Tow truck & towing in Somerville, MA.
Light-duty, flatbed, wheel-lift, heavy-duty, and motorcycle towing plus roadside assistance near you in Somerville. 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 Somerville?
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.
Somerville is the densest city in New England, and that scarcity is the whole towing story. Every legal space is spoken for, off-street parking barely exists, and residential tows, lockouts and dead batteries run constant on the tight blocks. Tufts sits on the northern edge, adding a student rhythm to the pressure. A tow here does not go to the Boston lot: the vehicle is held by a contracted company at the state DPU maximum rates, up to $132 to release and up to $35 a day storage, and you pick up the claim check at the police station, 220 Washington Street. The operator we send covers the dense streets with a truck that fits them, and points you to the Somerville process rather than the Boston one.
How much does towing cost in Somerville?
Every tow in Somerville 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 Somerville
The line for Somerville 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 Somerville?
Yes. Light-duty towing in Somerville 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 Somerville 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 Somerville for local rates, or flatbed towing in Somerville when your car can't be dragged.
What towing services are available in Somerville?
Every service is dispatched locally in Somerville - 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 Somerville residents ask about towing?
How soon can an operator arrive in Somerville?
It depends on where in Somerville 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 Somerville?
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 Somerville's strict city permits and the Storrowing low bridges?
Somerville is the densest city in New England, so parking scarcity is constant, and its tows run through the police station at 220 Washington Street. The assigned operator accounts for local road conditions, traffic and access.
How much will a tow cost in Somerville?
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 Somerville?
Somerville 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 Somerville?
Yes. The line takes calls for Somerville 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 Somerville?
Right here. The line covers Somerville 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 Somerville
We serve Somerville and the surrounding area daily.
Need a tow truck in Somerville?
Call the line direct. You get the price before an operator is sent.