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Tow Truck and Towing Help in Youngstown, OH
Stuck in Youngstown? 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 Youngstown. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner in the Youngstown area does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price. Not in Youngstown? Find a tow truck near you.
Tow truck help in Youngstown
Towing in Youngstown, On and Around the Downtown Loop
Downtown Youngstown and the Youngstown State campus sit inside a freeway loop. I-680 forms one side. The Madison Avenue Expressway and the Himrod Avenue Expressway form the rest. A stall on the loop puts you right beside fast traffic.
If you break down on the loop, tell us which expressway you're on and the last exit you saw. Stay in the car, belted in, with the hazards on. If you're stuck in a live lane or anyone's hurt, call 911 before you call us.
We lock your price by text. Then a vetted local partner comes with a tow truck, or with a jump pack if that's all you need.
Out of town
I-80, the Turnpike and the Freeways Around the Valley
I-680 south of downtown
I-680 starts at I-80 in Austintown and runs southeast through the city before leaving to the south. Note your exit number.
SR 711
This freeway runs from I-680 northeast and north to I-80 in Liberty Township. Say SR 711 when you call, so the driver knows which freeway to take.
I-80 and SR 11
They share the road between Austintown and Liberty Township, and SR 11 runs as a freeway west of the city. Give both route numbers if you see them on the signs.
The Ohio Turnpike
I-76 passes to the west and south of Youngstown. If you just ran dry out there, fuel delivery may save you a tow.
Mahoning Valley winters
Heavy Snow, Sleet and Ice
Youngstown sits south of the snowbelt near Lake Erie, and it still gets plenty. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport show about 68 inches of snow a year, with close to 20 inches in January alone. The winter of 2010 to 2011 brought 118.7 inches, and December 2010 alone dropped 53.1.
Snow isn't the only problem. Winters here usually bring a mix of rain, sleet and snow, with some ice. A glazed ramp on I-680 or an icy side street can put a car in a ditch fast. If yours slid off and isn't damaged, a winch-out is the first thing to try.
The cold is steady. The airport averages about 127 nights a year at or below freezing, and about 41 days when the high stays under 32. That wears down batteries. If your car clicks but won't turn over, call for a jump start.
Check OHGO for closures and crashes before a snowy drive.
Move over for flashing lights
Under Ohio law, you must move over and slow down for any stopped vehicle with flashing lights beside the road. Lights of any color count, and tow trucks are named in the list. The law covers every road, not just the Interstates.
Details are on ODOT's Move Over, Slow Down page. When it's your car on the shoulder, that rule protects the driver hooking it up.
Areas We Cover Around Youngstown
Call from any side of the city or the towns around it:
- Downtown: Smoky Hollow, Mahoning Commons, Riverbend and the university area
- North Side: Brier Hill, Crandall Park, North Heights and Wick Park
- South Side: Oak Hill, Fosterville, Cottage Grove and Brownlee Woods
- East Side: Hazelton, Lincoln Knolls, Scienceville and Landsdowne
- West Side: Belle Vista, Cornersburg, Kirkmere and Schenley, near Mill Creek Park
- Around the city: Austintown, Boardman, Canfield and Liberty Township
- Also: Struthers, Campbell, Poland, Lowellville and North Lima
You'll get the driver's name, photo and truck by text before they arrive. You can track your truck on a map, and we check on you until it's there. Read the whole Stay-With-You Promise.
Questions
Youngstown Towing Questions
I'm stuck on the Madison Avenue Expressway. What should I say?
Give the direction and the nearest exit or cross street. Stay inside with your hazards on. If you're blocking a lane, call 911 first, then call us.
Can you tow me from Boardman or Austintown into the city?
Yes, if a partner can make the trip. Name the shop when you call. The price comes by text first, and it's the most you pay for that job.
It's sleeting and my car slid into a ditch. Do I need a tow?
Maybe not. If the car isn't damaged and a truck can reach it safely, a winch-out pulls it back to the road. If it's damaged, we text you a price for a tow and you decide.
My keys are locked inside at Mill Creek Park. Can you help?
Yes. That's a lockout, not a tow. Tell us which lot or road you're parked on.
Roadside help in Youngstown, OH
Tow Truck and Roadside Services in Youngstown
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network for Youngstown 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 Youngstown 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 Youngstown? Call and We'll Stay With You.
Our line answers 24/7. Your price is locked by text before we send anyone.