24 hour towing in Perth Amboy, NJ: straight answers to what people ask the night desk

Yes. A dispatcher sits at the board all night, watching where each truck is, and the phone at (908) 666-3168 rings to that desk rather than to voicemail or an answering service. Perth Amboy sends us calls at every hour, from Smith Street curbs, the hospital lots, the station and the Route 440 ramps, and a call at 2 a.m. gets the same attention as one at lunch.

The yard is in Linden, about sixteen minutes away by Route 1 & 9 and Route 35, and trucks are often already working in Woodbridge or along Route 9. Downtown and the Convery Boulevard corridor are usually the quickest to reach; the far end of the waterfront takes a few minutes more. The dispatcher quotes a window from where the closest truck actually is.

A flat $149 booking fee covers sending the truck and loading the car, or $129 if you book online. Mileage to your chosen address is quoted before the truck leaves. Jump starts, tire changes, lockouts and fuel runs are one flat price each, and nothing is added for night, weekend or holiday. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.

Call (908) 666-3168 and tell the dispatcher which lot or garage level you are in and which entrance is closest. Hospital calls at the end of a shift are almost always batteries, so the driver brings a jump pack and tries that first at the flat roadside price. If the battery is finished, the tow is quoted right there with no second trip.

Yes, on the Perth Amboy side of the bridge. If the car can creep at all, roll it down onto Route 440 or Brace Avenue before you stop. If it cannot, turn on the hazards, get out away from traffic and stand behind the barrier, then call and say which direction you were traveling so the truck comes up the correct side.

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. Route 440, Route 35, Route 9 below the Parkway and every Perth Amboy street are roads we dispatch to directly.

Yes. The bridge carries Route 35 between Perth Amboy and Sayreville, and a stalled car there is treated as an emergency. If the car rolls, coast off the span first. If not, hazards on, exit away from the lane, and tell the dispatcher whether you were headed south to Sayreville or north into Perth Amboy.

No, not unless you specifically ask for storage. Our tows end at the mechanic, body shop, dealer or address you name. We do not run a daily-rate yard, so a car delivered straight to your destination never picks up a storage charge or a release fee.

No. Anyone can call us. If you do have a plan or towing coverage on your policy, you can still call directly, pay the quoted price and send in the itemized receipt for reimbursement, which in the middle of the night is often quicker than waiting for a plan to find a contractor.

Yes, on a rollback with all four wheels on the deck and straps over the tires. Tell the dispatcher the make and drivetrain when you call so the right truck leaves Linden the first time. A wheel-lift is fine for many front-wheel-drive cars and cheaper to run, but not for those three.

Usually, yes. The driver can use wheel skates or a wheel-lift to pull the car out of a tight curb space and then load it. Give the dispatcher the block and cross street near Smith Street or State Street, and which side you are on, so the truck approaches in the right direction.

No. Leave the key off. Salt water from the bay and the Arthur Kill is hard on wiring, and restarting can wreck an engine that might otherwise be saved. Tell dispatch the car was in water; it will go on a rollback, and the driver will check the depth before backing in.

Yes. One or two people ride in the cab at no extra charge. If there are more of you, say so on the call and the dispatcher will sort out a plan, because nobody gets left behind on a dark ramp.

Yes. Medium and heavy-duty trucks leave the same Linden yard for straight trucks, sprinter vans, yard tractors and buses near the Arthur Kill terminals, Brace Avenue and Route 440. Fleet customers get a direct line, net terms and a single monthly invoice, and a 4 a.m. call is answered.

Nearly always. The yard is about sixteen minutes away and trucks work the nearby corridors all night. Give the dispatcher your cross street, lot or ramp and you hear the arrival time of the nearest truck, not a guess.

Yes. Book online and the booking fee is $129 instead of $149. If you are stranded on a ramp or a bridge, calling (908) 666-3168 is quicker; the online discount is meant for people who have a few spare minutes.

Yes. We hire flatbed and wheel-lift drivers, owner-operators with their own trucks, and roadside providers. Requirements, pay and the application are on the driver jobs page.

Yes, on a flatbed with a wheel chock and soft straps, never a sling. Sport bikes, cruisers and scooters, whether it quit on Sadowski Parkway on a summer night or sat in a garage all winter.

Yes. Any of the towns around the city, Woodbridge with Fords, Hopelawn and Keasbey, Sayreville, South Amboy, Edison or Linden, is an ordinary local tow at the $149 booking fee plus mileage. Longer runs, over the Outerbridge into New York or down the shore, are quoted the same way with tolls included.

The driver tells you the figure before he does anything extra. The $149 booking fee stays the same; winching or dollies are quoted at the curb if the car turns out not to roll or steer, and you decide whether to go ahead.

No. The booking fee and mileage rate are the same on New Year's Eve in a blizzard as on a mild afternoon in May. Bad weather can lengthen the arrival window, and the dispatcher will tell you honestly, but the price does not change.

Yes. A lockout is one flat price, and the driver uses damage-free tools, so no broken glass. Tell dispatch which lot you are in along the bayfront, and whether the keys are in the cabin or the trunk.