Tow truck & towing in Melrose, MA.
Light-duty, flatbed, wheel-lift, heavy-duty, and motorcycle towing plus roadside assistance near you in Melrose. 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 Melrose?
The North Shore inner ring runs on Route 1 and the Tobin Bridge, with Logan Airport pulling traffic through Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop. Chelsea is about 66 percent Latino, and Revere, Everett and Lynn all carry large Spanish-speaking populations, so Spanish dispatch matters here as much as anywhere in the metro. Every town runs its own impound and contracted operator, so a non-consensual tow follows the state DPU maximums of $132 and $35 a day rather than any City of Boston figure. Winthrop sits on a peninsula with a single road in, and Everett's Encore casino keeps overnight volume up.
Melrose is a bedroom community off I-93, quiet residential streets with Route 99 running through and an easy commute into the city. The everyday towing need is small and routine: lockouts, jump starts and cars that will not start on a cold morning. Winter brings the busier stretch, when a snowstorm and the parking bans that follow it move cars off the arteries and put stuck vehicles in the way. As its own city, a tow here follows the state DPU maximum rates, a base tow up to $132 and storage up to $35 a day, rather than the Boston lot fees. The operator we send covers the residential streets and the snow-route work, and points you to the Melrose process for an impounded car.
How much does towing cost in Melrose?
Every tow in Melrose 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 Melrose
The line for Melrose 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 Melrose?
Yes. Light-duty towing in Melrose 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 Melrose 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 Melrose for local rates, or flatbed towing in Melrose when your car can't be dragged.
What towing services are available in Melrose?
Every service is dispatched locally in Melrose - 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 Melrose residents ask about towing?
How soon can an operator arrive in Melrose?
It depends on where in Melrose 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 Melrose?
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 Melrose's Route 1, the Tobin Bridge and Logan Airport traffic?
Melrose is a quiet I-93 bedroom community, so the tow work is mostly roadside assistance plus snow-route enforcement when a storm lands. The assigned operator accounts for local road conditions, traffic and access.
How much will a tow cost in Melrose?
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 Melrose?
Melrose 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 Melrose?
Yes. The line takes calls for Melrose 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 Melrose?
Right here. The line covers Melrose 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 we work in Melrose
We serve Melrose and the surrounding area daily.
Need a tow truck in Melrose?
Call the line direct. You get the price before an operator is sent.