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AT Towing Benicia · Bay Area 925-395-6178
Rear view of the AT Towing heavy recovery unit with the boom stowed

Jumpstart Service

Turn the key and get nothing but a click. We carry professional boosters that start cars, trucks and diesels safely — without frying the electronics doing it.

Overview

A jump is quick. Doing it correctly is what matters

Modern vehicles are full of control modules that do not tolerate a voltage spike. Reversed clamps or a cheap booster on a lithium-supported start-stop system can cost far more than the tow would have. Our technicians use regulated professional equipment and know where the manufacturer put the jump terminals when the battery is under a seat or in the trunk.

We will also tell you the truth about what happened. If the battery takes the boost and holds, you are on your way. If the alternator is the real problem, a jump only buys you a few miles — and we would rather tow you to a shop than watch you die again on the freeway.

Rear view of the AT Towing heavy recovery unit with the boom stowed
Scope

What we bring

Professional boosters

Regulated equipment suited to 12V and 24V systems, petrol and diesel, including larger commercial batteries.

A real diagnosis

We tell you whether it is the battery, the alternator or a parasitic drain, so you are not guessing at the parts counter.

Garage & tight-space access

Parking structures, underground garages and packed lots where a roadside service van cannot manoeuvre.

A tow if the jump will not hold

If the vehicle will not stay running, the same call turns into a tow. You do not start over with a new company.

Detail

When to call us

  • Clicking or no response when you turn the key
  • Dashboard lights dim or flicker on start
  • Lights or accessories left on overnight
  • Car sat unused for weeks
  • Battery died in a parking garage
  • Cold morning no-start
  • Repeated no-starts over several days
  • Commercial vehicle with a dual-battery setup
Process

How it works

  1. Call with your location

    Street address, garage level or highway marker. Tell us the vehicle and whether it is petrol or diesel.

  2. We arrive and connect

    The technician locates the correct terminals and connects a regulated booster — no guessing, no reversed clamps.

  3. Start and test

    We start the engine and check whether the charging system is actually holding, not just running on the boost.

  4. Drive or tow

    If it holds, you drive away. If it does not, we load the vehicle and take it to your shop.

Questions

Frequently asked

Can a jumpstart damage my car?

Done wrong, yes — reversed polarity or an unregulated boost can take out control modules on a modern vehicle. That is exactly why we use professional regulated equipment rather than jumper cables and a hope.

Do you jumpstart diesel and commercial vehicles?

Yes. Larger diesels and dual-battery commercial setups need considerably more cranking power than a consumer jump pack delivers, and our trucks carry it.

The car started but died again. What now?

That usually points at the alternator or a parasitic drain rather than the battery. At that point a tow to a shop is the cheaper outcome, and we can do it on the same call.

Can you reach me in an underground parking garage?

Usually yes. Tell the dispatcher the garage and the clearance height so we send a vehicle that fits.

Coverage

Jumpstarts across the Bay Area

Dispatched from Benicia to fourteen cities across Contra Costa and Solano counties.

Dispatch is answering now

Need jumpstarts now?

Call and speak to dispatch directly. We will tell you what truck is coming and roughly how long it will take.

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