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Equipment News

Roadside service offered

October 17, 2011

| by: Overdrive Staff

Equinox Owner-Operator Solutions, a provider of business services for trucking professionals, introduced a new roadside assistance service.

The unlimited roadside service costs $299 a year or $99 down and 99 cents a day for 11 months. It covers towing, flat tire replacement, vehicle jump start, out of gas delivery, winching or extricating, oil, fluid and water delivery, lockout/replacement key services and navigational assistance. It also includes concierge services to book rental car, restaurants, and lodging, as well as hotel and travel discounts.

Assistance is available in the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Canada 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Equinox is the business service arm of OnRamp Transportation Services. To sign up online and learn more details, visit https://EquinoxPeople.com/RoadsideAssistance, call (877) 643-7846 or email sales@EquinoxPeople.com.