With the DRIVE Roadside app, long phone calls and hold times are a thing of the past. Users can request assistance digitally with just a few taps, ensuring faster response times and a more streamlined ...

Consumer advisor Clark Howard warns that free roadside assistance offered by auto insurers could lead to higher premiums. While some insurance companies provide roadside assistance as a complimentary ...

It's every traveler's worst nightmare. Moments before you're supposed to leave for vacation, you try to start your car – and it won't. That happened to me in Provo, Utah, recently. On an unusually ...

Like with Emergency SOS via satellite, the new roadside assistance feature requires being in an area without cellular coverage from your network. Being stranded without service is the first step, so ...

RaShawn Mitchner is a MarketWatch Guides team senior editor covering personal finance topics and insurance. She’s spent over a decade writing and editing articles about how to save money on travel, ...