Montclair Towing Services

Have you gone over a nasty pothole or the air suddenly left your tires? Flat tires and blowouts are one of the many situations that we'll be here for.  We have the tools and quality of service that will make fixing these issues for you as stress free as possible, whether you're operating an average sized car, SUV, truck, motorcycle, we do it all! Flat tire replacements is one of the many services we provide, but if we cannot get your car up and running good as new because of a more serious internal problem that we cannot solve with our other methods, we will take every measure we can to ensure that your car is safely towed to the auto shop you would like it to be towed too. Our auto towing procedures are dialed in and excellent quality. We will be very transparent with you about any questions you may have about cost or how long it will take to get to you, because above all else, we want to make the process as stress free as possible.

Toe Truck History: The Very First Toe Truck (Info Source)

​100 years ago, Ernest Holmes Sr. invented the first tow truck. He was inspired after he spent hours and hours with 8 other full grown men using manual supplies such as wood rope, etc. to help leverage a car stuck towards the edge of a river to even be able to move it one inch at a time. It took many inches and many minutes that way so Holmes Sr. said ya know what I can figure something out here... and he did! 
The first trial run didn't work as Holmes tried using just a basic car instead of something more heavy duty, but like many great American inventors, Holmes persisted, and, unafraid spending a lot of time and money, eventually built a viable machine. His first proper toe truck, called the "Holmes 485" would have costed a whopping $250 million! But considering it was the first of its kind, the expense proved well worth it and sparked the evolution of the towing that has still been evolving to this day!​
What kind of tow truck equipment did the first ones have?
Early tow trucks used a complicated looking towing device by today’s standards that served to be at the time to be a monumental breakthrough that would stabilize a vehicle that it would tow. The equipment would then evolve as time went on every few years or so a new model would come out and slightly improve upon its predecessor by allowing the tow truck to have more control of the vehicle it was towing at faster speeds. The “V” towing coupler was a big breakthrough as it allowed the tow truck driver to reach up to 30 mph towing a car with no damage! 

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