WRECKER SERVICE

Any of you tow truck operators? I live in a small town population arox 13,000, currently have 3 towing companies with 2 doing the majority of the business, all 3 are on police rotation and take turns on police calls, I previously ran a small auto salvage and used an older rollback to move my own cars around, I enjoyed getting the cars pretty much and am thinking about purchasing a newer rollback and starting a commercial service, what is y/O/ur opinion? could it be profitable? whats the best rig for the money starting out? is it worth the headache?

Wrecker companies make money from human suffering.

I'll get right back at you op I've been running g a tow truck for 4 years now. Just rolled up on a call so I'll come back with answers once I'm done with this one

That's not true, you can't just leave your car on the side of the road mangled all to hell
excellent! I anxiously await

>what is y/O/ur opinion?
your market is saturated, also taking the 3am midwinter car in a ditch call sucks balls.

>could it be profitable?
maybe?, you need to run the numbers.

Well that was easier than expected. Smack starter car starts.

>wheel lift v flatbed
Both are good and both have differnt calls they are better for.

There's only 3 reasons to not out something on a wheel lift.
>stinger clearance
>awd and vehicle too heavy for dollies
>cars with fucked suspension. Broken control arms/ball joints
If you do not care about damage none.of that matters.

Only reason I don't put shit on a flatbed is I can't get a line on the car and I can't get the car to my truck. Again if damage is not a concern I could make it work.

Roll overs are easier with a wrecker but can be done with a flatbed you just need more room.

IF you own your own truck it CAN be very profitable. Your biggest hurdle will be getting a customer base in a town that small. Try hitting up local shops and dealers to see if you can get a deal running calls for them that customers want to get there but don't know a tow truck.

They just put a Collison call on me so I gotta.run but will check back later maybe bring pic if it's a good one.

t. 18 year old who drifted his BRZ into a fence and neighbor's tree

Yes building the customer base is a concern, however I do know most people in one way or another have bought scrap cars from them or sold them parts or something, one of the top guys right now gets requested a lot I hear on the police scanner he has been at it about 8 years....not sure what it would take to convince people to request me instead

Back again that was not a very good wreck. That guy who gets requested because he gets there fast and knows what the fuck he is doing. So he can load shit fast. That's what the cops want. Here the tow company's that have an in with the cops have cheerys and sirens. They can just flip.on the fuck you move lights and book.

For private tows you wanna load and tow thats where the money is. For me I'm hourly and get a bonus based on calls run per month. It's better to get shit started so they can drive to the shop or get it loaded fast so I can run more calls. If you can get fucked up cars fast that makes cops happy. If your cool with local shops they will recommend you for same reason and the ships I'm cool with ill.drop in bays or where they want.

Dealers who get shitty with where I put stuff piss me off. I drop broken ball joints infront of their quick service bays at night just to fuck that service writer over every chance I get.

If you run a shop and your cool I'll do everything I can to put the car where you want. If you a dick I will.go out of my way to make that as much of a bitch as possible for you.

>not sure what it would take to convince people to request me instead

Years of persistantly staying on their radar while you wait for the other guy to die or retire.