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RoadKin
For Detroit-metro tow operators

Paid like a business.
Not like a vendor.

AAA pays the operator $40 on a job that retails for $250. That math is why your phone rings last on AAA jobs and why your customers wait two-to-five hours.

We're building RoadKin to flip the spread — operators paid first, owners charged transparently, no middleman skim. Launching in Detroit · Warren · Dearborn · Sterling Heightsthis fall. We're lining up the founding 5 operators now.

The math, on a per-call tow

We pay operators 1.8–2.0× AAA — sized for Michigan's commercial-auto baseline.

Typical AAA job

$40owner pays $250

The status quo. They take the spread.

RoadKin (Detroit, MI)

$120owner pays $200

Operator gets 1.8× AAA. Owner pays less than retail. 15–18% platform fee.

Net to you

+$80

Per call, vs. an AAA dispatch. That's the wedge.

Final per-call pay tiers will be set by service type (tow / jumpstart / lockout / fuel / tire change) after we close the founding-5 interviews and our Michigan E&O policy is bound.

What we offer · what we ask

No surprises. No exclusivity. The deal is the deal.

What you get from RoadKin

  • 1.8–2.0× AAA per-call rates, posted up front
  • Stripe Connect — paid the day the job closes
  • Platform fee capped at 15–18%, no surge skim
  • You set hours, service area, minimums
  • No exclusivity — keep your AAA / Honk / Agero accounts
  • Marketplace E&O coverage for dispatched calls (binding before launch)

What we ask of you

  • Active MI tow license for the cities you cover
  • Commercial auto + general liability (yours, not ours)
  • Truck dashcam — legal armor for both of us
  • Accept or decline within 90 seconds of dispatch
  • Clean Checkr screen at onboarding
  • Honesty on the call — we'd rather hear no than waste your time

What this signup actually does

We're lining up 5 founding operator interviews. 30 minutes, zero pressure.

01

You send the form

We get the basics: fleet size, service area, current networks. Five minutes, no account.

02

We schedule a 30-min call

Phone or video, your call. We bring real numbers; you tell us what's broken about the gigs you take today.

03

If the math works, we onboard

Stripe Connect link, Checkr, operator app TestFlight. Launch when the founding 5 are locked in.

Detroit summer 2026 launch. We're holding the launch until founding-operator pay math is validated and Michigan E&O is bound. If the numbers don't pencil for the operators we talk to, we won't ship — and we'll tell you that, on the call.

Founding-operator interview

Tell us how you're running today.

01
Who are we talking to?

Just enough so we can reach you. Email is the only required field.

What customers call you on a job.

LLC, sole prop, whatever's on your invoices.

02
How are you running today?

So we can sanity-check whether our pay rates beat your current cost-per-call.

Fleet size
Truck types you run

Detroit metro: 48201, 48226, 48075, 48126, etc. Comma or space separated — only 5-digit zips count.

Calls per week (rough)
03
Who's dispatching you now?

Pick all that apply. We're trying to understand the pay-per-call you're actually living with.

Current networks
04
The honest part

The most useful question we can ask. Gripe freely — we read every word.

Pay rates, payout speed, account-rep ghosting, dispatch quality, exclusivity clauses — anything.

Reddit, a friend, conference, cold email — whatever.

We use this to qualify the call only. No spam, no list-selling. Your notes stay between us.