differential dry and can destroy it before you leave Summit. Electric vehicles have no true neutral and generate current through the motors while rolling. Lowered cars scrape on a wheel-lift's angle. Cars with a seized engine, locked steering, a missing wheel or crash damage off Route 24 will not roll at all. Every one of these is a flatbed job, and we send it without being asked once you tell us the model.
How Summit parking changes a flatbed load
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. A flatbed needs room behind the car to tilt the deck, and it does not fit under most parking decks. Where it cannot reach, skates slide under the tires and move the car sideways or out to where the deck can drop, and a dolly goes under a wheel that will not turn. Tell the dispatcher exactly where the car is sitting and the driver arrives with that gear out.
Soft straps, ramps and boards: how the car goes up
Once the car is on the deck it is held by straps that go over the tires, not by chains on the frame or hooks in the suspension. Low cars and cars with long front overhangs get ramps and boards under the approach so the lip clears the deck edge on the way up. That is why owners of the nicer cars parked in Downtown and around Summit downtown and station ask for the flatbed by name: the car arrives at the shop with no new marks.
The Summit cars that do not need the flatbed
Not every car in Summit needs the deck. A front-wheel-drive Civic or Corolla that will not start in Downtown, headed a few miles to a shop on Route 24, rides a wheel-lift with the front wheels cradled and the rears rolling, and pays a little less. The dispatcher tells you which truck fits and why, and it goes both ways: no flatbed sold to a car that does not need it, no wheel-lift sent to one that does. The emergency towing page for Summit covers the smaller truck.
If you need flatbed 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 SummitWhat happens on a Summit flatbed call, from dispatch to delivery
A flatbed call from Summit runs: exact spot, make and model, does it roll, where it goes, one quoted price, the truck on Route 24 toward you, the car winched or driven up the deck, strapped at the tires, dropped where you said.
Step one: the spot, and the room behind it
The flatbed is the biggest truck we send to a car, so the dispatcher wants the spot, not just the address: shoulder of Route 24 with the direction, a curb on a narrow Summit street, a row at Summit downtown and station, or a garage level with its clearance. That decides where the truck stops and whether skates come out first.
Step two: the make, model and drivetrain
The dispatcher needs the year, make and model, and whether the car is all-wheel-drive, electric, a hybrid, lowered or otherwise modified. Do not guess about AWD; say the model and he knows, whether the car is at Summit downtown and station or on Route 24. For an EV he wants to know in advance so the driver comes ready for Tow Mode, or for skates under the drive wheels if the battery is dead in a Summit driveway.
Step three: does it roll, does it steer, is anything hanging
Three quick questions: does it roll, does it steer, is anything dragging? Yes, yes, no is a two-minute load at Summit downtown and station or anywhere in Summit. Anything else means winch work with the deck lowered and possibly a dolly under a corner, and a wrecked car is rigged around its damage. Crashes are covered on the accident towing page for Summit.
Step four: the quote, before the flatbed leaves Linden
Name the destination: a shop in Summit, a dealer on Route 24, a body shop, your driveway in Downtown, or somewhere hours away. The mileage comes from that, the flatbed hook fee is fixed, and the dispatcher reads you one total. Yes sends the truck; no costs nothing.
Step five: strapped at four tires, checked, delivered
Four tire straps, each tightened and checked, and the truck leaves Downtown or wherever the car was. You or one passenger can usually ride along. At the destination the car is lowered off the deck the same careful way it went on, and the itemized receipt shows the Summit pickup, the drop-off, the mileage and the service. 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 flatbed towing in Summit.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyWhat happens after you call for flatbed towing in Summit: minute by minute from Linden dispatch to the drop
A flatbed towing call from Summit takes about three minutes on the phone, about 22 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 Summit 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 Summit
Someone picks up (908) 444-0129 around the clock: no menu, no callback queue, no hold music. You are asked the same four things every caller is asked: where the car is (road, direction, nearest cross street or exit, such as I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), or the lot name), what it is, what went wrong, and where you want it taken. 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
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.
While the truck is on its way to Summit
The truck comes in on Route 24 and I-78 and uses I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24). Off-peak it is roughly 22 minutes; in a storm the dispatcher tells you the honest number. The driver calls when he is a few minutes out so you know which truck is yours and can point out 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 Summit: what the fifteen to twenty minutes look like
On arrival the driver checks your name and where the car is going, takes photos of it as it sits, and sets the truck up for the spot: a city driveway, a curb, a lot at Summit downtown and station or a parking deck each need a different angle, which is why the dispatcher asked where the car was. Then it is winched or driven up, strapped at all four wheels and photographed again. For an after-hours drop at a shop, the key goes wherever the shop asked. Riding along in the cab is usually fine; mention it 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.
Call (908) 444-0129 and the hour begins: a quote in three minutes, a truck in Summit in about 22 minutes.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyThe roads into Summit: flatbed towing response on Route 24, I-78, Springfield Avenue and Morris Avenue
Route 24, I-78 and Springfield Avenue carry our trucks from Linden into Summit, with I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), Route 24 Exit 8 (Summit Avenue) and Route 24 Exit 7 (Broad Street) as the ramps we use, and we answer flatbed towing calls on all of them.
These are the roads a Summit call for flatbed towing happens on, in the order a driver from Linden meets them. Give the dispatcher the road, your direction and the nearest exit or cross street.
Route 24 through Summit: flatbed 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. Crash damage on Route 24 usually means a car that will not roll straight; the flatbed winch and a dolly handle it, and the tow is quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit.
I-78 through Summit: flatbed towing on the road and off it
Passes the southern edge with the Route 24 interchange; the express/local split near Exit 45. Crash damage on I-78 usually means a car that will not roll straight; the flatbed winch and a dolly handle it, and the tow is quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit.
Flatbed towing on Springfield Avenue in Summit
Downtown's main street continuing to Springfield and New Providence. A flatbed on Springfield Avenue needs the shoulder behind your car clear to drop the deck; if the shoulder is narrow, say so and the driver plans a pull-forward first.
Morris Avenue: flatbed towing response in Summit
The road up the hill from Union and Springfield into downtown; ices early. Say the direction you are facing on Morris Avenue and whether you are fully on the shoulder; the deck needs a car length and a half of clear pavement behind the car.
Flatbed towing on Broad Street / Summit Avenue in Summit
Connectors between downtown, Route 24 and the station. Crash damage on Broad Street / Summit Avenue usually means a car that will not roll straight; the flatbed winch and a dolly handle it, and the tow is quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit.
Highway exits that serve Summit
I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), Route 24 Exit 8 (Summit Avenue) and Route 24 Exit 7 (Broad Street) are the exits our trucks use for Summit. If you are on the highway, the exit number is the single most useful thing you can tell the dispatcher about flatbed 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.
On a shoulder near Summit? Belted in, hazards on. Call and say the road, the direction and the exit.
Call from the shoulderTowing in SummitFlatbed towing at the places Summit drivers stop: Canoe Brook Country Club, Beacon Hill Club and Briant Park and the Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck lot
In Summit the flatbed towing calls cluster at Canoe Brook Country Club, Beacon Hill Club, Briant Park, Summit downtown and station and Overlook Medical Center and Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck; whichever it is, a truck or a tech is there in roughly 22 minutes.
Canoe Brook Country Club: flatbed towing response
We reach Canoe Brook Country Club in roughly 22 minutes from Linden with the flatbed. Meet the driver at the car if you can, take your belongings out, and have the key ready so the car can be put in neutral or Tow Mode for a straight pull up the deck.
Flatbed towing when the car stops at Beacon Hill Club
A car that will not start at Beacon Hill Club is a jump first and a flatbed only if the battery is finished or the car is AWD or electric and needs a shop. Either way the price is quoted before anything moves, and Summit pickups here are routine.
Flatbed towing when the car stops at Briant Park
A car that will not start at Briant Park is a jump first and a flatbed only if the battery is finished or the car is AWD or electric and needs a shop. Either way the price is quoted before anything moves, and Summit pickups here are routine.
Flatbed towing when the car stops at Summit downtown and station
We reach Summit downtown and station in roughly 22 minutes from Linden with the flatbed. Meet the driver at the car if you can, take your belongings out, and have the key ready so the car can be put in neutral or Tow Mode for a straight pull up the deck.
Overlook Medical Center: flatbed towing response
The lot at Overlook Medical Center usually has room for the deck to drop, which makes it one of the easier Summit loads. Say the row and the make; an AWD or an EV parked here rides the flatbed with all four tires strapped.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum: flatbed towing response
The lot at Reeves-Reed Arboretum usually has room for the deck to drop, which makes it one of the easier Summit loads. Say the row and the make; an AWD or an EV parked here rides the flatbed with all four tires strapped.
The station lot at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck: flatbed towing for commuters
Commuter lots at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck produce a steady stream of cars that will not start, and the jump start fixes most of them at the car. The ones that need a shop, and are AWD or electric, go on the flatbed dispatched from the same call, all four wheels on the deck.
If you are at one of these Summit spots now, say which one and where in the lot; flatbed towing is dispatched on the call.
Call (908) 444-0129Every service in SummitVehicles and situations that ride the flatbed out of Summit
In Summit the flatbed carries AWD and 4x4 SUVs, electric and hybrid cars, luxury and exotic cars, lowered and modified cars, crash-damaged and seized vehicles, and anything that has to travel more than a few miles.
AWD and 4x4 SUVs, wagons and pickups in Summit
Walk any block in Downtown and count the Subarus, the Audis, the xDrives and the AWD Toyotas and Hondas. Every one of them towed on two wheels is a transfer case running dry. The flatbed is not an upgrade for those cars in Summit; it is the only tow that does not cause damage.
Tesla and other electric vehicles
An electric car's motors are always connected to the wheels, so towing one with the drive wheels turning generates current and damage. On the flatbed, nothing turns. A Tesla with charge goes into Tow Mode and rolls up; one with a dead battery in a Summit driveway goes up on skates under the drive wheels. Say the model on the call.
Exotics and classics: straps, boards and photos
Long front overhangs, low lips and paint that cost more than the tow. Ramps and boards bridge the approach, soft straps hold the tires, and the driver photographs the car before it goes up. Owners in Summit ask for the flatbed by name.
Modified and lowered cars in Summit
The ramp angle on a wheel-lift catches a lowered car's lip, splitter or exhaust before the wheels are even off the ground. The flatbed with boards under the approach flattens that angle. Say the ride height on the call and the driver brings extra boards to Summit.
Non-running, wrecked and seized vehicles off Route 24
A seized engine, locked steering, a missing wheel or crash damage means the car is winched up the lowered deck, sometimes with a dolly under one corner. Frame damage, bent control arms and torn tires are not a problem for the truck.
Getting a car out of a parking deck in Summit
A flatbed is taller than nearly every parking deck ceiling. 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 car is moved on skates or a dolly to the entrance and loaded on the street. Say the garage and the level on the call and the driver arrives with the gear and the plan.
Whatever stopped the car in Summit, one number sends the right truck or technician.
Call (908) 444-0129Flatbed towing explainedHow much flatbed towing costs in Summit, NJ, and why the number is quoted before the truck leaves Linden
Flatbed towing in Summit is priced as a flatbed hook fee plus mileage to wherever the car is going, a little above the wheel-lift rate and nothing like the cost of the drivetrain or bumper damage a wheel-lift can do to the wrong car, with one total quoted before dispatch and no surcharges.
Flatbed hook fee plus mileage from Summit
The flatbed hook fee is a little higher than the wheel-lift fee because it is a bigger truck and a longer load. Mileage is the distance from the pickup in Summit to the drop-off, and a tow to a shop in Summit or the next town usually stays inside the base mileage. The dispatcher adds the two and gives you one total before the truck moves.
Why the flatbed is the cheaper choice for AWD, EV and low cars
A wheel-lift that drags an AWD car a few miles can cost a transfer case. One that lifts a lowered car can cost a bumper and a splitter. The flatbed's small premium is insurance against both, and we only send it when the car needs it.
What is never on a flatbed bill in Summit
Skates, boards and a dolly are tools, not line items, whether they come out at Summit downtown and station or on a Downtown street. Neither are nights, holidays, a passenger in the cab or fuel. There is no storage charge because the car from Summit goes to your shop or driveway, not our yard. Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash and get an itemized receipt your insurer accepts.
Why the Summit price is quoted on the phone, not printed here
A printed price would have to be wrong for someone: the car at Summit downtown and station and the car on the shoulder of I-78 are different jobs, and so are a compact and a full-size SUV, and so are a drop across town and one across Union County. The dispatcher settles all of that in half a minute and gives you one exact number; if you do not like it, you owe nothing.
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Call for a quoteSchedule insteadFranklin School section, Brayton, Lincoln-Hubbard and Washington School section and more: flatbed towing in every part of Summit
Franklin School section, Brayton, Lincoln-Hubbard, Washington School section, The Northside, Downtown and Beacon Hill: every section of Summit gets flatbed towing at the same flat quoted price.
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.
Franklin School section: what flatbed towing looks like here
In Franklin School section the approach depends on the street: a Franklin School section driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Franklin School section. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Franklin School section as everywhere in Summit.
Brayton: what flatbed towing looks like here
Calls from Brayton are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Brayton and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Lincoln-Hubbard: what flatbed towing looks like here
In Lincoln-Hubbard the approach depends on the street: a Lincoln-Hubbard driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Lincoln-Hubbard. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Lincoln-Hubbard as everywhere in Summit.
Washington School section: what flatbed towing looks like here
In Washington School section the approach depends on the street: a Washington School section driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Washington School section. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Washington School section as everywhere in Summit.
Flatbed towing in The Northside
Calls from The Northside are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in The Northside and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Downtown: what flatbed towing looks like here
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.
No neighborhood in Summit is priced differently or answered slower for flatbed towing; the number and the dispatch are the same everywhere.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchThe Summit drivers who call us for flatbed towing, and what each one needs
Roughly 22,000 people live in Summit, and flatbed towing here serves all of them plus the drivers passing through: commuters parked at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck, families on the residential streets, the businesses around Summit downtown and station, and the stranger whose car quit 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. Those are the drivers of Summit, and each group below calls for flatbed towing for its own reasons.
Summit commuters, from the platform at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck to the driveway
The lot at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck is where Summit batteries die: a car sits ten hours, the lights were left on, and at 7 p.m. it is dark and cold. A tow to the shop from the lot or the driveway is quoted before the truck leaves; if a jump or a tire would do instead, the dispatcher says so. Commuters need one thing above all: a real arrival time, and they get one.
Families in the residential streets of Summit
A city of about 22,000 people means thousands of family driveways, and the family car fails on a schedule: before school pickup, on the way to practice, the morning of a trip. 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 arrives set up for the driveway, and the passengers ride in the cab. A child locked in a car means 911 first, then (908) 444-0129, and that call jumps the line.
Summit businesses: the vehicles that earn money by moving
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.
Strangers to Summit: breakdowns on Route 24 on the way somewhere else
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) 444-0129Flatbed towing explainedFlatbed towing in Summit by season: the calls we get in winter, spring, summer and fall
The trucks run to Summit in every month, but what they are sent for follows the calendar: dead batteries and ice on Route 24 in winter, pothole damage in spring, overheating and blown tires in summer, storms and deer strikes 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.
The same trucks serve Summit in every month, but Route 24 in January is a different road from Route 24 in July. This is how the season changes the flatbed towing calls we get from Summit, and how we prepare for each.
Flatbed towing in Summit in winter: snow, ice and dead batteries
In winter a flatbed is the only safe way to move an AWD car that cannot be shifted to neutral on ice; the deck comes down flat and the car is winched on. In Summit the hills and the shaded side streets ice first; say whether the car is on a slope so the driver brings the right rigging.
Spring flatbed towing in Summit after the thaw
Pothole season fills the flatbed with cars carrying bent wheels and torn sidewalls that must not roll another mile. I-78 and the side streets off it break up every March; a car that hit a hole and now vibrates or pulls should not be driven to the shop.
Heat, holiday traffic and summer storms in Summit
Summer is show-car and dealer-transfer season; low cars ride on with extended ramps and soft straps. Summer in Summit also fills the lots at Summit downtown and station, 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.
Fall flatbed towing in Summit: wet leaves, early dark and deer
Fall flatbed runs are storm-flooded cars that must never be started, loaded and delivered to the shop for a teardown. The first cold night of the fall exposes every weak battery in Summit; a jump start gets you moving and the tech tells you if the battery will hold. See jump starts in Summit.
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 SummitSpringfield, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside and more: flatbed towing in the towns next to Summit
Beyond Summit, flatbed 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.
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Springfield: under 20 minutes from the Linden yard
A job that starts in Summit and ends in Springfield, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: flatbed towing in Springfield.
Next door in New Providence: 20–35 minutes from Linden
A job that starts in Summit and ends in New Providence, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: flatbed towing in New Providence.
Next door in Berkeley Heights: 20–35 minutes from Linden
A job that starts in Summit and ends in Berkeley Heights, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: flatbed towing in Berkeley Heights.
Next door in Mountainside: under 20 minutes from Linden
Mountainside is next to Summit and in our fastest response zone. If the car is on the Mountainside side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See flatbed 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 flatbed towing facts: minutes from Linden, roads, exits, lots and price in one table
Zone 2, 22 minutes from Linden, Union County: flatbed 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 | Flatbed 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 | One quoted number: hook fee + miles; no night, holiday or fuel surcharge |
| Hours | 24/7/365, holidays and overnight at the same price |
| Phone | Tap to call |
The table above is flatbed towing in Summit in one screen. The call is everything else, and it takes a minute.
Call nowUnion County towingQuestions Summit drivers ask about flatbed towing before they call
Arrival time to Summit, price, which truck, where the car can go, garages and lots, insurance and what to do while waiting; anything else, dispatch answers live.
What is the flatbed response time to Summit?
Normally roughly 22 minutes from Linden. Rush hour on Route 24 and weather add time, and the dispatcher builds the window from where the nearest flatbed actually is.
What is the price difference between a flatbed and a wheel-lift?
Slightly. For AWD, electric and low cars it is far cheaper than the repair a wheel-lift can cause. The exact flat price is quoted before the truck leaves Linden.
Do you tow electric cars in Summit?
Yes. EVs load on a flatbed only, in Tow Mode where the car supports it or on skates when the battery is flat. We never drag the drive wheels. Tell us the model.
The car is on a garage level. How does the flatbed get it?
Not inside; the truck is taller than most deck ceilings. 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 car is moved to the entrance on skates or a dolly and loaded on the street. Say the garage and the level.
How is the car held on the flatbed?
Straps, at the tires. Nothing metal touches the car. A long-nosed or lowered car gets boards under the approach so the lip clears the deck.
My car will not roll after a crash on Route 24. Can you still load it?
Yes, that is what the winch is for. Deck down on the Route 24 shoulder, cable out, dolly under the bad corner, car up without dragging. Crashes on Route 24 are detailed on the accident towing page for Summit.
Is the flatbed necessary for a Civic or a Corolla?
Usually not for a short local tow. A wheel-lift cradles the front wheels and is slightly cheaper. The dispatcher tells you which truck your car needs and why.
Can my passenger and I ride with the car?
Usually one person rides in the cab. If more people are with the car in Summit, say so and a ride can be arranged before the truck leaves.
Will the flatbed collect a car from Summit downtown and station at night?
Yes. The flatbed runs to Summit downtown and station around the clock. Give the row, arrange for the key, and if the car is hemmed in the driver brings skates.
Is a long-distance tow from Summit done on a flatbed?
Yes. Anything more than a short local tow rides the flatbed at a quoted per-mile price. See the long distance towing page for Summit: /long-distance-towing-summit-nj.
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