Alameda is an island with four ways on and off — the Webster and Posey tubes, the Park Street and High Street bridges, and the Bay Farm bridge — and a breakdown at the wrong one can strand you in a tube approach with nowhere to pull over. We know the island's choke points and we come from Emeryville by way of the tubes or 880 depending on the hour.

Where Alameda breaks down

The tube approaches on both sides, Park Street and Webster Street corridors, the Crown Beach and Robert Crown lots where a car sits all afternoon and won't start, Alameda Point and the old Navy base roads, South Shore Center's garage, and Bay Farm Island via Doolittle. Ferry commuters: dead batteries in the Main Street and Harbor Bay terminal lots are a regular call.

What we do in Alameda

Tire changes — cars, SUVs, vans
Jump starts and battery testing
Lockouts — damage-free
Gas and diesel delivery
RV roadside at Alameda Point
Motorcycle and scooter roadside

Getting to you

Tell dispatch which side of the island you're on and the nearest cross street — the tubes are one-way each and the bridges open for boats, so the route we take depends on where you are. If you're stopped inside a tube, stay in the vehicle with hazards on and say so immediately; that's a call we move on first.

Nearby

Oakland is next door through the tubes, and Emeryville, our base, is minutes past it. Full coverage →