Macon-Bibb County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Article II of Chapter 27 governs wreckers. Sec. 27-56 defines "wrecker" as a vehicle with hoisting apparatus for towing wrecked or disabled vehicles, a tilt-body skid truck used for the same purpose, or any other vehicle equipped and used to tow or carry disabled vehicles. Sec. 27-57(a) makes it unlawful for any person to operate a wrecker on a Macon-Bibb County street without a business license issued under the article. Subsection (b) adds paperwork for any wrecker owner or service with a principal or branch office in the county, or generating at least half its gross income from county business: the sheriff must receive the vehicle's make, model, manufacturer's serial number, in-service date, and every operator's driver's license number, and the insurer's name and address must be filed with the county clerk; wreckers used only to service a company's own private fleet are exempt from licensing but still must carry the required lettering.

Sec. 27-58 requires lettering on both sides in a contrasting color: the owner's name in letters at least four inches tall, the operating address, and a phone number in letters at least two and a half inches tall. Sec. 27-59 bars responding to an accident scene unless called by the disabled vehicle's driver, owner, or an authorized representative, or by a law enforcement agency; monitoring police radio to reach a scene is separately prohibited, and crews must clear broken glass and debris from the road before towing.

Sec. 27-60 bars soliciting towing work while driving or parked on a county street or bridge, and Sec. 27-61 bars county employees from soliciting business for any wrecker.