My vehicle died on the 4th floor of parking garage in downtown Albany. My roadside assistance…read moreinitially contacted Pearlman's but about an hour before they were supposed to pick my car up they cancelled saying they didn't have the right equipment for the job. Another towing company was contacted, and a few hours later the driver (Josh) called to get specifics about getting into the garage. The garage has signs posted that the clearance is 6 foot 6 inches. Josh indicated that the tow truck was the smallest that they had but it needed 7 foot clearance. I walked through the garage and measured the actual clearance to get to my car and it varied between 6'10" and 7'1". In my experience with tow truck drivers most would have said it's too tight and I'm out of luck. Josh kept cool and said he'll give it a shot. We literally had to slow down to a crawl under every concrete column to determine if the truck would clear them. Most of them had less than an inch of clearance with some being like a 16th of an inch. It took forever to get to my car and then on the way out the truck wasn't going to clear the lowest column due to how the weight of my car shifted the height of the truck. Josh pulled some maneuver to drop my car and pull it until we cleared that column. He also indicated that if necessary he would remove the light bar cover on the top of the truck if necessary. It was stressful and painstakingly slow but we finally made it out!! This is the first time I've ever had to be towed where not only was the driver not grumpy and grizzled, he went above and beyond to get the job done whereas others refused to even try. If he couldn't get my car out of the garage it would have been stuck there for who knows how long, and I would have missed my kid's soccer game that night. I'll never use another towing company after this experience. Dave

So easy and friendly to work with! I unfortunately found myself needing a tow which often takes…read morehours. Luckily they took only an hour and the guy (wish I got his name) was so friendly and quickly got my car on the road to the mechanic. It was covered by my car insurance so I can't speak to the price or value but I would definitely seek them out again if I needed a tow.

NEVER. USE. THIS. COMPANY...EVER…read more I needed a tow and called my roadside assistance at 430p to help. Perlman's is contracted through them and was dispatched to assist. I was told it was going to be a two hour wait even though they are contracted only for an hour wait. Fine. Two hours pass and no one showed up. I called my road side assistance and when they contacted Perlman's, Perlman's said they canceled the tow because their truck broke down. A towing company only has one truck?!? No one ever called to say the tow was canceled. So now I have to wait ANOTHER hour for a different tow company to come get my car. It is now past 7pm and I have an infant with me. Perlman's was EXTREMELY unprofessional in this situation as they never contacted ANYONE to let them know they can not do the tow. If they had, things would have moved a bit faster and I would have made it home earlier with the baby. This isn't the first run in I had with this company. There was another time, months ago, where again I needed a tow. Again it was a two hour wait. Again, they never showed. They said they were busy and couldn't make it to me. I again had to get another company to do the tow. I will never give business to this disgrace of a company.

I have to admit it is not often I give 5 stars when I am upset with something, but after thinking…read moreabout it, it is not the establishments fault. I've been living 10 years now in Albany's Center Square, and I've had my share of parking tickets which were my fault. But one thing I do, is make sure and honor the temporary no parking signs in front of homes. Unfortunately, this time, the signs were not placed in the right locations, as should be, which is the homeowner's responsibility to remedy especially if someone removed them. I arrived home late last night from work and of course it was impossible to find parking. I saw an area with some, but there was a no parking sign for two spots in front of a home having construction done. I looked up two car lengths, and there was no sign in front of the tree in the open spot, so I took it. But there was another sign two spots up which I could not see, and even then, it was not for the location I was in. Seems like someone took down the sign that was in the middle. Anyways, next morning my Jeep is gone. Talk about being extremely upset, but this is Albany Center Square, and knowing how the parking is not the greatest for residents, I took a deep breath and sighed. The parking authority doesn't care about the residents when it comes to someone else's created problem. Anyways, since this was the first time, I didn't really know what to do. I callec the Albany Po Po, and they directed me to Capitol District Towing. I was concerned since my Jeep is old. But the lady at CDT was very helpful and apologetic, even though it wasn't her fault. I got there in time to get my Jeep, which was parked safely, and just like I left it. They looked like a class act, and will use them in the future for my towing needs. Hopefully, one that is not related to Albany Parking Authority towing it when they and the resident were the ones who were at wrong.

Chandler just came out and helped us with a flat. He was friendly quick and super helpful.read more

AAA is circling the drain. Called a few days ago due to dead key fob. They were going to send a…read morelocksmith out for $400. Ended up fixing it myself via a free YouTube video. I've bought memberships for myself and two adult kids for 15 years. This will be the last year. They can eff all the way off. See ya!

Oh what a horrible experience with AAA Northway. Called for tow for vehicle was told it would take…read more2 hours to get someone. The customer rep was rude and show no empathy. Hung up on me. I had to call back to make sure that my service was entered. Told it was and would get text messages with updates. Not one update given. My insurance company had a tow to us within 30 minutes. Called and canceled AAA. Over an hour later phone rings its the AAA driver looking for my vehicle. They never canceled the call. What a horrible experience. Why am I paying for the best service when all I got was the worst. Definitely bot worth the money I pay. I recommend no one get AAA

Towed our car and were super shady!!! Yes we parked in a lot that wasn't allowed (an old dmv lot)…read morebut the towingbusiness itself is super creepy. Darkly our street. Employee was not friendly. Had to wait around for him to show up to get our car. He tried to up the tow price after he had told us one price- then we had to go to an ATM because they only accept cash... awful night. Awful company. I won't return to Schenectady

I'm surprised at the negative reviews. I ran off the road this morning. Christmas Day. It took…read morethe guy only about 15 minutes to get to me. He did a fine job pulling my car out of the ditch, and the total was only $81. On Christmas!