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Tow truck driver jobs in Carteret, NJ: hiring flatbed, wheel-lift and roadside
We are hiring drivers and roadside technicians to run calls in Carteret, dispatched 24/7 from Linden, a few minutes away. Real pay ranges below, one application for every town. Posted October 4, 2026; open through December 31, 2026.
Who we are hiring for Carteret calls
Carteret calls go to company flatbed and wheel-lift drivers and to contract owner-operators and roadside techs; pick the role that fits how you want to work.
Owner-Operator Tow Truck Driver
Pay: paid per completed call, settled weekly, split agreed in writing first. Status: independent contractor (1099). Read the Owner-operator posting.
Roadside Assistance Technician jobs near Carteret
Pay: paid per completed call, settled weekly, split agreed in writing first. Status: independent contractor (1099). Read the Roadside provider posting.
Flatbed Tow Truck Driver, Carteret
Pay: $22–$30 an hour base plus per-call commission, paid weekly. Status: W-2, full-time or part-time. Read the Flatbed driver posting.
Wheel-Lift Tow Truck Driver jobs near Carteret
We are hiring light-duty wheel-lift operators for the fast calls: local tows, impounds, tight streets and parking decks where a flatbed cannot fit. W-2, full-time or part-time, $20–$28 an hour base plus per-call commission, paid weekly. Apply for this role.
Carteret from the driver's seat
Carteret is a few minutes from our Linden yard; the calls here run on Washington Avenue, Industrial Road / Middlesex Avenue and Blair Road and the town's own streets and lots.
Linden's neighbor across the Rahway River: a compact borough of two-family homes and tight residential streets on the west, and a wall of warehouses, distribution centers and the old industrial waterfront on the east along the Arthur Kill. Contractor pickups, delivery vans and the box trucks feeding the Turnpike Exit 12 warehouse belt are the everyday traffic.
Street parking on tight two-family blocks west of Roosevelt Avenue, open lots at the warehouses. No decks; a flatbed can load almost anywhere but often needs a car pulled forward from the curb first.
Washington Avenue
Runs through the residential heart to Port Reading; curbside parking on both sides leaves little room to load.
Industrial Road / Middlesex Avenue
The warehouse district roads; heavy truck traffic, wide shoulders, medium-duty calls.
Blair Road
Connector to Woodbridge and Route 1 & 9; potholes at the rail crossing.
NJ Turnpike
Exit 12 is Carteret's own; the ramps onto Roosevelt Avenue and the Industrial Road warehouse loop are the busiest breakdown spots.
Commuter lots
Dead batteries and lockouts at Carteret Ferry Terminal (Waterfront Park) and NJ Transit bus stops along Roosevelt Avenue are regular roadside calls, most of them early morning and evening.
Learn Carteret's streets on the job; the dispatcher routes every call.
Call (908) 444-0129What you need to drive Carteret calls for us
A valid license, a clean driving record and the ability to work outdoors in all weather; experience requirements and equipment differ by role.
Wheel-lift driver
Able to pass a background check and a pre-employment drug screen.
Smartphone for the dispatch app; monthly stipend paid.
Owner-operator
Valid driver's license, at least 23 years old, clean motor vehicle record; DOT medical card where the truck's weight requires it.
Two years or more of towing experience running your own or someone else's truck.
Roadside provider
Your own professional tools: jump pack, floor jack, impact gun, sockets and wheel-lock removal set, inflator, lockout kit, fuel can; or the ability to acquire them before your first call.
Valid driver's license, at least 21 years old, clean motor vehicle record.
Flatbed driver
Comfortable using a winch, skates and dollies, and strapping a vehicle correctly at four points.
Able to lift 75 pounds, work outdoors in all weather and kneel on a shoulder next to traffic safely.
Based in Linden, running calls in Carteret and Middlesex County
Company trucks start and end at the Linden yard; owner-operators and roadside technicians can start the day near Carteret.
Dispatch runs 24 hours a day from Linden. The dispatcher quotes every customer before a truck rolls, so you never quote a price on scene; you get the pickup, the destination and the customer's number on your phone, and you call ahead when you are a few minutes out.
Every town within about 45 minutes of Linden: Union, Middlesex, Essex, Hudson, Somerset, Morris, Monmouth, Bergen and Passaic counties, 163 towns in all.
Same board, same rules, every town.
Call (908) 444-0129Also hiring near Carteret
The same four roles cover Linden, Rahway, Woodbridge, Port Reading, Sewaren and Avenel and every other Middlesex County town.
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Questions about tow truck jobs in Carteret
Short answers for drivers thinking about Carteret calls.
Do I have to live in Carteret to drive for you?
No. Company flatbed and wheel-lift drivers work out of the Linden yard, a few minutes from Carteret. Owner-operators and roadside technicians use their own vehicles and can start from wherever they live inside the territory.
What does a tow truck driver earn on Carteret calls?
Pay is the same in every town: flatbed drivers $22–$30 an hour base and wheel-lift drivers $20–$28 an hour base, each plus a per-call commission paid weekly; contractors are paid per completed call under a written split.
How do I apply for a tow truck job covering Carteret?
Apply online at the application page or call (908) 444-0129. One application covers every town we serve; tell us the shifts you can work.
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Real dispatcher, 24 hours a day. Quoted price before we roll.