Roadside Assistance Payments & Square Setup

Independent roadside operators do quick jump starts, lockouts and tire changes, paid by the driver or a motor club. Roots sets up tap-to-pay, text-to-pay and payouts for contract drivers.
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Payment solutions for roadside assistance providers

How these solutions fit roadside assistance providers

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Point of Sale

For roadside assistance providers: Bring towing calls, roadside services and storage charges into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around dispatch references, tow invoices and storage balances. Roadside assistance providers can take payment at the roadside with the Square Point of Sale app and keep every sale tied to a customer profile. Square Point of Sale is Square's POS app for taking payments in person, online or in the field. Roots sets up your items, services, taxes, permissions and devices so checkout is quick.
  • Choose the Square plan and hardware that fit your counter, trucks or bays
  • Import your catalog and customer list and set team permissions
  • Configure taxes, discounts, receipts and (if you use them) tips
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Text to Pay

For roadside assistance providers: Send a payment request for towing calls, roadside services and storage charges by text so customers can pay against a specific order or invoice. When the customer isn't standing in front of you, a text link gets roadside assistance providers paid faster than a phone call. Text-to-pay sends a secure payment link by SMS so the customer pays from their phone instead of reading a card number over the phone.
  • Set up message templates and consent
  • Connect links to your invoices or dispatch software
  • Report on paid and unpaid requests
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Gig Worker Payouts

For roadside assistance providers: Pay independent tow operators and roadside technicians from approved jobs or service records, with earnings and transfer status tracked together. Pay contract roadside drivers per call. Gig payouts pay independent contractors per job, with onboarding and tax data. Provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • Design the payout flow around job completion
  • Integrate with your dispatch software
  • Support payees
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Instant Payouts

For roadside assistance providers: Plan faster disbursements to independent tow operators and roadside technicians, matching each transfer to approved earnings or completed work. Fast pay helps roadside assistance providers keep independent contractor crews and drivers loyal. Faster payout options send funds to eligible debit cards or accounts, often the same day. Provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • Configure payout speeds and who pays the fee
  • Onboard payees
  • Reporting
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Merchant Account

For roadside assistance providers: Arrange a processing account for towing calls, roadside services and storage charges, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. Typical tickets for roadside assistance providers run $50 to $250, and a merchant account's limits and pricing can be set for that range. A dedicated merchant account gives you custom pricing and processing limits set during underwriting. Roots uses it when Square isn't the right fit.
  • Statement review and a pricing quote
  • Underwriting and application support
  • A named support contact after go-live
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Roadside Assistance Providers payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Square POS for Roadside Assistance, Text-to-Pay for Roadside Assistance, independent contractor Contractor Payouts for Assistance. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review job estimates, deposits, field payments and final invoices, then plan the changes your roadside assistance providers business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which roadside assistance providers workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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