Accidents and breakdowns in the middle of the road are often unpredictable. To address this, you need the assistance of a towing service. Therefore, you must know the costs and types of towing services. Below, it will be explained in detail as follows.

Types of Tow Trucks

When you intend to use a towing service, you must know the types. Here are some types of tow trucks used to tow vehicles.

1. Boom Truck

A boom truck is a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a crane or boom. The purpose of the crane is to pull or tow vehicles that have experienced severe accidents. For example, a vehicle that has fallen into a river, a ravine, or has overturned.

2. Towing or Flatbed Truck

As the name suggests, a towing truck is a vehicle used to tow damaged vehicles due to accidents by carrying them. The damaged vehicle is then placed on top of the flatbed of the towing truck. Additionally, towing trucks are also used to transport vehicles from showrooms or dealers to be delivered to car buyers.

3. Hydraulic Tow Truck

This tow truck has advanced technology for transporting vehicles. The hydraulic features embedded in this tow truck can reduce scratches and damage to the vehicle when it is lifted or transported. When transporting a vehicle, the bed of the tow truck will be lowered as low as possible.

Then the vehicle is raised onto the bed of the tow truck. The method of towing with a hydraulic tow truck is similar to the method used with a towing truck. However, hydraulic tow trucks are usually used to transport luxury vehicles that have low ground clearance. 

4. Wheel Lift

This tow truck is usually used by the Transportation Department to address issues of illegal parking. This tow truck will tow vehicles that are parked illegally by locking them.

Then the front or rear wheels of the illegally parked vehicle are lifted. Additionally, this tow truck is also used to tow vehicles that have experienced minor accidents and where the vehicle's brakes are still functioning well.

5. Hook and Chain

This tow truck uses chains and hooks to tow vehicles that are having problems on the road. If you use this towing service, you also need to drive your vehicle while being towed. This is necessary to facilitate the towing process.

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Cost of Using Towing Services

Here are some cost ranges you need to know when you intend to use a towing service.

For those of you living in DKI Jakarta, the cost of using towing services is regulated in the DKI Jakarta Regional Regulation of 2015, Number 1 regarding Transportation Service Retribution Rates. Meanwhile, for areas outside Jakarta, it follows the respective regional regulations.

1. Towing Costs for Passenger Vehicles

For those of you who own vehicles for transporting passengers, such as sedans, jeeps, pickups, box trucks, microbuses, light trucks, and the like. You will be charged towing fees based on the distance of transport. Here are the complete cost ranges.

• Distance 0-10 km = Rp. 20,000/vehicle.
• Distance 10-20 km = Rp. 35,000/vehicle
• Distance 20 km and above = Rp. 10,000/vehicle for every additional 5 km.

2. Towing Costs for Buses

For buses, whether microbuses, macro buses, double-decker buses, articulated buses, and similar vehicles. The costs will be as follows.

• Distance 0-10 km = Rp. 45,000/vehicle
• Distance 10-20 km = Rp. 80,000/vehicle
• Distance over 20 km = Rp. 20,000/vehicle for every additional 5 km.

By knowing the cost ranges above, you no longer need to worry if your vehicle breaks down or has an accident in the middle of the road.