One phone line covers the whole metro. Call (610) 557-1544 for a tow truck in Philadelphia and the four-county suburbs. Quick Tow Philadelphia is a referral service. We match you with an independent operator across 98 places and 7 regions. That includes I-95, I-76, Roosevelt Boulevard, and the Blue Route. The operator quotes the job before dispatch.

Independent operator loading a sedan on a South Philadelphia rowhome street

Tell us three things

Where the car is, where it needs to go, and what happened. “Dead battery in a Center City garage” and “front wheel came off on I-95” are different jobs. They need different trucks. The more exact your location, the easier the operator finds you. On a freeway, use the nearest exit, mile marker, and direction of travel. On a side street, use the cross street and the neighborhood. Call (610) 557-1544, or use the contact page. The line takes calls 24 hours.

Get to safety first

If the car still moves, get it out of a live lane. Use the shoulder or the next exit. Turn on your hazards. Stay buckled if traffic is heavy. For an active emergency or a crash with injuries, call 911. Police on scene decide who tows a wreck. A parking tow inside the city is usually PPA. A crash or arrest tow often runs through the city’s rotational program. This brand doesn’t quote an arrival time, and it doesn’t promise one for the operator.

What kind of truck you need

A standard breakdown often uses a wheel-lift. All-wheel-drive vehicles, low-clearance cars, many EVs, and cars with damaged wheels often need a flatbed. Many owner’s manuals require it. If you’re not sure, say the year, make, and model. Let the operator pick the truck. A winch-out is a different job from a straight pull. A roadside jump, tire change, lockout, or fuel drop can end the call with no tow at all.

The 7 regions that one line covers

The service area is 98 places across 7 regions in Pennsylvania. New Jersey is not included.

  1. Center City and South Philadelphia. PPA, not the police, does most parking tows here. Broad Street, the Vine, and the sports complex at Pattison set the pattern. The three stadiums share about 22,000 spaces and run 380-plus events a year.
  2. North and Northeast Philadelphia. Kensington, Fairhill, Hunting Park, Frankford, and Olney sit on I-95 and Roosevelt Boulevard. Spanish is routine here, in the Caribbean register.
  3. West and Northwest Philadelphia. University City, West Philly, Manayunk, and Chestnut Hill. I-76 runs the river edge.
  4. Delaware County. Upper Darby, Chester, Radnor, and the Blue Route towns. This isn’t the PPA.
  5. Montgomery County. Norristown, King of Prussia, Conshohocken, and Lower Merion. The Conshohocken Curve on I-76 is a known pileup stretch.
  6. Bucks County. Bensalem, Levittown, and the I-95 and US-1 knot around Parx.
  7. Chester County. West Chester, Exton, Kennett Square, and the US-202 and US-30 towns.

A page that treated Upper Darby like Center City would be wrong. Name the town when you call.

The corridors that produce the work

I-95 carries about 160,000 vehicles a day at the Cottman Avenue section. I-76, the Schuylkill Expressway, sees about 400 to 500 crashes a year. It was designed for 35,000 vehicles a day and now runs far above that. The Conshohocken Curve is the stretch operators know by name.

Roosevelt Boulevard, US-1, has long been cited as one of the most dangerous roads in the country. I-476, the Blue Route, clusters crashes at Route 1 in Springfield, PA-3 in Broomall, and Route 30 in Villanova. If you are on one of those roads, say so on the call. Emergency towing is the usual request.

Events and winter change the map

Game days at the sports complex rewrite parking on Pattison. The Mummers Parade on January 1 closes Broad Street. If the car is gone after an event, check findmytowedcar.org or 888-591-3636 first. Philadelphia designates 110 miles of snow-emergency routes. On a declaration, parking is banned on those routes and violators are towed. Locate a snow tow at (215) 686-SNOW.

How the call works

We take the call. We match you with an independent local operator. That operator quotes the price before anyone is dispatched. We own no trucks and employ no drivers. This brand performs no towing. You hear the number before you commit. See how much a tow costs in Philadelphia if the car is already gone.

Frequently asked questions

How fast can a tow truck get to me in Philadelphia? It depends on where you are, traffic, and which operator is free. We don’t quote an arrival time, and we don’t promise one for the operator.

Do you tow the car yourselves? No. We’re a referral service. We take your call, match you with a local operator, and the operator handles the tow and quotes the price first.

Does one number cover the suburbs too? Yes. (610) 557-1544 covers 98 places across 7 regions, from Center City to Upper Darby, King of Prussia, Bensalem, and West Chester. New Jersey is not included.

Can you help without a tow? Often, yes. Jump starts, tire changes, fuel delivery, and lockouts get many drivers moving with no tow needed. Say what failed when you call.

When to call us

Call for a breakdown on I-95, I-76, Roosevelt Boulevard, or any of the 98 places in the service area. We don’t release PPA lots or tow the car ourselves. The line takes calls 24/7. Calls are recorded after a notice. Call the line at (610) 557-1544, or write through /contact/.