BUDGET TOWING & AUTO REPAIR INC

Name

BUDGET TOWING & AUTO REPAIR INC

Legal name

Budget Towing & Auto Repair Inc

Website

https://budgettowingandrepair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Towing and Recovery Services

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Towing (48841), Automotive Repair and Maintenance (8111)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Accident Recovery, Winch-Out & Towing Services (Light/Heavy) (TLAKAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Towing, Recovery & Vehicle Removal Services (TLAJAJAC), Towing, Recovery & Vehicle Storage (Collision-Related) (TLAKAEAM)

Keywords

• Vehicle towing services
• Heavy duty recovery
• Equipment hauling
• Roadside assistance
• Accident recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Vernon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Towing and Recovery Services: Transaction-based towing services for vehicles including cars, trucks, SUVs, heavy-duty vehicles, RVs, buses, and fleet vehicles. Services include 24-hour emergency towing, accident recovery, long-distance towing, and flatbed towing. Pricing based on personalized quotes.
2. Equipment and Machinery Hauling: Commercial equipment and machinery transportation services between job sites. Includes heavy-duty vehicle towing for semis, RVs, buses, and fleet vehicles.
3. Vehicle Auction Services: Conducts abandoned vehicle auctions (Budget & Johnson's Towing) generating revenue from auction participation and administrative fees such as AVR reissuing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Family-owned towing and recovery company providing 24-hour emergency towing, heavy-duty vehicle recovery, equipment and machinery hauling, specialty towing, and roadside assistance services across Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish counties in Washington State. Also operates an abandoned vehicle auction service in partnership with Johnson's Towing in Bellingham, WA.

Product overview

Budget Towing & Auto Repair is a family-owned towing and auto repair company serving Whatcom and Skagit Counties in Washington since 1993. The company offers a comprehensive suite of towing services under a unified business, ranging from light-duty towing and recovery (cars, trucks, SUVs) to heavy-duty towing (commercial vehicles, semis, RVs, buses, fleet vehicles), along with equipment and machinery hauling, specialty towing, and accident recovery. Core offerings include 24/7 roadside assistance for lockouts, tire changes, and jump starts. Additionally, the company operates an abandoned vehicle auction service through its 'Budget & Johnson's Towing' brand. The company is staffed by CDL and WreckMaster-trained drivers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Towing and Recovery General towing and recovery services for cars, trucks, and SUVs, including 24-hour roadside assistance for lockouts, flat tires, and jump starts. Serves Skagit, Whatcom, and Snohomish counties.
• Heavy Duty Towing Heavy-duty towing services for commercial vehicles, semis, RVs, buses, and fleet vehicles, including long-distance towing, flatbed towing, and heavy-duty recovery. Staffed by CDL and WreckMaster-trained drivers.
• Equipment and Machinery Hauling Commercial equipment and machinery hauling services for transporting equipment between job sites.
• Specialty Towing Specialty towing for motorcycles, smart cars, and other lightweight vehicles, including long-distance moves.
• Abandoned Vehicle Auction Vehicle auction service operated under 'Budget & Johnson's Towing' brand, selling abandoned and unclaimed vehicles to the public. Auctions are held at 4058 Bakerview Valley Rd, Bellingham, WA, with cash-only payments and vehicle pickup required by Friday at 5pm.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Washington Towing and Recovery AssociationminorOthersIndustry association membership displayed as logo on website. Affiliation indicates compliance with industry standards and professional practices.
• NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)minorOthersSmall business advocacy organization membership displayed as logo. Indicates small business advocacy participation.
• Mt. Vernon Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber of commerce membership. Affiliation provides local business networking and community presence.
• Johnson's TowingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint auction operations (Budget & Johnson's Towing) for abandoned vehicle auctions. Partnership for vehicle disposition services combining both companies' impounded inventory. Auction held at 4058 Bakerview Valley Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226 with cash-only transactions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Urgently: Tech-enabled roadside assistance and towing dispatch platform connecting drivers, tow operators, and insurers via app. Comparable because it represents the digital, software-mediated model of towing dispatch that Budget Towing's phone-based GTM competes against for modern customer channels.
• Honk: On-demand roadside and towing app that aggregates tow operator networks. Comparable as a software-enabled dispatch competitor going after the same consumer-direct towing demand Budget Towing captures via phone.

Broad incumbents

• Agero: Roadside assistance and towing platform serving major insurance carriers and OEMs at national scale. Comparable as a competing channel for towing/roadside demand, though Budget Towing operates at the consumer-direct end while Agero sits between carriers and tow operators.
• Coach-Net (Camping World / Good Sam Enterprises): Specialty roadside and towing provider focused on RVs, motorhomes, and heavy-duty vehicles. Comparable because Budget Towing explicitly services RVs, buses, and semis — a Coach-Net job dispatched through another network is a directly competing source of revenue.
• American Automobile Association (AAA): Largest consumer roadside and towing membership organization in the U.S. Comparable because AAA dispatches tow jobs to local operators like Budget Towing; their in-house and contracted network competes for the same emergency-towing demand Budget Towing serves via its 24/7 phone line.
• GEICO Roadside: Insurance-affiliated roadside and towing program for GEICO policyholders. Comparable as an insurance-channel competitor for the same emergency towing, lockout, and jump-start use cases Budget Towing handles via direct consumer phone.
• Allstate Roadside Services: Insurance-affiliated roadside and towing dispatch program serving Allstate policyholders. Comparable as an alternative channel for the same accident-recovery and lockout demand Budget Towing serves, often routed through carrier contracts rather than consumer phone calls.

Others

• Safelite: Largest U.S. auto glass repair and replacement provider with mobile service fleet. Comparable as a mobile-vehicle-services incumbent that uses technician dispatch and route density to compete for similar 'come to the customer' roadside and light-repair jobs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Budget-Towing-101893022497098
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/budget-towing-&-auto-repair-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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