24 hour towing on the Springfield Avenue corridor: storefront curbs, bus stops and red lights with nowhere to pull over

The avenue has parked cars on both sides and a bus stop every few blocks, so a car that dies mid-lane has no shoulder to drift onto. If it will still coast, get it into a side street or a lot. If not, hazards on, get to the sidewalk, and tell dispatch the nearest cross street and which way you face.

Several small garages along the avenue close in the evening, and a car dropped off after hours sometimes needs to go somewhere else instead. We can move it to another shop or to your home at any hour, as long as you have the keys or the shop's go-ahead. Mention it when you call so the driver brings the right equipment.

Stores on Springfield Avenue take deliveries early and late, and a van that will not restart after unloading blocks both the curb and part of a lane. Medium-duty trucks are stationed in the same Linden yard as the rollbacks. Fleet managers can call at 4 a.m. and reach our own dispatcher, not a forwarding service.

Toward the Maplewood end, the pavement and the curbs take a beating, and flats are common on the late drive home. A spare change at the curb is one flat price, with the truck parked behind you as a shield. No spare, or a bent wheel, and the car rides to the tire shop you choose.