Towing rates
One hook rate.
No mystery line items.
Every light duty tow starts at the same hook rate and covers the first 5 miles. After that it is a flat $5.00 a mile — the quote is confirmed before the truck leaves the yard.
$95
Hook rate
Light duty starting rate — covers the first 5 miles of the tow.
$5
Per mile after 5
Miles beyond the free first five, billed in whole miles and agreed up front.
15%
Fuel surcharge
Added to every job, including tows quoted by mileage, so the rate stays honest when pump prices move.
Starting rates by duty
$95
Light duty
Rollback tows for everyday vehicles — first 5 miles free, then $5.00 a mile.
$250
Medium duty
Flatbed & wheel-lift with dollies for vans, box trucks and small straight trucks — quoted per job from this starting rate.
$500
Heavy duty
Heavy wrecker recovery for semis, trailers and equipment — quoted per job from this base rate.
What else is on the bill
- 3% card fee — only when you pay by card, added to the total before the fee.
- No sales tax — nothing tax-shaped hidden in the breakdown.
- No dispatch fee — calling (502) 385-4222 costs the same as any other call.
- No night or weekend rate — open 24 hours, 7 days a week at the same price.
Worked examples
Real maths from the same calculator on the pay page. Your final figure is confirmed by dispatch before the truck rolls.
Short local tow · 3 miles
- Hook rate
- $95.00
- Mileage — first 5 miles free
- Free
- Fuel surcharge (15%)
- $14.25
- Card fee (3%) if you pay by card
- $3.28
- Total
- $112.53
Across-town tow · 12 miles
- Hook rate
- $95.00
- Mileage — 7 miles past the free 5
- $35.00
- Fuel surcharge (15%)
- $19.50
- Card fee (3%) if you pay by card
- $4.49
- Total
- $153.99
Long haul · 25 miles
- Hook rate
- $95.00
- Mileage — 20 miles past the free 5
- $100.00
- Fuel surcharge (15%)
- $29.25
- Card fee (3%) if you pay by card
- $6.73
- Total
- $230.98
Quoted by Towbook?
A job amount texted to you from a dispatch quote is the rate figure — the 15% fuel surcharge is added on top of it, exactly as shown above, and the 3% card fee only applies if you settle by card.
Serving Lexington, Louisville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Frankfort & Shelbyville — see the coverage page for the local line in each city.