Cost(s) to tow

Stores do not put truck parking spaces on their property to give local drivers a place to park on the weekend. They provide truck parking for customers in trucks. It is selfish AF to take o e of those parking spots for your hometime.

 

Reading this thread in some ways makes me glad I am retired. I have seen many a driver play chicken with a property owner using their HOS as some get out of jail free card. I know this is not the topic, but I wanted to add that. I have lost count of the number of loads that were lost because a driver dropped a trailer in an unsecured place. Let me put it this way. The only real time a driver should be worried about the cost of a tow is if they are Owner Operators.

 

OP towing costs are variable by region and location.

I've seen rollovers recovered for under $3K with $25.00/ a day storage for each unit and some that were over $10K and over $50.00 a day storage for each.

Major urban areas will be more costly, yet the costs can still vary even in the same area.

I've been retired a few years now so costs are probably even higher now depending on where and what's needed.

We all gripe about equipment costs but the recovery companies also have a huge investment too, a rotator is a couple million for a truck that doesn't work every day!