I searched for a local tow company and came up with SuperSonic tow. When I called the dispatcher answered Toro Road Runners. Toro listing says it is in Oakland but the internet says it's in Southern California. When they charge yiur credit card it comes up with another name all together! This is all very fishy. Is towing the new Mafia? Here are the specifics of my experience. Not to mention $152 for under a mile tow! Beware. Misleading information on the internet. I searched for a LOCAL tow company and found this listing blocks from my house. I questioned the dispatcher about their location and he went along with my questions and added that he was new to the area. I explained that I needed the tow because Stste Farms tow had not shown up in 3 days since the agent put in the request. The tow truck showed up later than promised, towed car to mechanic shop .8 miles and then took my CC to charge me. I to driver to give himself a $10 tip and asked for an invoice to get reimbursed again. He told me it was on the way. He departed. After 5 days I had to call the company which was difficult because I had not been handed anything. I logged onto my bank website, viewed CC charges and had nothing from SuperSonic Towing. Instead I had a charge from a tow company named J&R Towing in Laffayette ! Not a few blocks from my house! (Note: there was no company phone number on my bank's log, so I had to search the internet again to find the name SuperSonic Towing & their number.) I called again because State Farm asked me - "where is my tow receipt?" If they hadn't call I would have forgotten to get reimbursed. When I called the number I found that several fake company listings on the internet all go to one central dispatcher that serves California and Texas! I don't understand how Lafayette figures into any of this. The dispatcher who answered the phone told me that the driver never requested my invoice and I was going to have to wait until next week to get one! I had already been waiting a week. This is really a lot of BS and mis direction. All very fishy. I am for remote work but this is very fishy. read more

Dishonest and unreliable. One hour late past scheduled pick up time. Quoted one price by office then different price demanded by tow truck guy. Office staff not helpful and supervisor is constantly unreachable. read more

This morning I woke up to my company car not starting. I found the first tow company that Google provided me with. Within less than 30 minutes a service man help me change my battery. Really nice individual I believe his name was Guy. Altogether took total of an hour to change everything out. I definitely recommend this service company read more

Toro Road Runners - Towing Near Me - Oakland, California

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This company is actually operating under emergency towing oakland. But the receipt for them states toro road runners. This website: http://towing-oakland.com/jump-start-battery/ They are crooked scammers! Charged me $145 for a jump start! They took super long to get there, despite the 30 min guarantee and jump started my car in 1 min & charged me an astronomical amount of money when they LIED by not staying within the 30 min. The estimated time frame. Beware this company!!!! They have companies all over the Bay Area so make sure you don't go with any of them!! Their website states it's $35-$85 for a jump start. Ok, I was expecting that. Then they charged me $55 for a service fee & $5.60 to use my credit card! Nowhere on their website does it say I will be charged $55 service fee! That fee is only for towing! Scammers!!!! Get AAA!!! read more

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Horrible experience. Waited on the side of the highway for 2 hours for a tow. They lied to me repeatedly about ETA. Then the driver finally showed up to the area and called me but didn't actually have the details from them so it took even more time for me to manually guide him. Avoid at all costs unless you want to sit on the side of the highway hoping you don't get hit by a car and die. read more

The worst towing company jumped from $185 to $640 to pull out my cars out of the mud. The Driver seems hungry the Company might abuse him. read more

Toro Road Runners - Finesser of the year goes to him an the crew - Towing Near Me - Oakland, California

Great service ! Had some car issues and ha to have it towed to a mechanic. I searched online and found Toro Road Runners. They where nice and informative on the phone. Driver arrived on time, was friendly and took good care of my car. Over all - job well done !! 5 star service :) Highly recommended !! read more

I had a situation today and needed emergency roadside assistance and dispatcher Heidi ROCKED it! I can't believe you got one of the best tow truck drivers out to me so quickly. 5 stars to Heidi and Toro Road Runners! You saved the day! read more

They took 1 hour 15 minutes to show up when they estimated less than 45 minutes, and the truck was labeled J&R towing instead of Toro. The website says a local tow should be $55-85 but they ended up charging $140 without an itemized receipt explaining the increase. read more

I called the 800-600-0676 and asked a simple question if they impounded vehicles and this lady answered "no" and immediately hung up on me at 12:18PM on 06/24/2019. This company needs better customer service. What if in the future I wanted to call this company? Now I'm gonna remember forever to not call them because they had horrible customer services. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. Was told 20min wait. Two hours later they would not answer the phone. Eventually a driver showed up seemingly drunk. and then got mad because I was upset that they were so late The driver drive said he didn't need my shit and drove off. Terrible company. I'm surprised they are in business read more

Completely useless. I didn't realize customer service could be this bad until I called toro road runners. Call anyone before you call these people read more

I called this tow service because my car would not start. There were so many warnings that came on the dash that I wasn't sure what the problem was & wanted it towed to my dealership. When the tow truck guy arrived (named Guy or so he said), I asked "can you just check to see if it is the battery before you tow it?" He said "lets just tow it", & that rubbed me the wrong way. He was constantly speaking over me when I was trying to explain what was going on. He got the battery pack & hooked it up, my car did more than it was so obviously it was the battery. He immediately put the car in neutral & started to roll it out of the parking space to position it to tow. I asked "so it is the battery" & he says "something is draining your battery" as he still pushes the car backward. I get in the truck & when he get in, he ask me how am I going to pay. I tell him that I paid when I called because the lady asked how I was going to pay & I gave my credit card info. He said "no, you didn't" & I said "were you on the phone when we were talking" & he said "I'm not going to argue with you". When we arrived at the dealership, I gave cash since he said I did not pay, I refuse to give my credit card info again. If I was not paying previously over the phone, the wording should have been different. There better not be a charge on my credit card. The original price was $175 from Costco in San Leandro to Honda of Oakland on Broadway, & when I said that seemed expensive, I was given the "employee discount" & it was knocked down to $140. After the driver's shitty vibe, I was overcharged I do not recommend this company if this is the type of customer service they provide. read more

Toro Road Runners - Receipt for poor service - Towing Near Me - Oakland, California

These guys rescued me when my rx7 overheated on highway 24. They got me out of my situation quickly on a very nice truck. The driver was extremely friendly and got me and my car to a nearby service center. Thank you for getting me on a Sunday! read more

Had to get towed today. Chris Webb was very friendly, quick, and helpful. He was polite and did a great job. I would refer Toro Road Runners because of Chris. read more

Toro Road Runners - Blown tire and bad day saved by Chris Webb and Toro Road Runners - Towing Near Me - Oakland, California

My battery died in my car well after midnight in my friend's apartment complex parking lot. I called Toro and they had driver out to me within the hour of my initial call. I was assisted by Chris who was very friendly and helpful to me. Chris is the man! I felt like he was my savior in the middle of the night to make sure I got home safely. Thank you Chris for your professionalism, kind demeanor & for laughing with me about the unique & interesting set of circumstances surrounding how & why my car battery died. read more

Amazing service from my tow guy I didn't get his name but he was just amazing I was so stressed out as if I was towing my car by myself lol it was at an employee parking structure and he just made it so much better for me asure me that everything was going to be okay that I didn't have to worry about a think very kind and professional pls tell him I said thanks Jessica Mata read more

If I could give this company a zero I will. The staff suck ..the communication is third grade level and if you ask simple questions staff will begin to ignore the call and send the call to voicemail. This is by far the worst I ever experienced after a three hour wait I cancelled my tow. I can't believe I waited three hours...oh yeah, because the lady kept saying "in 20 Minutes it's coming" run Forrest run" the staff need to be trained in customer service and I'm suggesting going back to school for simple Grammer and take some professional development workshop. read more

After a disastrous experience with a different tow company that kept saying they were on the way and left me stranded for 3 hours.. I called Toro Road Runners at 11:30pm. Their front desk was so helpful and they had someone there to help me in 15 minutes! The driver was so helpful, nice, and professional. Toro really helped me out! read more

PLEASE DON't use this service. He was so rude, he spoke over me, he yelled at me because HE couldn't find parking. What kind of service is this? Not worth the price. DONT use this service. PLEASE save your money! read more

They had a long wait time and refused to put my car in my driveway said it was going to charge me 100 extra dollars told me (a lady) to push my car in there myself. He talked to me very bad .After I asked if he could help me he said 2 ft he could push it thats all i paid for. After he towed me only 7 blocks. Service sucks. They are rude. After a 2hr wait from a 30 min time frame. Im left with a hurt back and i definitely would never recommend these people to anyone. Dont call them at all .They should be out of business read more

Wow! Total overcharge for a simple jump of my VW Jetta. $104. Many cheaper local options.

Towing itself was fine. Issue was we had made an appointment to have the car towed (it was on a side street so we could schedule). Showed up an hour late (never knew there could be so many "he will be there in 5-10 minutes" in an hour. Big issue we had agreed to a price when he called but driver charged us $80 more. When we questioned it, the driver rudely demanded the extra $80 and made it clear we wouldn't get the car back without the extra $80. read more

Yesterday I got a flat tire and because I don't have a spare I needed a tow truck to tow me to a tire place to have it repaired. i called Toro Road Runners and ordered the tow. i was told on the phone that I needed to secure the truck with a credit card and it would be a $45 dollar cancellation fee if I canceled the truck. The car was on the corner of Lakeshore Ave and Bolden Way in Oakland CA. I found a tire place (Rouse tires 2340 Harrison St., Oakland who are great!!!) .6 miles (slightly over a half mile) from my location that could take my car. The tow truck came and towed me to the tire place. When we went to settle the bill for the towing, the tow truck drive told me the tow would cost me $145!!! The price for a half mile tow sounded outrageous and I wasn't going to pay it. The driver then told me the best they could do was $130. I went into the tire place to ask if that price sounded right to them and they were shocked and said no way was that a reasonable price that at the most that tow should cost $65-$80 tops. I went back to the tow truck and got on the phone with tow office who told me that was their fee to tow 0-5 miles. They were incredible rude to me. They told me that they would start charging me more money because the driver had other calls to go on and he had already knocked off $15. They never at anytime quoted me a price, not to mention, had they quoted me a price when the driver first came to pick me up and I canceled I would still be charged a $45 cancellation fee. The people at the tire shop said they should have quoted me a price before my car was ever on the truck and not doing so was against industry standards.They told me to report the company to bureau of automotive repair and the BBB, which I plan on doing. They were so shocked by what this tow company did that one of the service people there took a picture of their license plate and CA licensing number for me. In my opinion it amounted to extortion. I had no choice but to pay their price and now have been left with a bill almost double what it should have cost. This is beyond unethical. read more

They were pleasant at first, but then were more than an hour late and never communicated accurately with me. They took down addresses wrong, took 30 minutes to get me 2 miles, and charged me without asking me or telling me the cost. When I called for explanation and help, I was hung up on numerous times by people who told me conflicting stories and said they didn't have any way to help me. If they sent me a tow truck, shouldn't they have more information about what happened and why? They take no ownership of their work and it is evident that they don't care about their customers. I would NEVER call these people or work with them again. read more

We hit a deer on highway 13, and we needed a tow. We called Toro for a tow. They were very attentive. The tow truck arrived in 40 minutes. Our tow truck driver, Delfino, was awesome. He did everything he could to help us get the car back in our driveway. Very helpful. Great customer service. At such a stressful time, Delfino had us laughing the whole ride home. And, the price was reasonable. I would recommend using this company for your towing needs. read more

Horrible service. I called for a flatbed at 520 and was told it would take 45min. I called again at 550 and was told the driver had just been dispatched at 545 and it should only be 20-30min now. I didn't get a truck until 650 and it wasn't a flatbed for my all wheel drive. Now my bank is fighting them for the cancellation fee they charged me. read more

Got a quote for $400 (a minimum of two hour job at $200/hour), after the quote and lots of back forth and unfriendly customer support I called Roza Roadside Assistance, Phil came out promptly and did the job for $100. read more

Do not use this company they will fully defraud you. I needed a tow. I gave all my information with starting location and ending location they told me it would be $135 when I got to the destination driver change it for $185. I called the company and got the driver. He said wait 2 hours the phones will go back to the company. I called the company. They said the lady I talked to "Jennifer" was conveniently gone for the day and they had already billed my credit card. "BEWARE OF THESE PEOPLE" read more

They Dont Care about your wasted time !! They supposed to tow my bike at 3:30 pm but after 3 hours waiting they driver came ! They don't take ANY RESPONSIBILITY and I highly DO NOT recommend them, call them NEVER EVER ! Their office staff are rude and they just pass you to some one else !! read more

The absolutely worst company I've ever dealt with of any kind of company EVER. The person named Guy has no business sense or logic and does not know what customer service means at all. PLEASE do not waste your time or money using this company read more

Awesome! Christopher came out within 30 mins of my very early morning call and jump started my car. He was very professional and nice. Would highly recommend using this company especially for such a stressful situation. read more

Called for a quote to haul a motorcycle from San Francisco to Oakland. The lady who answered was not helpful at all. Kept asking me over and over for information that I don't have and wouldn't move on. She kept putting me on hold (6 times) for no reason and without telling me. read more

Unreliable. Hour and a half late. Raining and traffic, but was not reasonable considering I called back after them being 45 minutes late and saying he was just now on his way. read more

Great service. They pulled my minivan out of a gully where it had got stuck. They showed up on time and called right before arrival. The tow truck operator was extremely professional, friendly and courteous. He knew his stuff and had me back on the road in 20 minutes! Thank you thank you! read more

These guys were great. The first tow truck services could not get to my car because it was parked very close to a wall. Chris and another guy did a great job getting the car out without damaging my Mercedes. I hope I never have to use them again, but if you need a tow these are your guys. read more

Picked me up on time great conversation Jess I would recommend this service to everybody

Magnificent! These guys were so kind, profesional, reliable and quick that I just had to give them the most positive review I could! They pretty much saved the day for me. If I ever need this kind of service again I will definitely give them a call. I highly recommend them!! read more

Let me start with that this towwing company i would recommend to any one around the bay area!. This is probly the best experience that i had with a towing company,my name i kevin benavides and i was in a very horrible crash but the representatives were very calm,listened and talked me through it. First it was jessica she seem determined to help and find my location she sent out juan which was the driver i called to make sure they were on point because i was in a very remote area and berly had reception. When jaun arive which i was very surprise on how fast he arrived he was well trained and educated on what he was doing also very polite when he relized that he himself wasnt gonna do it himself he called his superior which was jacob very professional at what he does.jacob told him that he has sombody near by and that he should be there shortly 30 mins pass by and leonel arrive i must say that the speed on which these two work was very impressive despite the circumstances he also was well trained and polite i thank these people for there effort and communication. And i thanks a million to jaun and leonel for there effort and determination on retrieving my car thank you all!!!! read more