Rates and charges for the rotation roster.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-94
in effectSec. 25-94. - Rates and charges for the rotation roster.
(a) The maximum fees for wrecker services, including any overhead fees, charged by any wrecker service company on the rotation roster in regard to services provided as a result of rotation system dispatch shall not exceed, but may be less than, the following amounts per wrecker, unless otherwise indicated:
(1) Towing of wrecked or disabled vehicle: Two-axle vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or less—$175.00.
(2) Towing of wrecked or disabled vehicle: Two-axle vehicle weighing 10,001 pounds through 26,000 lbs.—$225.00.
(3) Towing of wrecked or disabled vehicle: Two-axle vehicle weighing 26,001 pounds or more, or any vehicle with more than two axles—$375.00.
(4) Towing of wrecked or disabled vehicle with a trailer or other vehicle attached in tandem: $75.00 per trailer or vehicle attached in tandem.
(5) Towing of wrecked or disabled vehicle with a trailer or other vehicle attached in tandem, when the tandem trailer or other vehicle exceeds 40 feet in length: $75.00 per trailer or vehicle attached in tandem.
(Note: Towing services provided hereunder include cleaning of debris from roadway, pickup and towing of vehicle to any destination within the city limits.)
(6) Oil dry: Included in towing services.
(7) Righting: Two-axle vehicle weighing 26,000 lbs. or less—$200.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $200.00 per hour. (For example, if righting a vehicle takes one hour and 38 minutes, the total charge would be $200.00 + $133.33 = $333.33) If a second wrecker is required to attach to the vehicle simultaneously with the first wrecker in order to right the vehicle, the second wrecker may charge $100.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $100.00 per hour.
(8) Righting: Two-axle vehicle weighing 26,001 pounds or more, or any vehicle with more than two axles—$450.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $450.00 per hour. If a second wrecker is required to attach to the vehicle simultaneously with the first wrecker in order to right the vehicle, the second wrecker may also charge $225.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $225.00 per hour.
(9) Winching: Two-axle vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or less—$75.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $75.00 per hour. If a second wrecker is required to attach to the vehicle simultaneously with the first wrecker in order to wench the vehicle, the second wrecker may also charge $75.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $75.00 per hour.
(10) Winching: Two-axle vehicle weighing 10,001 pounds through 26,000 pounds—$200.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $200.00 per hour. If a second wrecker is required to attach to the vehicle simultaneously with the first wrecker in order to wench the vehicle, the second wrecker may also charge $200.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $200.00 per hour.
(11) Winching: Two-axle vehicle weighing 26,001 pounds or more, or any vehicle with more than two axles—$350.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $350.00 per hour. If a second wrecker is required to attach to the vehicle simultaneously with the first wrecker in order to wench the vehicle, the second wrecker may also charge $350.00 for the first hour and prorated in ten minute increments thereafter based on $350.00 per hour.
(Note: For the purposes of this section, winching shall be defined as the removal of a vehicle, trailer or other piece of equipment from a location inaccessible to a wrecker to a location where the object of removal may be safely secured and towed by a wrecker. Winching shall not include any incidental or routine winching necessary to load any vehicle onto the wrecker. Second wrecker fees may only be charged when it is necessary that both wreckers are hooked to the vehicle, and pulled in tandem, to right or winch the vehicle safely.)
(12) Righting or lifting vehicle by airbag, per pound lifted: $0.035.
(13) Forklift, backhoe, trackhoe, and any other necessary recovery equipment services shall be at commercial rental rates plus ten percent per hour (not including operator).
(14) No keys to vehicle: Included in towing services.
(15) Passenger vehicle storage rates:
a. First day: $40.00. (The first day ends at midnight on the day that the vehicle was towed.)
b. Each day thereafter: $40.00. (Beginning at midnight on the day after the vehicle was towed.)
(16) Large haul storage rates:
a. $100.00 per day, per piece.
(17) Tows to locations outside the city limits only:
a. Regular haul: The per mile rate shall be $5.00.
b. Large haul: The per mile rate shall be $8.00.
(18) Gate fee, including any fee to bring a vehicle from the storage lot to a vehicle owner, or allowing a vehicle owner to retrieve personal belongings or other items from a vehicle, as set forth in section 25-90(4) of this Code during regular business hours: No charge. After-hours i.e., times other than Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: $50.00.
(19) No fees incurred by the wrecker company to report or enter vehicle information on the ALDOR unclaimed/abandoned vehicle portal may be charged if the vehicle is redeemed or returned to the owner or his designee within two calendar days. After two calendar days, no more than $75.00 may be charged for fees associated with reporting or entering vehicle information on the ALDOR unclaimed/abandoned vehicle portal.
(20) Credit card payments allowed. Each wrecker company shall be required to allow cash, credit and/or debit card payments for services rendered pursuant to the rotation roster.
(21) No fee may be charged for debit card payments. No more than a three percent transaction fee may be charged for credit card payments.
(b) The rates and charges as established herein do not relate to or regulate consensual wrecker services in which the vehicle's owner or operator expressly requests towing or wrecker services from a specific wrecker operator and chooses not to utilize the rotation roster system.
(Ord. No. 25-310, §§ 18, 21—26, 4-24-2025)
Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/huntsville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25TRVE_ARTIIADEN_DIV2VETOIM_S25-94RACHROROFetched: 11/6/2026