Steel-deck rollback carrier
19-21 ft bed, deck winch, wheel-lift under-reach on most units
The default tow truck. All four wheels off the ground, so it is the right answer for AWD, EV, low-clearance, non-running, and collision vehicles alike.
Need a tow truck in Antioch? We get one to you fast for cars, pickups and vans, flatbed or wheel-lift depending on what yours needs. You name the destination before we move it. Traffic here is the hard part, not the hook — getting a lane closed and the unit clear takes longer than the pull most days. CA-4, CA-160, and I-680 all run through Antioch, so most of our calls come off one of those. Freight around here moves for outfits like Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center and USS-POSCO Industries, which is work that runs on a schedule.

The truck that shows up decides whether your vehicle arrives undamaged. This is what the Antioch network runs and the call each unit is sent on — worth knowing before you accept whatever is closest.
19-21 ft bed, deck winch, wheel-lift under-reach on most units
The default tow truck. All four wheels off the ground, so it is the right answer for AWD, EV, low-clearance, non-running, and collision vehicles alike.
Lighter deck, higher payload, shallower load angle
Two vehicles in one trip, or a lowered car that would scrape a standard approach. The payload headroom is what lets a loaded van ride without going overweight.
L-arm yoke, tire-only contact, compact footprint
Tight rowhouse blocks, parking decks with a height bar, and short repositioning moves where a full carrier cannot physically reach the vehicle.
Cab-controlled wheel-lift, single-operator hookup
Private-property and repossession work where the operator needs to hook without leaving the cab. Fastest pickup of any tow truck.
Rolling axle set placed under the non-lifted wheels
Carried on the wrecker so an AWD or 4WD vehicle can still be towed when no carrier is available. Keeps the drivetrain from spinning without a deck.
Hydraulic wheel skates for locked or missing wheels
Seized brakes, a wheel off the car, or a vehicle sitting in park with no power. The vehicle is rolled onto the deck sideways instead of being dragged.
Add-on ramp sections that flatten the load angle
Lowered, exotic, and slammed vehicles. Requested at booking — an operator who does not carry them will find out at the scene, and then you wait for a second truck.
Front chock, soft straps, drop-deck or ramp load
Any two-wheeler. A bike loaded with the same chains used on a car arrives bent, which is why this is dispatched as its own equipment type.

One call puts a towing unit on the road to you anywhere in Antioch or out along CA-4 and CA-160. Tell us the road and which way you are pointed and we do the rest.
Cars, pickups, vans, motorcycles, and EVs across the Antioch metro — on a flatbed carrier when the vehicle needs one, on a wheel-lift when it does not. Expand a category to see exactly what gets dispatched and why.
The whole vehicle rides on the deck with all four wheels off the pavement. The default across Antioch for anything all-wheel-drive, low-clearance, electric, or already damaged — nothing drags, nothing spins, nothing gets added to the repair bill.
Two wheels lifted on an L-arm yoke that cradles the tires, never the bumper or control arms. Faster to hook and narrow enough for a Antioch rowhouse street or a tight parking garage where a carrier physically will not fit.
AWD and full-time 4WD drivetrains cannot be towed with two wheels turning — it destroys the transfer case and center differential. Every AWD call in Antioch goes on a flatbed, or on a wheel-lift with dollies under the trailing axle. No exceptions, whatever the last guy told you.
Front-wheel chock, soft straps over the triple tree, and a ramp or drop-deck load. Chains over a fairing or a strap on a handlebar bends what it touches — Antioch riders get bike-specific equipment or the truck does not roll.
Transits, Sprinters, ProMasters, and box vans up to 14,000 lb GVWR, loaded or empty. Delivery and trades fleets across Antioch run these all day, and a loaded one needs the deck length confirmed before dispatch.
Out-of-market moves on a carrier, priced by loaded mile once you are clear of the Antioch metro rather than by the local hook-and-hourly. Relocations, auction pickups, and getting a breakdown home instead of leaving it three states away.
An EV moves on a flatbed with zero drive wheels on the ground — regenerative braking turns a spinning wheel into a generator feeding a pack that may already be faulted. Network operators in Antioch carry EV-rated skates for a vehicle stuck in park with no 12-volt.
A crash-damaged or thermally-faulted pack is a separate call with its own staging, distance, and monitoring requirements. Antioch operators coordinate with the fire service and the manufacturer's emergency response guide rather than simply loading and driving away.
Extended ramps, wood blocks, and a shallow approach angle so a splitter or side skirt never touches the deck. Tie-downs go to the manufacturer's designated points — a Antioch strap over a control arm is how a $4,000 alignment claim starts.
Seized brakes, no keys, flat-spotted tires, or a project that has not moved in a decade. Winched onto the deck with skates or GoJaks under the locked wheels instead of dragged across a Antioch driveway.
Zero-turn mowers, ATVs, golf carts, scissor lifts, and small utility trailers on a carrier deck. The common Antioch landscape and contractor call when the tow vehicle itself is what broke.
Scheduled, non-emergency moves between Antioch dealer lots, auction houses, body shops, and fleet yards — booked ahead, with condition photos on pickup and delivery so nobody argues about a scratch later.
Off the shoulder, into a ditch, over a curb, stuck in mud, snow, or sand. A Antioch winch-out is billed as recovery time, not as a tow — and a vehicle pulled out straight often drives away instead of riding the deck.
Unplowed streets, alley ice, and vehicles slid into a bank. The first real Antioch snow generates more tow calls in twelve hours than a normal week, so staged capacity matters more than any single truck's speed.
Non-rolling vehicles loaded with skates or a winch, fluids contained, debris swept. On a Antioch public roadway the first tow is often assigned off a police rotation — the second move, to the shop you actually chose, is the one you control.
A proper jump pack on the correct terminals, then a charging-system check to see whether it is the battery or the alternator. Roughly a third of Antioch "needs a tow" calls end here for a fraction of the cost.
Non-destructive entry on a locked vehicle, or enough fuel to reach a station. Both are dispatched on the same truck as the tow, so if the fix does not work the vehicle goes on the deck without a second wait in Antioch.
Spare mounted roadside where the vehicle carries one. When it carries a mobility kit instead of a spare — increasingly the norm — the Antioch call converts to a tow to a tire shop, and the operator arrives already knowing that.
Unauthorized vehicles removed from lots, apartment complexes, and reserved spaces at the property owner's request. Governed by posted-signage and notification rules in Antioch — a compliant removal starts with the sign, not with the truck.
Getting a vehicle out of a Antioch lot and to your shop or your driveway. The release process belongs to whichever authority ordered the tow; a private operator moves it only after that release is in hand.
You are generally entitled to your belongings out of an impounded vehicle even before the vehicle itself is released. Ask for it explicitly — the Antioch lot is not obligated to volunteer the process.
Fenced, lit, camera-covered storage when the destination shop is closed or an insurer has not made a decision. Billed per day from arrival across Antioch, which is why naming a destination up front is the cheapest call you can make.
Your vehicle goes where you say it goes — your mechanic, your dealer, your body shop anywhere in the Antioch metro — not to whichever lot the truck happens to be based at.
Timestamped condition photos, an itemized invoice, and a written cause note formatted for a claim or a platform reimbursement. Antioch rideshare and delivery drivers use these to get a tow paid for instead of eaten.
Rolling 30-day average dispatch-to-arrival, by service type, across the local rescuer network.
Almost every local tow is hook-up plus mileage — and then a short list of things that legitimately move it. These are the line items to expect on a Antioch invoice, and the ones worth questioning.
$99 hook-up + $5-7 per mile
Standard rate for a car, pickup, or van on a flatbed or wheel-lift. Winching, after-hours, storage, and specialty equipment are separate lines — all of them are listed below. Heavy-duty and Class 8 recovery is priced differently and is not this rate.
$99 on our network. A flat charge for dispatching and connecting the vehicle, billed once. It does not change with distance, so it is the single biggest number on a short local tow.
$5 to $7 per mile, charged from pickup to drop. Ask whether mileage starts at your location or at the operator's yard — that one answer can double a suburban tow.
A carrier often costs more than a wheel-lift. For AWD, EV, low-clearance, and damaged vehicles it is not an upsell — a wheel-lift on those causes damage worth many times the difference.
Billed separately from the tow, usually per half-hour, once the vehicle is off the pavement. Pulling a car out of a ditch is labor; carrying it afterward is the tow.
Dollies, skates, and extended ramps may carry a line item. Mention AWD, a locked wheel, or a lowered car when you book and this gets quoted instead of discovered.
Overnight and holiday calls price above the daytime rate. Not a scam — it is a driver woken at 3 a.m. — but it should be disclosed on the phone, not on the invoice.
Standby while you retrieve belongings, wait for police, or decide on a destination is billable once it runs long. Deciding the drop location before the truck arrives keeps this at zero.
Per calendar day from arrival, and it starts the day the vehicle lands even if that is 11 p.m. The most common source of a shocking towing bill.
Retrieving a vehicle outside posted lot hours typically carries its own fee. Going the next morning instead is usually cheaper than the gate charge.
Police-ordered and private-property tows are priced under a regulated maximum rather than by agreement. If a tow you did not request exceeds that cap, that is a complaint to the regulator, not a negotiation.
A jumpstart, lockout, fuel drop, or tire change is priced well below a tow. Describing the symptom accurately is what lets dispatch send the cheaper answer first.
A club or manufacturer benefit usually covers hook-up plus a mileage allowance, with you paying the overage. Know your allowance before choosing a shop 40 miles away.
Road Rescue Network does not set a member operator's rates. What the network does is get you an itemized number before the truck rolls — including the mileage basis and the storage clock — so a tow never turns into a surprise.

The same crews that run Antioch also cover Pittsburg (6 mi), Oakley (5 mi) and Brentwood (8 mi), so a call from either side of Contra Costa County reaches the same desk.
Each service links to local response times, rescuer coverage, and recent dispatched jobs in this metro.
A live map of every towing service in Antioch metro, with real-time positions, ETAs, and dispatch status, available inside your dashboard.
Sign in to track network rescuers across Antioch in real time, dispatch jobs, and confirm ETA before the truck rolls.
Each corridor has a dedicated breakdown landing page with service zones, exits, and recent dispatched jobs.

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Antioch's main east-west freight and commuter artery, linking the inland warehouse belt to the Bay job centers. Chronic congestion through the Hillcrest and Lone Tree interchanges makes a breakdown here a fast backup.

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The Antioch Bridge carries Delta agriculture and aggregate freight north over the San Joaquin River. High and exposed, with crosswinds that complicate any breakdown on the span.

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Reached via SR-4 to the west, the 680 is the regional freight spine through central Contra Costa. Antioch trucks merge onto it near Concord for Bay-wide distribution.

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South via SR-4 toward Tracy, the 205 connects the East Contra Costa warehouse belt to the I-5 and I-580 freight network of the Central Valley.

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The Concord connector tying SR-4 to I-680, a critical link for Antioch freight heading into the central Bay. Service calls cluster at the SR-4 merge.

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The SR-4 Bypass runs south through Brentwood, carrying ag-freight and growing suburban delivery traffic out of the east county. A common stranding point for loaded produce trailers.
Patterns observed across recent dispatch data in this metro, by service type and corridor.
SR-4 through Antioch is one of the most congested commuter corridors in the East Bay, and a truck that drops a driveline or boils a cooling system in the eastbound evening jam can shut down lanes for miles. Summer Delta heat pushes radiators and water pumps hard. Our nearest unit averages under 35 minutes from notification and carries coolant, hose, and driveline parts for fast roadside work.
The Antioch Bridge on SR-160 is high, exposed, and swept by Delta crosswinds, and a breakdown on the span is no place to be standing. Loaded ag and aggregate trailers strand here pulling out of the Delta. Our dispatchers coordinate the safe pull-off and CHP handoff while a rescuer rolls, and our techs know the bridge approaches by heart.
The trucks working Antioch's Wilbur Avenue waterfront live in river humidity that drives brake and electrical corrosion year-round. We see corroded air-line fittings, rusted brake hardware, and moisture electrical faults cluster on the rigs that run the riverside industrial belt. Every Antioch-area service truck stocks fittings, brake hardware, and sealed connectors for these waterfront calls.
Towing is the most heavily consumer-regulated work in the industry, and almost nobody reads the rules until their car is already gone. Here is what governs a tow in Antioch, California.
A tow you request is consensual and priced by agreement. A tow ordered by police or a property owner is non-consensual and priced under a regulated maximum. Which one happened determines what you can be charged and what recourse you have.
Most jurisdictions require conspicuous posted signage stating that unauthorized vehicles will be towed, who tows them, and where they go — before a removal is lawful. A tow from a lot with no compliant sign is frequently challengeable.
Outside a police-ordered move, you generally decide where your vehicle goes. An operator steering every vehicle to their own affiliated shop or lot is a signal to ask questions before you sign anything.
Your belongings are usually retrievable even while the vehicle itself is held for fees. Ask specifically — most lots will not offer.
You are entitled to an itemized invoice showing hook-up, mileage, storage, and every add-on as separate lines. A single lump sum with no breakdown is the thing to refuse at the counter, not later.
Drivers must move over or slow for a stopped tow truck showing amber lights. This is why an operator will sometimes reposition your vehicle before working on it — a shoulder is the most dangerous office in the industry.

Most Antioch calls are answered in about 40 minutes. You get a real time before anyone rolls, and the price before the work starts.
Antioch sits at the eastern edge of the Bay Area where the San Joaquin River Delta meets the East Contra Costa industrial corridor. SR-4 carries commuter and freight traffic between the inland warehouse belt and the Bay's job centers, while the Antioch Bridge (SR-160) links agricultural and aggregate freight from the Delta to the Sacramento River Deep Water route. The city's riverside industrial base, paper, steel, and chemical plants, generates steady heavy-truck movement along the Wilbur Avenue waterfront.
Antioch is the third-most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The city's population was 115,291 at the 2020 census. The city has grown substantially more diverse since the 1970s.
Antioch's location at the intersection of SR-4 and the Delta waterway makes it a bottleneck that fleet managers learn to respect. A truck that drops a driveline on SR-4 during the eastbound evening crush turns one breakdown into a multi-mile backup, and the highway's narrow stretches leave little room to work. Road Rescue Network's Antioch rescuers run this corridor every day and average response time times that beat the East Bay benchmark.
Antioch's freight economy runs on a mix of Delta agriculture, riverside heavy industry, and the inland warehouse belt pushing freight toward the Bay. The breakdown patterns reflect that, aggregate and ag-haul trailers stranding on SR-160 near the Antioch Bridge, chassis and reefer failures along the Wilbur Avenue waterfront, and the relentless SR-4 commuter grind that punishes cooling systems in the summer Delta heat. Our network is built on mechanics who know this riverside terrain, not generalists from across the bridge.
Whether you are a fleet manager whose driver is stuck on SR-4 at the Hillcrest interchange, or an owner-operator stranded on the Antioch Bridge approach hauling out of the Delta, the closest verified, insurance-current rescuer in our Antioch network is one call away. Road Rescue Network's 24/7 operations team handles dispatch, ETA confirmation, and the bridge-and-levee routing that the eastern Delta demands.
Reviews collected from fleet customers and drivers after completed service calls in this metro.
“Truck boiled over on SR-4 eastbound in the evening jam, 95 degrees and stuck. RRN had a tech weaving out to me fast, replaced a split radiator hose and topped the coolant on the shoulder. Back rolling before the backup cleared. They get this corridor.”
“Lost air on the Antioch Bridge hauling aggregate out of the Delta. Wind was howling. Their operator handled the pull-off with CHP and got me off that span safe. Knew exactly what he was doing up there.”
“Trailer tire let go on the Wilbur Ave waterfront. Service truck got there with the right size and had us legal. Took a touch longer than quoted because of the SR-4 traffic, but they kept me updated and the work was clean.”
Road Rescue Network's standard rate in Antioch, California is $99 for the hook-up plus $5 to $7 per mile. A short local tow across the metro typically lands between $120 and $180 all-in. Winching, after-hours calls, storage, and specialty equipment such as dollies or extended ramps are billed as separate lines, and you get every one of them quoted before the truck rolls rather than after your vehicle is on the deck.
The $99 hook-up is the floor. It is charged once the truck is dispatched and connected, and it does not change with distance, so a two-mile tow and a ten-mile tow both start from the same number. That is why a very short move can feel expensive per mile and why combining a tow with a jumpstart or tire change on the same visit is far cheaper than two separate calls in Antioch.
For a car, pickup, or van anywhere our network runs in California, it is $99 to hook plus $5 to $7 per mile. Rates above that generally mean one of three things: the tow was non-consensual, meaning police or a property owner ordered it and it is priced under a regulated maximum; the vehicle needed winching or recovery before it could be towed; or storage has started accruing daily. Heavy-duty Class 8 recovery is a different service with its own pricing.
Often you can. Roughly a third of calls that come in as "I need a tow" in Antioch are resolved on the spot with a jumpstart, a lockout, a fuel drop, or a tire change, all of which cost well under a tow. If you carry a motor club membership or a manufacturer roadside benefit, it usually covers the hook-up plus a mileage allowance and you pay only the overage. If your vehicle has already been towed, the fee is owed — but ask for an itemized invoice, because storage starts the day of arrival and every day you delay retrieval adds to it.
That rule is about a vehicle towing a trailer, not about calling a tow truck. It is the guidance that you should not load a trailer beyond roughly 80 percent of your vehicle's maximum tow rating, leaving margin for braking, grades, and crosswinds. It has no bearing on what a tow truck charges — but exceeding it is a common reason a trailer ends up needing one.
Yes, on any tow you request. Tell dispatch the destination when you call and the vehicle goes to your shop, your dealer, or your driveway anywhere in the Antioch metro. The exception is a police-ordered tow from a crash scene, where the first move goes where the responding authority directs — after that, the move from the lot to your shop is yours to choose.
Average response time in Antioch is 40 minutes for mobile truck repair. Calls near the SR-4 interchanges are usually faster, while Delta-side and Antioch Bridge breakdowns run longer. We track every call and post real averages.
Yes. SR-4 through Antioch and the Antioch Bridge approaches on SR-160 are two of our most common service zones. The bridge is exposed and windy, so our dispatchers handle the safe pull-off and CHP coordination while the rescuer rolls.
Every Road Rescue Network rescuer in Antioch maintains current general liability, automobile liability, workers comp, and where applicable garage-keepers coverage. We re-verify each renewal cycle, and expired insurance means automatic suspension from dispatch.
Yes. We service national accounts with consolidated invoicing, fleet-card billing, and a single point of contact. Most national fleets onboard in under 48 hours. Use the form on this page or call dispatch.
24/7/365. There is no after-hours surcharge in our network, rescuers quote the same rate at 3am as at 3pm.
The nearest major travel centers are the Flying J in Lathrop, the TA in Tracy off I-205, and Love's in Lodi. Closer in, we dispatch to the diesel lanes off SR-4 and run direct to the Wilbur Avenue waterfront and the Verne Roberts industrial park.
Most DPF regen issues we resolve roadside with a forced regen and a cleaning of the differential pressure sensor. Full DPF removal and cleaning happens at our partner shops. We tell you upfront which path we're taking.
Standard dispatch fee runs $165-240 in the East Bay depending on time and service type. Heavy-duty towing starts around $480 for in-city moves. We confirm a quote before the truck rolls.
Yes. Several Antioch rescuers run fleet-PM programs with scheduled visits to your yard or terminal, including the riverside industrial sites. Tell us your fleet size and DOT inspection cadence and we'll match you with the right shop.
If we determine on-scene that the truck can't be fixed roadside in a reasonable window, we coordinate the tow with one of our heavy-duty network rescuers. Many service trucks dispatch alongside a wrecker so there's no second response time.

Antioch runs about 110,542 people and sits in Contra Costa County, inside the San Francisco Bay Area. We take the call, find the closest crew that actually does this work, and tell you what it costs before anyone turns a wheel.
Sample of recent dispatched service calls in this metro. Customer details removed; locations and response times preserved.
| When | Service | Location | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 17:55 PT | Mobile Truck Repair | SR-4 E near Hillcrest | 39 min |
| Monday 06:30 PT | Heavy-Duty Towing | Antioch Bridge approach SR-160 | 50 min |
| Sunday 14:18 PT | Commercial Tire Repair | Wilbur Ave waterfront | 37 min |
| Saturday 10:42 PT | Mobile RV Repair | Delta RV park near Oakley | 61 min |
| Friday 20:15 PT | Mobile Welding | Fulton Shipyard Rd yard | 55 min |
| Wednesday 05:05 PT | Mobile Bus Repair | Antioch transit yard | 62 min |
| Thursday 12:40 PT | Fuel Delivery | SR-4 Bypass near Brentwood | 31 min |
| Monday 09:22 PT | Tire Service | Verne Roberts business park | 35 min |
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Whether the truck is sitting in Antioch or out toward Brentwood, it is the same phone number and the same crews. One call, day or night.
Road Rescue Network is actively recruiting verified towing providers in the Antioch metro. Heavy traffic, real fleet leads, no auction race-to-the-bottom, straight rescuer-to-customer dispatch with confirmed pricing.
We send Antioch towing calls directly to verified rescuers in your service radius. Apply once. Insurance & DOT verified. Live dispatch, fleet accounts, transparent pricing, no motor-club shave-down.
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OpenNetwork technicians carry diagnostic equipment, OEM-spec tooling, and common-failure parts for every major towing brand on the road. Out-of-stock specifics order in within 24 hours.
Service trucks dispatch routinely to these locations across the metro freight corridors.

Nearest major travel center, full service
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Tire Care center, 24-hr fuel
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Full repair shop, scales
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Diesel, surface-street access to warehouses
Riverside pull-off, limited truck parking
Local parts houses and diesel suppliers used by network mechanics for time-critical roadside repairs.
Heavy-duty parts, will-call
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Commercial and HD parts
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Engine parts + dealer service
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Paper-products freight origin
River-served heavy industry, aggregate
Inland warehouse-belt cross-dock
Last-mile and retail distribution
Riverside heavy-industry cluster
Light-industrial and logistics tenants
Three steps from the call to a cleared scene. Same flow whether you call from a fleet desk or the shoulder of an interstate.
Year, make, drivetrain, whether it rolls and steers, and where it needs to go. AWD, an EV, a lowered car, or a locked wheel changes which truck is correct — thirty seconds on the phone in Antioch prevents the wrong truck arriving and a second wait.
We match a carrier or wheel-lift to the vehicle and send you the hook-up, the mileage basis, and the ETA before it rolls. No Antioch driver should learn what a tow costs after their car is already on the deck.
Correct tie-down points, condition photos at pickup, and delivery to your shop, your dealer, or your driveway anywhere in the Antioch metro. If storage is unavoidable, you get the daily rate in writing before the vehicle goes into the yard.
Network rescuers accept all major credit cards, fleet cards, and consumer payment apps. Confirmed at dispatch.







