Invoicing & Payments for Tow Companies

Towing Invoicing Software
Get Paid on Scene, Not Next Month

Hooking the car is the easy part. The ticket that sits on the dash for three days, the winch time nobody wrote down, the storage days counted on a wall calendar and the account that pays "when they get to it" — that's where a tow company's money leaks out. TowingBossPro builds invoices straight from completed calls, keeps cards on file, takes online payments, adds storage days automatically and follows up on anything unpaid.

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Call → Invoice
Bill Straight From Completed Calls
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TowingBossPro towing invoicing software on a laptop with the driver app and the customer app on two phones

Billing Built for Tows, Miles, Winch Time
and Storage — Not Retail.

Generic invoicing apps were made for businesses that sell the same thing at the same price. No two tows bill alike: the pickup, the drop-off, the vehicle, the recovery and the days in the yard all change the total. TowingBossPro is built around that: every call carries the addresses, the vehicle and the driver's notes, and the invoice comes from the call.

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Invoices From Completed Calls

When the driver taps complete in the mobile app, the office invoices from the same record — customer, pickup, drop-off and vehicle already attached. No retyping a paper ticket.

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Card on File & Auto-Billing

Keep a card on file and the invoice is charged when the call is complete. Made for dealers, body shops, fleets and regulars who call you again and again.

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Pay Online From the Customer App

Customers watch the driver on a live map, then see their invoice and pay online from their phone. No envelope, no reading a card number over the phone.

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Storage Days on the Invoice

Impound and storage calls carry a storage start date and daily rate, and the storage days are added to the invoice. No release-window math.

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Commercial Accounts

Motor clubs, police and municipal agencies, body shops, dealers and property managers, with every call and invoice kept under the account.

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Payment Follow-Ups

Automated payment reminders by text and email, each with a link the customer can pay from. Dispatch stops spending Fridays chasing money.

Every Completed Call Becomes an Invoice the Same Day.

The driver works the call in the mobile app with notes and vehicle photos, then taps complete. The office sees it as done, adds the winch time from the driver's notes and sends it — or the card on file is charged automatically. The call and the money are one connected record instead of a paper ticket and a spreadsheet. For the full walkthrough, read Towing Invoicing Software: The Complete Guide for Tow Operators Who Want to Get Paid Faster.

  • Invoices built from completed calls, with notes and photos attached
  • Pickup, drop-off and vehicle (year, make, model, color, plate, VIN) pulled from the call
  • Line items for the hook, mileage, winch time, roadside services and extras
  • Storage days added from the storage start date and daily rate
  • Sales tax applied to the lines that need it
  • Card on file auto-billed, or an invoice the customer pays online
  • Automated payment follow-ups for anything left open
Example — Today's Completed Calls
Dealer Transport · 2019 Silverado
Card on file · auto-billed
Paid
Ditch Recovery + Tow to Body Shop
Winch time from driver notes · online invoice sent
Sent
Long-Distance Transport, 2 Vehicles
Estimate awaiting online approval
Estimate
Tap complete, and it's billed.
No stack of tickets on the dash.

Towing Billing Your Office Can Actually Run

Most billing software is built for accountants. TowingBossPro is built for the dispatcher who is answering the phone, watching the map and invoicing calls at the same time. Import your customers, set up your categories and start invoicing completed calls.

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Organize the Work Once

Light-Duty Tows, Heavy-Duty Tows, Roadside, Accident & Recovery, Impound & Storage and Transports. Every call lands in the right category, so invoices and reports line up with the work you actually do.

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Drivers Just Close Out the Call

Drivers tap complete in the mobile app with notes and vehicle photos. They never argue price at the curb — the closeout is what the office invoices from.

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One Place for the Money

Estimates, invoices, payments, storage and reports live next to your Waiting List and dispatch board. No jumping between a notepad, a spreadsheet and a separate card terminal.

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Follow-Ups Run Without You

Payment reminders and estimate follow-ups go out automatically by text and email. Nobody in the office has to call about last month’s tow.

Generic Invoicing Doesn't Know What Happened on the Shoulder

A tow invoice is never just "one service, one price." The caller said it was a simple tow. The car was in the ditch. The drop-off changed halfway there. The owner didn't show up for nine days.

On paper, every one of those details has to survive the trip from the scene to the dash to the office. Some don't. The winch time never gets billed, the extra miles to the second shop are forgotten, the storage days are counted wrong at release and the roadside call from two weeks ago is still sitting in someone's text messages.

TowingBossPro keeps it all on one record. The call holds the pickup and drop-off addresses and the vehicle's year, make, model, color, plate and VIN. The driver adds what actually happened, with photos. The invoice is built from both, with every charge on its own line.

Billing is one part of the platform. To see how it connects with the Waiting List, the dispatch board, the driver app and the customer app, take a look at the full TowingBossPro overview.

Invoicing & Payment Tools Designed Around Tow Calls

Every billing tool in TowingBossPro connects to the customer or account, the vehicle and the call — so what the driver did is what the customer is billed for.

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Invoices From Completed Calls

Invoice a call as soon as the driver completes it. Customer, pickup, drop-off and vehicle are already attached, so nothing gets retyped and nothing gets missed.

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Line Items & Sales Tax

Hook, mileage, winch time, roadside services, equipment and extras each on their own line, with sales tax applied where it belongs.

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Card on File & Auto-Billing

Keep a customer's card on file and auto-bill invoices when calls are completed. Ideal for dealers, body shops, fleets and repeat customers.

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Pay Online in the Customer App

Customers watch the driver on a live map, see their invoices and pay online from their phone. They can keep a card on file and choose their alerts.

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Impound & Storage Billing

Storage start date and daily rate on every impound and storage call, with storage days added to the invoice when the vehicle is released.

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Prepayments

Take payment up front on scheduled tows and long-distance transports, then apply it to the final invoice so the customer only sees the balance due.

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Estimates With Online Approval

Send itemized estimates for transports and planned recoveries that customers approve online, with automatic follow-up on the ones that sit.

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Payment Follow-Ups

Automated payment reminders by text and email keep invoices from sliding into 60-day territory, with a pay-online link in every message.

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Commercial Accounts

Motor clubs, police and municipal agencies, body shops, dealers and property managers, each with its calls and invoices kept under the account.

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Vehicle Details on Every Call

Year, make, model, color, plate and VIN on the call and the invoice, so accounts can match every charge to the right vehicle.

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Driver Mobile App

Drivers see calls in order with pickup, drop-off and vehicle details, add notes and vehicle photos, and tap complete. The closeout is the billing document.

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Waiting List & Dispatch Board

Incoming calls on a live map, then a dispatch board by truck and day with route order and auto-routing. Every call that runs is a call that gets billed.

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Texts, Emails & Two-Way Texting

On-the-way and arrival texts, automated emails and two-way texting, so a quick invoice question gets answered without a phone call.

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Reports

See what you invoiced, what you collected and what is still outstanding, by category, and spot slow accounts before they reach collections.

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CSV Import

Bring your customer list in from a spreadsheet and start invoicing real calls during your free trial.

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Never Billed Per User

Every driver, dispatcher and office person can have a login. Plans are a flat monthly price, never billed per user.

Turn Approved Estimates Into Billed Calls — With the Prepayment Already In

Transports and planned recoveries tie up a truck for hours. TowingBossPro sends an itemized estimate the customer approves online, follows up automatically when it sits, takes a prepayment to lock in the date and applies it to the final invoice once the call is complete. The customer sees the full job, the prepayment received and the balance due — nothing to argue about.

  • Itemized estimates customers approve from their phone
  • Automatic follow-ups on estimates that haven't been approved
  • Prepayments collected online and applied to the final invoice
  • Approved work goes onto the dispatch board by truck and day
  • Changes on the job shown as their own line items
  • Approved estimate stays on file if questions come up later
Example — Open Estimates
Out-of-State Transport, Buyer Pickup
Approved online · prepaid
Approved
Equipment Move · Heavy-Duty
Follow-up sent
Waiting
Dealer Auction Run, 4 Units
Sent · manager reviewing
Sent
Quoted in the morning. Approved by lunch.
No faxed quotes, no lost paperwork.

Get Paid for Every Hook Without Chasing Checks

Cash flow is what squeezes tow companies — fuel, truck payments, insurance, repairs and payroll don't wait for checks in the mail. TowingBossPro collects several ways: cards on file charged when the call is done, online invoices customers pay from their phone or the customer app, prepayments on transports and automated follow-ups for everything else. Commercial accounts get invoices that name the exact vehicle.

  • Card on file and auto-billing
  • Invoices customers pay online in a minute
  • Customer app with live driver map, invoices and payments
  • Prepayments on transports and scheduled tows
  • Storage days added to impound and storage invoices
  • Automated payment follow-ups by text and email
  • Reports on invoiced, collected and outstanding
Example Invoice — Accident Tow
Light-duty tow, hook-up, after hours
Tow
Loaded miles, pickup to drop-off
Mileage
Winching from ditch, per driver notes
Recovery
Storage days at daily rate
Storage
Every charge on its own line.
Storage counted for you. Sales tax only where it belongs.

Flat Monthly Plans. Never Billed Per User.

Add every driver, dispatcher and office person without your bill going up. Try it free for 14 days — no credit card required. See the full plan comparison.

Start
$59
per month · never per user
Crew
$199
per month · never per user

No contracts. Cancel anytime. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

Towing Invoicing & Billing — Common Questions

Can TowingBossPro invoice straight from completed calls?

Yes. When the driver completes a call in the driver mobile app, the office invoices it from the same record, with the customer, pickup and drop-off addresses and vehicle details already attached, plus the driver’s notes and photos.

How do I bill mileage, winch time and extras?

As line items. The hook or service charge, loaded miles, winch or recovery time, equipment and extras each go on their own line, and the driver’s notes tell the office what to add. Sales tax can be applied to the lines that need it. Rates vary and may be regulated where you work, so set your price structure with your local rules in mind.

How does storage billing work?

Impound and storage calls carry a storage start date and a daily rate, and the storage days are added to the invoice, so the total is ready when the owner comes for the vehicle.

Can customers keep a card on file and pay online?

Yes. Customers can keep a card on file, and invoices can be auto-billed when the call is completed. Customers without a card on file can pay their invoice online or from the customer app, which also shows a live map of the driver on the way.

Does it work for motor clubs, police, body shops and dealers?

Yes. Commercial accounts such as motor clubs, police and municipal agencies, body shops, dealers and property managers keep their calls and invoices under the account. TowingBossPro does not connect to motor club or police rotation systems; it is your own record of every call and what you are owed.

Can I take prepayments on transports?

Yes. Send an estimate the customer approves online, take a prepayment, and apply it to the final invoice so the customer only sees the balance due.

How much does TowingBossPro cost?

Plans are Start at $59/month, Pro at $89/month and Crew at $199/month. You are never billed per user, and the 14-day free trial requires no credit card.

Billing is one piece — TowingBossPro also runs your Waiting List, dispatch board, driver app, customer app, commercial accounts, impound and storage and automated customer texts and emails from the same platform. See the full TowingBossPro overview.

Towing Invoicing Guides

Practical articles on invoicing tows, mileage, winch time, roadside calls, storage days, card on file, commercial accounts and collections — start with Towing Invoicing Software: The Complete Guide for Tow Operators Who Want to Get Paid Faster.

  1. Towing Invoicing Software: The Complete Guide for Tow Operators Who Want to Get Paid Faster
  2. How to Get Paid on Scene Before the Hook Comes Off
  3. How to Build a Tow Invoice: Line Items That Hold Up
  4. Billing Tow Mileage: Loaded Miles, Enroute Miles and How to Show Them
  5. Billing Winch Time and Recovery Work Without Arguments
  6. Invoicing Roadside Calls: Jump Starts, Lockouts, Tire Changes and Fuel
  7. Heavy-Duty Tow Invoices: Documenting Big Jobs So They Get Paid
  8. Invoicing Accident and Recovery Calls: Cleanup, Labor and Waiting Time
  9. Adding Storage Days to the Invoice: Start Dates, Daily Rates and Release
  10. Collecting Payment at Impound Release Without a Line at the Window
  11. Card on File for Towing Customers: Who Should Have One and How to Ask
  12. Auto-Billing for Towing: Where It Fits and Where It Doesn't
  13. Letting Tow Customers Pay Online From the Customer App
  14. Prepayments on Vehicle Transports and Scheduled Tows
  15. Billing Commercial Tow Accounts: Body Shops, Dealers and Property Managers
  16. Keeping Motor Club Calls Straight on Your Own Books
  17. Invoicing Police and Municipal Tows Under the Right Account
  18. Month-End Billing for Tow Accounts: Reviewing Every Call Before It Goes Out
  19. Sales Tax on Tow Invoices: What to Ask Your Accountant
  20. Following Up on Unpaid Tow Invoices Without Burning the Relationship
  21. A Collections Process for Overdue Towing Payments
  22. Estimates Customers Approve Online: Transports, Recoveries and Planned Tows
  23. From Approved Estimate to Paid Invoice on a Tow
  24. How Drivers Close Out Calls in the App for Same-Day Billing
  25. Vehicle Photos and Notes That Back Up Every Tow Invoice
  26. Structuring Your Tow Prices So Invoices Are Easy to Build
  27. Tow Billing Reports Every Owner Should Review Weekly
  28. Handling Disputed Tow Invoices Without Losing the Account
  29. Cash Flow for Tow Companies: Closing the Gap Between Drop-Off and Payment
  30. Moving Off Paper Tow Tickets: Switching Your Billing to Software

Stop Chasing Checks for Cars
You Already Dropped Off.

TowingBossPro turns completed calls into invoices, keeps cards on file, adds storage days for you and follows up on unpaid bills. Try it free for 14 days.

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