Towing Essex County, NJ: one dispatcher for 22 towns
Towing Essex County NJ · $149 flat booking fee · $129 booked online
Essex County packs a port, an airport, five Parkway exits and a ridge of reservation roads into one small county.
one dispatch board
to Newark's south side
Newark to the Caldwells
Towing Essex County, NJ: the county on one page
Why drivers across Essex County call one dispatcher instead of hunting town by town
For towing Essex County NJ drivers can count on in any of its 22 towns, this NJ towing services provider runs its own trucks out of Linden, about 15 minutes from Newark's south side, and a single dispatcher prices each job before assigning the nearest truck.
Essex County is small on a map and crowded on the ground. In one afternoon a single truck might clear a stalled sedan from McCarter Highway, jump a battery in a Montclair driveway and carry an SUV off Route 24 near Short Hills.
Most towing outfits cover one town and hand off the rest. We treat the whole county as one board, so a call from Nutley and a call from Maplewood reach the same desk, the same rules and the same (908) 666-3168.
You hear a price and a window before anything moves. Booking the job yourself on the online form brings the booking fee to $129 from $149.
Linden is close to the south of the county and farther from the northwest
Our yard sits in Linden, in Union County, just below Newark. A truck headed for Newark's South Ward or the Port Newark terminals gets there in about 15 minutes by Routes 1 & 9 or the Turnpike.
Roseland, Essex Fells and the Caldwells sit at the far end of I-280 and Bloomfield Avenue, which is a longer drive. We say that plainly, then quote the window from whichever truck is working closest to you.
A flat fee that does not change at the town line
Irvington does not pay a different booking fee from Livingston. Every Essex County tow starts at $149 on the phone, or $129 when you book online, which covers dispatch and hook-up.
Mileage to your destination is quoted on the same call. Roadside jobs are one flat price each, and a late hour or a holiday adds nothing to any of it.
Trucks sized for a mixed county
The county holds container yards by Port Newark, garden apartments in Bloomfield and long driveways in Short Hills. That mix is why the dispatcher asks what you drive before choosing a flatbed, a wheel-lift or a heavy unit.
An electric crossover in a Millburn garage rides the flatbed. A box truck that quit on Doremus Avenue gets a heavy-duty truck, quoted on the same call.
Your car ends up where you choose
A wreck left to whatever truck turns up can land in a yard that bills by the day. Book us and it goes to the mechanic you trust in Belleville, a dealer on Route 10, a body shop in Irvington or your own driveway.
The driver photographs the car at pickup and again at drop-off. Those photos and the itemized receipt go to your insurer on request.
Broken down somewhere in Essex County right now? Call and get the price first, then the truck.
Call (908) 666-3168See the county mapHow towing works when Essex County is treated as one service area instead of 22 separate towns
It means one dispatcher sees every truck working in Essex County, assigns by distance rather than by town line, and charges the same booking fee in Newark, Montclair or Millburn, with only the quoted mileage changing.
Essex County runs from the Passaic River and Newark Bay in the east to the Passaic River again in the west, where it bends around Fairfield and the Caldwells. In between are two ridges, the First and Second Watchung Mountains, and the reservations on top of them.
Those ridges shape every tow. A truck that reaches Livingston comes over the hill on I-280 or Northfield Avenue, and a truck bound for Verona climbs Bloomfield Avenue past Montclair.
So the dispatcher thinks in routes, not town names. Tell us where you are and the board shows which truck can get over the ridge fastest.
The flat east: Newark, the port and the airport edge
Newark, Irvington and the eastern half of Belleville sit low and close to the Turnpike. This is where our trucks are most often already working, on crashes along Routes 1 & 9, dead batteries in Ironbound side streets and trucks stalled near the Port Newark gates.
Calls here usually get the shortest windows in the county. The Linden yard is minutes away down Routes 1 & 9.
The ridge towns: the Oranges, Montclair and West Orange
Climb west and the roads get steep and winding. Eagle Rock Avenue, Northfield Avenue and the roads through South Mountain Reservation are where cars slide in winter and overheat in summer.
A driver who knows those grades brings the right truck. On a tight curve by the Turtle Back Zoo or a hill in Upper Montclair, a wheel-lift can sometimes do what a long flatbed cannot.
The far west: Livingston, Roseland and the Caldwells
West of the second ridge the county opens into suburbs, office parks along Eisenhower Parkway and the shops around Livingston Mall. It is the longest drive from Linden, and we do not pretend otherwise.
Trucks finishing a job in West Orange or on Route 10 are often closer than the yard. The dispatcher tells you honestly which truck is coming and when.
Tell us the town and the cross street. The board picks the truck, and you hear the price before it moves.
Call county dispatchEmergency towing in Essex County: which calls go first and what our dispatcher asks
Essex County emergencies are cars in a live lane, on an interstate shoulder, in floodwater, blocking a hospital entrance or loading dock, or with children or older passengers stuck outside; they get the nearest truck first at the same $149 booking fee plus mileage.
An emergency in Newark looks different from one in Essex Fells, but the first question never changes. Are you out of traffic, and exactly where are you?
The dispatcher assigns a truck while you are still describing the car. The price is quoted while that truck is already moving, and if you are stuck in a lane the dispatcher stays on the line until you reach a safe spot.
Crashes on I-78, I-280 or Route 21
Call while the police are still on scene and you keep the choice of where the car goes. The driver loads the wreck, sweeps the glass, photographs the damage for the adjuster and takes it to your body shop.
Let the officer know a private truck has been booked. Most officers will wait for it rather than call the rotation list.
Stalled on Bloomfield Avenue, Springfield Avenue or South Orange Avenue
These county roads carry buses, parked cars on both curbs and heavy traffic through every downtown they cross. A stalled car blocks a whole lane from Newark to Caldwell.
If it rolls, coast it onto a side street. If it does not, hazards on, step out on the curb side and call; the truck parks behind you with its light bar running.
Floodwater along the Passaic and ice on the ridges
Heavy rain floods low spots near the Passaic River in Newark, Belleville and Nutley, and the Route 21 underpasses fill fast. Never restart a car that has sat in water.
In the first freeze, the hills of West Orange and Montclair turn slick. A winch-out comes first, and if the car drives afterward, you drive it home.
Blocking a hospital, a loading dock or a driveway
A dead car at the entrance to University Hospital, Saint Barnabas or Mountainside holds up people who cannot wait. The same goes for a van that quits at a warehouse dock by the port.
Those jobs move first. Where the car ends up gets sorted once the entrance is clear.
Say "emergency" when the dispatcher answers and the nearest truck is assigned before anything else.
Emergency dispatch nowWhat happens when you callEvery tow and roadside job we run across Essex County, from port trucks to Short Hills driveways
Essex County gets the full list: emergency, flatbed and wheel-lift towing, accident recovery, local and long-distance moves, medium and heavy-duty work, winch-outs, and roadside fixes such as jump starts, tire changes, lockouts and fuel delivery that often make a tow unnecessary.
Emergency towing
The car is dead and will not come back. A truck heads out as soon as you accept the quote, to any Essex County address, and delivers to the shop or driveway you name.
Flatbed towing
All four tires on the deck and strapped down. Right for EVs, AWD SUVs, luxury cars and anything lowered, so the drivetrain never touches the pavement.
Accident towing
After a crash on I-280, the Route 21 curves or a Bloomfield Avenue intersection, we recover the car, clear debris, photograph it for the claim and deliver it to your body shop.
Jump, tire, lockout, fuel
A flat by Branch Brook Park, keys shut in at the Livingston Mall, a dead battery at Seton Hall, an empty tank on Route 23. One flat price each, fixed where you stand.
Winch out & recovery
Slid off a reservation road in the snow, dropped a wheel into a ditch in Cedar Grove, stuck in mud at a job site in Fairfield. We pull it out, and if it drives, you drive.
Heavy duty towing
Box trucks at Port Newark, buses in the Ironbound, delivery vans on Route 10. Medium and heavy-duty trucks from the same desk, with monthly billing for fleets.
Local towing
Driveway to mechanic, dealer to dealer, a project car from Nutley to a shop in Verona. Booking fee plus quoted miles, today or on a date you pick.
Long distance towing
A car sold to a buyer in Pennsylvania, a student's car to a campus upstate, a move to the shore. One flatbed carries it the whole way, tolls folded into the quote.
The main service pages go deeper: emergency towing, flatbed towing, accident towing, heavy duty towing and roadside assistance. You do not need to pick the right one when you call from somewhere in Essex County. Describe what happened and the dispatcher chooses the truck.
Not sure if it needs a tow? Tell the dispatcher what the car is doing and you will hear the cheaper option first.
Call (908) 666-3168Book online · $20 offTowing in all six parts of Essex County, from Port Newark to the Caldwells
We cover the whole of Essex County in six parts: Newark; East Orange, Orange and Irvington; Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley and Glen Ridge; Montclair, Verona and Cedar Grove; West Orange, Livingston, Roseland and the Caldwells; and South Orange, Maplewood and Millburn–Short Hills.
Twenty-two municipalities share about 130 square miles, and each part of the county breaks down in its own way. Newark calls come from the port and the highways, the ridge towns from their hills and downtown curbs, the western suburbs from office parks and long commutes.
The dispatcher asks for a town and a cross street because that decides the truck and the route in. Each part below has its own page with the roads, landmarks and common calls.
Newark: the wards, the port, Penn Station and the airport's north side
All five wards, the Ironbound, Port Newark, Newark Penn Station, the Prudential Center blocks and the northern side of Newark Liberty Airport. Routes 1 & 9, Route 21, I-78, I-280 and Turnpike Exits 14 and 15E.
The closest part of the county to our Linden yard, and the busiest.
East Orange, Orange and Irvington: the city belt
Dense streets between Newark and the ridge, cut by I-280 and the Parkway from Exit 143 to Exit 147. Central Avenue, Main Street and Springfield Avenue carry the buses and the double parking.
Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley and Glen Ridge
Route 21 along the Passaic River, Bloomfield Avenue, Washington Avenue and Parkway Exits 148 to 151. Train stations, Branch Brook Park and a lot of narrow residential streets.
Montclair, Verona, Cedar Grove and the north
Bloomfield Avenue through downtown Montclair, Valley Road through Upper Montclair, Pompton Avenue (Route 23) through Verona and Cedar Grove. Montclair State University sits at the north edge.
West Orange, Livingston, Roseland and the Caldwells
I-280 west over the ridge, Route 10, Eagle Rock Avenue, Northfield Avenue and Eisenhower Parkway. Saint Barnabas, the Livingston Mall and the Turtle Back Zoo; the longest run from Linden.
South Orange, Maplewood and Millburn–Short Hills
South Orange Avenue past Seton Hall, Springfield Avenue through Maplewood, and Route 24 by the Mall at Short Hills. Midtown Direct stations and the roads over South Mountain.
Every part of Essex County and the five counties around it are laid out on the service-area page.
Call (908) 666-3168Full Essex County service areaTowing on I-78, I-280, Routes 1 & 9, 21, 23 and 24 and the Parkway exits across Essex County
The interstates, the state routes and every county road in Essex County get a direct dispatch from us; the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike shoulders are handled by the Authority's authorized garages, and we collect the car from the exit or their lot.
I-78 and Routes 1 & 9 through Newark
I-78 crosses the South Ward from the Hillside line toward the Turnpike and Newark Bay, and Routes 1 & 9 run past the airport's northern edge. Both are a short run from Linden. Tell us the direction and the nearest exit or overpass.
I-280 from Newark to Roseland
I-280 cuts east to west across the county, from the Stickel Bridge over the Passaic through the Oranges, over the ridge in West Orange and into Livingston and Roseland. The trench through East Orange has narrow shoulders; the climb west has long grades that overheat engines.
Route 21, McCarter Highway
Route 21 follows the Passaic River from downtown Newark past Branch Brook Park, through Belleville and into Nutley. Traffic is fast, the shoulders are thin, and flooding is common in heavy rain. Direct dispatch, same flat fee.
Garden State Parkway, Exits 143 to 151
The Parkway runs north through Irvington, East Orange, Bloomfield and the Nutley and Montclair edges, with exits roughly every mile. 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.
Routes 10, 23 and 24
Route 10 carries Livingston's shopping traffic, Route 23 runs as Pompton Avenue through Verona and Cedar Grove, and Route 24 passes the Mall at Short Hills on its way to Morris County. All three are direct dispatch for us.
County Routes 506, 508 and 510
Bloomfield Avenue (506) runs from Newark to Caldwell, Central Avenue (508) through the Oranges, and South Orange Avenue (510) past Seton Hall toward Livingston. Give the town and nearest cross street and the truck is routed in.
On an Essex County shoulder right now? Get behind the barrier, hazards on, then call and we will talk you through the next step.
Call from the roadsideWhat towing costs in Essex County: $149 flat, $129 online, and the town does not change it
Any tow in Essex County starts with the $149 flat booking fee for dispatch and hook-up ($129 booked online), then adds the mileage to the destination you choose, quoted before a truck is sent; roadside jobs are one flat price each, and nights, weekends, holidays and fuel add nothing.
Ask what a tow costs in Essex County and the honest answer starts with the $149 booking fee. It covers sending the truck and hooking up the car, and it falls to $129 when you book online.
The rest depends on how far the car goes and what state it is in. A Newark sedan with a dead starter going to a shop three blocks away is a small number, while a crashed AWD SUV off I-280 in West Orange headed for a body shop in Caldwell is a bigger one, and both are quoted before you agree.
Your receipt shows the fee, the miles and any recovery work you approved. Nothing appears for the hour, for fuel, for a passenger or for storage on a car we delivered straight to your shop.
| What | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Booking fee by phone | $149 | Dispatch and hook-up, any hour |
| Booking fee online | $129 | $20 off when you book it yourself |
| Mileage to your destination | Quoted on the call | Before the truck moves. You pick the shop. |
| Jump start · tire · lockout · fuel | One flat price each | No mileage. Tried first when it can solve it. |
| Winch or dollies | Only if the car will not roll | Named before the work, you decide |
| Night, weekend, holiday, fuel surcharge | None | 3 a.m. costs what 3 p.m. costs |
| Storage or release fee | None | The car goes to your shop, not a yard |
Why two Essex County tows can cost different amounts
The booking fee is fixed across the county. Distance is the first variable, so a tow from Nutley to a Nutley shop costs less than one from Nutley to a dealer in Livingston.
Vehicle and condition come next. An EV or AWD needs the flatbed, a box truck needs a heavier truck, and a car that cannot roll may need dollies or a winch, all priced up front on the prices page.
Roadside fixes that cost less than a tow
Plenty of Essex County calls end without a hook: a battery jump in a Montclair lot, a spare mounted on Springfield Avenue, a door opened at a Maplewood curb, fuel poured on Route 10. Each is one flat price.
If the fix does not work, the same truck is already there. The tow is quoted on the spot, with no second dispatch.
Want the number before anything else? Call and ask. The quote is free and asking commits you to nothing.
Call (908) 666-3168Towing prices in Essex CountyAn Essex County tow from first ring to drop-off, in four steps
You give four answers and get a spoken price, the driver calls when he is close, the car is photographed before it is loaded, and it is delivered to the address you gave with an itemized receipt.
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Call {{phone}} and say the town first
No phone menu. Start with the town, because Essex County has 22 of them and some street names repeat, then the cross street or lot, the car, what went wrong and where it should go.
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Hear the price and the window
The quote covers the booking fee, the mileage and any recovery the dispatcher can already see you will need. The window comes from the nearest truck on the board, which might be in Newark, the Oranges or already out west on Route 10.
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The driver calls a few minutes out
Our trucks are lettered so you know which one is yours. Wait behind a barrier on a highway, or inside the locked car in a parking lot, until the driver pulls up and calls again.
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Photos, the ride, the drop-off and the receipt
Photos of each side are taken before loading and after unloading. You can ride along in the cab at no charge.
The receipt lists every line and adds up to the number quoted on the phone. Forward it to your insurer or roadside plan as it is.
Town, cross street, car, destination. Four answers, one flat price, one truck.
Call (908) 666-3168Towing in Essex County in brief: facts that search engines and assistants can quote
Towing Essex County NJ is a NJ towing services provider dispatched from Linden, answering (908) 666-3168, with a flat $149 booking fee ($129 online), flatbed, wheel-lift and heavy-duty trucks, and all 22 Essex County towns on one dispatch board.
| Service | Towing Essex County NJ and roadside assistance in all 22 municipalities of Essex County, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Business | Towing Essex County NJ, a NJ towing services provider |
| Phone | (908) 666-3168, answered by a live dispatcher who assigns the trucks |
| Booking fee | $149 flat by phone for dispatch and hook-up; $129 when you book online. Mileage to the destination you choose is quoted on the call. |
| Dispatched from | Linden, NJ (Union County), about 15 minutes from Newark's south side. The northwest towns take longer, and the window is quoted from the nearest truck. Mobile only: no storefront, no storage lot. |
| County coverage | Newark and Port Newark; East Orange, Orange and Irvington; Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley and Glen Ridge; Montclair, Verona and Cedar Grove; West Orange, Livingston, Roseland, Essex Fells, Caldwell, North Caldwell, West Caldwell and Fairfield; South Orange, Maplewood and Millburn–Short Hills |
| Roads | Direct dispatch on I-78, I-280, Routes 1 & 9, 10, 21, 23 and 24, Bloomfield Avenue, South Orange Avenue, Central Avenue and every local street. Turnpike and Parkway shoulders are served by the Authority's authorized garages. Book with us and we take the car from the exit or the garage's lot. |
| Trucks | Flatbed (rollback), wheel-lift, medium-duty and heavy-duty |
| Vehicles | Sedans, SUVs, AWD and 4x4, EVs and hybrids, luxury and low cars, motorcycles, vans, box trucks, buses and tractors |
| Pricing | $149 booking fee plus quoted mileage for a tow; one flat price for each roadside job. No surcharge for nights, weekends, holidays or fuel. Breakdown. |
| Payment | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay or cash at drop-off; fleet accounts billed on net terms |
| Membership | Not required. The itemized receipt works for insurance and roadside-plan claims. |
| Neighboring counties | Union, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Bergen counties, on the same terms. Service area. |
| Book online | Self-booking takes $20 off the booking fee |
| Driver jobs | Flatbed, wheel-lift and owner-operator openings |
What Essex County drivers ask before calling a tow truck
Briefly: we cover every Essex County town, the price is quoted before the truck moves, the window comes from the nearest truck, and no membership is needed.
Do you really cover all of Essex County, or just Newark?
All 22 towns, from Newark and Irvington in the east to Fairfield, the Caldwells and Roseland in the west. (908) 666-3168 reaches the same dispatcher whether you are in the Ironbound or in Essex Fells, and the booking fee is identical in every one of them.
Your yard is in Linden. How long does a truck take to reach my part of Essex County?
Newark's south side is about 15 minutes from the yard. The Oranges, Bloomfield and Maplewood take longer, and the Caldwells, Roseland and Livingston are the longest run. The dispatcher quotes from the nearest truck on the board, which is often already somewhere in the county.
What does a tow cost anywhere in Essex County?
$149 for dispatch and hook-up when you call, or $129 when you book online. Mileage to the destination is quoted before any truck is sent, and the prices page lays it all out.
Is a tow in Short Hills or Montclair priced higher than one in Newark?
No. The booking fee is the same in every Essex County town, wealthy or not. Only the miles to where the car is going change the total.
Do you charge extra at night, on weekends or on holidays?
No. There is no after-hours rate, no weekend rate and no holiday rate. A tow on the Fourth of July costs what it costs on a Tuesday.
I broke down on the Garden State Parkway near Bloomfield. Can you come to the shoulder?
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. On I-280, I-78, Route 21 and every local road in Essex County we come straight to you.
Can you tow from the northern side of Newark Liberty Airport or Port Newark?
Yes, from the public roads, lots and business yards around them. Airport-controlled areas and secured port terminals have their own access rules, so tell the dispatcher exactly where you are and who controls the gate.
My car died near Newark Penn Station or the Prudential Center after an event. Can you get to it?
Yes. Tell the dispatcher which garage or lot, which level and which exit you will wait by. Event nights slow traffic around Mulberry Street and Raymond Boulevard, and the window we give you accounts for that.
Something unusual about your situation? Tell the dispatcher; it is rarely the first time.
Call (908) 666-3168More questions and answersSearching "towing near me" in Essex County? How close our trucks really are
When you search for a tow truck near me anywhere in Essex County, what counts is the truck nearest your cross street at that moment; ours move around the county all day, the Linden yard is about 15 minutes from Newark's south side, and the dispatcher gives you the honest window.
"Towing near me," "tow truck near me," "roadside help near me": in Essex County the answer depends on which side of the ridge you are on. Here is the honest version, part by part.
The yard is in Linden, below Newark. During the day trucks are spread across the county on other calls, so the one sent to you is often much closer than the yard.
Tow truck near me in Newark and Irvington
This is the closest ground to Linden. Routes 1 & 9, the Turnpike and I-78 put a truck in the South Ward, the Ironbound or Irvington Center fast, and we are usually already working nearby.
Tow truck near me in the Oranges, Bloomfield and Belleville
The Parkway and I-280 carry trucks north and west in a few minutes more. East Orange, Orange, Bloomfield Center and Belleville's Washington Avenue sit just past Newark.
Tow truck near me in Montclair, South Orange and Maplewood
These towns sit up against the first ridge. Bloomfield Avenue, South Orange Avenue and Springfield Avenue are the ways in, and a truck already working in the Oranges often gets there first.
Tow truck near me in Livingston, Roseland and the Caldwells
The northwest is the longest run from Linden, over the ridge on I-280 or out Route 10. The dispatcher will not shave minutes off the truth; the window comes from the nearest truck, which may already be in West Orange.
The nearest tow truck to you in Essex County is one call away, and the dispatcher will give you the minutes.
Call the nearest truckBook online · $20 offEssex County links: online booking, full service pages and tow truck driver openings
Booking online takes the fee to $129 from $149; each service page covers one kind of job in depth; and New Jersey tow truck drivers, flatbed, wheel-lift or owner-operator, can find openings on the driver pages.
- Book online · $20 off the booking fee
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Why one dispatch desk makes sense for a county as packed as Essex County
Our trucks leave from Linden, about 15 minutes below Newark's south side, and the dispatcher on {{phone}} tracks all of them across Essex County at once.
Your call is not sold to a subcontractor in some other town. Dial (908) 666-3168 and the dispatcher checks which truck is closest to Port Newark, Bloomfield Center, Upper Montclair or the Livingston Mall and gives you a real window. Prefer a form? Book online and the booking fee drops from $149 to $129. The county map and the price breakdown are one tap away.
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Anywhere in Essex County, one call gets a price and the nearest truck
$149 flat booking fee, $129 online. About 15 minutes from Linden to Newark's south side.