Hampshire Towing of North Adams

Hampshire Towing of North Adams is a towing and trucking company in North Adams, Massachusetts. It provides 24-hour towing, recovery, and roadside service for all vehicles and equipment, covering light, medium, and heavy duty work, specialty towing, and roadside assistance. The company serves Western Massachusetts and beyond, and its dispatch center is staffed around the clock, every day of the year, so callers reach a team member rather than an answering machine. It holds a rating of 3.90.

The business traces to 1970, when Robert (Bob) Ahern opened Bob's Auto Body in Granby, Massachusetts at Five Corners and soon added a towing company to bring wrecked vehicles into the shop. A second office followed in South Hadley Falls, and Hampshire Towing towed for both Granby and South Hadley. William (Bill) Johnson joined the body shop in 1978 doing frame repairs and body work, took an interest in towing, and worked days in the shop and nights and weekends in the tow truck. He opened his own body shop and towing company in Granby in 1981, and in 1996 purchased Hampshire Towing from Bob and consolidated the towing operations into one business.

The company is led by President and CEO William E. Johnson, with Robert E. Johnson as Vice President, David Johnson as Finance Manager, Tracey Johnson, Lee Jekanowski as Fleet Maintenance Manager, Allen Croteau as Facilities Manager, and Tyler Fernandez handling trespass accounts. They are supported by office employees, directors, drivers, and maintenance staff. Drivers are expertly trained, and rental cars are available on-site. The corporate headquarters is at 650 New Ludlow Rd in South Hadley, with terminal locations in Holyoke, Belchertown, Westfield, Agawam, and Cummington.

This location sits on Curran Hwy, about a tenth of a mile from Curran Memorial Highway and the WNAW-AM tower, and roughly four tenths of a mile from the Hoosic River and Ashland Street. Flagg Townhouses and the WJJW-FM tower are each about six tenths of a mile away.

Hampshire Towing has served Western Massachusetts since 1970, growing from a single body shop into a towing operation with multiple terminals, and its North Adams location extends that reach into the northern Berkshires.