LeadQuasar's Towing Company category has 536 contacts in 6 states: California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. 478 (89%) have a phone number, while only 33 (6%) have an email address, so this is a calling list through and through. It is small and city-focused, strongest in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City.
The list in one table
| State | Contacts | With email | With phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 197 | 11 | 174 |
| New York | 161 | 5 | 134 |
| Illinois | 130 | 13 | 128 |
| New Jersey | 43 | 4 | 37 |
Pennsylvania (4) and Delaware (1) add a handful more, and that is the whole footprint. There are no towing records outside these six states, so if you sell nationally, this list is a test market, not a territory.
Inside those states, the records concentrate in a few places. Chicago has 123 of Illinois's 130 contacts. Los Angeles has 85 of California's 197. In New York, Brooklyn (40) and the Bronx (32) stand out.
The phone gets answered by dispatch
Towing runs around the clock, and the business phone is the dispatch line. Whoever picks up is taking breakdown calls, accident calls and police or motor club requests. When you call, you are interrupting that.
Three things help:
- Say it fast. "Not a tow. I'm calling for the owner about fuel cards. When's a good time?" Dispatchers appreciate knowing within seconds that you are not a job.
- Ask for a time, not a transfer. Owners in this business are often driving a truck themselves. The dispatcher knows when they are in the office.
- Call at the quieter hours. Rush hours and bad weather fill the dispatch board. A mid-morning or early afternoon call on a clear weekday has the best chance of a real conversation.
Only 35% of records carry a person's name, so most of the time you will be asking for the owner by role. When you do have a name, use it. It gets you past dispatch faster than anything else.
Research is limited, so ask good questions
Just 21% of records include a website, and some towing companies have little online presence beyond a directory listing. You often won't know in advance how many trucks they run, whether they do light-duty or heavy-duty towing, or whether they rely on police rotation, motor club contracts, private property impound or retail calls.
So make the first call a short discovery call. A couple of questions tell you most of what you need:
- "Mostly light-duty, or do you run heavy wreckers too?"
- "How much of your work comes from motor clubs versus direct calls?"
The answers tell you what to sell and whether they are big enough to need it.
What towing companies buy
The spend in this trade clusters around trucks and calls:
- Trucks and equipment. Wreckers, flatbeds, winches, lights and parts, plus financing.
- Fuel. Fuel cards and fleet programs.
- Insurance. Commercial auto, on-hook and garage keepers coverage. Renewal dates are worth asking about.
- Dispatch and billing software. Job tracking, GPS, motor club invoicing and impound management.
- Marketing. Local search and review management for companies chasing retail calls.
- Repairs and maintenance. A truck off the road is lost income.
Frame the pitch around uptime or cash. "Your trucks back on the road faster" or "Get paid on motor club jobs sooner" will get a hearing. Anything that sounds like an extra step during a call will not.
Which towing company records to unlock first
The list has 33 CONNECTED, 445 STANDARD and 58 LEAN records. Every record shows its quality score and tier before you unlock. Start with CONNECTED, then STANDARD, and leave LEAN for last.
How to work the towing company list
- Browse towing company leads and pick one city.
- Unlock the CONNECTED and STANDARD records with phone numbers.
- Call on a quiet weekday, identify yourself as a non-job in the first sentence, and ask when the owner is free.
- Use the first conversation to learn what kind of towing they do.
- Call back at the time they gave you, with a pitch fitted to what you learned.
A free account unlocks 50 contacts a day with no card. That is enough to work the Bronx or Brooklyn list in a day, or Chicago in about three. For the whole six-state list in your CRM, go unlimited for $3.99/month with CSV export. Where you do have an email, keep it short and follow CAN-SPAM; our cold email guide covers the structure. Follow any state rules that apply to calling as well.
Frequently asked questions
How many towing company contacts does LeadQuasar have?
There are 536 contacts in the Towing Company category, in California, New York, Illinois and New Jersey, plus a handful in Pennsylvania and Delaware. 478 have a phone number and 33 have an email.
Which cities have the most towing companies?
Chicago has 123, Los Angeles 85, Brooklyn 40 and the Bronx 32. Chicago accounts for almost all of the Illinois records.
Can I email towing company owners?
Rarely. Only 6% of records have an email address. Phone is the main channel, with 89% of records carrying a number.
Does the list cover towing companies in Texas or Florida?
No. The Towing Company category only covers six states: California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. If you need other states, this list will not help.
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