Towing in the city of Passaic, NJ: tight blocks along the river, about 40 minutes from Linden

Main Avenue is the city's shopping street, lined with storefronts, double-parked deliveries and cars at every meter. A breakdown here blocks traffic fast.

Give the cross street and the nearest store, and say whether the car will roll in neutral. The driver may use a wheel-lift to get in and out of a tight spot quickly.

Monroe Street carries traffic between Passaic, Clifton and the bridges over the river. Route 21 runs up the riverbank from Newark and finishes near here, which makes it our straightest way in.

Crashes and stalls near the Route 21 ramps are common calls. Our trucks work that stretch directly, and the dispatcher needs only the direction and the last ramp you passed.

Passaic Avenue follows the river past older industrial buildings and apartment blocks. In heavy rain the low spots near the water collect runoff quickly.

If the car has been sitting in water, do not start it. It rides on a flatbed, and the dispatcher needs to know how high the water came.

St. Mary's General Hospital draws patients, visitors and night-shift staff whose cars sit for hours. Batteries die and keys get locked in, and a jump or a lockout is one flat price.

Passaic Park, the quieter residential section, sees mostly driveway jobs. Tows go to the shop you choose, in the city, in Clifton or farther.