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Accident · Wreck · Scene clean-up

Accident towing in Shreveport, LA.

After the police report is done, the car still has to go somewhere. We load it, sweep the scene, and take it to the body shop you choose, not the one somebody else picks for you.

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Can I choose my own tow company after a wreck in Shreveport?

Yes, unless police order the vehicle removed immediately for safety; then the rotation wrecker takes it. If the car is off the travel lanes and you can wait, you can call us directly and choose where it goes. Tell the officer you have a tow on the way.

Shreveport Police and Caddo Parish deputies work from a rotation list for cars blocking traffic or when the driver is transported by ambulance. Rotation tows go to a storage yard, and storage fees start the same day, which is the expensive part of a wreck. If you are able to make the call yourself and the car is not blocking a lane, calling your own truck keeps the car out of a yard and gets it to a body shop or your driveway that night. Ask the officer before he calls rotation; most will give you a few minutes if a truck is already dispatched. Have your insurance claim number ready if you have it, but it is not required to tow.

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What does accident towing cost?

Accident tows are quoted per call because every scene is different, and most fall between $125 and $300 inside the parish. A car that rolls onto the flatbed is the low end. One with a locked wheel, a dragging bumper or fluid on the road takes longer and costs more. You get the number before loading.

What moves the price: whether the vehicle rolls, whether it needs dollies or a skid, how much debris has to be cleared, and the distance to the drop. Louisiana requires the tow company to clean up glass and parts from the scene, and we carry brooms and absorbent for fluids. If the airbags deployed the car almost never rolls freely and needs the winch to load, which adds a half hour. Insurance usually reimburses a reasonable tow and the first day of storage; keep the receipt, which the operator emails or texts to you from the truck.

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Where should the car go after an accident?

To the body shop you trust, or to your home until you decide. Taking it home costs nothing to store. A shop can start the estimate the next morning. Avoid letting it sit in a tow yard, where daily storage fees eat into the claim.

Most Shreveport drivers send the car to a body shop on Mansfield Road, Hearne Avenue or in the Bossier industrial area off Barksdale Boulevard. If you have an insurance preferred shop, the adjuster will have a name. If you are not sure, your driveway is the safe default and we can move it to a shop later at the local rate. The driver will not drop a wrecked car on a public street where it can be ticketed or towed again, so if you live in an apartment, check with the office about a spot. Photograph the car before it is loaded and again at the drop.

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Do you clean up the scene?

Yes. Glass, plastic, metal and fluid absorbent are swept before the truck leaves. State law puts that on the tow operator, and it keeps the next driver from a flat. If a large fuel spill is involved, the fire department handles it first and we load afterward.

Scene clean-up is part of the job, not an add-on. The operator carries a push broom, a flat shovel, a bag for debris and absorbent for oil and coolant. Fluids on a city street like Youree Drive or Line Avenue get absorbent and a sweep; on the interstate the cleanup is quicker so the lane can reopen. Loose parts like bumper covers and mirrors ride with the car so the body shop has them for the estimate. If the police or fire department are already on scene they may ask the operator to wait until the report is finished; that wait is not billed.

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Can you tow a car that won't roll or steer?

Yes. Dollies, skates and the winch load a car with a locked wheel or a collapsed suspension. It takes longer than a rolling load, which is the main reason accident tows cost more than a dead-battery tow. The operator tells you what the car needs when he sees it.

A car with a bent wheel or a broken axle cannot be pulled onto the deck on its own tires. The operator slides a dolly under the bad corner or a skate under the locked wheel, winches the car up the deck on them, and straps it at four points. If the car is on its roof it is righted first with the winch and a strap over the far side, slowly, so the roof and pillars are not crushed further. Total loss or not, the car is handled so the insurance adjuster can see the damage as it happened, which matters for the claim.

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What should I photograph and keep before the car is towed?

Photograph all four sides of the car, the other vehicle's plate, the scene and the road, and keep the officer's name and report number. Take your registration, insurance card and anything valuable out of the car before it is loaded. The body shop will not be responsible for items left inside.

Insurance claims in Louisiana move faster with photos taken before the car leaves the scene, because the adjuster sees the damage in context rather than in a shop bay a week later. Shoot the odometer too, and the dash if any warning lights are on. The operator can hold the car on the deck for a minute while you clear the glove box, the trunk and the door pockets; wrecked cars sit in shops for weeks and small things walk off. Ask the operator for the receipt by text before he leaves, since that receipt, with the time and the pickup location, is what the insurer asks for first.

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