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Towing and Tow Truck Help in Springfield, MO
Stuck in Springfield? 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 Springfield. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner in the Springfield area does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price. Not in Springfield? Find a tow truck near you.
Springfield, Missouri
Towing in Springfield, MO, on the Freeways and the Big Streets
This page covers Springfield, Missouri, in the Ozarks. Looking for Springfield, Illinois? That's our Springfield, IL page.
Springfield, MO has two kinds of road to break down on: the freeways around town, and the big streets inside it. Tell us which one you're on, and a vetted local partner takes the job. Your price is locked by text before they leave.
The freeways
I-44 links Springfield with St. Louis and Tulsa. US 60 runs through town on the James River Freeway, and US 65 is the Schoolcraft Freeway. On any of them, stay in the car with hazards on and your belt fastened. If you're in a live lane, call 911 first, then call us for the tow.
The streets
Glenstone, National, Campbell, Sunshine, Battlefield and Chestnut Expressway are the major streets. A car that dies at a light on one of them may just need a jump start or a tire change, not a tow. Tell us the cross street.
Ozarks weather
Hot, Humid Summers and Weather That Turns Fast
Springfield sits on the Springfield Plateau, and its weather can swing hard. On May 1, 2013, the high hit 81 degrees. By the next evening, snow was falling. So keep a jacket and a charged phone in the car in every season.
Summer is the long test. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Springfield airport show about 40 days a year at 90 degrees or more, with July highs near 90. Late summer can get very humid. That's tough on batteries, radiators and tires. If your temperature gauge climbs on Glenstone in traffic, pull into a lot and shut it off.
Winter is shorter but not gentle. The station averages about 14 inches of snow and about 95 nights at or below freezing. The hills and cliffs on the south, east and north edges of town don't help on ice. Slid off a hilly road and not damaged? A winch-out may be all you need.
Check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for closures before a winter drive.
Missouri law
Missouri Names Tow Trucks in Its Move-Over Law
Missouri's move-over law doesn't stop at police and ambulances. It counts a tow truck doing emergency work as an emergency vehicle. It also covers any stopped vehicle showing lighted amber, or amber and white, lights.
- On a road with four or more lanes, two going your way, move to a lane that isn't next to the stopped vehicle if it's safe.
- If you can't, slow down and keep a safe speed until you're past.
Read RSMo 304.022 on the Missouri Revisor of Statutes site. Your driver works close to traffic on I-44. That rule is what keeps them safe while they load your car.
Headed for the lake?
Table Rock, Stockton, Pomme de Terre and Fellows Lakes are all near Springfield. A battery drained by a long day at the boat ramp is a jump, not a tow. Run low on gas on the way back? Ask for fuel delivery.
Areas We Cover Around Springfield, MO
Call from any Springfield neighborhood or the towns around it:
- Downtown, Midtown and Woodland Heights
- Rountree, Phelps Grove and University Heights
- Grant Beach, Robberson and Tom Watkins
- Doling, Bissett and Heart of the Westside
- Galloway, Parkcrest and Delaware
- Nixa and Ozark
- Republic and Battlefield
- Willard, Strafford and Fair Grove
- Rogersville and Clever
You'll see your driver's name, photo and truck by text before they get there. You can track your truck on a map, and we check on you until it arrives. That's our Stay-With-You Promise.
Questions
Springfield, MO Towing Questions
Which Springfield is this page for?
Springfield, Missouri. If you're in Springfield, Illinois, the number is the same. Just tell us which one when you call.
Can you tow me from Nixa or Ozark to a shop in Springfield?
Yes, if a partner can make the trip. Give us the shop's name or address. Your texted price covers the trip you describe.
My car overheated on the James River Freeway. What now?
Get as far onto the shoulder as you can and turn the engine off. Stay in the car with hazards on. Call us, and we'll text your price and send a partner. Don't open a hot radiator.
I locked my keys in the car at a trailhead outside town. Can you help?
Often, yes. Share your location from your phone when you call. A lockout visit gets you back in, with the price by text first.
Roadside help in Springfield, MO
Tow Truck and Roadside Services in Springfield
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network for Springfield 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 Springfield 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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Springfield, MO
Stuck in Springfield? Call and We'll Stay With You.
Our line answers 24/7. Your price is locked by text before we send anyone.