Lockbourne and Rickenbacker: Where We Tow South of the Outerbelt

From 1620 Harrisburg Pike, the usual route is I-270 east and then US-23 south from the South High Street exit. For jobs on the Rickenbacker side we may come down Alum Creek Drive instead. Lockbourne is about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the dispatcher bases the live estimate on where the nearest truck happens to be.

Yes, from public parking and from tenant lots where we are allowed in. Give us the lot or building name and the gate you came through. If the car sits inside a secured area, someone with access will need to bring it out to us or escort the driver in, because we cannot enter restricted ground on our own. Have the car's keys with you at the meeting point.

Yes, and that is one of the most typical calls we get around Lockbourne. Tell the dispatcher the employer, the building address and where in the lot you are standing. The driver will try a jump start first and load the car only if it still will not run. Long walks across a big lot in the dark are no fun, so you can wait in the building until the truck pulls up.

Often, yes. The driver uses the carrier's winch to draw the car out of a shallow ditch or a soft field edge, then looks it over before you drive away, or loads it if something is damaged. A very deep ditch or a steep drop may call for a different approach, and the dispatcher will ask questions to judge that first.

Traffic there moves quickly. If you can, ease the car onto a side road or into a business lot before it quits completely. If you are stuck on the shoulder, switch on the flashers and, when it is safe, stand well back from the pavement, behind a guardrail if one is close by.

It can. The parade and the ceremony at Veterans Park close streets in the village center for part of the day. If you need a tow that morning, give the dispatcher your street so the driver can find an open way in, and expect a short wait while the route clears.

We add up the distance from the yard, the distance to your destination and any special work such as a winch-out, then quote the total before a driver heads your way. The figure stays put unless the job turns out to be different from what was described, such as a car buried deeper in a ditch than expected. The rates page sets out the details.

Yes. Lockbourne sits between several towns we cover. Commercial Point is a few miles west along SR-762, and Groveport and Obetz lie a short way north and east, so a carrier working anywhere in this corner of the county can usually be redirected to you. The car can also be dropped at a shop in any of those towns.