Invoicing for towing and roadside
Hook-up, loaded miles & storage days on one invoice
Bill base hook-up fees, loaded per-mile rates, storage by the day, and motor club PO numbers — sent on scene and collected on lot release.
- Industry Terminology
- Call · Add-on · Customer
- Priced for Lines
- Hook-up · Mileage · Storage
- Standard Settlement
- Due on completion
A workspace that starts with the words, fields and terms your towing business already uses.
A sample document
How an invoice looks in the real world
An illustrative invoice with Towing & Roadside line items and terms. The names, amounts and notes on it are made up; the notes are the business’s own wording, not BillingMart’s.
TOW-2026-0418
Apex Roadside Club / Driver: Marcus Vance
2024 Ford F-150 SuperCrew · Plate: 6TRK201
I-80 Mile 142 -> Impound Lot / PO-90812-FL
A field printed on the invoice
Due upon Vehicle Lot Release
Cadence: +1d, +3d, +7d
How it bills
The towing & roadside billing flow
From the estimate to the payment, the steps this kind of work usually follows.
Dispatch Call & Pickup Verification
Record pickup location, drop-off location, motor club PO number, and vehicle details from the cab or the dispatch desk.
Towing & Roadside Rate Calculation
Calculate base hook-up fees and loaded highway miles. Add specialized winching, rollover recovery, dollies, or after-hours gate access charges.
Roadside Checkout or Impound Yard Release
Collect payment on scene by card through the pay link, bill motor clubs with the later due date you set on their invoice, or bill the storage days held at lot release.
Built for this trade
Towing Financial Architecture: Roadside Speed & Lot Control
Manage both rapid retail roadside calls and commercial motor club receivables
Towing and roadside operators manage two contrasting business models simultaneously: high-frequency private roadside calls that require immediate payment on the shoulder, and municipal/motor club accounts that bill on 30-day corporate statements.
BillingMart works in a phone browser, so drivers can enter hook-up fees, loaded mileage, and winching on scene. The customer gets the pay link by email, or by text where texting is on, and pays by card before the truck unhooks.
For impound yards and police rotations, storage is a per-day preset: enter the days held at release and the line multiplies them by the daily rate.
What it does for this trade
- Fields for pickup and drop-off locations, vehicle, plate, and motor club / PO #
- Per-mile mileage and hourly winching presets, with after-hours and fuel surcharges added as lines
- Per-day storage preset for impound and rotation lots
- The business’s default terms — due on completion — with a later due date set on any motor club invoice
Instant Configuration
Selecting this industry profile pre-populates all terminology, custom fields, and dunning cadences in your workspace. You retain complete control to edit or expand any setting at any time.
The preset
It already knows the words
Pick this trade when you sign up and everything below is pre-filled. Every value is fully customizable in your settings.
What things are called
- job
- Call
- change order
- Add-on
- client
- Customer
- invoice
- Invoice
- estimate
- Quote
On every invoice
- Vehicle (year / make / model)
- Plate
- Pickup location
- Drop-off location
First-class structured fields rather than an unstructured notes box, printed on the invoice and its PDF.
Terms it starts with
- Payment terms
- Due on completion
- Numbering
- TOW-2026-0001
- Reminders
- day 1, day 3, day 7 after the due date
Common Line Item Presets
Frequently billed items for towing & roadside work. Click-to-add on any invoice to save repetitive typing.
- + Hook-up
- + Mileage
- + Storage
- + Winching
- + Jump start
Questions
Frequently asked questions about towing & roadside invoicing
What people ask before they bill this way, answered from what the product does.
Can drivers generate and collect invoices on their phones while on scene?
Yes. Drivers use BillingMart in a phone or tablet browser. They enter hook-up and mileage, and the customer opens the pay link, or scans the QR code on the invoice PDF, and pays by card on the spot.
How does BillingMart handle motor club purchase orders (PO #)?
The towing model includes a Motor Club / PO # field. Due dates come from the business’s default terms (due on completion for towing); there are no per-client terms, so set a later due date on a motor club invoice when you issue it.
How are storage fees billed for impounded vehicles?
Storage is a per-day line preset. Enter the number of days held when the vehicle is released, and the line multiplies them by your daily rate.
What payment methods can customers use on roadside calls?
Customers pay by credit or debit card on the pay page. Drivers can also record cash or check payments and send the customer an email receipt.
Start billing your towing business
Start on the free plan, with no credit card required to sign up. Every plan and its monthly send limit are on the pricing page.