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Motorcycle towing in Summit, NJ: chock, soft straps and a flatbed, 22 minutes from our Linden dispatch
Front wheel in a locking chock, soft loops to the triple tree and frame, bike upright on the deck. Never a sling, never on its side. Dispatched to Summit from Linden in roughly 22 minutes for breakdowns on Route 24, crashes and shop drops.
Motorcycle towing in Summit, NJ: why drivers call The NJ Towing Service first, 22 minutes from Linden
A Summit motorcycle tow is a flatbed with a bolted wheel chock, soft-loop straps that never touch paint, forks pinned evenly on both sides and the bike standing upright the whole ride, sent from Linden roughly 22 minutes away at a price you hear before the truck moves.
Riders in Summit break down on Route 24, drop a bike on a wet corner, or find the battery flat after a winter in the garage. Each is a flatbed job with the chock, the soft loops and even fork compression, and each is quoted flat before the truck leaves Linden roughly 22 minutes away. The bike goes up upright and comes off upright.
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. Tell the dispatcher the bike and where it is sitting; the driver sets up the chock and the straps before he arrives so the load takes minutes.
The right way to strap a motorcycle in Summit
Four things keep a motorcycle safe on a flatbed: a locking chock that holds the front wheel upright, soft loops that sit between the strap and the bike, forks compressed evenly so it cannot rock, and a rear tie-down so it cannot walk. Skip any one and the bike shifts on the first pothole on I-78. We skip none of them, which is why Summit riders get their bikes back the way they handed them over.
Motorcycle breakdowns on Route 24 and around Summit downtown and station
Riders in Summit get stranded on Route 24 with a flat, in a lot at Summit downtown and station with a dead battery, and in their own Downtown garages with a bike that has not run since October. A few go down on a wet patch on I-78. All of it is a flatbed with the chock, and the driver shields the shoulder with the amber bar before touching the bike.
Righting, draining and securing a downed bike on Route 24
A bike with a bent rim, a snapped lever or leaking fluid still needs to get to a shop or your garage. We right it, drain what needs draining, secure it so nothing else is damaged in transit, and photograph it at pickup for insurance. If police are on scene after a crash on Route 24, tell the dispatcher; we coordinate on the lane.
Non-running project bikes in Summit
Bikes in Downtown garages that have not run in years still move: a dolly under the front wheel handles a locked steering head, ownership paperwork covers a lost key, and a frame with no front wheel is strapped by the frame. 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. Describe the bike and its spot and the right gear comes on the truck.
Waiting for motorcycle towing in Summit right now? The rest of this page can wait. Dispatch picks up 24/7 and quotes the job before the truck leaves Linden.
Call (908) 444-0129All towing in SummitWhat happens when you call for a motorcycle tow in Summit
The call collects the spot in Summit, the make and model and whether the bike rolls; the flat price is quoted and the flatbed with the chock leaves Linden; at the bike the driver walks or dollies it up the deck, locks the chock, sets soft loops and delivers it standing.
Step one: where the bike is in Summit
The road and direction if you are on Route 24, the address or the lot if you are not. The bike can usually be walked to the truck, so say where it is and where the truck can stop safely.
Step two: the bike and its condition
Make and model, sport or cruiser or touring or dirt or scooter, whether it rolls and steers, whether there is a key, whether it was dropped and what is leaking. That sets up the chock width, the strap points and whether a dolly is needed.
Step three: hook plus mileage, quoted first
You hear the hook fee and the mileage to the destination as a single figure, whether the bike is going to a shop on Route 24 or home to Downtown. The quote is free and you can hang up.
Step four: loaded upright, strapped at the frame
Up the lowered deck, walked or winched, and into the chock, which locks the front wheel upright. Soft loops go over the triple tree and around the frame; the ratchets are tightened a little at a time on each side so the forks compress evenly; a rear strap keeps the bike from creeping. The driver rechecks everything before pulling out of Summit and at the first stop.
Step five: the bike comes off the deck, the paperwork follows
The bike is unloaded upright at the shop or your garage, and you get an itemized receipt with the Summit pickup, the destination and the mileage. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash. After a crash, photos are available for the claim.
Have the road, the cross street and the make and model ready. That is all the dispatcher needs to quote motorcycle towing in Summit.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyWhat happens after you call for motorcycle towing in Summit: minute by minute from Linden dispatch to the drop
From Summit the whole motorcycle towing call runs in three parts: a three-minute phone call with a quoted price, about 22 minutes while the truck drives in from Linden via I-78 Exit 45 (Summit / Route 24), and fifteen to twenty minutes on scene to load, strap and photograph the car before it leaves for your destination.
The fastest way to take the stress out of motorcycle towing in Summit is to know the order of events. This is it, start to finish.
Step one, from Summit: the call and the four questions
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 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
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.
The drive from Linden to Summit: about 22 minutes
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. Use the wait to gather the key, your license, registration and insurance card, and take anything you need out of the car.
Loading the car in Summit: what the fifteen to twenty minutes look like
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
The last step is the receipt, sent by text or email with the hook fee, the miles and the two addresses itemized, which is the document an insurer or a roadside plan asks for when you claim it back. If the car needs a second move later, from the shop to home, say, the same dispatch line quotes it as a local tow in Summit. For the full picture of towing in Summit, see all towing in Summit.
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 readyRoute 24, I-78, Springfield Avenue and Morris Avenue: how our trucks reach Summit for motorcycle 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 motorcycle towing on every one of them.
Every road below is one our drivers run to and through Summit. The notes are what they actually know about each one. When you call for motorcycle towing, say the road, the direction and the nearest cross street or exit.
Motorcycle 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. On Route 24 say the direction and the nearest exit or cross street so the truck reaches you on the correct side.
Motorcycle towing on I-78 in Summit
Passes the southern edge with the Route 24 interchange; the express/local split near Exit 45. On I-78 say the direction and the nearest exit or cross street so the truck reaches you on the correct side.
Springfield Avenue: motorcycle towing response in Summit
Downtown's main street continuing to Springfield and New Providence. Riders on Springfield Avenue call for flats, dead batteries and chain problems; each is a flatbed with the chock, quoted flat before the truck leaves Linden.
Morris Avenue through Summit: motorcycle towing on the road and off it
The road up the hill from Union and Springfield into downtown; ices early. A bike down on Morris Avenue is walked to the truck if it rolls and dollied if it does not; the driver shields the shoulder with the amber bar first.
Broad Street / Summit Avenue through Summit: motorcycle towing on the road and off it
Connectors between downtown, Route 24 and the station. On Broad Street / Summit Avenue say the direction and the nearest exit or cross street so the truck reaches you on the correct side.
The exits our trucks take for 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). If you are on the highway, the exit number is the single most useful thing you can tell the dispatcher about motorcycle towing. For the Turnpike and Parkway express lanes with no exit, the Authority's garage handles the shoulder and we meet the car at the exit.
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 SummitSummit downtown and station, Overlook Medical Center and Reeves-Reed Arboretum and Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck: the Summit spots that call for motorcycle towing most
Summit downtown and station, Overlook Medical Center, Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Canoe Brook Country Club and Beacon Hill Club and Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck are where Summit drivers most often need motorcycle towing, and each is roughly 22 minutes from a Linden truck or technician.
Motorcycle towing at Summit downtown and station
Summit downtown and station sends us dropped bikes and bikes that would not restart after a stop. Name the row or the entrance; the flatbed is roughly 22 minutes from Linden and the bike is walked to wherever the deck can come down.
Overlook Medical Center: motorcycle towing response
Overlook Medical Center sends us dropped bikes and bikes that would not restart after a stop. Name the row or the entrance; the flatbed is roughly 22 minutes from Linden and the bike is walked to wherever the deck can come down.
Motorcycle towing when the car stops at Reeves-Reed Arboretum
A motorcycle in a garage or lot at Reeves-Reed Arboretum can be walked to the entrance and loaded outside if the deck clearance is low. Tell the dispatcher the level.
Canoe Brook Country Club: motorcycle towing response
A motorcycle in a garage or lot at Canoe Brook Country Club can be walked to the entrance and loaded outside if the deck clearance is low. Tell the dispatcher the level.
Beacon Hill Club: motorcycle towing response
Bikes that will not start at Beacon Hill Club are usually a battery; a jump is tried first and the flatbed with the chock comes if the bike needs a shop. Say the lot or the entrance and the driver meets you at the bike, roughly 22 minutes from Linden.
Motorcycle towing when the car stops at Briant Park
Bikes that will not start at Briant Park are usually a battery; a jump is tried first and the flatbed with the chock comes if the bike needs a shop. Say the lot or the entrance and the driver meets you at the bike, roughly 22 minutes from Linden.
Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck: motorcycle towing in the commuter lot
Commuters who ride to Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck call us at dusk with a bike that will not turn over. The technician attempts a jump at the bike; when that is not enough, the flatbed with the chock is sent on the same call and the bike rides upright to the shop.
At one of these spots right now? Say the name and the lot, and the truck or the tech is on the way.
Call (908) 444-0129Every service in SummitMotorcycles and situations we tow in Summit
In Summit we tow sport bikes, cruisers and baggers, touring and adventure bikes, dirt bikes and dual-sports, scooters and mopeds, trikes and sidecar rigs, and non-running project bikes, from Route 24 shoulders, garages, lots and driveways.
Fairings, clip-ons and low pegs: sport bikes from Summit
Fairings, clip-ons and low pegs mean nothing can touch the bodywork. Soft loops to the triple tree and subframe, chock locked, forks compressed evenly. The bike rides upright and comes off without a scuff.
Cruisers, baggers and touring bikes
Heavy bikes with bags and fairings need the wide chock and a driver who has loaded them before. We winch up the lowered deck if needed and strap by the frame, never the bags.
Adventure and dual-sport bikes coming off the trail
A dual-sport or adventure bike has forks with a lot of travel, and compressing them unevenly leaves the bike leaning on the deck. The driver tightens both sides alternately until it stands square. Bikes coming back from trails outside Summit with a bent rim or a dead motor load the same way.
Scooters, mopeds and small-displacement bikes
A scooter is light enough to walk anywhere and light enough that a bad strap-down tips it on the first turn out of Summit. It gets the chock and the soft loops like any full-size bike.
Downed bikes on Route 24: right it, drain it, strap it
After a fall on I-78 or in a lot near Summit downtown and station, the bike is stood up, drained of whatever is leaking, strapped without loading the bent parts, and photographed for the claim before it leaves Summit.
No key, locked steering, project bikes
No key, no problem with the title in hand. No steering, the dolly handles it. No front wheel, the frame takes the straps instead of the chock. Project bikes in Summit move to the shop and back at the same flat rate.
One call covers every situation above in Summit; describe it, and the right truck or tech is sent.
Call (908) 444-0129Motorcycle towing explainedHow much motorcycle towing costs in Summit, NJ, and why the number is quoted before the truck leaves Linden
Motorcycle towing in Summit is priced as a hook fee plus mileage to the shop or your garage, quoted before the truck leaves; the chock, soft loops and dolly are part of the job, and nothing is added for nights, weekends, holidays or fuel.
Hook fee plus mileage for a bike from Summit
The hook fee covers dispatch, loading with the chock and straps, and the driver's time. Mileage is the distance from the pickup in Summit to the shop or your garage. Short runs to a Summit shop usually stay inside the base mileage. One total, quoted before the truck moves.
No surcharges for a midnight bike tow
No after-hours or holiday surcharge, no fuel surcharge, no fee for the equipment a bike needs. A ride home from Summit at midnight is priced like one at noon.
Paying and insurance after a crash
The driver takes any card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash. The receipt shows where in Summit the bike was collected, where it went and the mileage; add the photos from the pickup on Route 24 and the insurer has everything it needs.
The reason this page has no motorcycle towing price table for Summit
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.
Thirty seconds on the phone gets you the exact price of motorcycle towing in Summit. There is no charge for asking.
Call for a quoteSchedule insteadMotorcycle towing in every Summit neighborhood: Franklin School section, Brayton, Lincoln-Hubbard and Washington School section and more
Franklin School section, Brayton, Lincoln-Hubbard, Washington School section, The Northside, Downtown and Beacon Hill: every section of Summit gets motorcycle 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. Say the Summit neighborhood and the cross street; it is faster than a house number on a long block.
Franklin School section: what motorcycle towing looks like here
Franklin School section gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes motorcycle towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Franklin School section and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Brayton: what motorcycle towing looks like here
Brayton gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes motorcycle towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Brayton and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Lincoln-Hubbard, Summit: motorcycle 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.
Motorcycle towing in Washington School section
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, Summit: motorcycle towing response
The Northside gets the same response as the rest of Summit: a dispatcher who quotes motorcycle towing on the call, a truck from Linden in roughly 22 minutes, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in The Northside and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Downtown, Summit: motorcycle towing response
In Downtown the approach depends on the street: a Downtown driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Downtown. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Downtown as everywhere in Summit.
Anywhere in Summit, same number, same flat price, same 24/7 dispatch.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchWho calls for motorcycle towing in Summit: commuters, families, small businesses and visitors passing through on Route 24
Roughly 22,000 people live in Summit, and motorcycle 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. Each kind of driver below calls for a different reason, and the dispatcher hears all of them in a week.
The commuter's car in Summit: Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck and the roads to it
A Summit commuter's car fails at the worst possible moments: leaving for the train, coming home late, or on Route 24 in the morning rush. We tow it to the shop you name or the driveway you left from, and tell you the price first. Most commuter calls are quoted and dispatched in under three minutes.
Families in the residential streets of Summit
The city has a lot of two- and three-car households, and the spare car is the one that fails. A local tow to the shop or the dealer is priced as hook plus mileage, quoted on the call. If you are locked out with a child inside, call 911 first and then us; that call goes to the front of the line.
Work vans, pickups and fleets around Summit downtown and station
Around Summit downtown and station and Overlook Medical Center the calls come from work vehicles: a plumber's van, a florist's car, a landscaper's pickup with a trailer behind it. A business tow from Summit is priced the same hook-plus-mileage way as anyone else's and lands at the shop you name; anything over a pickup's weight is a heavy-duty job. Fleet accounts get one invoice a month; ask the dispatcher.
Drivers passing through Summit on Route 24
Summit sits on Route 24, which means strangers break down here every day. Our dispatcher knows the road by exit and by landmark, and the truck is set up for a shoulder pickup: lights, cones, and a fast load. Where the car goes is your choice: a shop in Summit, your home town or anywhere in the 45-minute area.
It does not matter which of these drivers you are; (908) 444-0129 reaches the same Summit dispatch 24 hours a day, and the price is quoted before the truck moves.
Call (908) 444-0129Motorcycle towing explainedMotorcycle towing in Summit by season: the calls we get in winter, spring, summer and fall
Winter, spring, summer and fall each send a different kind of motorcycle 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.
Ask a dispatcher what Summit sends us in a given month and the answer is specific: dead batteries at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck in January, bent wheels off I-78 in April, overheated cars on Route 24 in July, cars off the ramps in October. The notes below say what to expect from motorcycle towing in each season in this corner of Union County.
Winter motorcycle towing in Summit when Route 24 ices over
Winter motorcycle calls are storage moves and the occasional bike that would not start on the first warm day. The lot at Summit station (NJ Transit Morris & Essex Lines) and the Broad Street deck empties late on winter evenings, and the cars left behind are ours to jump or tow. Say whether the car is behind a plow ridge, on a sloped driveway or on the shoulder of Route 24; each is rigged differently, and the dispatcher plans it before the truck leaves Linden.
March and April in Summit: potholes, bent wheels and inspection failures
The first warm weekend brings dead batteries, flat tires from sitting and bikes dropped in the driveway; each one rides chocked and strapped. The spring calls cluster around Summit downtown and station and along Route 24, where the traffic is heaviest and the pavement breaks first; if the steering wheel sits off-center after a hit, the car rides the flatbed to an alignment shop rather than chewing up a new tire on the way.
Motorcycle towing in Summit in July and August
Summer is ride season; breakdowns on the way to the shore or the hills are picked up wherever the bike stopped. 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.
Motorcycle towing in Summit from October to December
Fall means wet leaves, cold tires and the last rides of the year; a dropped bike is loaded with the fairings protected. Deer cross I-78 and the quieter roads of Summit around Downtown at dusk from October on; a deer strike is an accident tow in Summit with a body-shop destination and photos for the insurer, and the car should not be driven if the radiator or a headlight is broken.
January or July, the number does not change and neither does the way the job is priced in Summit. Call (908) 444-0129, say what happened, and the season is our problem.
Call (908) 444-0129Roadside assistance in SummitMotorcycle towing around Summit: Springfield, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside and more, same trucks
The same trucks that provide motorcycle towing in Summit serve Springfield, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Mountainside, Millburn, Short Hills, Chatham and Madison; each has its own motorcycle towing page.
- Motorcycle towing in Springfield
- Motorcycle towing in New Providence
- Motorcycle towing in Berkeley Heights
- Motorcycle towing in Mountainside
- Motorcycle towing in Millburn
- Motorcycle towing in Short Hills
- Motorcycle towing in Chatham
- Motorcycle towing in Madison
- Motorcycle towing in Union County
- Motorcycle towing everywhere we go
Springfield: under 20 minutes from the Linden yard
Springfield is next to Summit and in our fastest response zone. If the car is on the Springfield side of the line, say so; the dispatcher may route a truck from a different direction. See motorcycle towing in Springfield.
New Providence: 20–35 minutes from the Linden yard
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in New Providence as in Summit; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in New Providence.
Berkeley Heights: 20–35 minutes from the Linden yard
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in Berkeley Heights as in Summit; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in Berkeley Heights.
Mountainside, under 20 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in Mountainside as in Summit; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle 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 mapMotorcycle towing in Summit at a glance: drive time, roads, exits, lots and price
Zone 2, 22 minutes from Linden, Union County: motorcycle 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 | Motorcycle 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 | 24/7/365, holidays and overnight at the same price |
| Phone | Tap to call |
The table above is motorcycle towing in Summit in one screen. The call is everything else, and it takes a minute.
Call nowUnion County towingMotorcycle towing in Summit: the questions drivers ask before calling
The questions below cover arrival time in Summit, the price of motorcycle towing, the right truck, destinations, lots and decks, insurance and waiting safely; for anything else, the dispatch line answers in person.
Is the flatbed set up for motorcycles when it reaches Summit?
Always. A bike from Summit goes into a locking chock with soft loops at the frame, no exceptions. Give the dispatcher the bike so the setup is done before the truck reaches Downtown.
How long until the flatbed gets to Summit?
Roughly 22 minutes from our Linden yard on a normal day. Say the road, the direction and the nearest exit or cross street.
Will the straps touch my paint?
They never reach it. Soft loops sit between the strap and the bike at the triple tree and frame, and even fork compression keeps the bike from rocking against anything on the way from Downtown to the shop.
My bike is in a parking garage in Summit. Can you get it?
Yes. A motorcycle can be walked or dollied to the entrance and loaded outside if the deck clearance is low. Tell the dispatcher the level.
Can you move a motorcycle with a locked steering head?
Yes, as long as you can show ownership. The locked front end goes on a dolly and the bike is winched up the deck in Summit.
I went down on I-78. What should I do first?
Your safety first, then the bike. Once you are off Route 24, call; we stand the bike up, drain it, secure it in the chock and take the photos your insurer will want.
Is a scooter too small for your truck?
Yes, with the same chock and soft loops as a full-size bike. Small bikes are easy to strap wrong; we do not.
Is the bike tow priced like a car tow?
Hook fee plus the miles to the shop or your Summit garage, as one total quoted before the truck moves. The chock, straps and dolly are part of it; there is no night or holiday surcharge.
Can my bike ride to a shop outside Summit?
Anywhere. Nearby shops are the per-mile rate; a run of an hour or more out of Summit becomes long distance towing: /long-distance-towing-summit-nj.
Dead battery after storage: jump or flatbed?
Jump first, in most cases. If the battery is finished or the bike needs a shop, the flatbed with the chock is dispatched from the same call. See /jump-start-summit-nj.
Question not here? The dispatcher answers it in one sentence and quotes the job in the next.
Call (908) 444-0129ContactNeed motorcycle towing in summit in Summit right now? One call, truck on the way.
Real dispatcher, 24 hours a day. Quoted price before we roll.