{"id":1261,"date":"2022-06-30T04:08:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T04:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2022-07-01T04:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T04:12:48","slug":"how-much-is-a-tow-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/how-much-is-a-tow-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Is a Tow Truck if I Call a Tow Truck Company?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anytime you need to call a tow truck, you&#8217;re already having a bad day. Perhaps you&#8217;ve swerved to avoid an accident and gone into a ditch or ran over a nail and now have a flat tire. Either way, you don&#8217;t need the situation made worse by facing an unexpected, expensive bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much is a tow truck? Should you add roadside assistance to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/how-does-auto-insurance-in-texas-determine-your-cars-value\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your car insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than risk paying out of pocket? Let&#8217;s look at your options now, before you actually need the tow truck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Table of Contents<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Much Is a Tow Truck?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Other Option: A Roadside Assistance Package<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upgrade Your Texas Car Insurance Coverage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Much Is a Tow Truck?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1262\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-Much-Is-a-Tow-Truck-if-I-Call-a-Tow-Truck-Company-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-Much-Is-a-Tow-Truck-if-I-Call-a-Tow-Truck-Company-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-Much-Is-a-Tow-Truck-if-I-Call-a-Tow-Truck-Company-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-Much-Is-a-Tow-Truck-if-I-Call-a-Tow-Truck-Company.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdpower.com\/cars\/shopping-guides\/how-much-does-it-cost-to-tow-a-car\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average cost to hire a tow truck service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is $75 to $125. The national average cost of a tow is around $109. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/homeguide.com\/costs\/towing-service-cost\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Guide tells us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that on average, tow truck companies charge a minimum base fee of $50 for local towing of either five or 10 miles. They may instead or in addition to this charge a $75 hook-up fee and $2 to $4 per mile for long distance towing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exact price you can expect will depend if it&#8217;s a car, motorcycle, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fleetnetamerica.com\/blog\/post\/classifying-medium-and-heavy-duty-trucks\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heavy-duty vehicle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that needs to be towed, as well as the total mileage. If you have a special mechanic you want your car to be seen by and no one, you can expect to pay more to have your vehicle taken there.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Other Option: A Roadside Assistance Package<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s always a good idea to be prepared for accidents and other emergencies. Just like you hope you never get into a car crash, but have car insurance just in case you do, roadside assistance is there in case you ever need it. A few things that are often covered under a roadside assistance plan include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Towing Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jump Start Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fuel Delivery\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flat Tires\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lockout Service\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extrication<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you add roadside assistance onto your car insurance policy, it makes it a lot easier. Plus, you&#8217;ll never need to worry about a big bill that you can&#8217;t afford and didn&#8217;t expect.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upgrade Your Texas Car Insurance Coverage<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1263\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadside-Assistance-with-Car-Insurance-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadside-Assistance-with-Car-Insurance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadside-Assistance-with-Car-Insurance-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadside-Assistance-with-Car-Insurance.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/en\/product\/auto-insurance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas car insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> isn&#8217;t something to be as cheap about as possible. In Texas, you must have at least $30,000 in liability coverage for each injured person, up to a total of $60,000 per accident, and $25,000 for property damage per accident. This basic coverage is called 30\/60\/25. That being said, this minimum coverage doesn&#8217;t offer anything for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want true peace of mind, you want car insurance coverage that actually covers what you need- not just the other driver. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/benefits-roadside-assistance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes roadside assistance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Without additional coverage options added onto <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/california-auto-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your car insurance policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you&#8217;ll never really know when an unexpected bill will pop up. Rather than live with this kind of uncertainty, it&#8217;s a much better idea to set up your car insurance policy ahead of time so that it covers anything and everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much is a tow truck? If you have full coverage from Pronto Insurance, you won&#8217;t ever need to ask this question. You&#8217;ll simply <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/insurance-just-got-easier-with-the-new-pronto-insurance-app\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">open up your Pronto Insurance app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, get a tow truck, and know it&#8217;s all handled!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anytime you need to call a tow truck, you&#8217;re already having a bad day. Perhaps you&#8217;ve swerved to avoid an accident and gone into a ditch or ran over a nail and now have a flat tire. Either way, you don&#8217;t need the situation made worse by facing an unexpected, expensive bill. How much is &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/how-much-is-a-tow-truck\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How Much Is a Tow Truck if I Call a Tow Truck Company?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[26],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.prontoinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-Much-Is-a-Tow-Truck.jpg","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Much Is a Tow Truck in Texas?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How much is a tow truck? 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