Tow truck & towing in Cambridge, MA.
Light-duty, flatbed, wheel-lift, heavy-duty, and motorcycle towing plus roadside assistance near you in Cambridge. One number that takes calls any hour, with the operator's price quoted up front. We match you with a local tow operator.
How does towing work in Cambridge?
Across the Charles the rules change, because Cambridge, Somerville and Medford each run their own police department, their own contracted tow company and their own impound. Cambridge keeps the strictest permits in the region and its own lookup at cambridgema.gov, and Memorial Drive's low bridges are a well-known Storrowing trap for box trucks. Somerville, the densest city in New England, hands out a claim check at the police station on Washington Street. These are suburban municipal tows, not City of Boston tows, so the charges follow the state DPU maximums, up to $132 for the tow and $35 a day to store, and a private-property tow here has to obey M.G.L. c. 266 s. 120D on posted signs and written police notice.
Cambridge runs its own impound, not the City of Boston lot, and that changes the numbers. A non-consensual tow here follows the state DPU maximums, a base tow of up to $132 and storage up to $35 a day, and the plate lookup is at cambridgema.gov, with Cambridge police at 125 Sixth Street. Harvard and MIT drive the calendar, so student move-in and event parking press hard, and Cambridge runs some of the strictest permits in the metro. Memorial Drive has the low bridges where a too-tall rental truck gets Storrowed every year. The Alewife and Fresh Pond corner is one of the most congested stretches of road in Massachusetts, so breakdown and crash recovery cluster there. The operator we send covers the campuses, the river bridges and the Alewife crunch, and points you to the Cambridge process, not the Boston one.
How much does towing cost in Cambridge?
Every tow in Cambridge is quoted before the truck rolls, and the number you hear on the phone is the number on the invoice. A wheel lift and a flatbed are different prices because they are different jobs. Confirm the method for all-wheel drive, electric vehicles, and anything low-clearance, damaged or non-rolling.
After-hours work is quoted on the call, not added at the drop. If what you need is a jump start or an unlock rather than a tow, we will tell you that instead.
Want an exact quote? Call (857) 858-5057 and the assigned operator quotes the price before dispatch.
Late-night and overnight towing in Cambridge
The line for Cambridge takes calls at 3 AM the same way it does at 3 PM. That covers the full board: tow truck service for breakdowns and accidents, flatbed transport, and overnight roadside assistance for jump starts, lockouts, tire changes, and fuel delivery.
Searching for a tow late at night usually means something already went wrong tonight. Here's what to expect when you call: leave your location and vehicle, and the operator who takes the job confirms the full price, including the after-hours charge, before the truck rolls. Ask the operator for a window before you agree to the job.
Do you offer light-duty towing in Cambridge?
Yes. Light-duty towing in Cambridge covers cars, pickups, SUVs, and vans up to about 10,000 pounds. That covers most breakdowns, dead batteries, and parking moves around town. Need a local tow service near you? Call the line and we match you with a local operator, with the price quoted first.
The line takes light-duty calls in Cambridge at any hour, with the price quoted before an operator is dispatched. For all-wheel drive, electric vehicles and low-clearance cars we send an operator with a flatbed instead, so nothing drags.
See wheel-lift (light-duty) towing in Cambridge for local rates, or flatbed towing in Cambridge when your car can't be dragged.
What towing services are available in Cambridge?
Every service is dispatched locally in Cambridge - light-duty and flatbed towing, 24-hour emergency matching, motorcycle and RV transport, plus roadside assistance near you. Independent operators cover this city the same way they cover the rest of the metro. The price is the operator's quote, not ours.
What do Cambridge residents ask about towing?
How soon can an operator arrive in Cambridge?
It depends on where in Cambridge you are and which operator is free, so nobody can honestly quote an arrival time before they know both. Farther addresses take more driving time. Ask the operator for a window when they take the job.
Do you have flatbeds for Cambridge?
This brand owns no trucks. Tell us what you are driving and we line up an operator who can quote a flatbed when all-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, electric vehicles, or anything low-clearance, damaged or non-rolling needs all four wheels off the ground.
What about Cambridge's strict city permits and the Storrowing low bridges?
Cambridge runs its own impound, not the Boston lot, so a tow here follows the DPU maximum rates and the plate lookup at cambridgema.gov. The assigned operator accounts for local road conditions, traffic and access.
How much will a tow cost in Cambridge?
You get a price before an operator is dispatched, and that price is the price. Heavy-duty, long-distance and specialty work, motorcycle, RV and exotic, are quoted separately. If what you actually need is a jump start or an unlock, we will say so instead of selling you a tow.
How much does the city charge if my car is towed in Cambridge?
Cambridge runs its own impound and its own contracted tow company, not the City of Boston lot, so a figure a neighbor quotes from a Boston tow will not match. A police-ordered or private-property tow here is capped by the state DPU maximums, up to $132 for the tow and $35 a day to store. If the tow came off private property, M.G.L. c. 266 s. 120D requires posted signs and written notice to the police, and if the company skips either step the vehicle is released with no charge. Call the department that ordered the tow.
Is there a tow truck near me in Cambridge?
Yes. The line takes calls for Cambridge and the surrounding area day and night, and we line up an available local operator with the price quoted first, light-duty, flatbed, heavy-duty or motorcycle.
Where can I find towing service near me in Cambridge?
Right here. The line covers Cambridge day or night, and it reaches light-duty and flatbed towing, emergency matching, RV and motorcycle transport, and roadside assistance. Whatever time it is, call and we line up an available local operator with the price quoted up front.
Where else do we cover in the Cambridge & Somerville area?
Where we work in Cambridge
We serve Cambridge and the surrounding area daily.
Need a tow truck in Cambridge?
Call the line direct. You get the price before an operator is sent.