I’ve been towed before – in Charlotte by an unscrupulous tow truck driver who fleeced me out of $1,500. I had gone to the bathroom and when I came out – POOF – my truck was gone – vaporized into thin air.

I was towed 2 weeks ago by Smiley’s when I broke down in South Hill, VA because the TA screwed up my oil change. Smiley’s disconnected my drive shaft from my rear axle, and I thought it was a major undertaking. Just wait till you see what APOW did.

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I was broken down on West 178th and Broadway, having been towed by the Port Authority from the GW Bridge.

I called Polifly Towing in Hackensack – Ross was extremely helpful and supportive. Because he was tied up, he referred the tow to another company in his network. APOW stands for American Power on Wheels and according to their website, “only the sky covers Westchester better.”

Today, my tow was even more extensive. APOW disconnected both axles from my double tandems. Broken down in a no parking zone on the side of a New York street with traffic zipping by, this was a huge undertaking – messy and time consuming.

Read about my breakdown on the GW Bridge

I had two things to accomplish. Deliver the trailer to Fresh Direct. Then tow the bobtail to Truck King in Hunt’s Point, Bronx.

First the wrecker driver had to remove the bolts to the axle. This leaked a lot of hub oil, which he captured with a rag and bucket. We cleaned up both axles and stored it in inside the truck.

I asked the driver whether I needed to replenish my hub oil – he informed me that there was already plenty of oil, so I would be fine.

After a long night, we finally made it to Truck King by 2:30am. Now the final part of installing the drive shafts – had to make sure we put the right one on each tandem.

I was happy with the price point especially since I got 2 tows for the price of one. Always carry cash – it’s handy and the driver realizes that cash is king.