Wheel-lift from $99, flatbed from $149, heavy-duty from $450, single-service roadside from $89 — every fare quoted before the truck rolls. Consent-only, 24/7 from our Kew Gardens yard.
Every service, every starting price. The fare on the phone is the fare on the invoice.
| Service | Starts at | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadside Assistance | $89 | $89–$125 | Jumpstart, flat tire change, lockout, fuel delivery. Single-service call — no tow needed if the vehicle can leave under its own power after. |
| Wheel-Lift Tow | $99 | $99–$175 | Short FWD/RWD moves within Queens or Nassau. Cheapest tow option when the vehicle qualifies. |
| Flatbed Tow | $149 | $149–$299 | AWD, EV, luxury, lowered, damaged. Mandated for Subaru, Tesla, Audi Quattro, Rivian, every full-time 4WD Jeep. |
| Exotic / Low-Clearance Flatbed | $225 | $225–$399 | Porsche GT3, Corvette Z06, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren. Extra strap kit, thicker bed padding, sub-10° load angle. |
| Motorcycle Tow | $125 | $125–$275 | Flatbed with wheel chock and triple-clamp soft straps. Sportbike, cruiser, scooter — no frame contact. |
| Accident Recovery | $225 | $225–$450 | Scene photos, adjuster-grade paperwork, direct insurance billing. Flatbed included. |
| Winch-Out Recovery | $175 | $175–$325 | Stuck in mud, snow, ditch, off a curb. Truck-mounted winch, quick pull. |
| Off-Road Recovery | $275 | $275–$500 | Ground anchors, snatch blocks, sequenced pulls. Rockaway Beach sand, construction lots, rural scenarios. |
| Heavy-Duty Wrecker | $450 | $450–$1,500 | Box trucks, Sprinters, RVs, commercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs. Rotator on scene when the job needs one. |
| Construction Equipment | $299 | $299–$800 | Skid steers, mini-excavators, bobcats on our heavy-duty flatbed. Proper tie-down, DOT-compliant paperwork. |
| Long-Distance Tow | $299 | $299–$1,800 | Multi-state or tri-state runs quoted flat-rate. NYC → Boston / Philly / DC regularly. |
| Vehicle Hauling (scheduled) | $199 | $199–$1,800 | Scheduled move for sales, relocations, specialty jobs. Enclosed option available for collector cars. |
| Junk Car Removal | Free | Free–$150 | Paid or free depending on vehicle and metals market. Intact engine + rollable wheels + title preferred. |
Three factors, nothing hidden. The dispatcher walks you through each one at the call.
Our base fare includes the first few miles. Beyond that, we charge $4–$8 per mile depending on equipment. A Kew Gardens to Astoria local tow stays at base. A Queens-to-Hempstead run adds about fourteen miles. A Nassau-to-Philly long-haul is quoted flat-rate.
Wheel-lift at $99 is the cheapest. Flatbed at $149 protects AWDs, EVs, lowered, and damaged cars. Heavy-duty wrecker at $450 handles commercial and oversize vehicles. The right equipment for the vehicle, not the cheapest that will fit.
A clean residential driveway is base rate. Tight garage extraction, parking structure angle, winch-out from mud or snow, overnight hold — each adds a clear line item. All named at the call, none revealed at drop.
Actual jobs from the last few weeks with the math shown.
Flatbed base $149 plus about 6 miles of mileage. Flatbed mandatory on every Tesla.
Wheel-lift base $99 plus short local mileage. FWD sedan, no damage, under three miles — wheel-lift was the right call.
Base $149, scene mileage, plus accident recovery paperwork kit. Insurance billed direct.
Single-service jumpstart at $89. No tow needed — alternator confirmed good, car drove home.
Exotic flatbed base $225, Nassau mileage, thicker strap pads for the lowered front splitter.
Heavy-duty wrecker base $450 plus local miles. DOT-compliant paperwork, fleet account billing.
The difference between a trusted operator and a predatory one is what happens between the phone call and the invoice.
Four ways the final fare comes down. Dispatcher points them out whenever they apply.
If your car is standard FWD or RWD, not damaged, not lowered — wheel-lift at $99 base is the cheapest tow option. Don't pay flatbed prices for a car that doesn't need flatbed.
If the vehicle needs a jumpstart, a tire change, a lockout, or fuel — single-service roadside at $89 fixes it in place. Much cheaper than a tow.
Getting the car to the nearest competent shop in Kew Gardens or Forest Hills is cheaper than sending it home across Nassau. If the shop choice is flexible, ask for a recommendation — we know the regional shops and whether they handle your vehicle well.
Roadside coverage through Geico, Progressive, AAA, State Farm, USAA, or any major auto insurer often reimburses our invoice in full for covered scenarios. We produce the receipts your insurer needs. Doesn't change the quote on our end, but you pay less out of pocket.
Pulled from actual fare-comparison calls.
Local wheel-lift towing in Queens starts at $99 base. Flatbed towing starts at $149. Heavy-duty wrecker for commercial vehicles starts at $450. Single-service roadside assistance (jumpstart, lockout, flat tire, fuel delivery) starts at $89. Every fare is quoted before the truck rolls.
Our base fare includes the first few miles. Beyond that, we charge $4–$8 per mile depending on equipment. Long-haul runs (Nassau to New Jersey, Philly, Boston) are quoted flat-rate instead of per-mile. Dispatcher names the total when you call.
A modest overnight premium (11 PM–6 AM) and a storm or holiday surcharge apply when conditions warrant. Both are named at quote — nothing appears on the invoice that wasn't disclosed on the phone.
Yes — $50 more at the base ($149 vs $99). But for AWD vehicles, EVs, lowered cars, or damaged drivetrains, flatbed is the only correct method. A cheaper wheel-lift tow that damages the car's drivetrain costs $2,500+ to repair.
Yes, when your policy allows. We confirm coverage at the call, produce scene photos and itemized receipts the adjuster needs, and bill the insurer directly instead of routing through you. If the policy requires you to pay and submit for reimbursement, we produce the paperwork either way.
Three factors — distance beyond the included base miles, equipment upgrade (flatbed vs wheel-lift, heavy wrecker vs standard, exotic strap kit), and scene complexity (winch-out, tight access, overnight hold). Every adder is quoted before dispatch.
Yes. Anything over 30 miles is quoted flat-rate based on total one-way distance, not per-mile. Examples: New York City to Philadelphia, Nassau to Boston, Queens to DC/Maryland. Cross-country hauls are booked through partner brokers with a flat-rate quote.
If the vehicle is FWD or RWD, not damaged, not lowered, and the trip is under a few miles, wheel-lift at $99 is the cheapest. If your vehicle only needs a jumpstart or a tire change or keys unlocked, single-service roadside at $89 fixes it without a tow.
Upfront pricing isn't a slogan. It's the whole operating model. Here's how we actually get to a fare.
Every fare we quote is the fare you pay. We do not pad the quote with "in case" margin, we do not add on-scene surcharges, and we do not run a "starting at" shell game where the real number lands somewhere much higher than what was quoted on the call. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice. When the invoice arrives — same-day for cash-pay customers, next-day for insurance-dispatched accident recovery work — the number matches what the dispatcher said before the truck rolled. That is the entire pricing philosophy and it is non-negotiable.
There are two categories of exception, both disclosed at the quote call rather than sprung on scene. The first is genuine equipment-class change: if we are told the vehicle is front-wheel drive and the vehicle is actually AWD, the correct equipment is flatbed or wheel-lift-with-dollies rather than straight wheel-lift. We explain the change before connecting to the vehicle and give the customer the choice to proceed or not. The second is toll pass-through: if the tow route requires bridge or tunnel passage, the toll is a separate pass-through line item at cost — not marked up, not hidden. Neither of these is a hidden surcharge; both are disclosed structurally and both happen transparently.
The pricing also reflects the honest operational reality that tow work is not a single activity — it is a set of activities with different equipment, different time requirements, different skill levels, and different insurance ratings. A jump-start is not priced like a flatbed tow. A flatbed tow is not priced like a winch-out. A winch-out from a parking-lot curb is not priced like a winch-out from a mud-stuck off-road situation. Pretending those are the same service would either overcharge easy jobs or undercharge complex ones; we do neither. The quoted fare reflects the specific work the truck is actually doing for your specific situation.
Three payment paths, each straightforward.
The first payment path is cash at the time of service. This is the most common path for straightforward consumer tows — a driver whose vehicle won't start, a homeowner who needs a dead vehicle moved to a shop, a commuter whose car died at the LIRR station. Cash payment happens when the truck arrives at the drop-off destination and the vehicle is safely delivered. We provide a written receipt that records the fare, the pickup address, the drop-off destination, the equipment used, and the driver's signature. For customers who need a detailed receipt for reimbursement purposes (work- related travel, insurance deductibles, tax purposes), we provide that level of detail without additional charge.
The second payment path is card on delivery. We accept major credit and debit cards — Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover — with a standard point-of-sale device. Card payments go through the same invoice generation as cash payments; the receipt format is identical. There is no card-processing surcharge added to the quoted fare. The fare quoted on the phone is what the card is charged.
The third payment path is insurance-dispatched accident recovery. When an insurance carrier's roadside assistance or accident-recovery dispatcher sends us to a scene, the carrier is the direct payer and the customer does not pay out of pocket. We run the documentation kit — claim number, carrier paperwork, scene photographs, signed authorization from the vehicle owner — so the carrier's file closes cleanly and the customer does not have to chase the paperwork after the tow. We work with multiple major carriers and a handful of regional ones; we do not publish our preferred-vendor relationships because those relationships are managed at the carrier level rather than being a marketing lever for us.
A few specific notes on payment that come up regularly. We do not require a deposit before the truck rolls — the quote on the phone is the commitment, the fare is paid at delivery, and there is no pre-payment requirement. For emergency roadside assistance calls where the on-scene fix succeeds (a jump-start that holds, a tire swap that works, fuel delivery that resolves the problem), the fee is paid at the conclusion of that work before the truck leaves — no tow is needed, so there is no drop-off payment point. For accident recovery work where the customer's insurance carrier is paying directly, the customer does not hand over money at any point; the carrier's billing channel resolves the fare. If a customer genuinely cannot pay the quoted fare at the time of service, we work through the specific situation rather than treating it as an automatic dispute — but the consent- only authorization protocol and the quoted fare do not depend on that conversation happening.
Consent-only, quoted before the truck rolls, 24/7 from our Kew Gardens yard.