Tow companies in Durham, NC: who shows up online
HopperCat looked at 20 towing businesses in Durham, NC. Of those, 12 have a website, which is 60%. Ratings run high at 4.5 on average, yet the median business has only 77 reviews.
The top 20 tow companies on Google, measured
- 60%have a website
- 78%of sites use LocalBusiness markup
- 56%of sites publish llms.txt
- 22%of sites run Google Analytics or Tag Manager
- 4.5★average Google rating
- 77median Google reviews
20 businesses from the Google results for “towing company in Durham, NC”. 12 list a website; we checked the homepage of the 9 that loaded.
Who ChatGPT recommends
“What is the best towing company in Durham, NC?”
- Bullcity Towing & Services
- Mason’s Towing and Tires
- Biggs & Watson Wrecker LLC
2 of the 20 businesses in the Google results were named. 1 recommendation was for businesses outside that list.
The review leaders
| Business | Rating | Reviews | Named by ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave's Tow-Away Inc | 4 | 297 | No |
| Bullcity Towing & Services | 5 | 287 | Yes |
| Morgan's Towing Service Inc | 4.7 | 235 | No |
| CPR Towing & Truck Repair | 4.3 | 193 | No |
| Lee's 24 Hr Towing Inc | 4.5 | 191 | No |
What this means for your shop
Only 22% of the audited sites run analytics, so adding it puts you ahead of most of your local competitors.
Of the audited sites, 78% have LocalBusiness schema and 56% have llms.txt, while 11% block AI crawlers, so check your own settings.
Six businesses have under 50 reviews, and the leaders sit between 191 and 297, so steady review collection is the clearest gap to close.
Tow companies in Durham: questions
How do I get recommended by ChatGPT in Durham?
We asked ChatGPT, "What is the best towing company in Durham, NC?" It named Bullcity Towing & Services, Mason’s Towing and Tires, and Biggs & Watson Wrecker LLC. Bullcity has a 5 rating and 287 reviews.
How many reviews do the Durham leaders have?
Dave's Tow-Away Inc has 297 reviews, Bullcity Towing & Services has 287, and Morgan's Towing Service Inc has 235. The median across all 20 businesses is 77.
What are most local tow sites missing?
Analytics. Only 22% of audited sites have it. Basics are covered, with 100% on HTTPS, 100% mobile friendly, and 89% using tap-to-call links.
Where does your business stand?
This page shows the market. The free diagnostic shows you: 42 points on your site, your Google profile and what ChatGPT and Claude say about you, with the competitors beating you by name. Usually in under an hour.
Method: HopperCat pulled the top Google results for “towing company in Durham, NC” on November 6, 2026, checked each business homepage for HTTPS, mobile setup, LocalBusiness markup, llms.txt, AI-crawler rules and analytics, and asked ChatGPT the question above with web search on. Ratings and review counts are Google's at that date.