JC's Towing and Recovery LLC

08/12/2026

Yesterday I recieved a call from the Alaska Troopers dispatch asking me to retrieve a submerged vehicle out of the Tannana.

I decided to go check it out as I was on my way home from town and it was on the way. When I got to the scene, the Trooper explained to me that their big concern is that a person may be inside, rendering this a crime scene. He asked if I could get it out. Problem was that it's 20' from the bank in swift moving water. I didn't know how I'd get it, so I declined and left. As I was driving home, I thought hey! Ill enlist the help of my friend and neighbor Elijah Koppers to do the hooking for me. Ill attach him to my winch line and reach out and lower him to the car. So, I call him and politely explain the situation while asking him if he'd like the job I'm assigning to him. He agreed and I turned around and went back to meet him there.

Thats exactly what we did. Rural Deltana VFD crews cleared brush and attached a life vest and safety lines to Elijah and away he went. Fortunately no body was found in the car and it turned out to be a junk vehicle disposal.

07/29/2026

Shout out to Delta Drilling. Craig Hennager came out and popped me a clean 280' well in one day. Very pleased.

07/21/2026

If your vehicle wants to break down. Tell it to kindly wait until it's parked in a beautiful spot on a clear sunny day.

07/19/2026

It appears a new establishment will soon be joining the local community, situated at mm 285 of the Richardson Highway, a mere 2 miles from my location, which is fortunate considering the probable need for vehicle extractions from the sharp drop-off near their entrance. I may possibly consider getting decals that say "Blazed Response Team"

07/17/2026

Second house of the summer season (it's a slow summer) customer drove this house all the way up the alcan. He pulled into vitus fuel station In Tok, and went through a pot hole in the parking lot. He became stuck. He then backed up and ripped the entire face of the motorhome off. Talk about luck...

Alaska. Where if the state highway doesn't break your vehicle, wallet, or spirit then the parking lots will.

07/15/2026

Chrome wont get you home but stainless might. 😆
I added some shiny stainless to the rub rails above the wheels and I added a shiny diamond plate panel to the tool box in front of the boom. Thanks to Holaday-Parks Alaska Division for measuring and bending these pieces for me.

07/04/2026

Happy 250th independence day!

Our AAA Giveaway winners are Quin Pinkelman , LaDonna Parker, and Mike Gilder.
Congratulations! Please reach out to me by DM and I will get you a check in the mail for your fresh AAA memberships. To all others, stay tuned as we will do more drawings in the future. Grill up a fat steak today and be thankful and proud for those early patriots that stood against a tyrannical crown.

07/03/2026

Well now! I was heading to Dot lake to pick up a Ford pickup destined for Delta eastside auto. At the Johnson river bridge was a bunch of Forestry trucks warning traffic of an issue on the bridge. A hunk of steel from the bridge had come loose and was laying on the deck. This motorhome came up on this situation and tried to stop but the bridge was freshly saturated with water from a brief shower storm and being that the deck of the bridge is wood, it was too slick to stop. Upon arrival on this situation I saw that the motorhome was lodged on the piece of steel. I was able to lift the motorhome and get the house on wheels safely off the bridge. Very scary, and thank God no physical harm occurred to the gentleman and his wife. Though, the motorhome took some significant damage underneath.

07/01/2026

When I pull up to the fix or remove an issue. Often ill hear "great the expert is here" to which I always turn to look for the expert. If an expert is going to appear, by all means they can instruct me.

Often on many jobs the customer will tell me that they once drove a tow truck or a rotator ect.. I love to ask those guys.. " in your experience, how would you handle this issue?" They always tell me that it's my truck and equipment and that I'm the expert and decline to offer any knowledge. Expert title in any feild is a bold statement. I will take suggestions from anyone, but I wont always use them. I love to learn more about my craft. Every job teaches me something. Sometimes it's just simply how to put a particular vehicle into neutral. Ultimately I just want to complete jobs damage free and injury free.

This picture shows a real expert. (If you have any knowledge of tow trucks... this comment is laced with sarcasm)

06/25/2026

4TH of July Giveaway! 💥

The vehicle I have on my truck belongs to one of the winners of our AAA Giveaway last summer. We will be doing another drawing on July 4th. In a world where vehicles being built are becoming steadily unreliable, odds are stacked against you to wind up paying a hefty tow bill. Let AAA cover that tow bill.

3 lucky participants will win a years membership.

To enter- comment "Enter Me" on this post. Even if you have AAA, please Enter. I will mail you a check to cover your existing membership. You do not have to live in Delta Junction to participate.

Located in Delta Junction and we provide heavy to light towing from Fairbanks to beaver creek Canada.