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Towing and Tow Truck Help in Wichita, KS
Stuck in Wichita? 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 Wichita. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner in the Wichita area does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price. Not in Wichita? Find a tow truck near you.
Tow truck help in Wichita
Towing in Wichita, From Kellogg to the Turnpike
Wichita sits at the junction of I-35 and US 54, and its freeways are where a breakdown feels worst. Tell us which road you're on and which way you were going. A vetted local partner takes the job, with your price locked by text first.
Kellogg Avenue
US 54 and US 400 run together as Kellogg, the city's main east-west road. It has interchanges with I-235, I-135 and I-35. Say which one you're closest to.
I-135 through the middle
I-135 runs north and south through the city. A flood canal runs between its lanes. If you stall, don't try to cross on foot. Stay in the car with your belt on.
The I-235 bypass
I-235 loops around the north, west and south sides and meets I-135 at both ends. K-96 shares it for a stretch in the north. Give the nearest exit.
The Kansas Turnpike
I-35 is the Turnpike here. It enters from the south, runs up the southeast edge and leaves through the east side. I-135 begins at its interchange in south-central Wichita.
K-96 around the northeast
After leaving I-135, K-96 swings around the northeast side and ends at Kellogg in the east. Give us the nearest exit or cross street.
Broadway and 47th South
US 81 comes in from the south as Broadway, turns onto 47th Street South, then joins I-135. A dead battery at a Broadway light is usually a jump start.
South-central Kansas weather
Wichita Heat Is Hard on Cars
Snow isn't the main threat here. Heat is. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for Wichita show about 65 days a year at 90 degrees or hotter, and July highs near 93. The high tops 100 degrees on about a dozen days in a typical year.
That heat wears on cars in a few ways:
- Batteries. Heat breaks them down quietly all summer. Then one fails in a parking lot after work. Try a jump before a tow.
- Cooling systems. If the gauge climbs on Kellogg at rush hour, pull off and shut the engine down before it boils over. Don't open a hot radiator cap.
- Tires. Hot pavement is rough on worn tires. A blowout on I-235 needs a safe spot before anyone changes it. A partner can do a tire change once you're out of traffic.
Winter is short but real. The station averages about 13 inches of snow and about 103 nights at or below freezing. Arctic air can push the temperature below zero now and then.
Hail, wind and high water
Spring and summer storms here can bring large hail. Wind averages 13 mph, and tornadoes have hit the area more than once, including near Andover in 1991.
The Arkansas River flooded the city many times before the Big Ditch was built. In 1944 it flooded three times in eleven days. Never drive into water over the road.
Road closures: KDOT's KanDrive map.
Areas We Cover Around Wichita
Call from anywhere in the city or the towns that ring it:
- Downtown and Old Town
- Delano and Riverside, across the Arkansas River
- College Hill, Eastborough and Midtown
- Planeview, Oaklawn and Hilltop in the southeast
- Valley Center, Park City, Kechi and Bel Aire to the north
- Andover to the east
- Derby and Haysville to the south, plus Mulvane
- Goddard and Maize to the west
You'll get the driver's name, photo and truck by text before they arrive. You can track your truck on a map the whole way.
Kansas move-over law
Kansas law says that when you come up on a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on, you move to a lane that isn't next to it if you have two or more lanes and it's safe. If you can't, slow down. The same duty applies to stopped highway work vehicles with flashing lights.
Read K.S.A. 8-1530 on the Kansas Revisor of Statutes site. Give every flashing light room. It could be someone like your driver.
Questions
Wichita Towing Questions
My car overheated on Kellogg. Do I need a tow?
Maybe not. Let it cool with the engine off. If it's leaking coolant or the gauge jumps right back up, a tow to a shop is the safer call. We text the price before anyone is sent.
Do you cover the Kansas Turnpike near Wichita?
Call from anywhere on it and give us the direction and nearest exit. If a partner covers your stretch, we lock your price and send them. If not, we tell you right away.
Can you tow me from Derby or Andover into Wichita?
Yes. Tell us the shop or address you want. Your texted price covers the trip you describe, and nothing extra is added without your OK.
Can my family see where I am while I wait?
Yes. Give us one number and we text them your location and when the truck should arrive. That's part of our Stay-With-You Promise.
Roadside help in Wichita, KS
Tow Truck and Roadside Services in Wichita
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network for Wichita 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 Wichita 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 Wichita? Call and We'll Stay With You.
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