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Towing Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Towing services are used to haul vehicles that are parked illegally, involved in an accident, or otherwise disabled. This report focuses on contractual buyers of towing services, rather than one-time consent towing by consumers. Major buyers of towing services include municipalities, transportation authorities, private property managers, and parking lot managers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Towing Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Towing Services market in the United States includes Light Duty Vehicles, Medium Duty Vehicles and Heavy Duty Vehicles. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-5221-Service activities incidental to land transportation, NACE-52.21-Service Activities Incidental To Land Transportation, NAICS-488410-Motor vehicle towing and UNSPSC-78141505-Towing service for commercial and private vehicles.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Towing Services procurement coverage includes Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) (The maximum operating weight of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer, including the vehicle's chassis, body, engine, fluids, accessories, driver, passengers and cargo.) and Rotation Tow Program (A process by which contracted towing service operators are rotated through a list when police officers call for a vehicle to be towed from the side of the road.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Towing Services procurement report as suppliers are Suburban Towing, Inc., Shamrock Towing Inc., Mcdonald's Towing & Rescue Inc., Lance Wrecker Service Llc and Arrow Wrecker Service Inc..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Towing Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per vehicle towed, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Towing Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Towing Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Towing Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Towing Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Towing Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Towing Services is $222 per vehicle towed. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.69 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Towing Services market?
The top vendors in the Towing Services market include Suburban Towing, Inc., Shamrock Towing Inc., Mcdonald's Towing & Rescue Inc., Lance Wrecker Service Llc and Arrow Wrecker Service Inc..
What industries supply the Towing Services market?
The top industries supplying the Towing Services market are Communication Equipment Manufacturing in the US, Semiconductor & Circuit Manufacturing in the US, Fuel Dealers in the US, Gasoline & Petroleum Bulk Stations in the US, Truck & Bus Manufacturing in the US and Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Towing Services?
Low concentration strengthens buyer negotiation leverage and pricing power . With low market share concentration, the US towing services market is highly fragmented and filled with competing local providers. This abundance of choices allows buyers to solicit multiple bids, pressure for competitive rates, and avoid dependence on a single supplier. Procurement teams should take advantage of this environment by regularly rebidding contracts and using competition as leverage to negotiate more favorable pricing, service terms, and SLAs.
What factors affect the price of Towing Services?
Geographic coverage affects prices by creating variations based on local demand, competition, and operational costs associated with towing services. For example, urban areas with higher vehicle density may see lower prices due to competition among providers, while rural areas may experience higher prices due to limited service options and increased travel distances.
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