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Towing in Auburn, AL: Tow Truck Help on I-85, Around Campus and Across Lee County
Stuck in Auburn? Call 1-888-TOW-1213. We lock your price by text, send the nearest available partner tow company and check on you until help arrives.
If anyone is hurt or you're stopped in a live lane, call 911 first.
- Check-ins until help arrives
- Driver card and truck tracking
- Price locked by text
- Photo-protected tow
How it works in Auburn. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner in the Auburn area does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price. Not in Auburn? Find a tow truck near you.
Tow truck in Auburn, Alabama
Towing in Auburn: I-85, College Street and the Shug Jordan Parkway
Auburn is a driving town. There's no city bus beyond the campus shuttle, and most trips happen by car. So when a car quits, it's usually on one of a few roads:
- I-85. The main highway between Montgomery and Atlanta has several Auburn exits. Exit 51 is College Street, where US 29 joins the interstate. Exit 57 is Bent Creek Road, toward the airport. Exits 58 and 62 lead into Opelika on US 280.
- College Street. It runs from exit 51 up to Toomer's Corner at Magnolia Avenue, where campus meets downtown.
- Shug Jordan Parkway. Route 147 loops around the west and north sides of town, then heads toward LaFayette on Heath Road.
- US 280. It ties Auburn to Opelika and runs with Shug Jordan for a stretch on the north side.
Call and tell us the road, your direction and the nearest exit or cross street. We text a locked price, then send the nearest available vetted partner. A dead battery in a campus lot is a jump start. Keys locked in at Auburn Mall is a lockout. A car that won't run on I-85 gets a tow to your shop.
Football Saturdays
Game Day Changes Everything
Jordan-Hare Stadium sits on main campus, a few blocks from downtown. On home football weekends, huge crowds come in hours or even days early to tailgate. Streets fill up. Lots fill up. A car that ran a radio or a TV all afternoon may not start when it's time to leave.
If your car won't start after the game, don't panic and don't walk off to find help. Stay with the car. Call and tell us the lot or deck, the level and a landmark. The truck will be moving through game traffic, so it can take longer than on a quiet Tuesday. You'll get the driver's name, photo and truck by text, and a link to watch the truck on a map.
If you can wait until traffic thins out, that's often the easier call. We keep checking on you by text either way.
Parking downtown
The city runs two downtown decks, on Wright Street and Burton Street. On game days, downtown parking is first come, first served, with no reservations. Details are on the City of Auburn parking page.
Tell us which deck and which level you're on. It changes what kind of truck can reach you.
East Alabama weather
Spring Storms, Summer Heat and the Odd Freeze
Auburn gets real weather all year. Here's what it means for your car.
Severe storms
From late winter into early summer, storms with high winds, hail and tornadoes are common here. In March 2019, an EF4 tornado struck Beauregard, in Lee County. If a warning is out, don't sit in a stalled car on I-85. Get to a sturdy building.
Heat
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for Auburn show about 47 days a year at 90°F or hotter, and humidity pushes the heat index past 100. Heat wears down batteries and cooling systems. Wait in shade if you can, not in a closed car.
Cold mornings and hills
The same normals show about 43 nights a year at or below freezing. That's enough to finish off a weak battery. North Auburn has hills and deep hollows, and the land near Chewacla drops off sharply. A slide off a wet shoulder there is often a winch-out.
Alabama law
Alabama's Move Over Law Protects the Truck, Not Your Car
Alabama's move over law is the John Hubbard Move Over Act, Code of Alabama 32-5A-58.2. It covers police and emergency vehicles, utility and road crews, and a wrecker with amber lights working on the roadside. On I-85, drivers must leave the lane closest to that truck. If they can't do it safely, they must slow to at least 15 mph under the limit.
Here's the catch. The law doesn't list an ordinary broken-down car. Your hazard lights alone don't make passing drivers move over. So get as far off the road as you can, all the way past the white line. If you can reach an exit, take it. Stay buckled in with your hazards on while you wait.
Before a long drive, you can check ALGO Traffic, the state's traffic site, for crashes and closures on I-85.
Areas we cover around Auburn
Auburn, Opelika and Lee County
- AuburnDowntown and Toomer's Corner, the Auburn University campus, north Auburn and south Auburn near Chewacla State Park.
- OpelikaThe county seat, just northeast, along US 280, US 431 and the I-85 exits.
- Small towns nearbyLoachapoka, Waverly, Notasulga and Tuskegee.
- Around Lee CountyBeauregard, Beulah and Smiths Station.
Auburn questions
Auburn Drivers Ask
My car died in a parking deck downtown. Can a tow truck get in?
Sometimes. Tow trucks are tall, so tell us the deck and level. A jump or a lockout usually works anywhere. If the car needs a tow from an upper level, it may have to be rolled to a spot the truck can reach first.
Is this Auburn, Alabama?
Yes. This page covers Auburn, Alabama, and Lee County. There are other towns named Auburn, so say "Auburn, Alabama" when you call.
I broke down on I-85 on the way to Atlanta. How far will you tow me?
We do local tows, not long trips between cities. A partner can take your car to a shop in Auburn or Opelika, or to your home if it's nearby. Your price comes by text before anyone is sent.
My kid is stuck near campus. Can you text me updates?
Yes. Give us your number and we'll text you their location and when the truck should arrive. That's part of the Stay-With-You Promise.
Roadside help in Auburn, AL
Tow Truck and Roadside Services in Auburn
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network for Auburn drivers. Tell us what happened, and we send a vetted local towing company near you with a truck suited to the job: a tow truck for a car that can't be driven (a flatbed where the vehicle needs one, like many all-wheel-drive cars), or a service truck for a jump start, lockout, flat tire, fuel delivery or winch-out.
Car towing
Cars, SUVs, minivans and light pickups. Price locked by text, photos before hookup.
Car towing
Jump starts
Clicks, dim dash lights or nothing at all? A dead battery jump, day or night.
Jump starts
Car lockouts
Keys locked inside, on the seat or in the trunk. A partner works to get you back in without damage.
Car lockouts
Flat tire changes
Got a spare but no safe way to put it on? A partner swaps it for you.
Flat tire changes
Fuel delivery
Ran out of gas? Enough fuel to get you to the nearest station.
Fuel delivery
Winch-outs
Stuck in snow, mud or a shallow ditch near the road? A partner can usually pull you out.
Winch-outsThe Sentinel Stay-With-You Promise
Seven Promises on Every Auburn Call
Read the fine print on the promise page.
We stay with you. From your call until the truck arrives, we check on you by text.
See your driver before they arrive. You get their name, photo and truck by text, and you can track your truck on a map.
Your family knows too. Give us one number, and we text them your location and arrival time.
Photo-protected tow. Before hookup, your driver photographs all 4 sides of your vehicle. We text you the photos.
Price locked by text. You get your price by text before we dispatch. That price is the most you pay for the job. If the job changes, we text a new price first and you decide.
Never stranded after. Ride along in the truck when it's safe and allowed, or we help you get a ride. We also point you to a good repair shop.
Free Sentinel Circle. After your first job, your vehicle is on file. Next time, just text "TOW" for priority dispatch.
How it works
From Your Call to Your Driver
- 01You call
Our 24/7 line answers
Call 1-888-TOW-1213. Tell us where you are, what you drive and what went wrong.
- 02We lock it in
Your price, by text
We text your price before anyone is sent. That's the most you'll pay for the job you described.
- 03A partner accepts
The nearest truck takes it
The nearest available partner tow company accepts your job. They're vetted for insurance and licensing.
- 04You see who's coming
Driver card and tracking
You get your driver's name, photo and truck, plus a link to track your truck. We check in until they arrive.
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Stuck in Auburn? Call and We'll Stay With You.
Our line answers 24/7. Your price is locked by text before we send anyone.