Guides

These articles are national. City pages are where the local roads live. Read both if you want a cheap tow that is still an honest one.

• What a $50 towing hookup fee actually covers

  2026-03-12 · 6 min

  People hear 'hookup fee' and assume it is a junk fee. In towing it is the labor to arrive, secure the car, and get it on the bed. Mileage is separate. Here is the split, and what should never be hiding behind that number.

• How towing mileage is calculated (and how to keep it honest)

  2026-04-02 · 7 min

  Mileage is where cheap towing gets expensive. The honest unit is loaded miles from pickup to the drop you chose. Zone maps, round-trip billing, and 'from our yard' math are how a $50 hookup turns into a $400 invoice.

• How to find cheap towing without getting stranded

  2026-05-18 · 8 min

  The lowest advertised tow is often the most expensive arrival. Here is how to vet a company in the ten minutes after you break down, including what to ask and what to refuse.

• What to do after a breakdown on the interstate

  2026-06-09 · 6 min

  An interstate stall is a traffic hazard, not a parking problem. Your job is to get people out of live lanes. Our job is to load the car without making the scene worse.

• Heat, ice, and floods: when towing gets slower (and why)

  2026-07-21 · 7 min

  The fee does not jump because it is raining. Time on scene does. Heat cooks batteries in underground garages. Ice turns a two-minute hook into a slide toward a barrier. Floodwater hides curbs. The local page for your city is the right place to read that, not a national slogan.