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What a mobile jump start from The NJ Towing Service actually includes

A jump start is a technician dispatched to your vehicle with a regulated lithium jump pack, a start of the engine, a load test of the battery and a check of the charging system, all for one flat price with no membership.

The most common roadside call in New Jersey begins with a click. The dome light was on all day at the Rahway station lot, the car sat for two weeks in Newark Airport long-term parking, the temperature dropped into the single digits overnight in Westfield, or the battery was simply four winters old and picked this morning to quit. Whatever the reason, the fix is the same: a technician who knows the sequence, a pack strong enough to turn over a full-size diesel, and two minutes with a tester afterward so you know whether the battery will strand you again at the next stop.

We are a towing company, which matters here for one reason. If the tester says the battery is done, or the alternator is not charging, the flatbed is dispatched from the same call at the quoted local towing rate. You are never billed a second callout, and you never have to explain the problem twice. Call (908) 444-0129 and the dispatcher handles it end to end.

A regulated jump pack instead of jumper cables from a stranger

Our technicians carry commercial lithium packs rated for full-size trucks and diesels. There is no second car to position nose to nose, which is impossible in a tight garage in Hoboken or a packed curb in Elizabeth, and no risk to your electronics from a reversed clamp or a voltage spike off another car's alternator. The pack is connected in the correct order, the engine is started, and the pack comes off before anything else happens.

A load test that tells you whether the battery will hold

After the engine is running the tech puts a load tester on the battery and reads the charging voltage at the terminals. A healthy battery with a working alternator shows a specific range; a battery that will not hold a charge, or an alternator that is not charging, shows something else. That two-minute check is the difference between driving to work and calling us again from the office lot at five o'clock.

One flat price, quoted before the tech leaves Linden

A jump start is one flat rate. It does not change at night, on a holiday or in a snowstorm, and there is no fuel surcharge or fee for the test. The dispatcher tells you the number on the call. If you would rather not pay it, hang up; you owe nothing for asking. See how every roadside assistance price is built.

No membership, no waiting for a contractor to accept the call

Roadside plans route your call to whoever accepts it, which is why the wait is often an hour or more. We are the company that shows up. The tech leaves Linden when you approve the price. Most plans reimburse an out-of-network jump start anyway, and the itemized receipt we hand you is what their form asks for.

Car clicking or dead right now? A tech with a jump pack is one call away. No membership, one flat price.

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How it works

From the click to the running engine: what happens on a jump start call, step by step

You tell the dispatcher where the car is, what it does when you turn the key and what you drive; the dispatcher quotes the flat jump start price and an arrival window; the tech connects the pack, starts the engine, tests the battery and tells you whether it will hold.

Step one: where the car is and whether the hood opens

Driveway, street, station lot, store lot or parking deck. For a deck, the name and the level. For a street, the cross streets. Then one question most people do not expect: can you get the hood open? On some cars the hood release is electric and a fully dead battery locks it. On others the battery lives in the trunk or under the rear seat. Tell the dispatcher the make and model and the tech knows where the terminals are before he arrives.

Step two: what the car does when you turn the key

A fast click and dim dash lights is a dead battery. A slow crank that does not catch can be a weak battery or something else. Dash lights bright and a single loud click can be a starter, which a jump will not fix. Nothing at all, no lights, can be a dead battery or a bad connection at the terminal. Describing the sound honestly lets the dispatcher tell you whether a jump is likely to work or whether a tow to your shop is the honest answer.

Step three: the vehicle, because hybrids, diesels and start-stop cars are different

A conventional car is a conventional jump. A hybrid has a small 12-volt auxiliary battery, often in the trunk, with jump terminals under the hood that are not obvious. A diesel pickup may have two batteries. A car with start-stop has an AGM battery that needs a regulated pack and a specific charging profile. The tech brings the right equipment for what you told us.

Step four: the price and the arrival window

One flat rate for the jump, quoted on the call. An arrival window based on where the nearest tech is, not a slogan. In Linden, Elizabeth, Rahway, Union, Cranford, Clark and Roselle that is usually well under half an hour. Out toward Morristown or Hackensack it is 35 to 45 minutes, and the dispatcher will say so.

Step five: the start, the test and what you do next

The pack goes on positive to positive, negative to a ground point, and the engine is started. The pack comes off. The tester goes on. If the battery is healthy, drive for at least thirty minutes of steady road to put a charge back in. If the battery is finished, the tech tells you straight, and can tow the car to a shop or parts store of your choice from the same call.

Tell the dispatcher the sound the car makes and the make and model. That is all the call needs.

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Where batteries die

Where dead battery calls come from: train station lots, airport parking, garages and cold driveways across north and central New Jersey

Most jump start calls come from NJ Transit station lots on the Northeast Corridor and Raritan Valley Line, Newark Airport long-term parking, apartment garages in Hoboken and Jersey City, mall lots in Woodbridge and Union, and driveways across Union County on the first cold morning of winter.

A battery does not usually die while you are driving. It dies while the car sits. These are the places it sits in our territory, and what our technicians know about each one.

NJ Transit station lots: Linden, Rahway, Elizabeth, Cranford, Westfield, Metuchen

A dome light left on at 7 a.m. is a dead battery at 6 p.m. The Northeast Corridor lots at Linden, Rahway, Elizabeth and Metuchen and the Raritan Valley Line lots at Cranford, Garwood, Westfield, Fanwood and Plainfield produce the same call every weekday evening. Tell the dispatcher which lot and which row; the tech drives in, starts you, tests the battery and you are on the way home.

Newark Airport long-term parking and the hotel lots on Routes 1 & 9

A car left for a week or two comes back to a battery that slowly drained itself flat, and the colder the stretch you were away, the more likely it is dead on your return. We get the call from travelers with bags in hand. Give us the lot letter and the row. The airport lots are inside our fastest zone from Linden, so the wait is short.

Apartment garages in Hoboken, Jersey City, Bayonne and Newark

A car that has not moved since the fall will not start in March. Garages are where the portable pack earns its keep: no second car can be positioned in a tight ramp, and many decks have no room to open two hoods side by side. Tell the dispatcher the garage, the level and the clearance. If the car needs a tow afterward, low decks mean skates to the entrance.

Mall and big-box lots: Woodbridge Center, Menlo Park, Route 22, Route 1

Lights left on during a two-hour shop, a phone charger left plugged in overnight, an aftermarket stereo that draws while parked. The Woodbridge Center and Menlo Park lots, the Route 22 strip through Union and Springfield and the Route 1 retail row in Edison are steady jump-start territory, day and night.

Driveways across Union County on the first single-digit morning

A battery that limped through summer gives out on the first hard freeze. Westfield, Cranford, Scotch Plains, Summit, Clark and Union all call before the school run on the same January morning. We stage extra techs on forecast cold snaps. Give the dispatcher the address and whether the car is in the driveway or on the street.

Highway shoulders: Routes 1 & 9, Route 22, and what changes on the Turnpike and the Parkway

A battery rarely dies at speed, but an alternator does, and the car coasts to the shoulder with the dash lit up. A jump will get a car with a dead alternator running for a few minutes at most. On Routes 1 & 9, Route 22 and I-78 the safe answer is usually an emergency tow to your shop, and the dispatcher will tell you that honestly rather than send a tech to a job that will not hold. On the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway the shoulder itself is served by the Turnpike Authority's authorized garages; book with us anyway, and once the authorized truck has the car off the highway we take it from the exit or the garage's lot to the shop or driveway you choose, at the same flat quoted price.

Station lot, airport row, garage level or driveway: tell us which and the tech goes straight there.

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Hybrid jump start

Jump starting hybrids, start-stop cars, diesels, dual-battery trucks and motorcycles without damaging anything

Hybrids are jumped at their 12-volt auxiliary battery, start-stop cars need a regulated pack for their AGM battery, diesels and dual-battery trucks need the heavy pack, and motorcycles need a low-amperage setting; the tech brings the right equipment for the vehicle you name.

Every car can be jump started. Not every car can be jump started the same way, and the cars where it goes wrong are the ones where somebody guessed. These are the types where the make and model you give the dispatcher actually changes what the tech does.

Hybrids: Prius, Camry Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, Accord Hybrid and the rest

A hybrid's high-voltage battery is not what is dead. The small 12-volt auxiliary battery that boots the computers is, and it often lives in the trunk or under the rear seat with a dedicated jump terminal under the hood. Connect to the wrong point and you can damage the inverter. The tech knows where the terminals are on the common models and reads the manual on the rare ones.

Start-stop systems and AGM batteries

Most cars built in the last decade with automatic engine stop-start use an AGM battery. They are sensitive to charging voltage and to being deeply discharged. A regulated lithium pack is the right tool; a big unregulated jump from a truck's alternator is not. After the start, the tester tells you whether the AGM has been damaged by the deep discharge, which they often are.

Diesel pickups, vans and dual-battery trucks

A cold diesel needs far more cranking current than a gas engine, and many run two batteries in parallel. A consumer jump pack from the glovebox will not do it. Our packs are rated for full-size diesels, and for fleet vans on the Route 1 & 9 corridor we can jump the vehicle in the yard before the shift starts. See heavy duty towing for commercial accounts.

Electric vehicles that will not wake up

A Tesla or other EV with a dead 12-volt battery cannot open its doors, release its parking brake or roll. The 12-volt is jumped at a specific access point so the car boots and unlocks. If the high-voltage pack itself is depleted, no jump helps and the car goes on a flatbed to a charger. Tell us the model.

Motorcycles and scooters

A bike battery is small and a full-power jump can cook it. The pack goes on a low setting, the connections are made carefully around the fairing, and the bike is started. A bike that will not start after a jump usually goes on the flatbed with the chock; see motorcycle towing.

Older cars with corroded terminals and loose grounds

Sometimes the battery is fine and the connection is not. The tech cleans a corroded terminal or tightens a loose clamp before deciding the battery is dead, which is the honest thing to do and saves you a battery you did not need.

Hybrid, diesel, start-stop or EV: say the model and the tech arrives with the right pack and the right procedure.

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Jump start cost

How much a jump start costs in New Jersey and what is included in the flat price

A jump start from The NJ Towing Service is one flat price that includes the dispatch, the start and the battery and charging test, with no night, weekend, holiday or fuel surcharge and no membership.

One flat rate, quoted on the call

The dispatcher gives you the jump start price before the tech leaves Linden. It is the same number at 3 a.m. on a holiday as at noon on a Tuesday. There is no separate charge for the test and no charge for cleaning a terminal if that turns out to be the problem.

What happens to the price if the car needs a tow

If the battery will not hold or the alternator is not charging, you pay the tow, not the jump plus the tow. The flatbed is dispatched from the same call and the local towing price is quoted before it rolls. There is no second callout fee.

Paying, and getting reimbursed by a roadside plan

Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash on site. The itemized receipt shows the location, the service and the amount, which is what AAA and most other plans ask for on their reimbursement form. Many plans pay an out-of-network jump start up to their limit because it is cheaper than the hour you would have waited.

Why we do not list the number on the page

Because a price on a website does not know whether you are in Roselle or Morristown, or whether the car is a Civic in a driveway or a diesel on a Route 22 shoulder. The quote takes thirty seconds on the phone and it is exact. Call (908) 444-0129 and ask.

Get the exact jump start price in thirty seconds. Asking is free and you owe nothing if you say no.

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Car won't start

When a jump start will not fix it: starters, alternators, fuel pumps and batteries that are finished

A jump start fixes a discharged battery; it does not fix a failed starter, a dead alternator, a fuel or ignition problem, or a battery that will no longer hold a charge, and in those cases the dispatcher recommends a tow to your shop from the same call.

About one call in five that starts as "I need a jump" is not a battery problem. The dispatcher asks what the car does when you turn the key because the answer often says which it is, and because sending a tech to a job a jump cannot fix wastes your time and your money. Here is how to tell.

One loud click with bright dash lights: probably the starter

If the dashboard lights up normally and the headlights are strong but the engine gives a single hard click and does not turn, the battery has power and the starter is not engaging. A jump will not change that. The car needs to be towed to a shop for a starter or a solenoid.

It started with the jump and died a mile later: the alternator

The alternator recharges the battery while you drive. If it has failed, the engine runs on the battery alone until it drains, which after a jump is a few minutes. The tester catches this at the terminals: charging voltage that does not rise with the engine running. The honest answer is a tow, not a second jump on the Route 22 shoulder.

It cranks strong but never catches: fuel or ignition

A healthy crank that never fires is not a battery. It can be an empty tank, a fuel pump, a crank sensor or an ignition problem. If the gauge was near empty, fuel delivery may be the fix. Otherwise it is a tow to a mechanic.

It starts, but it died again the next morning: the battery is finished

A battery that will not hold a charge overnight is done. Jumping it every morning is a habit that ends on a highway. The tester usually shows this on the first visit, and the tech says so rather than sell you another jump.

Aftermarket stereos, dash cams and trackers that drain overnight

A parasitic draw from an add-on that never fully sleeps will kill a healthy battery in days. If the battery tests fine and it keeps dying, that is the first thing to have a shop check.

Wrong keys, immobilizers and dead fobs

A car that does nothing at all with a fob that has a dead coin battery is not a jump. Neither is a car whose immobilizer does not recognize a spare key. Try the fob's backup key slot or hold the fob against the start button; if that fails, a dealer or automotive locksmith is the call, and we can tow you there.

Describe the sound. The dispatcher will tell you whether it is a jump or a tow, even if the answer is the smaller bill.

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Battery died

Why car batteries die in New Jersey: cold, heat, short trips, age and the things left switched on

Batteries in New Jersey fail from a summer of heat that dries the cells, a winter cold snap that cuts their output, short commutes that never recharge them, four or more years of age, and lights or accessories left on while the car sits.

Summer heat does the damage, winter cold gets the blame

Heat is what actually ages a battery. A July in a parking lot on Routes 1 & 9 evaporates electrolyte and corrodes the plates. The battery survives August and September because a warm engine is easy to crank. Then the first morning in the twenties arrives, the oil is thick, the engine needs twice the current, and the battery that was quietly dying all summer cannot deliver it. That is why our busiest jump start mornings are the first real cold snap, not the coldest day of the year.

Short trips never put the charge back

Starting the engine takes a big bite out of the battery. Recharging it takes twenty to thirty minutes of steady driving. A commute from Roselle to the Cranford station, or three errands around Union that are each ten minutes apart, never gets the battery back to full. Week after week it runs a little lower until one morning it is not enough. Weekend cars that sit on the street in Jersey City or Hoboken all week have the same problem for the same reason.

Four years is old, five is borrowed time

A typical battery in this climate lasts three to five years. If yours is older than four and the car has started to crank slowly on cold mornings, the tester will confirm what you already suspect. Replacing it on your schedule at a shop costs less than replacing it after a jump on a highway shoulder.

The things left on

Dome light, trunk light, headlights on a car without an auto-off, a phone charger in a socket that stays live, a dash cam in parking mode, a hatch not fully closed. Most dead batteries in station lots are one of these. The tech will point it out if he sees it, because it is cheaper for you to know than to call us again next week.

Corrosion, loose clamps and bad grounds

The white or blue crust on a terminal is resistance. Enough of it and a good battery cannot deliver its current. A clamp that has worked loose over the potholes on Route 27 does the same thing. The tech checks and cleans the terminals before condemning the battery, and sometimes that is the whole repair.

If the battery is four years old and the car cranks slow in the cold, it is telling you something. Call before it stops.

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While you wait

What to do while you wait for a jump start in a lot, a garage or on the shoulder

Turn off everything electrical, leave the hood closed until the tech arrives if it is raining or cold, stay with the car, keep your phone charged for the driver's call, and if you are on a highway shoulder stay belted inside with the hazards on.

Switch everything off

Headlights, interior lights, the radio, the climate fan, the phone charger. The less the battery has to feed, the easier the start. Do not keep trying the key; each attempt takes the battery further down and can overheat the starter.

Do not accept cables from a stranger's car

A well-meaning stranger with cheap cables and a reversed clamp is how a dead battery becomes a fried computer. If someone offers, thank them and wait for the tech. The pack is safer for your car and for theirs.

In a garage or a deck

Note the level and the nearest pillar number. Stay near the car so the tech can find you; garages block phone signals and the driver's call may not get through. If the car is nose-in against a wall with no room at the front, say so; the tech may need to reach the battery from the side or use a longer lead.

On a highway shoulder

Stay in the car, belted, hazards on. Our tech positions his vehicle behind yours with the amber bar running. If the dispatcher has told you the problem is likely the alternator, the tow truck is what arrives, and the same rules apply while you wait.

Have the key and the hood release ready

Know where the hood release is. On a car with an electric release and a dead battery, the tech has a procedure, but it is faster if you have the owner's manual to hand. For a hybrid or an EV, the manual shows the jump terminal location.

Everything off, stay with the car, phone charged. Now call. The tech will call you back before he arrives.

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After the jump

After the jump start: how long to drive, when to replace the battery and how to keep it from happening again

Drive at least thirty minutes of steady road after a jump, replace the battery if the tester showed it will not hold a charge or if it is more than four years old, and keep a battery maintainer on a car that sits for weeks.

Drive thirty minutes, not around the block

Idling in the driveway does not recharge a battery in any useful time. Thirty minutes of steady driving at road speed does. If the car will sit again for days afterward, expect it to be weak again; that is a battery that needs replacing or a maintainer.

When to replace the battery

If the load test showed it will not hold, replace it now. If it is over four years old and the car has been cranking slowly in the cold, replace it soon. A new battery installed at a shop on your schedule costs less than a second jump call. We can tow the car to the parts store or shop of your choice if it will not start again.

Cars that sit: a maintainer and a monthly drive

A seasonal car in a Cranford garage or a weekend car on a Hoboken street needs either a battery maintainer plugged in or a thirty-minute drive every couple of weeks. Airport travelers: a week away is usually fine on a healthy battery; three weeks in January is a gamble.

Check what drains it

A dash cam in parking mode, a tracker, an aftermarket alarm or a stereo amp that never sleeps will flatten a healthy battery. If the tester says the battery is good and it keeps dying, have a shop measure the parasitic draw.

Battery tested, engine running, and you know what to do next. That is what a jump start from us includes.

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Service area

Jump start service by county: every town within 45 minutes of Linden

Jump starts are dispatched from Linden to 163 towns in Union, Middlesex, Essex, Hudson, Somerset, Morris, Monmouth, Bergen and Passaic counties, with Union County and the neighboring parts of Middlesex and Essex in the fastest zone.

Zone 1: Linden, Elizabeth, Rahway, Roselle, Union, Cranford, Clark, Newark, Carteret, Woodbridge

Under twenty minutes on a normal day. This is where the techs are and where the station lots, the airport parking and the Route 1 & 9 retail are. Most jump starts in zone 1 are done inside half an hour from the call.

Zone 2: Edison, Metuchen, New Brunswick, the Oranges, Montclair, Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, Watchung

Twenty to thirty-five minutes. The Hudson County garages, the Rutgers and New Brunswick lots, the Menlo Park and Route 1 retail, the Essex commuter towns and the Route 22 corridor into Somerset.

Zone 3: Morristown, Somerville, Freehold, Hackensack, Fort Lee, Paterson

Thirty-five to forty-five minutes, longer at rush hour, and the dispatcher says so. If a jump in zone 3 is likely to become a tow, we say that too, so you can decide before the tech rolls.

Inside the map? A tech is one call away. Tell us the town and the dispatcher gives you the real arrival window.

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Related services

Jump start, tow, tire, lockout or fuel: the other roadside services that start with the same call

The same dispatcher sends a jump start tech, a flat tire tech, a lockout tech, a fuel delivery or a tow truck; you describe what happened and the right service is chosen and quoted.

When the jump turns into a tow

A battery that will not hold, an alternator that is not charging, a starter that will not engage. The flatbed or wheel-lift is dispatched from the same call at the local towing rate. AWD and electric vehicles go on the flatbed only.

When it was never the battery

An empty tank is fuel delivery. Keys inside the car are a lockout. A car that started but has a flat is a tire change. Describe what happened and the dispatcher sorts it out.

One number for all of it. Describe what happened and the right tech or truck is sent.

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Jump start facts

Jump start service in New Jersey at a glance: equipment, coverage, hours, price structure and what to have ready

A jump start from The NJ Towing Service is a technician with a regulated commercial jump pack dispatched from Linden 24/7 to 163 towns in nine counties, the engine started and the battery load-tested, for one flat price quoted on the call with no surcharges and no membership.

Service	Mobile jump start: a technician with a regulated commercial lithium jump pack starts the engine, load-tests the battery and checks the charging voltage so you know whether it will hold; a corroded terminal or loose clamp is cleaned or tightened first at no charge
Equipment	Regulated lithium packs rated for full-size diesels and dual-battery trucks, with a regulated profile for AGM start-stop batteries and a low-current setting for motorcycles; no second car, no cables off a stranger's alternator; a battery load tester
Vehicles handled	Cars, SUVs and pickups, hybrids at the 12-volt auxiliary battery, start-stop and AGM cars, diesels and dual-battery trucks, EVs whose 12-volt is dead, motorcycles and scooters, fleet vans in the yard before the shift
What to have ready	Where the car is (driveway, street, deck level and pillar, lot and row), what it does when you turn the key, make and model, whether the hood opens, and the owner's manual for the jump terminal on a hybrid or EV; switch everything electrical off and stop trying the key
What a jump will not fix	A failed starter, a dead alternator, a fuel or ignition problem, a dead fob or an immobilizer, or a battery that will no longer hold a charge; the dispatcher says so from the sound you describe and the tow to your shop is quoted from the same call
Coverage	163 towns in Union, Middlesex, Essex, Hudson, Somerset, Morris, Monmouth, Bergen and Passaic counties, every one within about 45 minutes of Linden dispatch; NJ Transit station lots, Newark Airport long-term parking, apartment garages in Hoboken, Jersey City, Bayonne and Newark, mall lots and driveways; Turnpike and Parkway shoulders are served by the Authority's authorized garages; book with us and we take the car from the exit or the garage's lot
Response	Usually well under 30 minutes in Union County and the neighboring parts of Middlesex and Essex; 35 to 45 minutes toward the edge of the map, longer at rush hour or in a storm; a real window is quoted on the call
Pricing	One flat price that includes dispatch, the start and the battery and charging test, quoted before dispatch; no night, weekend, holiday or fuel surcharges; no membership; if the battery is finished you pay the tow, not the jump plus the tow
Payment	Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash on site; itemized receipt by text or email, which most roadside plans and insurers accept for out-of-network reimbursement
Hours	24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every holiday
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Jump Start by town

Jump Start in every town we serve: 163 jump start pages across 9 New Jersey counties

Jump Start is dispatched from Linden to 163 towns; each town below has its own jump start page with the roads, the lots, the neighborhoods and the price structure for that town.

Pick your town for the local jump start page. Every one is the same phone number, the same flat quoted price and the same 24/7 dispatch; what changes is the drive time from Linden and the roads the truck comes in on.

Jump Start in Hudson County: 12 towns

Bayonne and Jersey City via the Turnpike extension; Hoboken and the Gold Coast within the hour any time of day. Bayonne · Jersey City · Kearny · Harrison · East Newark · Secaucus · Hoboken · Union City · Weehawken · West New York · North Bergen · Guttenberg. County page: towing in Hudson County.

Jump Start in Somerset County: 16 towns

Route 22 and I-287 towns — Watchung, Bridgewater, Somerville and the Bound Brooks. Watchung · North Plainfield · Green Brook · Warren · Bound Brook · South Bound Brook · Bridgewater · Somerville · Raritan · Manville · Franklin Township · Hillsborough · Basking Ridge · Bernardsville · Bedminster · Branchburg. County page: towing in Somerset County.

Jump Start in Morris County: 11 towns

Up Route 24 and I-287 — Chatham, Madison, Morristown and Parsippany. Chatham · Madison · Florham Park · East Hanover · Hanover · Whippany · Morristown · Morris Township · Morris Plains · Parsippany · Montville. County page: towing in Morris County.

Jump Start in Monmouth County: 14 towns

The Parkway and Route 9 south — Matawan, Hazlet, Holmdel, Middletown and Freehold. Matawan · Aberdeen · Keyport · Hazlet · Union Beach · Keansburg · Holmdel · Middletown · Marlboro · Manalapan · Freehold · Colts Neck · Red Bank · Atlantic Highlands. County page: towing in Monmouth County.

Jump Start in Bergen County: 26 towns

Southern Bergen along Route 17, Route 46 and the Turnpike — the Meadowlands towns through Hackensack and Fort Lee. North Arlington · Lyndhurst · Rutherford · East Rutherford · Carlstadt · Wood-Ridge · Moonachie · Little Ferry · Ridgefield · Ridgefield Park · Palisades Park · Fairview · Cliffside Park · Edgewater · Fort Lee · Hasbrouck Heights · Teterboro · Lodi · Garfield · Saddle Brook · Elmwood Park · Bogota · Hackensack · Teaneck · Englewood · Paramus. County page: towing in Bergen County.

Jump Start in Passaic County: 9 towns

Clifton, Passaic and Paterson by way of the Parkway and Route 21. Clifton · Passaic · Paterson · Little Falls · Woodland Park · Totowa · Wayne · Haledon · Prospect Park. County page: towing in Passaic County.

Do not see your town? If it is within 45 minutes of Linden we cover it. Call and ask.

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Jump start FAQ

Questions drivers ask before calling for a jump start in New Jersey

The answers below cover arrival time, price, hybrids and diesels, damage to electronics, how long to drive afterward, and what happens if the jump does not work; dispatch answers anything else live.

How much does a jump start cost in NJ?

A jump start is one flat price, quoted on the call before the technician leaves Linden. It covers the dispatch, the start with a regulated pack, the load test of the battery and the charging check. The number does not change with the hour, the day, the weather or the town, whether the car is a Civic in a driveway or a diesel on a Route 22 shoulder; no night, weekend, holiday or fuel surcharge, no membership. It changes only if the battery or alternator is finished, when the tow to your shop is quoted as hook plus mileage and you pay the tow, not both. Call (908) 444-0129 for the exact figure.

How fast can you get to me for a jump start?

Inside Union County and the neighboring parts of Middlesex and Essex, usually well under 30 minutes. Toward the edge of the 45-minute area, 35 to 45 minutes. The dispatcher gives you a real window on the call.

Can jump starting damage my car's electronics?

Not when it is done with a regulated pack in the correct sequence. That is what the tech is for. The risk comes from cheap cables, reversed clamps and jumping off another car's alternator.

Can you jump start a hybrid?

Yes. Hybrids have a 12-volt auxiliary battery that is jumped at a dedicated terminal, usually under the hood. The tech knows where it is on the common models.

Can you jump start a diesel truck or a car with start-stop?

Yes. Our packs are rated for full-size diesels and dual-battery trucks, and they are regulated for the AGM batteries that start-stop cars use.

How long should I drive after a jump?

At least 30 minutes of steady road driving. Idling in the driveway does not put a useful charge back.

What if the car dies again the next morning?

The battery will not hold a charge and needs replacing. The tester usually shows this on the first visit, and the tech will tell you so.

What if the jump does not work?

Then it is probably the starter, the alternator or a fuel problem, and the car needs a shop. We dispatch the tow from the same call at the local towing rate. You do not pay the jump plus the tow.

Can you jump a car in a parking garage?

Yes. The portable pack is made for it; no second car has to be positioned. Tell the dispatcher the garage, the level and the nearest pillar number.

Do I need a membership or roadside plan?

No. You call, the tech comes, you pay one flat price by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash. Most roadside plans reimburse an out-of-network jump start with the receipt we give you.

Can you replace the battery on the spot?

Not roadside. If the battery is finished we tell you, and we can tow the car to the parts store or shop of your choice from the same call.

Question not here? The dispatcher answers it in one sentence and quotes the jump in the next.

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Car battery jump start service in New Jersey, a technician with a professional pack to any town within 45 minutes of Linden