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Somerville has 4 specialists of its own; this list adds 24 from towns including Medford (14), Methuen (6), Boston (2).
None of the 24 specialists listed here are in Somerville itself; they are in towns including Medford (14), Methuen (6), Boston (2).
Ratings range from 4.4 to 5.0 across 2,512 reviews; 18 specialists have 50 or more reviews; 22 are rated 4.5 or higher.
4 say they are licensed; 2 mention certified staff (ASE).
2 offer emergency or roadside call-outs; 4 give free estimates; 10 describe themselves as family- or locally-owned.
Services most often listed on their websites: my car's repair status (4), insurance company info (4), appointment request (4), repair procedures (4), jump starts (2), other services (2) and light duty towing (2).
6 mention Spanish-speaking staff.
In structured review feedback, customers of these specialists most often flagged professionalism (91%), quality (76%) and value (56%).
22 of the 24 specialists have a website on file; 20 publish a contact page; 14 list a public email; 2 take online bookings.
12 of these specialists have had their website domain for ten or more years; the oldest was registered in 2002.
Figures are counted over the specialists on this page from public listings and company websites collected in 2026; distances are straight-line; hours and prices change, so confirm before you visit.
The 24 towing services on this page cover Somerville, MA. Some are based in town and the rest dispatch from nearby. Hours, emergency response and truck types come from each company's own website; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Most operators work a radius rather than a list of towns, and the radius stretches when the job is worth the drive. Ask two things: how far out they come, and how far they will haul the car once it is loaded. A long haul is often quoted per mile after a base distance.
You do, unless the police ordered the tow. Name the shop and the address when you call, and confirm the driver heard you. If you have no shop in mind, a car dropped at the towing company's own yard starts collecting storage, so it is worth picking a destination before the truck is loaded.
If the vehicle is a box truck, a bus, a loaded pickup or a large motorhome, yes, and the operator needs to know the weight and the length before dispatch. A light duty truck sent to a heavy job leaves and you wait again. Not every company in a city runs heavy equipment, and the ones that do usually say so.
[N_EMERG] of the 24 services list emergency response on their websites. That usually means crash recovery and after-hours work rather than a booked pickup. Say whether the car is in a live lane, because that moves you up the queue and changes which truck they send.
Excerpts from public reviews of the specialists listed on this page.
