UNSPSC 25101602: Tow trucks

UNSPSC 25101602 Tow trucks (Commodity) encompasses towing and roadside recovery services that state and local governments procure for police departments, public works, airports, and specialized operations including vehicle impound, accident scene response, and equipment transport. Recent solicitations show cities and counties buying both exclusive or rotating towing contracts with defined response times and equipment requirements, as well as specialized towing vehicles (tow trucks, wrecker equipment) integrated into government fleets. The issuing bodies span city police departments, county governments, regional authorities, and special districts; repeat activity appears concentrated among municipal police operations. Work being solicited ranges from full-service towing and storage operations with staffing and facility requirements—such as the City of Sandy City's rotation services for police (RFP NS26-78, due February 5, 2026) and the City of South Daytona's exclusive three-year towing contract covering 24/7 operations with four specialized wreckers and a 100-space storage facility (RFP 25-RFP-014)—to single-vehicle acquisitions such as specialized transport equipment supporting state departments or specialized units.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with Georgia, Texas, Florida, Utah, and California showing the most solicitation volume in the past several months. The City of Stamford, Connecticut also issued an RFP for towing services (RFP 2026.0375, due June 25, 2026), indicating East Coast demand. The code shows steady demand from municipal police fleets and county public-safety operations; however, many recent opportunities tagged to this code diverge toward vehicle purchases and upfitting (police pursuit vehicles, specialized command vehicles, autonomous shuttles, mowers) that fall outside traditional towing scope, suggesting some misclassification in state and local databases. Towing-specific opportunities remain active but represent a smaller share of recent postings under this code. Pursue if your firm offers police-dispatch towing networks, impound facility management, heavy-wrecker equipment sales, or turnkey towing operations; watch if you supply specialized vehicles or upfitting services that state and local buyers are incorrectly coding under this Commodity.