Light-Duty Towing in Columbus for Everyday Vehicles
Most tows are light-duty: the family SUV that won't start in a parking lot, a pickup with a blown tire on I-270, a minivan after a fender-bender, a commuter car that died in the driveway, or a motorcycle that quit on a back road. Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc handles all of them in-house, with our own flatbed and wheel-lift trucks and our own drivers, 24 hours a day across Columbus and Central Ohio.
The right truck depends on the vehicle. All-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive vehicles, lowered cars and anything with collision damage ride on a flatbed. Electric vehicles always travel with all four wheels off the ground, on a wheel-lift with dollies or on a flatbed. Front- and rear-wheel-drive cars in tight spots, such as parking lots, garages and narrow driveways, are often faster and easier with a wheel-lift truck and dollies. Motorcycles ride on a flatbed with motorcycle wheel chocks and soft straps. Tell dispatch the year, make and model and we send the right truck the first time.
Every light-duty tow is quoted from our rate card before hookup. You can hear the price from the dispatcher on the phone, or build the quote yourself with the online quote tool, which uses the same rate card our dispatchers do.
Most calls inside the I-270 area are reached in 20–40 minutes and outer communities in 40–60. The dispatcher gives you a live estimate on every call and calls back if it changes, so you are never left guessing on the roadside.
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Key features
- Cars, SUVs & Minivans: Sedans, coupes, crossovers, SUVs and minivans towed to the shop, dealer, home or storage you choose.
- Pickups & Vans: Half-ton pickups, cargo vans and passenger vans handled with the same care as a family car.
- Motorcycles: Carried on a flatbed with motorcycle wheel chocks and soft straps, never dragged on a wheel-lift.
- Flatbed Carriers: All four wheels off the ground for AWD, 4WD, electric, lowered and damaged vehicles.
- Wheel-Lift & Dollies: Quick pickups from tight parking lots, garages and driveways, with dollies when all four wheels need to be off the road.
- Quoted Before Hookup: Every tow is quoted from our rate card before hookup, by phone or with the online quote tool.
Why choose Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc
- Light-duty towing is done in-house with our own flatbed and wheel-lift trucks and our own drivers.
- The right truck for the vehicle: flatbeds for AWD and damaged cars, wheel-lifts with dollies for tight spots, and all four wheels off the ground for every EV.
- Every tow is quoted from our rate card before hookup, and the online quote tool uses the same rate card.
- Honest arrival estimates from 24/7 dispatch: most calls inside the I-270 area in 20–40 minutes, outer communities in 40–60.
- PUCO towing certificate #650256, USDOT #03560921, fully licensed and insured, with an itemized invoice for you or your insurer.
How it works
- Call or Send Your Location: Call (740) 812-9489 or use the SOS page to send your GPS location. Give the year, make and model and where the vehicle needs to go.
- Quote Before Hookup: The dispatcher quotes the tow from our rate card and gives you an honest arrival estimate, or build the quote yourself online.
- The Right Truck Arrives: We send a flatbed or a wheel-lift truck to suit the vehicle. The driver secures it with soft tie-downs or dollies as needed.
- Delivery: The vehicle goes to your mechanic, dealer, home, a partner repair shop or our Harrisburg Pike lot, with an itemized invoice.
Frequently asked questions
What is light-duty towing?
Towing for everyday vehicles: cars, SUVs, minivans, pickups, vans and motorcycles. Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc does it in-house with its own flatbed and wheel-lift trucks, 24/7 across Columbus and Central Ohio.
Will you send a flatbed or a wheel-lift?
It depends on the vehicle. AWD, 4WD, lowered and damaged vehicles go on a flatbed. Electric vehicles go on a wheel-lift with dollies or a flatbed, always with all four wheels off the ground. Many front- or rear-wheel-drive cars in tight spots are towed with a wheel-lift and dollies. Tell dispatch the year, make and model and we send the right truck.
How much does light-duty towing cost?
Every tow is quoted from our rate card before hookup. Ask the dispatcher for the full price on the phone, or build the quote yourself with the online quote tool, which uses the same rate card.
Do you tow pickups and vans?
Yes. Pickups, cargo vans and passenger vans are light-duty tows we handle in-house. Larger box trucks and delivery vans fall under our medium-duty towing, which we also do in-house.
Can you tow my motorcycle?
Yes. Motorcycles ride on a flatbed with a motorcycle wheel chock and soft straps, so the bike stays upright and nothing drags on the road.
How fast can you get to me?
Most calls inside the I-270 area are reached in 20–40 minutes and outer communities in 40–60. Dispatch sends the nearest available truck and gives you a live estimate when you call.
Where can you take my car?
Wherever you choose: your mechanic, a dealer, your home, one of our partner repair shops, or our secure lot on Harrisburg Pike if you need time to decide.
What if my vehicle is bigger than light-duty?
Box trucks, delivery vans, shuttle buses, work trucks and small RVs are towed in-house as medium-duty. Semis, large buses and big motorhomes are heavy-duty, which we arrange through our heavy-duty partner while our dispatch stays your point of contact.
Light-Duty Towing across Central Ohio
Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc provides in-house light-duty towing throughout Columbus, Ohio and Central Ohio, including Dublin, Westerville, Grove City, Hilliard, Gahanna, Reynoldsburg and Worthington, on I-70, I-71, I-270, I-670 and US-33 and every local road in between.
Cars, SUVs, minivans, pickups, vans and motorcycles ride on our own flatbed and wheel-lift trucks, matched to the vehicle, and every electric vehicle travels with all four wheels off the ground.
Every light-duty tow is quoted from our rate card before hookup. Call (740) 812-9489, send your location from the SOS page, or build your quote online.
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Where We Help With Light-Duty Towing
Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc (dba Columbus Roadside Towing).
Corporate office (private, no walk-ins): 3879 Regatta Ct, Lewis Center, OH 43035
Tow yard & impound lot: 1620 Harrisburg Pike, Columbus, OH 43223
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