Family-owned in Calera
About South Calera Towing
A husband-and-wife tow company in Calera, Alabama: Terry and Lisa Sims, 38 years in the automotive business, red trucks and a phone that is answered 24 hours a day.
- Open 24/7, holidays too
- Quotes by phone
- Cards accepted on the scene
Terry and Lisa
South Calera Towing is run by Terry and Lisa Sims. There is no call center and no dispatcher in another state: when you call (205) 668-0298, one of us answers, tells you how long it should take, gives you a quote when you ask – and then we come.
We have spent 38 years in the automotive business, and it shows in the small things – knowing which vehicles need a flatbed, how to load a low car without scraping it, how to pull a car out of a ditch without tearing it up, and which shop in town can fix what.
How we treat people
Nobody calls a tow truck on a good day. Most people we meet have just had a wreck, a blowout or a car that died in the heat with the kids in the back seat. So we take the time: we make sure everyone is okay, we help get your things out of the car, we explain what happens next. Our reviews are full of the extra things – a ride to the rental car counter, a wait at our shop until family arrived, keys found in a towed car and dropped off at the drugstore, a locked trunk opened on Christmas night for a family 900 miles from home.
We are proud that drivers tell their friends to “call South Calera Towing and ask for Terry.” That is the whole marketing plan.
Our trucks
We run red flatbed rollbacks – Freightliner and International – and a wrecker with a wheel lift for vehicles that don’t fit on a bed. With them we tow cars, pickups, SUVs, vans, motorcycles and small equipment, and deliver vehicles to dealerships across Alabama.
- 5.0 ★on Google, 324 reviews
- 24/7open every day, holidays too
- 38years in the automotive business
- Exit 228our shop is a mile from I-65
USDOT 1487157
Out on the road
“Ask for Terry”
We had a terrible accident on I-65 around Calera. 4 cars involved - 3 were totaled. Everyone was traumatized and in shock. Our granddaughter was with us. Our Bluelink service called law enforcement as well as roadside service. Terry and Lisa from South Calera Towing came immediately. They were very calming and efficient. Helped us gather all of our belongs and then gave us a ride to their office so a family member could pick us up.
Terry and Ms. Lisa happily came out on Christmas night and unlocked keys from inside our trunk. We were 3 states away, roughly 900 miles, from home and ready to head back when they were accidentally locked in the trunk. Their quick response and gracious demeanor put us all at ease. Thank you South Calera Towing for sending these Christmas angels our way!
I recently had a wreck on 65 north with my 4 children. It was an experience I never want to repeat, but the day was made much better by Lisa and her team at South Calera Towing. They were swift, thorough, and incredibly kind people in the midst of a stressful, messy situation. After I had gathered my belongings from my wrecked vehicle, I arrived home over an hour away and realized I had accidentally left an item in the car. Lisa mailed it to me! She is such a sweet, kind, caring person.
Stuck right now? One call does it all.
Call (205) 668-0298 – day or night, holidays too. Ask for a quote on the phone – and expect people who treat you like a neighbor.