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Medium and heavy duty towing in Summit, NJ: box trucks, vans, buses and tractors, 22 minutes from Linden
The delivery truck down at Summit downtown and station, the contractor's rig with a trailer on a Downtown street, the coach that lost air near I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24): each gets a truck rated for its weight from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, a flat quote built on GVWR and load, and a driver who calls the fleet contact first.
Heavy duty towing in Summit, NJ: why drivers call The NJ Towing Service first, 22 minutes from Linden
In Summit, heavy duty towing is the truck rated for the weight, medium duty up to about 26,000 pounds and heavy duty above it, dispatched from Linden in roughly 22 minutes to Route 24, a yard or a dock, quoted flat from the GVWR, the load and the condition of the vehicle before it rolls.
Linden is a few minutes from Port Newark–Elizabeth, the Turnpike's Exits 12 and 13, the Bayway and Tremley Point industrial areas and the warehouse belt through Carteret, Avenel and Edison. Commercial vehicles break down in that corridor constantly, and Summit is roughly 22 minutes from the yard by Route 24. When a fleet manager calls about a unit down at Summit downtown and station or on the shoulder, the dispatcher asks three things: the GVWR, whether it is loaded, and whether it rolls and steers. That sets the truck and the quote for Summit, which you get before we roll.
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 is the mix of commercial vehicles the dispatcher plans for, and it is why the questions on the call decide which truck is sent.
What counts as medium duty on a Summit call
Below about 26,000 pounds GVWR is medium duty: the box trucks and cutaways that deliver to Summit downtown and station, the sprinter, Transit and ProMaster vans that run routes through Downtown, step vans, small shuttle and school buses, and the landscaper's pickup with a trailer behind it. Dead starters, blown tires on Route 24 and transmissions that will not engage are the usual calls. The GVWR is on the door sticker; read it to the dispatcher along with whether the unit is loaded.
Heavy duty in Summit: loaded straight trucks, tractors, coaches
Heavy duty covers loaded straight trucks, tractors bobtail or with a trailer, dump trucks, roll-offs and coaches. Air-system faults, blown steer tires and dead starters on the Route 24 shoulder or in a yard are the common calls. Say whether the trailer is loaded and whether it needs to move with the tractor or can stay; that decides the truck and the quote.
Getting a truck rolling in Summit without a hook
A truck that will not crank at the dock at Summit downtown and station is a heavy-duty jump before it is a tow; the packs are rated for dual-battery diesels. A blown tire on Route 24 is changed with your spare on the shoulder. A small air leak is often fixed where the truck sits. When roadside is not enough, the rated truck is dispatched from the same call and you pay for the tow, not for two visits to Summit.
One line, one invoice for Summit fleets
A fleet account is worth having for any business with vehicles based in Summit or running Route 24 every day. It puts your dispatcher on a direct line, keeps your yards and preferred shops on file so nobody explains them at 2 a.m., and turns every job into a line on one monthly invoice by unit number. Established accounts get net terms. Set it up through contact or (908) 444-0129.
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Call (908) 444-0129All towing in SummitWhat a Summit commercial tow looks like, from the fleet call to the invoice
The dispatcher takes the location in Summit, the GVWR, whether the vehicle is loaded, whether it rolls and steers, and the destination; that sets the truck and a flat quote; the truck rolls from Linden and the driver calls the fleet contact before he arrives.
Step one: where the vehicle is in Summit
On Route 24 or I-78, the direction, the nearest exit and whether it is in the truck lanes or on the shoulder. In a yard or a dock, the address and the gate. At Summit downtown and station, the lot and where a heavy truck can stage. Tight docks and low overhangs change the approach; say so.
Step two: GVWR, load and unit
The GVWR is on the sticker inside the driver's door; read it to the dispatcher. Then say whether the unit is loaded and with roughly what, and give the unit number if you are on account. Our trucks are rated for specific weights, and the number decides which one heads for Summit downtown and station or wherever in Summit the unit is.
Step three: brakes, axles and steering
Rolls, steers, air up: three yes answers and the unit hooks quickly on Route 24 or in the yard. A no on any of them, locked brakes from an air fault, a seized axle, a bent steer, changes the rigging, and the driver arrives in Summit set up for it if the dispatcher knows.
Step four: the destination and the flat quote
Say where the unit should go: your own shop, a dealer along Route 24, the yard in Downtown, or the closest heavy repair facility. The hook fee for the rated truck plus the mileage is read back as one total before the truck moves. On account, it goes to the monthly invoice.
Step five: delivery and the paperwork for the file
The driver calls the fleet contact on the way, rigs and hooks the unit at Summit downtown and station or wherever it is down, and delivers it. The itemized receipt lists the Summit pickup, the destination, the mileage and the unit number, ready for the file and the insurance claim.
The road, the nearest cross street and the make and model: with those three things the dispatcher quotes heavy duty towing in Summit on the spot.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyFrom your call to the car being unloaded: how heavy duty towing in Summit actually unfolds
A heavy duty 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.
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 the car is in the lot at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck, say which level or section; the driver goes straight to it instead of circling.
Minutes one to three: the price and the dispatch
Once the dispatcher has the location, the vehicle and the destination, you hear a single price. A tow is the hook fee plus the mileage to the address you gave, and the number holds on scene. If you agree, the nearest available truck is assigned before you hang up, and the arrival window you are given comes from where that truck really is, not from a billboard on Route 24. You pay nothing until the job is finished.
While the truck is on its way to Summit
From Linden the truck runs Route 24 and I-78 and takes I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24) into Summit, roughly 22 minutes 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.
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.
After: the receipt and what to do next
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 a question comes up later, the same dispatch line answers it; there is no separate billing department to chase. 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 readyRoute 24, I-78, Springfield Avenue and Morris Avenue: how our trucks reach Summit for heavy duty towing, road by road
From Linden we reach Summit by Route 24, I-78 and Springfield Avenue, using I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), Route 24 Exit 8 (Summit Avenue) and Route 24 Exit 7 (Broad Street), and we provide heavy duty towing on every one of them.
These are the roads a Summit call for heavy duty 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.
Heavy duty towing on Route 24 in Summit
Runs along the northern edge with exits at Summit Avenue and Broad Street; breakdowns on the ramps toward I-78. Commercial vehicles down on Route 24 tie up the delivery window; say the direction and whether you are in the truck lanes so the rated truck reaches you on the correct side.
I-78 through Summit: heavy duty towing on the road and off it
Passes the southern edge with the Route 24 interchange; the express/local split near Exit 45. Say whether the trailer on I-78 is loaded and whether it moves with the tractor; that decides which heavy truck comes from Linden.
Springfield Avenue through Summit: heavy duty towing on the road and off it
Downtown's main street continuing to Springfield and New Providence. Heavy trucks need room to stage on Springfield Avenue; if the shoulder is narrow the driver plans a pull-forward or a lane hold with police.
Morris Avenue: heavy duty towing response in Summit
The road up the hill from Union and Springfield into downtown; ices early. A loaded truck on Morris Avenue is quoted on its GVWR and its load; give both and the number is exact before the truck leaves Linden.
Broad Street / Summit Avenue through Summit: heavy duty towing on the road and off it
Connectors between downtown, Route 24 and the station. Commercial vehicles down on Broad Street / Summit Avenue tie up the delivery window; say the direction and whether you are in the truck lanes so the rated truck reaches you on the correct side.
Highway exits that serve Summit
For Summit the ramps to know are I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), Route 24 Exit 8 (Summit Avenue) and Route 24 Exit 7 (Broad Street). A driver on the highway who can give an exit number and a direction gets the heavy duty towing truck on the right side of the road the first time. 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.
Stopped on a shoulder near Summit? Stay belted, hazards on, and call with the road, your direction and the nearest exit.
Call from the shoulderTowing in SummitBriant Park, Summit downtown and station and Overlook Medical Center and Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck: the Summit spots that call for heavy duty towing most
In Summit the heavy duty towing calls cluster at Briant Park, Summit downtown and station, Overlook Medical Center, Reeves-Reed Arboretum and Canoe Brook Country Club 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.
Heavy duty towing at Briant Park
Deliveries to Briant Park in Summit do not wait for a tow. Fleet accounts get a direct line and the driver calls the contact before he arrives.
Heavy duty towing at Summit downtown and station
A dead starter or a dual-battery diesel that will not turn over at Summit downtown and station is a heavy-duty jump first and a tow only if the truck needs a shop. Quoted flat either way.
Heavy duty towing when the car stops at Overlook Medical Center
Trucks that go down at Overlook Medical Center are usually in a dock or a loading area with other units around them. Tell the dispatcher what has to move and where the rated truck can stage; the plan is made before it leaves Linden.
Heavy duty towing when the car stops at Reeves-Reed Arboretum
Trucks that go down at Reeves-Reed Arboretum are usually in a dock or a loading area with other units around them. Tell the dispatcher what has to move and where the rated truck can stage; the plan is made before it leaves Linden.
Canoe Brook Country Club: heavy duty towing response
Trucks that go down at Canoe Brook Country Club are usually in a dock or a loading area with other units around them. Tell the dispatcher what has to move and where the rated truck can stage; the plan is made before it leaves Linden.
Heavy duty towing when the car stops at Beacon Hill Club
Fleet vans and box trucks serving Beacon Hill Club break down at the dock and in the lot. Say the gate or the lot section and whether a heavy truck can stage there; we reach Beacon Hill Club in roughly 22 minutes from Linden.
Heavy duty towing at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck
Shuttle and transit-lot buses serving Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck are medium and heavy duty jobs; a dead starter is a heavy-duty jump start first, and a bus that needs a shop rides with the rated truck from the same call.
Stuck at Briant Park or another of these places? Give the name and the lot section, and the truck or the technician heads out.
Call (908) 444-0129Every service in SummitThe trucks, vans and buses that go down in Summit, from Route 24 to Summit downtown and station
Summit heavy duty work runs from the fleet van that quit in Downtown to the loaded tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Route 24, with box trucks, cutaways, landscaping rigs, school and shuttle buses, dump trucks and roll-offs in between, each towed by a truck rated for its weight.
Delivery trucks down on Route 24 in Summit
Runs along the northern edge with exits at Summit Avenue and Broad Street; breakdowns on the ramps toward I-78. That is where the box trucks and cutaways serving Summit lose tires, starters and transmissions. Read the GVWR off the door and say whether the freight is aboard; the medium-duty truck comes rated for it and the load rides to the shop or your yard.
Fleet vans on the Summit routes
The sprinters, Transits and ProMasters running routes through Downtown and to Summit downtown and station fail the way cars do, starters and transmissions and tires, but they are too heavy for a car truck. A rated medium-duty truck comes, the quote is flat, and the driver calls your fleet contact on the way.
Pickups and trailers on Summit job sites
Truck and trailer together or trailer left on site; say which. Loaded trailers change the truck we send. Common on the residential streets and job sites around Summit.
Shuttle and school buses
Passengers off first, then the tow. Air-system faults and dead starters are the usual calls. Bus yards in and around Summit get account service with one monthly invoice.
Tractors, trailers and roll-offs near I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24)
Passes the southern edge with the Route 24 interchange; the express/local split near Exit 45. The dump trucks, roll-offs and tractors that use it are heavy duty by definition. The dispatcher needs the weight, the load and whether the trailer travels with the tractor, and quotes the heavy truck on those three facts.
Heavy-duty jumps, tire changes and air-line fixes in Summit
Not every heavy call needs the heavy truck. Jump packs built for dual-battery diesels, a tire change with your spare, a fitting tightened on an air line: these get a truck rolling in Summit for far less than a tow. When they are not enough, the tow is dispatched from the same call.
However the car ended up stopped in Summit, the same number sends the truck or the technician the job needs.
Call (908) 444-0129Heavy duty towing explainedWhat heavy duty towing costs in Summit, how the price is built, and why it is quoted before a truck leaves Linden
Heavy duty towing in Summit is quoted flat on the call from the GVWR, the load and the destination, hook plus mileage for the rated truck, with no fuel or after-hours surcharges and net terms for fleet accounts.
Weight, load, distance: the commercial quote
Medium and heavy duty hook fees are set by the truck the weight requires. Add the mileage from the Summit scene to the destination and that is the quote, given before we roll and matched on the invoice.
The fees a Summit fleet never sees
The invoice for a Summit commercial tow has the hook fee and the mileage and nothing else: no fuel, no after-hours, no holiday, no passenger and no storage lines. The vehicle goes where you told us. A driver who quotes a different figure at Summit downtown and station than dispatch did gets a call to dispatch from you.
How fleets and everyone else pay
Established accounts get net terms and one monthly invoice itemized by unit number, location, service and driver. Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash for everyone else. Every job comes with an itemized receipt your insurer accepts.
Why there is no price list for Summit on the website
Prices depend on the truck the job needs and the distance to where you want the car, and both are known in thirty seconds on the phone. That is why the website says "quoted first" instead of printing a number that would be wrong for half of Summit.
Want the number for heavy duty towing in Summit before you decide? Call; the quote takes half a minute and costs nothing.
Call for a quoteSchedule insteadHeavy duty towing in every Summit neighborhood: Beacon Hill, Franklin School section, Brayton and Lincoln-Hubbard and more
Heavy duty towing is dispatched to every part of Summit, including Beacon Hill, Franklin School section, Brayton, Lincoln-Hubbard, Washington School section, The Northside and Downtown, 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.
Heavy duty towing in Beacon Hill
Calls from Beacon Hill are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Beacon Hill and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Franklin School section, Summit: heavy duty towing response
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 heavy duty towing looks like here
In Brayton the approach depends on the street: a Brayton driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Brayton. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Brayton as everywhere in Summit.
Lincoln-Hubbard, Summit: heavy duty towing response
Calls from Lincoln-Hubbard are quoted the same flat way as anywhere in Summit. Tell the dispatcher the nearest cross street in Lincoln-Hubbard and where the car is sitting, and the truck arrives set up for it.
Washington School section: what heavy duty 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.
The Northside: what heavy duty towing looks like here
In The Northside the approach depends on the street: a The Northside driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to The Northside. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in The Northside as everywhere in Summit.
No neighborhood in Summit is priced differently or answered slower for heavy duty towing; the number and the dispatch are the same everywhere.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchWho calls for heavy duty towing in Summit: commuters, families, small businesses and visitors passing through on Route 24
The heavy duty towing calls from Summit come from a city of about 22,000 residents and from everyone who drives through it: the commuter lot at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck, the family driveways, the shops and fleets near Summit downtown and station, and the drivers who know the town only 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 heavy duty towing calls we get from Summit.
Summit commuters, from the platform at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck to the driveway
Commuters make up most of the heavy duty 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.
Family cars, driveways and school lots in 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.
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.
Drivers passing through Summit on Route 24
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) 444-0129Heavy duty towing explainedHow the season changes heavy duty towing in Summit: what breaks on Route 24 and I-78 in January, April, July and October
Winter, spring, summer and fall each send a different kind of heavy duty towing call from Summit: ice and weak batteries, then potholes, then heat and tires, then wet leaves and deer at dusk; the 24-hour dispatch is the same all year. 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 heavy duty towing in each season and what to do before you call.
Heavy duty towing in Summit in winter: snow, ice and dead batteries
Winter heavy-duty calls are gelled diesels, frozen air lines and box trucks that jackknifed on a ramp. 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.
March and April in Summit: potholes, bent wheels and inspection failures
Spring is when frost heave breaks up truck routes and a loaded truck finds the soft shoulder. 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 heat kills truck batteries and tires under load; a heavy wrecker reaches the truck with air and tools. Holiday weekends load Route 24 with traffic and the shoulders with cars; if the temperature gauge climbs, pull off early, because a tow is cheaper than an engine.
Fall heavy duty towing in Summit: wet leaves, early dark and deer
Fall storms flood the low industrial roads; a truck that stalled in water is recovered, not restarted. 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 SummitHeavy duty towing near Summit: Springfield, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside and more
The same trucks that provide heavy duty towing in Summit serve Springfield, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Mountainside, Millburn, Short Hills, Chatham and Madison; each has its own heavy duty towing page.
- Heavy duty towing in Springfield
- Heavy duty towing in New Providence
- Heavy duty towing in Berkeley Heights
- Heavy duty towing in Mountainside
- Heavy duty towing in Millburn
- Heavy duty towing in Short Hills
- Heavy duty towing in Chatham
- Heavy duty towing in Madison
- Heavy duty towing in Union County
- Heavy duty towing everywhere we go
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: heavy duty towing in Springfield.
New Providence: 20–35 minutes from the Linden yard
A job that starts in Summit and ends in New Providence, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: heavy duty towing in New Providence.
Next door in Berkeley Heights: 20–35 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for heavy duty towing in Berkeley Heights as in Summit; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: heavy duty towing in Berkeley Heights.
Next door in Mountainside: under 20 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for heavy duty towing in Mountainside as in Summit; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: heavy duty towing in Mountainside.
Not sure which town you are in? It does not matter. One number, one price structure, every town within 45 minutes.
Call (908) 444-0129Service area mapThe short version of heavy duty towing in Summit: drive time, roads, exits, lots, price
Zone 2, 22 minutes from Linden, Union County: heavy duty 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 | Medium & Heavy Duty 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 | Flat hook fee + mileage, quoted before dispatch; no surcharges |
| Hours | Around the clock, every day of the year, holidays included |
| Phone | Tap to call |
The table above is heavy duty towing in Summit in one screen. The call is everything else, and it takes a minute.
Call nowUnion County towingQuestions Summit drivers ask about heavy duty 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.
Can you tow a loaded box truck in Summit?
Yes. The load stays aboard as long as the truck we send is rated for the combined weight, which is why the dispatcher asks the GVWR and what is in the box before dispatching to Summit.
How long until the rated truck reaches a unit down in Summit?
Roughly 22 minutes from our Linden yard on a normal day. Say the road, the direction and whether you are in the truck lanes on Route 24.
Can you get a truck running in Summit without towing it?
Yes. Heavy-duty jump starts, tire changes with your spare and minor air-system fixes that get a truck rolling without a tow.
Bobtail or with the trailer: which can you tow?
Yes, either way. The two facts that set the truck and the price are whether the trailer is loaded and whether it travels with the tractor or stays where it is in Summit.
Can a Summit fleet be invoiced monthly?
Yes. An established account is billed monthly on net terms, itemized by unit, location, service and driver, and your dispatcher gets a direct line to ours.
Can you tow a bus from a lot near Summit downtown and station?
Yes. Get the passengers off, then the rated truck comes to Summit downtown and station. Tell the dispatcher which lot and whether there is room for a heavy truck to stage.
What should a fleet manager have ready when calling about Summit?
Location and direction, GVWR off the door sticker, whether it is loaded, whether it rolls and steers, the destination and your unit number if you are on account.
How is heavy duty towing priced in Summit?
A hook fee for the truck the GVWR and load call for, plus the miles from Summit to your shop or yard, quoted as one flat number before dispatch. No fuel or night surcharge.
Are fleet vans a heavy duty job in Summit?
Yes, routinely. They are medium duty, so a rated truck is dispatched, the price is flat, and your fleet contact gets a call before the driver pulls in.
Can a heavy truck get into a loading dock in Summit?
Usually. Say the gate, the overhang height and whether other vehicles need to move. The dispatcher plans the approach for a truck that needs room.
Something not answered here? Ask the dispatcher; the answer takes a sentence and the quote takes another.
Call (908) 444-0129ContactNeed medium & heavy duty towing in summit in Summit right now? One call, truck on the way.
Real dispatcher, 24 hours a day. Quoted price before we roll.