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Towing in Tulsa, OK: Tow Trucks From Brookside to Broken Arrow
Stuck in Tulsa? 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 Tulsa. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner in the Tulsa area does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price. Not in Tulsa? Find a tow truck near you.
Tow truck in Tulsa
Broke Down on the BA, 169 or the IDL?
Tulsa has its own names for some highways, and it helps to use them when you call. The Broken Arrow Expressway, or "the BA," runs southeast out of downtown. In ODOT's 2011 counts, US-169 was the city's busiest freeway, heaviest between 51st and 61st streets. Downtown sits inside the Inner Dispersal Loop, the "IDL," which ties into almost every highway in town.
Farther out, the Creek Turnpike curves around the south and east sides through Jenks and Broken Arrow. I-44 heads off as the Turner Turnpike toward Oklahoma City and the Will Rogers Turnpike toward Missouri. I-244 crosses the Arkansas River right by downtown.
Tell us the road, your direction and the nearest exit or street. We lock your price by text, then send the nearest available partner. A dead battery in a Utica Square lot gets a jump start. A blown tire on the BA gets a spare if you have one, or a tow if you don't.
Spring storms
May Rain and Flooded Streets: What Not to Do
May is usually Tulsa's wettest month. Spring and early summer storms bring big hail, strong wind and sometimes tornadoes. The city built one of the most extensive flood control systems in the country after serious floods. Streets still flood in a hard storm.
- Don't drive into water across a road. The National Weather Service says 12 inches of rushing water can carry away most cars, and 2 feet can carry away SUVs and trucks.
- Never go around a barricade. The road under the water may be gone.
- If the car stalls in water, get out and to higher ground if you can do it safely. Call 911 if you can't.
- Once the water is down, don't try to restart a flooded engine. Call for a tow to a shop.
On the shoulder, turn your hazards on. Oklahoma's Bernardo-Mills Law tells passing drivers to move over, or slow down if they can't, for a stopped car with flashing lights and for the wrecker that comes to load it.
Winter in Green Country
Cold Snaps and Summer Heat
Tulsa winters are mostly mild, but not always. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for Tulsa International show about 70 nights a year at or below freezing and close to 10 inches of snow. On about 8 days a year, it stays below freezing all day. Those are the mornings batteries quit and cars slide into ditches.
Summer brings the opposite. The same normals show about 66 days a year at 90°F or hotter. Heat drains weak batteries too, and it's rough on tires that are already worn. If you're stuck in the heat, wait in the shade or somewhere cool. We text you your driver's name and photo, and you can follow the truck on a map.
Areas we cover around Tulsa
Tulsa Neighborhoods and Nearby Towns
- Downtown and around it: the Blue Dome, the Tulsa Arts District, Greenwood, the Pearl, Owen Park and Kendall-Whittier.
- Midtown: Brookside, Cherry Street, Maple Ridge, Swan Lake and the area around Utica Square and the University of Tulsa.
- South and east Tulsa: the Woodland Hills Mall area, around Oral Roberts University, and east of US-169.
- Nearby towns: Broken Arrow, Jenks, Bixby, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Glenpool and Catoosa.
Farther out in Green Country, ask on the call. Whether a partner can reach you depends on the day, and we'll tell you before anything is booked.
Tulsa questions
Questions Tulsa Drivers Ask
My car stalled in a flooded street. Can you tow it now?
Not while the water is still up or moving. Get yourself safe first. Once the water drops and the car can be reached from the road, a partner can tow it. Don't try to start it before then.
I broke down on the Creek Turnpike. What should I tell you?
Your direction and the nearest interchange or town, like Jenks or Broken Arrow. If you can see a mile marker, read it to us.
A storm turned my yard to mud and the car sank in. Can you pull it out?
Usually, yes. A winch-out works when the truck can park on solid ground, like the street or the driveway, and reach the car with its cable. Tell us how far the car is from the pavement. If it's too far in, we'll tell you before anyone heads out.
Can you tow my car from Broken Arrow to a shop in Tulsa?
Yes, that's a local tow. Tell us the shop, and your texted price covers the trip. If the shop is closed, ask about dropping the car at home instead.
What if the bill is higher than the text?
Then you pay the texted price. The price is locked before we send anyone. That's one of the promises in our Stay-With-You Promise.
Roadside help in Tulsa, OK
Tow Truck and Roadside Services in Tulsa
Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network for Tulsa 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 Tulsa 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 Tulsa? Call and We'll Stay With You.
Our line answers 24/7. Your price is locked by text before we send anyone.