After a crash, Akron Towing Service recovers the vehicle once the scene is safe and you or the police have decided where it goes. Published local figures for a 5-mile tow typically run $75–$150, but a car off the road or on its side is a bigger job, so describe the damage when you call.
A crash tow is two decisions, not one: how the vehicle gets moved, and where it ends up. Settle the second before the truck arrives, because the yard a damaged car sits in can matter more to your claim than the tow itself.
Before you call (234) 312-4777, photograph the vehicle where it stopped, the road around it and any other vehicles involved. Then tell the dispatcher whether the wheels turn, whether fluid is leaking, and whether the car is on the pavement, in a ditch or against something solid. Those answers decide what kind of truck gets sent.
Who decides where a wrecked car is towed?
If police order the tow from the scene, the vehicle may go wherever the responding agency directs. If nobody orders it, the choice is yours: a body shop, your home, or a yard your insurer prefers.
Ask your insurer whether it names a preferred yard before you agree to a destination. Moving a car twice means paying for two tows, and a car that sits in a yard can pick up storage charges. Ask about those up front.
What does a crash tow cost?
Published local figures for a 5-mile tow typically run $75–$150, and the range for a 10-mile tow is the same. Those figures come from 9 published prices from 3 local providers for 5 miles and 7 from 3 providers for 10, and a few outliers sit far higher, up to $365 for 5 miles and $500 for 10.
Those are market numbers, not a quote from Akron Towing Service. A winch-out from a ditch or a rollover adds work that a plain road tow does not include, so ask for the total before the hook-up rather than after.
What should I take out of the car before it leaves?
Registration, insurance card, phone charger, child seats and anything valuable. Once the car is on the truck, getting back into it becomes a conversation with a yard.
Ask for the vehicle's condition to be written on the tow slip, including existing damage. It is the simplest record you will have of what state the car left in.
Can you tow a car that won't roll?
Say so when you call. A car with locked or damaged wheels is handled differently from a drivable one, which is why dispatch asks about the wheels first.
Does my insurance pay for the tow?
That depends on your policy and whether the tow is part of a claim. Call your insurer, and keep the tow receipt either way.
Can I call for a crash tow at night?
The business is listed as open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Call (234) 312-4777 and give your location and the vehicle's condition.