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Towing and Roadside Help in California
Broken down in California? Call 1-888-TOW-1213. We lock your price by text, send the nearest available partner tow company and stay with you until help arrives.
If anyone is hurt or you're stopped in a live lane, call 911 first.
How it works in California. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner near you does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price.
Towing by City in California
- Bakersfield, CATowing in Bakersfield, CA on SR 99, SR 58 and city streets.
- Fresno, CATowing in Fresno, CA on Highways 99, 41, 168 and 180, plus lockouts and fuel.
- Stockton, CATowing in Stockton, CA on I-5, Highway 99 and the Crosstown Freeway.
Roadside guides for California
- How Much Does a Tow Cost in Fresno? What Changes the Price
- Tow Costs in Bakersfield: Long Hauls, Heat and Hidden Fees
- Stockton Tow Yards: How to Find Your Towed Car and Get It Back
- Stuck in Stockton? What Actually Helps on I-5 or Highway 99
- Find My Towed Car in Fresno: Where to Look First
- Looking for a Tow Yard in Bakersfield? Start Here
Stopped on a California shoulder
Turn Your Hazards On. The Law Is on Your Side.
California's move-over rule reaches past emergency vehicles. Vehicle Code 21809 covers emergency vehicles, tow trucks and road crews, and it also covers any stationary vehicle showing flashing hazard lights, cones or flares. Approaching drivers must move to a lane that isn't next to you when they practically can. If they can't, they must slow to a reasonable and prudent speed.
So the first thing to do after you pull over is switch on your hazards. Then call us, tell us the route, the direction and the nearest exit, and stay buckled in if you're on a busy freeway shoulder.
Four kinds of California driving
Coast, Valley, Mountains and Desert
I-5 runs the length of the state, from the San Ysidro border crossing to the Oregon line, linking San Diego, Los Angeles, Stockton, Sacramento and Redding. US 101 takes the coast. It's a major freeway through Los Angeles and the Bay Area, a mix of freeway and expressway on the Central Coast, and mostly a two-lane road on the North Coast.
Through the Central Valley, Highway 99 is the main road between the valley cities. From about November to March, tule fog can cut visibility to near zero and bring freezing drizzle. Summers there are hot. In the mountains, the Sierra Nevada gets real winter. I-80 climbs to Donner Summit on its way to Nevada. On I-5, the Grapevine near Tejon Pass gets winter snow, and the CHP usually closes it when it does. East of the mountains, I-15 heads for Las Vegas and I-40 crosses 155 miles of the Mojave Desert from Barstow to Needles.
Whatever the setting, the job is the same. A partner near you handles the tow, the gas delivery or the lockout, at the price you agreed to by text.
The Grapevine is closed and I'm stuck at the bottom. Can a partner take me over?
Not while it's closed. We can help you where you are, with a jump, a tire change or a tow to a nearby shop, and you can wait out the closure somewhere safe.
Roadside help in California
Towing and Roadside Services Across California
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network across California. Tell us where you are, 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), 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.
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Stuck in California? Call and We'll Stay With You.
Our line answers 24/7. Your price is locked by text before we send anyone.