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Motorcycle towing in Union City, NJ: chock, soft straps and a flatbed, 36 minutes from our Linden dispatch
A motorcycle strapped wrong is a motorcycle with a bent bar and a scratched tank. Ours ride Union City to the shop the way they should: chocked, soft-strapped, forks compressed evenly, on a flatbed from Linden in about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour.
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Why Union City drivers call us for motorcycle towing before anyone else
When we tow a motorcycle in Union City, it goes up a flatbed into a locking chock, gets soft loops at the triple tree and frame, has its forks compressed evenly and rides upright; no sling, no side-loading, a truck about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden, and one flat price quoted first.
A car-only tow company will put a bike on its side or hang it from a sling, and you will find the damage at the shop. We carry a locking front-wheel chock that holds the bike vertical, soft loops so straps never touch paint, and we compress the forks evenly so the bike cannot walk on the deck. Sport bikes, cruisers, touring bikes, dirt bikes and scooters in Union City all load the same way, and the truck reaches you from Linden in about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour.
The densest city in the United States, on top of the Palisades above Hoboken: block after block of multifamily buildings, Bergenline Avenue's commercial strip shared with West New York, and the Lincoln Tunnel approaches cutting through the south end. Street parking only, alternate-side everywhere, and a car boxed in on nearly every call. 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.
Chock, soft loops, even fork compression: how a bike rides out of Union City
A bolted chock captures the front tire and holds the bike vertical without a hand on it. Soft loops go over the triple tree and around the frame, and the ratchets pull on the loops, never on paint or plastic. Both forks are compressed the same distance so the bike is pinned rather than balanced, and a strap at the rear stops it walking on Route 495's bumps. Done that way, a bike from Bergenline corridor arrives without a mark.
Motorcycle breakdowns on Route 495 and around Bergenline Avenue commercial district
Riders in Union City get stranded on Route 495 with a flat, in a lot at Bergenline Avenue commercial district with a dead battery, and in their own Bergenline corridor garages with a bike that has not run since October. A few go down on a wet patch on Kennedy Boulevard. 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 495
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 495, tell the dispatcher; we coordinate on the lane.
Bikes with no key, a locked steering head or no battery
Alternate-side street parking with no driveways to speak of; cars are boxed in nose-to-tail and nearly every tow needs a dolly to slide the car into the lane first. The driver calls before arriving to hold a spot. A locked steering head or a seized wheel means a dolly goes under the front tire and the bike is winched up. A missing key is no problem with proof of ownership. A project bike short a wheel is strapped by the frame instead of the chock. Tell the dispatcher where in Union City it is and what is missing.
Waiting for motorcycle towing in Union City 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 Union CityA Union City bike tow from the first call to the unload
Say where in Union City the bike is, what it is and whether it moves; you get one quoted price and the chock-equipped flatbed is dispatched; the bike goes up the deck upright, is chocked and soft-strapped, and comes off the same way at the shop.
Step one: the spot, from Route 495 to a Bergenline corridor garage
Give the direction and nearest cross street on Route 495, the level for a garage, the row for Bergenline Avenue commercial district, or the address in Bergenline corridor. Because a bike can be rolled to the truck, the question is less where the bike is than where the flatbed can safely lower its deck.
Step two: sport, cruiser, dirt or scooter, and does it roll
What bike is it, does it roll, is there a key, and did it fall? A cruiser with bags and a sport bike with fairings use different strap points and chock widths, and a locked steering head means a dolly. Getting this right on the call means the load in Bergenline corridor takes minutes.
Step three: one number before the truck leaves Linden
The dispatcher gives one total, the hook fee plus the miles to the shop or your garage in Union City, before the flatbed rolls. There is no charge for asking.
Step four: chock, soft loops, forks compressed evenly
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 Union City and at the first stop.
Step five: delivery and receipt
The bike is unloaded upright at the shop or your garage, and you get an itemized receipt with the Union City pickup, the destination and the mileage. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash. After a crash, photos are available for the claim.
The road, the nearest cross street and the make and model: with those three things the dispatcher quotes motorcycle towing in Union City on the spot.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyThe first hour of a motorcycle towing call in Union City: the call, the quote, the drive from Linden and the delivery
Count on about three minutes on the phone with the dispatcher, about 36 minutes for the truck to reach Union City from Linden, and fifteen to twenty minutes of loading before the car is strapped down and headed to the address you gave.
Most people in Union City call for motorcycle towing once in several years, so none of it feels familiar. The steps below happen in the same order on every call, so you know what comes next.
Minute zero: the call from Union City
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 Route 495 / Lincoln Tunnel approach, or the lot name), what it is, what went wrong, and where you want it taken. If you are on the shoulder of Route 495, say so first; shoulder calls are moved to the front of the line.
Minutes one to three: one number, then a truck is assigned
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 495. You pay nothing until the job is finished.
While the truck is on its way to Union City
From Linden the truck runs Route 495 and Kennedy Boulevard and takes Route 495 / Lincoln Tunnel approach into Union City, about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour 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. Use the wait to gather the key, your license, registration and insurance card, and take anything you need out of the car.
On scene in Union City: fifteen to twenty minutes to load
The driver confirms your name and the destination, photographs the car, and positions the truck for the street. A driveway, a curb, a lot or a deck each get a different approach, which is why the dispatcher asked. The car is loaded, strapped and photographed again. If it is going to a shop after hours, the key is left the way the shop asked. You can ride along in most cases; say so on the call.
Once the job is done in Union City: paperwork and next steps
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. Keep the receipt with the car's paperwork; roadside plans and some insurers reimburse it. The whole picture of towing in Union City is on the Union City towing page.
The clock starts when you call (908) 444-0129: three minutes to a quote, about 36 minutes to a truck in Union City.
Call dispatch nowWhat to have readyRoute 495, Kennedy Boulevard, Bergenline Avenue and Palisade Avenue / Summit Avenue: how our trucks reach Union City for motorcycle towing, road by road
Route 495, Kennedy Boulevard and Bergenline Avenue carry our trucks from Linden into Union City, with Route 495 / Lincoln Tunnel approach and NJ Turnpike Exit 16E (via Secaucus) as the ramps we use, and we answer motorcycle towing calls on all of them.
These are the roads a Union City call for motorcycle towing happens on, in the order a driver from Linden meets them. Give the dispatcher the road, your direction and the nearest exit or cross street.
Route 495: motorcycle towing response in Union City
The Lincoln Tunnel approach runs through the south end; breakdowns here are lane closures coordinated with police. On Route 495 say the direction and the nearest exit or cross street so the truck reaches you on the correct side.
Motorcycle towing on Kennedy Boulevard in Union City
The north-south spine to North Bergen and Jersey City; double-parked and slow. After a fall on Kennedy Boulevard, get off the road first, then call; we right the bike, drain what leaks and strap it for the shop.
Bergenline Avenue: motorcycle towing response in Union City
The commercial strip; deliveries, double-parking and constant lockouts. On Bergenline Avenue say the direction and the nearest exit or cross street so the truck reaches you on the correct side.
Palisade Avenue / Summit Avenue: motorcycle towing response in Union City
Residential spines with the tightest parking in the county. Riders on Palisade Avenue / Summit Avenue call for flats, dead batteries and chain problems; each is a flatbed with the chock, quoted flat before the truck leaves Linden.
Paterson Plank Road: motorcycle towing response in Union City
The steep road down the cliff to Hoboken and Secaucus; ices. A bike down on Paterson Plank Road is walked to the truck if it rolls and dollied if it does not; the driver shields the shoulder with the amber bar first.
Highway exits that serve Union City
Our drivers reach Union City by Route 495 / Lincoln Tunnel approach and NJ Turnpike Exit 16E (via Secaucus). 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 Union City? Stay belted, hazards on, and call with the road, your direction and the nearest exit.
Call from the shoulderTowing in Union CityWhere we provide motorcycle towing in Union City: Washington Park (Jersey City border), Palisades cliff overlooks and Bergenline Avenue commercial district and the lots at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Bergenline Avenue
Washington Park (Jersey City border), Palisades cliff overlooks, Bergenline Avenue commercial district, Lincoln Tunnel approach and the helix and Union City High School and the Roosevelt Stadium roof field and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Bergenline Avenue and NJ Transit buses on Bergenline and Kennedy to the Port Authority are where Union City drivers most often need motorcycle towing, and each is about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from a Linden truck or technician.
Motorcycle towing at Washington Park (Jersey City border)
Washington Park (Jersey City border) sends us dropped bikes and bikes that would not restart after a stop. Name the row or the entrance; the flatbed is about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden and the bike is walked to wherever the deck can come down.
Motorcycle towing at Palisades cliff overlooks
Breakdowns at Palisades cliff overlooks in Union City are quoted flat, hook plus mileage to the shop you choose, and the bike rides upright in the chock with soft loops.
Motorcycle towing when the car stops at Bergenline Avenue commercial district
Bikes that will not start at Bergenline Avenue commercial district 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, about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden.
Lincoln Tunnel approach and the helix: motorcycle towing response
Lincoln Tunnel approach and the helix sends us dropped bikes and bikes that would not restart after a stop. Name the row or the entrance; the flatbed is about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour from Linden and the bike is walked to wherever the deck can come down.
Union City High School and the Roosevelt Stadium roof field: motorcycle towing response
A motorcycle in a garage or lot at Union City High School and the Roosevelt Stadium roof field can be walked to the entrance and loaded outside if the deck clearance is low. Tell the dispatcher the level.
The station lots at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Bergenline Avenue and NJ Transit buses on Bergenline and Kennedy to the Port Authority: motorcycle towing for commuters
Bikes left at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Bergenline Avenue and NJ Transit buses on Bergenline and Kennedy to the Port Authority while the rider commuted come back to a dead battery more often than cars do. A jump start is the first try; if the bike needs a shop, the flatbed with the chock is dispatched from the same call.
Stuck at Washington Park (Jersey City border) 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 Union CityMotorcycles and situations we tow in Union City
The bikes we move in Union City range from superbikes to scooters, cruisers to adventure bikes, and the calls come from the shoulder of Route 495, the lots at Bergenline Avenue commercial district, and garages in Bergenline corridor holding a project that has not run in years.
Fairings, clip-ons and low pegs: sport bikes from Union City
Sport bikes off Route 495 are the ones most likely to be scratched by a careless load. Ours are chocked at the front wheel and strapped through soft loops at the triple tree and subframe, never over a fairing, and pinned with even fork compression for the ride to the shop.
Baggers and tourers: the wide chock and a frame strap
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 Union City with a bent rim or a dead motor load the same way.
Scooters and mopeds around Bergenline Avenue commercial district
Small bikes are easy to walk to the truck and easy to strap wrong. We use the chock and soft loops on a scooter the same as on a superbike.
Damaged bikes after a fall in Union City
A dropped bike has bent bars, a broken lever and fuel on the ground. The driver rights it, drains it, secures it so the damage stays where it is, and takes the photos your insurer will ask for, right there on Route 495.
Dollies, ownership papers and half-built bikes in Union City
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 Union City move to the shop and back at the same flat rate.
One call covers every situation above in Union City; describe it, and the right truck or tech is sent.
Call (908) 444-0129Motorcycle towing explainedMotorcycle towing prices in Union City, NJ: what the number is made of and why you hear it before dispatch
A motorcycle tow in Union City costs a flat hook fee plus a per-mile rate to the shop or your garage, quoted on the call, with the chock and straps included and no night, weekend, holiday or fuel surcharges.
What a motorcycle tow in Union City costs
The hook fee covers dispatch, loading with the chock and straps, and the driver's time. Mileage is the distance from the pickup in Union City to the shop or your garage. Short runs to a Union City shop usually stay inside the base mileage. One total, quoted before the truck moves.
No surcharges for a midnight bike tow
The Union City price does not move for the clock, the calendar or the weather, and the equipment a motorcycle needs is never billed separately. Midnight on Kennedy Boulevard and Tuesday afternoon in Bergenline corridor are the same number.
Cards, cash and the receipt your insurer wants
Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash at the bike. The receipt itemizes the Union City pickup, the drop-off and the miles, and together with the pickup photos it satisfies a motorcycle insurer's claim form after a crash.
Why there is no price list for Union City on the website
A number on a page cannot know whether your car is on Route 495 or in a driveway in South Union City / tunnel approach, whether it is a Civic or a Range Rover, or where it is going. A quote on the phone takes thirty seconds and is exact. Call, ask, and hang up if you do not like it.
Thirty seconds on the phone gets you the exact price of motorcycle towing in Union City. There is no charge for asking.
Call for a quoteSchedule insteadMotorcycle towing in every Union City neighborhood: South Union City / tunnel approach, Palisade Avenue, Bergenline corridor and Transfer Station area and more
South Union City / tunnel approach, Palisade Avenue, Bergenline corridor, Transfer Station area and Summit Avenue section: every section of Union City gets motorcycle towing at the same flat quoted price.
Alternate-side street parking with no driveways to speak of; cars are boxed in nose-to-tail and nearly every tow needs a dolly to slide the car into the lane first. The driver calls before arriving to hold a spot. The driver's first question is where the car is sitting, because the approach differs by street.
Motorcycle towing in South Union City / tunnel approach
In South Union City / tunnel approach the approach depends on the street: a South Union City / tunnel approach driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to South Union City / tunnel approach. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in South Union City / tunnel approach as everywhere in Union City.
Palisade Avenue: what motorcycle towing looks like here
In Palisade Avenue the approach depends on the street: a Palisade Avenue driveway, a curb, a lot or a garage each get different rigging, and knowing before the truck leaves Linden means no second trip to Palisade Avenue. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Palisade Avenue as everywhere in Union City.
Motorcycle towing in Bergenline corridor
Bergenline corridor gets the same response as the rest of Union City: a dispatcher who quotes motorcycle towing on the call, a truck from Linden in about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Bergenline corridor and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Motorcycle towing in Transfer Station area
Transfer Station area gets the same response as the rest of Union City: a dispatcher who quotes motorcycle towing on the call, a truck from Linden in about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour, and a driver who calls when he is minutes out. Give the cross streets in Transfer Station area and whether the car is in a driveway, on the street or in a lot.
Summit Avenue section: what motorcycle towing looks like here
In Summit Avenue section the approach depends on the street: a Summit Avenue 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 Summit Avenue section. Flat price, real window, itemized receipt, in Summit Avenue section as everywhere in Union City.
Anywhere in Union City, same number, same flat price, same 24/7 dispatch.
Call (908) 444-0129Contact dispatchWho calls for motorcycle towing in Union City: commuters, families, small businesses and visitors passing through on Route 495
Motorcycle towing in Union City serves roughly 68,000 residents and everyone driving through: commuters at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Bergenline Avenue, families in the residential streets, businesses near Bergenline Avenue commercial district, and drivers who only know Union City as an exit on Route 495.
The densest city in the United States, on top of the Palisades above Hoboken: block after block of multifamily buildings, Bergenline Avenue's commercial strip shared with West New York, and the Lincoln Tunnel approaches cutting through the south end. Street parking only, alternate-side everywhere, and a car boxed in on nearly every call. That mix shapes the motorcycle towing calls we get from Union City.
Commuters in Union City and the lot at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Bergenline Avenue
A Union City commuter's car fails at the worst possible moments: leaving for the train, coming home late, or on Route 495 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 Union City
A city of about 68,000 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. Alternate-side street parking with no driveways to speak of; cars are boxed in nose-to-tail and nearly every tow needs a dolly to slide the car into the lane first. The driver calls before arriving to hold a spot. 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.
Work vans, pickups and fleets around Bergenline Avenue commercial district
Vans, pickups and delivery cars around Bergenline Avenue commercial district cannot sit for a day. A small business in Union City gets the same dispatcher and the same flat quote, plus an itemized receipt that works for the books. Larger trucks are a heavy-duty job in Union City, and the dispatcher knows the difference from the make and model.
Strangers to Union City: breakdowns on Route 495 on the way somewhere else
Plenty of the drivers who break down in Union City have never heard of it; they were on Route 495 heading somewhere else. Tell the dispatcher the road, your direction and the last exit you passed, such as Route 495 / Lincoln Tunnel approach, 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.
It does not matter which of these drivers you are; (908) 444-0129 reaches the same Union City dispatch 24 hours a day, and the price is quoted before the truck moves.
Call (908) 444-0129Motorcycle towing explainedMotorcycle towing in Union City by season: the calls we get in winter, spring, summer and fall
Motorcycle towing in Union City is a year-round service, but the calls change with the season: batteries and ice in winter, potholes in spring, heat and tire failures in summer, storms and deer in the fall. The cliff roads down to Hoboken and Secaucus ice first; Route 495 backs up in any weather.
Dispatch keeps the same hours all year, but a driver who has run to Union City 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 motorcycle towing in each season and what to do before you call.
Motorcycle towing in Union City in winter: snow, ice and dead batteries
Winter motorcycle calls are storage moves and the occasional bike that would not start on the first warm day. In Union City the hills and the shaded side streets ice first; say whether the car is on a slope so the driver brings the right rigging.
Spring motorcycle towing in Union City after the thaw
The first warm weekend brings dead batteries, flat tires from sitting and bikes dropped in the driveway; each one rides chocked and strapped. After a hard pothole hit in Union City, 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.
Motorcycle towing in Union City 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 Union City also fills the lots at Bergenline Avenue commercial district, and a car that sat in the sun all afternoon on a weak battery does not start at closing time; the technician carries a jump pack and checks the coolant, and the flatbed is sent from the same call if the fix will not hold.
Fall motorcycle towing in Union City: wet leaves, early dark and deer
Fall means wet leaves, cold tires and the last rides of the year; a dropped bike is loaded with the fairings protected. Deer cross Kennedy Boulevard and the quieter roads of Union City around Bergenline corridor at dusk from October on; a deer strike is an accident tow in Union City 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.
The seasons change the calls from Union City, 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 Union CityMotorcycle towing around Union City: West New York, North Bergen, Weehawken and Hoboken and more, same trucks
West New York, North Bergen, Weehawken, Hoboken, Jersey City and Secaucus get motorcycle towing from the same Linden trucks as Union City, and each town has a motorcycle towing page of its own.
- Motorcycle towing in West New York
- Motorcycle towing in North Bergen
- Motorcycle towing in Weehawken
- Motorcycle towing in Hoboken
- Motorcycle towing in Jersey City
- Motorcycle towing in Secaucus
- Motorcycle towing in Hudson County
- Motorcycle towing everywhere we go
West New York: 35–45 minutes from the Linden yard
A job that starts in Union City and ends in West New York, or the reverse, usually stays inside the base mileage. Details for that town: motorcycle towing in West New York.
North Bergen, 35–45 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in North Bergen as in Union City; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in North Bergen.
Weehawken, 35–45 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in Weehawken as in Union City; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in Weehawken.
Next door in Hoboken: 20–35 minutes from Linden
We send the same trucks and quote the same way for motorcycle towing in Hoboken as in Union City; drivers who move between the two call us from both. That town's page: motorcycle towing in Hoboken.
The town line does not matter to the dispatcher; motorcycle towing is priced the same in every town within 45 minutes of Linden.
Call (908) 444-0129Service area mapThe short version of motorcycle towing in Union City: drive time, roads, exits, lots, price
Union City is a city in Hudson County, 36 minutes from our Linden dispatch in zone 3, reached by Route 495, Kennedy Boulevard and Bergenline Avenue; motorcycle towing runs there 24/7 at a flat quoted price.
| Service | Motorcycle Towing in Union City, Hudson County, NJ |
|---|---|
| Drive from Linden | 36 minutes off-peak · Zone 3 (35–45 minutes) |
| Roads we come in on | Route 495, Kennedy Boulevard, Bergenline Avenue, Palisade Avenue / Summit Avenue and Paterson Plank Road |
| Exits | Route 495 / Lincoln Tunnel approach and NJ Turnpike Exit 16E (via Secaucus) |
| Station lots | Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at Bergenline Avenue and NJ Transit buses on Bergenline and Kennedy to the Port Authority |
| Common pickup spots | Bergenline Avenue commercial district, Lincoln Tunnel approach and the helix, Union City High School and the Roosevelt Stadium roof field, Washington Park (Jersey City border) and Palisades cliff overlooks |
| Neighborhoods | Bergenline corridor, Transfer Station area, Summit Avenue section, South Union City / tunnel approach and Palisade Avenue |
| Pricing | One quoted number: hook fee + miles; no night, holiday or fuel surcharge |
| Hours | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every holiday |
| Phone | Tap to call |
That is motorcycle towing in Union City at a glance. The only thing left to do is call.
Call nowHudson County towingWhat Union City drivers want to know about motorcycle towing, price and where the car goes
The questions below cover arrival time in Union City, 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 Union City?
Yes. Every motorcycle tow is loaded into a locking front-wheel chock with soft-loop straps. Tell the dispatcher the bike so the driver sets up before he arrives.
How fast can you reach a bike in Union City?
On a normal day, about 36 minutes on a normal day, longer at rush hour to Union City from the Linden yard. Rush hour on Route 495 stretches it, and the dispatcher gives you the real window when you call.
How do you keep straps off the bodywork?
No. Soft loops go around the triple tree and frame; ratchet straps only touch the loops. Forks are compressed evenly so the bike does not rock.
My bike is in a parking garage in Union City. Can you get it?
Of course. The bike rolls to wherever the deck can come down, which at Bergenline Avenue commercial district usually means the entrance or the open lot. Say which level it is on.
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 Union City.
After a fall on Route 495, what happens next?
Get off the road first. Then call; we right the bike, drain what leaks, strap it for the shop and photograph it for insurance.
Do you tow scooters and mopeds in Union City?
We do, and we load them with the same care. The chock takes the front wheel and soft loops take the straps, whether the scooter is in Bergenline corridor or at Bergenline Avenue commercial district.
How much is a motorcycle tow in Union City?
Hook fee plus the miles to the shop or your Union City 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.
Do you tow bikes to a specialist in another town?
Yes, at the per-mile rate. Long runs to a specialist or a track are long distance towing: /long-distance-towing-union-city-nj.
My bike will not start after the winter. Tow or jump?
Usually a jump. If it does not hold or the bike has other problems, the flatbed with the chock comes to Bergenline corridor on the same call, no second dispatch. Details at /jump-start-union-city-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 union city in Union City right now? One call, truck on the way.
Real dispatcher, 24 hours a day. Quoted price before we roll.