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Towing & recovery

Tow and roadside-recovery operators, including light-duty, heavy recovery, and repossession.

Why it needs cover

The exposure

Standard commercial auto is insufficient; on-hook coverage protects the towed vehicle in transit and garagekeepers protects vehicles stored on the lot. Roadside work carries high struck-by fatality risk.

What we place

Coverages this class usually needs

Commercial autoRequired (state/FMCSA)
Tow-truck accidentsCore driving exposure
On-hook / cargoOften (contract)
Customer vehicle in towIn-transit damage
GaragekeepersOften
Stored vehicles on lotLot/impound exposure
General liabilityOften
Non-auto operationsRoadside/premises
Workers' compensationRequired (with employees)
Operator injuriesRoadside struck-by risk
What it costs

National benchmark premiums

Rated on: Per truck

General liability
towing GL often around $58/mo
Commercial auto
single-truck towing averages about $450-$620/mo ($5,400-$7,440/yr); median commercial auto around $737/mo
Total annual (typical)
single-truck full program roughly $3,600-$7,200/yr

Pricing figures are national typical or median ranges for small operators at commonly quoted limits, drawn from the published sources named on each page. They are budgeting benchmarks, not quotes. Your premium depends on state, payroll, revenue, limits, deductible, and loss history.

Sources: Pro Insurance Group; Wexford Insurance.

When it goes E&S

Where this risk gets hard to place

Heavy recovery, repossession, and adverse loss history are commonly E&S; commercial auto severity and roadside fatality data keep underwriting strict.

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