A tired transmission on a 200,000-mile pickup usually gives up somewhere on SR 59 between here and Kent, and that's a good slice of the calls we run out this way. Older housing, older cars. Out east on SR 5 and SR 14 toward the arsenal the roads narrow up, and a slid-off shoulder in January is a winch job, not a hook-and-go. Flatbed comes when the drivetrain's done or the car's been wrecked. We handle the small stuff too — lockouts, jump starts, fuel.
Being the county seat, there's steady impound and legal-process work downtown by the courthouse. If you're getting a vehicle back and it won't start or won't roll, say so up front so the right truck shows up. SR 44 gives us a clean shot north to the Turnpike when a car has to travel.
What we run into around Portage County
Can you get to me on the roads by the arsenal?
Yes, on the public two-lanes out that way. We can't enter restricted Camp Ravenna access roads, so if you're inside that boundary you'll need base personnel to move the vehicle out or escort us.
I'm picking up an impounded car downtown. What do you need?
Bring your release paperwork and ID for the lot, and let us know the condition of the car — flat tires, no keys, seized brakes. That decides whether we send a wheel-lift or the flatbed with dollies.