Johnny Longoria

Just wondering, is it me or for you light duty towers like myself, is there an increase in low profile vehicles these days and if so, do you charge extra? It seems like 85% of the vehicles I tow these days are low to the ground and I have to use ramps to load them so as to protect the front bumper. Ramps are very expensive and so I just use a couple of 2X6 boards. I would like some opinions on how you guys feel about low profile tows. Do you think it is just part of the hook up or should we charge more because of the ramps we have to use? Personally I charge an extra fee for using the ramps because it is a lot of liability if we cause any damage to that front bumper. As I once found out the hard way, front bumpers can be pretty expensive.

Thank all of you for all your input on this subject. I have often struggled with how much to charge hourly. You guys have provided a wealth of information that I will use

My name is Johnny Longoria and I own and operate a small towing service in the San Antonio, area. I love the business and always enjoy talking with fellow towers. Towing is a great business but I just hate that we are being taking advantage of by the motor clubs. I understand motor clubs and kind of glad they exist. The problem I have is that that most of them pay very low to the point that it is almost not worth it. I sometimes wish that the larger city towing companies would unionize so that we can negotiate better deals with the motor clubs.