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I am tired of paying the high amount for AAA. Never really used their discounts anyways but I want to keep roadside for the piece of mind. Good Sam has 50% off their plans right now and can sign up for multiple years with the same discount. Plus they don't charge for wife or kids.

Has anyone had to call them for roadside service? Tow drivers are they a decent company to get contracts from? I know I can get roadside with my car insurance progressive but don't want a claim showing if I actually had to use it.

Hey all, just a quick question. For anyone who's run both, do auto loaders get better oil pan/undercarriage clearance than a conventional wheel lift or Vulcan Strapless?

Like on the first grab, not doing anything fancy or double picking, just right from the ground.

And what about chain-slinging things on an autoloader, big pain in the butt or nah?

I run a Vulcan right now and am not super impressed with its versatility. The spoons don't tighten enough to grab a hub if the wheel is off, for example, and grabbing cars at sharp angle can be a bit of a challenge. We don't do PPI and only the very occasional repo, but just curious if an autoloader is a significant upgrade or we should stick to a century or something with standard L arms for the next truck.

Hey yall,

I'm a heavy haul truck driver, ive pulled loads larger than most people know exist on trailers with more axles than I have hair.

I think it's time for me to give up the OTR lifestyle, its about time for me to settle down and live a slightly normal life.

How much would my skills translate to heavy wrecker work? Ive got a lot of experience with machinery, cranes, rigging, trailer construction, and general mechanic knowledge. Would this transfer over pretty well?

My car was towed from a friends apartment. Leasing office is enforcing new rules but the new signage is not clear enough because I drove in, parked, and had no idea that was the case. It looked like all open parking.

My question is: are the rules in place strong enough to communicate that towing is enforced on private property? I looked it up and it just says “needs to be conspicuous” but I don’t think that alerts consumers enough. At $420 in this economy when many people go into medical debt for $600 is insane. Public towing is $150-200 too so why is it so high?

I have triple aaa plus and I recently got it towed to my mechanic. My car had an incident where it would not properly start. Long story short, my car is in bad shape with the engine. I want get it towed to my house b4 I decide what to do with it. Most likely sell it. I was wondering would triple aaa have any concerns if I call them to tow it from my mechanic to my house.