Smith’s Garage and Towing

09/05/2026

08/23/2026

Gertrude is getting some new jewelry 💎 😎

08/20/2026

Update. We won!!!!!! The 64 Galaxy is ours! Now the cleaning and assembling can begin.

08/13/2026

⚠️ JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A ROLLBACK OR WRECKER DOESN’T MEAN THEY’RE LEGAL. ⚠️

Facebook yard sale pages are full of “I got a guy” and “My buddy has a rollback.” But owning a rollback does not automatically make someone a legitimate towing company.

Before trusting someone with a vehicle worth thousands of dollars, ask questions:

👉 Do they have the proper FOR-HIRE registration/tags to haul vehicles for compensation?
👉 Do they carry proper commercial towing insurance?
👉 Is the business properly registered and operating legally?
👉 Is their equipment properly maintained and insured?
👉 If they damage your vehicle, who is paying for it?

There’s a big difference between owning a rollback and operating a legitimate towing business.

Legitimate towing companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year on commercial insurance, FOR-HIRE registration, equipment, maintenance, licensing and the other expenses required to operate professionally.

That $25 or $50 you saved using somebody from a Facebook yard sale page won’t seem like much when your vehicle is damaged and you discover they weren’t properly insured to begin with.

💡 Know who you’re handing your keys to.

Support the legitimate local businesses that invest in doing things the right way,not just the cheapest person in the Facebook comments with a rollback.

Smith’s Towing & Recovey
Afton-Grove-Vinita

07/09/2026

Everyone, meet Chester! I bought it to build a tow truck sign out of and when I showed up to get it, I was informed that it runs and drives, it’s a former fire truck and only has 14,000 miles on it. I’ve since confirmed this and now I can’t make it a sign. I don’t know what I’m going to do with it but it’s pretty cool.