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Bike Week is Here

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Every year more than a half million people make the trek to Daytona Florida for the annual Bike Week. This year, the 76th Annual Bike Week kicks off on Friday March 10, 2017 and continues through Sunday March 19. Throughout the 10-day festival, motorcycles fans from across the county can share their appreciation for all things bike related while enjoying everything from concerts to rallies. Of course the best way to get to Bike Week is on your motorcycle, and once there a great deal of time is spent on rides. When logging so many hours on the road it’s crucial to make sure you protect yourself from mechanical breakdowns while on the road.

The best way to protect your bike and yourself from mechanical breakdowns, accidents, and other vehicle problems is to make sure you perform routine maintenance on your motorcycle before heading out, to make sure you are aware of your surroundings and inattentive drivers while you are out, and finally to purchase roadside assistance coverage in case any emergencies along the way.

Before heading to Bike Week make sure your motorcycle is in top shape. Take care of routine maintenance issues like checking and replacing air filters, inspecting tire tread and pressure, checking fluid levels, inspecting brakes, making sure your battery is charged, and inspecting all lights and cables. Performing these routine maintenance tasks helps insure that your journey to Bike Week and your rides once arriving go smoothly.

Once your bike is running smoothly and you are on your way make sure that you are aware of your surroundings. If you are traveling a great distance, know what type of weather conditions you may encounter on the way there or back. In many areas pockets of winter weather may still pop up in early to mid-March. Be prepared for this if your route to Bike Week takes you through these areas. Additionally, remember that other drivers on the road may not be attentive. You need to be extra vigilant when riding in traffic and make sure you are driving defensively.

Regardless of how well you maintain your motorcycle mechanical emergencies can sideline you, and no matter how vigilant you may be accidents can happen. Having roadside assistance coverage for your motorcycle insures that you will never be left stranded on the side of the road. Best Roadside Service is one of the few TOP RATED providers of motorcycle roadside assistance.  The motorcycle roadside assistance plans offered from Best Roadside Service  provide all the traditional roadside assistance benefits for your motorcycle including; 24/7 coverage anywhere in the USA and Canada, emergency towing service via flatbed, battery jumpstart service,  up to 3 gallons of fuel delivery ( gas is free!), and emergency personal assistance such as access to trip and routing services, VIP discounts for travel services and hotels, and concierge service to help you plan your trip to Bike Week.

Performing routine maintenance tasks and being attentive while on the road can go a long way towards protecting you while you ride. Purchasing a roadside assistance plan for your motorcycle can provide you with the peace of mind necessary to enjoy your trip to this year’s Bike Week.

Preparing for Summer Motorcycle Riding Season

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Motorcycle Roadside Assistance

For many motorcycle riders, winter means storing your motorcycle away while you wait for warmer temperatures and better riding conditions. Now that summer has arrived so has the time to take the bike out of storage and head back out onto the road. Before you strap on your helmet and hit the road there are some basic tips to getting your motorcycle, and you, ready to ride.

Perform Routine Maintenance

Before taking your first ride you need to make sure your motorcycle is in top shape. If you stored your motorcycle away properly for the winter it should be easy to getting it running right again. If not? You may need to be prepared to put some time and effort in to getting your bike road worthy.

Your motorcycle owner’s manual should layout the appropriate summer maintenance tasks that need attention after storing your bike. Basic tasks that need to be performed include; flushing the fuel system (if you failed to add a fuel stabilizer before storing your bike), checking and replacing air filters, inspecting tire tread and pressure, checking fluid levels, inspecting brakes, making sure your battery is charged, and inspecting all lights and cables. Performing these routine maintenance tasks helps insure that your first ride of the summer goes smoothly.

Are you Ready to Ride?

Once your motorcycle is ready to ride you need to make sure you are ready to ride as well. After a long winter driving a car you can become oblivious to motorcycle issues like visibility or road surface hazards. For relatively new riders, and for experienced riders, it may be a good idea to take a refresher course with a local motorcycle-training program. At the very least you should practice your emergency skills in a parking lot. Regardless of whether you take a refresher course or practice on your own, every rider should practice critical skills by performing some cornering and braking drills.

Be Aware of Damaged Roads and Inattentive Drivers

Even though you and your bike are ready for the summer riding season, remember that the roads may not be. Roadways take a lot of abuse during the winter. Between damage from snowplows scraping the surface and repeated freezing and thawing of snow and ice, there is the potential for surface hazards until road crews can make repairs.

Additionally, you need to remember that drivers may not be used to seeing motorcycles on the road after a long winter. You need to be extra vigilant when riding in traffic and make sure you are driving defensively.

Purchase Roadside Assistance Coverage for Emergencies

Regardless of how well you maintain your motorcycle mechanical emergencies can still happen. Having roadside assistance coverage for your motorcycle insures that you will never be left stranded on the side of the road. Best Roadside Service is one of the few TOP RATED providers of Motorcycle roadside assistance.  The motorcycle roadside assistance plans offered from Best Roadside Service  provide all the traditional roadside assistance benefits for your motorcycle including; 24/7 coverage anywhere in the USA and Canada, emergency towing service via flatbed, battery jumpstart service,  up to 3 gallons of fuel delivery ( gas is free!), and emergency personal assistance such as access to trip and routing services, VIP discounts for travel services and hotels, and concierge service to help you plan your next summer ride.

Perform these routine maintenance tasks, practice critical riding skills, and carefully evaluate road conditions before venturing out. Also, be sure to purchase a roadside plan for your motorcycle to provide you with peace of mind. By taking the time to prepare for the summer riding season you can ensure it is a safe and enjoyable one.

 

Credit Card Companies Drop Roadside Assistance Coverage

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Many people do not know that their credit card companies may provide additional services beyond loaning money for purchases.

Credit Card Companies are Dropping Member Benefits

In fact, several credit card companies offer services through third party providers for things such as identity theft, travel planning and even roadside assistance. These services are not always marketed to credit card customers very well, and J.D. Power & Associates reports that only about 2/3 of people are even aware of their benefits, and even fewer people are using their credit cards to their full advantage. For this reason, many credit card companies are dropping extra benefits from their cardholder agreements.

In August 2015, Discover issued a new cardholder agreement that stated they intend to “simplify the suite of cardmember benefits that it provides by eliminating certain benefits in order to provide a better customer experience.” What this really means is that they are eliminating benefits to save themselves money. With recent laws in effect that restrict credit card companies on the kind of late fees and interest rates they can charge, many lenders are looking at cutting cardholder benefits and other services to save money and help their bottom line.

In fact, Sears MasterCard recently dropped its rental car collision coverage, travel assistance and roadside assistance benefits, and Bank of America is discontinuing its roadside and travel assistance benefits for its MasterCard Better Balance Rewards cardholders as well. With these heavy hitters leading the pack, it’s a logical assumption that other credit card companies will be following their lead and dropping third party services for their cardholders as well. So whether or not you have one of these cards listed above, you should start looking around for another provider for these services.

Even if you do plan to continue using your credit card company’s services, keep in mind that most credit card companies still charge their cardholders a fee to use their roadside assistance and these fees can run up to $70 per call. At that price, you should consider going with Best Roadside Service’s roadside assistance plan. In fact, a year of roadside assistance with Best Roadside Service, which includes up to 6 calls per year, only costs between $65-$80 depending on the plan chosen. Additionally, Best Roadside Service offers travel assistance, travel concierge services, travel discounts, coupons, a 24-hour emergency hotline, discounts at national automotive maintenance shops and more. Your discounts from these partners might just pay for your annual membership! You don’t have to have a particular credit card to have these services and you don’t have to pay a crazy interest rate to earn them. Individual plans are less than $80/year and vehicle plans are just $65 annually.

Why Choose Best Roadside Service

Going with a company that specializes in roadside assistance is also the only way to ensure you get the best and fastest service. Credit card companies are essentially playing the middle man to their cardholders – creating an additional step and costing the customer more time when they do need help on the side of the road. Best Roadside Service, on the other hand, has an average response time of just 34 minutes. And their service providers respond to over 70,000 calls per month. In the last 50 years, Best Roadside Service has unlocked over 170,000 doors, changed over 340,000 flat tires,  towed over 6.8 million miles and delivered over 60,000 gallons of fuel!

But not all roadside assistance plans and providers are created equal. Whether you want to purchase a plan for a particular vehicle, no matter who is driving it, or a plan for an individual, no matter what vehicle they are driving – you’ll want to compare plans,  and go with a Better Business Bureau A+ rated company that has been providing roadside service for over 50 years to consumers just like you.

The bottom line is that your credit card company is more concerned with their bottom line than customer perks and benefits. Ditch the middle man,  and purchase an independent roadside assistance plan for you and your family from Best Roadside Service!  

 

Why Millennials Need Roadside Assistance

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Why Millennials Need Roadside Assistance

“Millennials” is the term used for people born between 1980 to 2000. As of right now, this puts millennials anywhere from 15 to 34, but the term is generally used to describe young adults today. This group of people are just starting professional careers, moving out on their own, and becoming responsible for themselves. Things like rent, budgets, insurance and more are now not just terms heard around the dinner table, but important aspects of everyday life.

If you’re a millennial just going out on your own, it can be scary, overwhelming and expensive. Especially in tough economic times, you may worry about what happens if you get sick or if your car breaks down. You’ve probably purchased health insurance, car insurance and maybe even rental or home owners insurance in case something happens. Another way to protect yourself against unwanted expenses is to purchase roadside assistance.

Roadside assistance is an inexpensive way to ensure that you and your vehicle are always safe on the road. Breakdowns, running out of gas, locking your keys in your car – those are all inevitable things, but if you’re not prepared, they can also be expensive and budget-busting inconveniences. Roadside assistance allows you to pay a low monthly fee for assistance in these and many other situations.

What We Offer

Best Roadside Service offers plans that either cover you as an individual – no matter what car you are driving or that cover your car- no matter who is driving it. Either plan will cost less than your monthly cable bill, but is a much better investment.

Best Roadside Service has a US-owned and operated call center and our average response time is just 34 minutes, so you’ll never be stranded by the side of the road with a flat tire, dead battery or any other mechanical issue. We will also cover a replacement key up to $100 if your car key is lost or destroyed. If you run out of gas, we’ll deliver three gallons to you wherever you are for free! Any of these situations could cost you hundreds of dollars without roadside assistance.

And it’s not all serious business – in addition to our emergency roadside assistance benefits, we also offer discounts for travel and entertainment, hotels, theme parks, restaurants and more. So if you’re going on a road trip, we can provide customized mapping, turn by turn directions and savings on the fun when you get there.

We know you’re on a budget, but making roadside assistance a priority will save you money in the long run. And you can save $10 right now, just by purchasing your plan online. Make mom and dad proud and sign up for roadside assistance plan today.

 

Why Your Family Needs Roadside Assistance During Your Deployment

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Summer is the time that many military families relocate to their new duty stations or find out about deployments on which service members may be embarking. Every military family knows that Your Family Needs Roadside Assistance During Your Deploymentthe time right before a deployment is a stressful and emotional time of planning and trying to squeeze in as much time together as possible. But once the service member is deployed, the worrying and emotions don’t stop.

Both the family holding down the fort at home and the deployed service member worry about their family being safe. Many military families invest in home security systems for this reason. So why wouldn’t you invest in a similar security system for your family’s vehicle? Consider why a roadside assistance membership can give you some much needed peace of mind during the next deployment.

Flat Tires – a Dangerous Inconvenience

Flat tires are always inconvenient and they can be dangerous. You don’t want your family member trying to change a tire on the side of a busy highway. A roadside assistance company like Best Roadside Assistance has an average call response time of 34 minutes – that means someone will be there to help and you can be on your way in under an hour, in most cases.

Running on Empty

Whether you were just too busy to fill up or you’re driving a long distance and you haven’t seen a gas station in miles, sometimes you just run out of gas. It happens. Members of Best Roadside Assistance can call our 24 hour, US-operated call line and someone will deliver three gallons of gas right to them – for free! Now that’s peace of mind.

Locked Out

Much like a flat tire – there is absolutely no convenient time to lock your keys in your car. When you find yourself in this position, it’s usually with a cart full of groceries, an antsy child and somewhere to be. But if you do find yourself in this position, our 24 hour call line will send a technician to you immediately to get you back into your car with safe, manufacturer-approved tools.

Car Won’t Start

You get in your car, put the key in the ignition, turn it, and . . . nothing. You’re not a mechanic, and you have no idea what’s wrong. You may be in a new town with few friends or family nearby to help. Our 24 hour emergency line will send a technician out to help; whether it’s a dead battery, low fluids or an issue with the engine, we will either fix the issue or have the car towed to a service station for repair.

Personal Assistance – Every Mile of the Road

When you leave your family while on deployment, don’t you wish you could leave them with a personal assistant to ensure their safety? With Best Roadside Assistance, we offer just that. Our 24 hour assistance line can help our members with just about anything from a flat tire to sending and receiving messages to loved ones on your behalf during a roadside emergency. We can also assist you if you’re lost, need directions, need to find a place to stay while you’re driving and we even offer travel discounts and coupons for our members.

So if you’re deploying, or even just going on a long training exercise or work-ups, consider purchasing roadside assistance for your family and also for your peace of mind. At just $65 for a vehicle plan or $79.95 for an individual plan, it’s a small price to pay for your family’s safety and security.

Top Ten Reasons to Choose Best Roadside Service

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We know that there are many roadside assistance companies out there to choose from, so we value and appreciate the customers who choose us. We also happen to think they’ve made the best decision. Here are just ten reasons why our customers chose Best Roadside Assistance and why you should too.

Top Ten Reasons to Choose Best Roadside Service

  1. American Owned, Canada Covered
    Best Roadside Service is an American Owned and Operated company with the goal of providing our customers with the best emergency roadside assistance plans at competitive prices. Our core values have always focused on offering the best customer service standards in the industry. But Americans are not the only ones who can benefit from our services! Canada is a great place to travel and a beautiful place to live, but with such cold weather, it’s critical to have good emergency roadside service. All of our services are available in Canada for the same low price of $65 a year for one vehicle, no matter who is driving.
  2. Free Gas
    Should your covered vehicle run out of gasoline, a technician will deliver three gallons of fuel right to your vehicle at no extra charge. We will get you back on the road in no time and at no fee!
  3. Vacation and travel discounts
    Our members enjoy exclusive discount programs and special rates for vacations, cruises, car and RV rentals, even theme park tickets such as Sea World, Busch Gardens and more! Our discount program gives you a range of options for booking a room for vacation or business. And our concierge service can help you get everything straight so you can sit back and enjoy your trip.
  4. 34 minute response time
    Your safety is our priority. Our state-of-the-art software allows us, with your permission, to find your location using your cell phone, and dispatch service providers while we’re on the phone with you. We can even send you a text message confirming the arrival time of your service provider. Our average response time is just 34 minutes.
  5. American-Owned and Operated Call Center with English, Spanish and French Speakers
    All emergency calls to our 24-hour call center are answered in the United States. You will never be transferred overseas and you will never get a voicemail. We have customer service representatives available at all times who speak English, Spanish and French, so you’re never alone as long as you have Best Roadside Service!
  6. Individual and Vehicle options
    Whether you want to cover a specific vehicle no matter who is driving it, or an individual, no matter what vehicle they are driving, we’ve got coverage for you. Individual and vehicle plans also cover motorcycles and scooters. Plans start at less than $6 a month with the option to add family members at a discounted rate!

  7. Personal and Commercial Options
    Whether you have a car that is used for business or an entire fleet of vehicles for your company employees, we have a plan that will meet your needs. We have been in the emergency roadside business a long time, and we know that when you have a fleet of vehicles, one of them is bound to break down. In fact, about 20% of typical fleets experience mechanical disablement every day. To keep your business running and your customers satisfied, you need to have your employees and drivers covered for any roadside issue they may experience. Our plans provide rescue and support for your employees and your business.
  8. Map Routing and Trip Planning with 24 Hour Directional Assistance
    Going on a trip? You can’t just depend on a cell phone that could die or a GPS that may lose service. Our trip planning and map routing services provide a customized route to wherever you want to go and however you want to get there. If you ever get lost along the way, just call our roadside assistance hotline and we will give you turn-by-turn directions, no matter what time of the day or night.
  9. Motorcycle Coverage
    Whether your bike is your main method of transportation, or just one of the vehicles you or your family use, we have a plan to fit your motorcycle roadside assistance needs. Motorcycle drivers receive six service calls per year along with all the benefits of a regular vehicle plan, starting at just $65/year.
  10. Join Now and Save $10 or $15
    By now we’re sure you’re convinced that Best Roadside Service is the best emergency roadside plan you can buy, but just in case you need one more reason – if you join on our website right now you can save $10 a year on the vehicle plan or $15 a year for the individual plan.

Sign up today and join our many happy customers who enjoyed safety and security on the road and in their vehicles every day with us!

 

What You Should Know About Choosing the Best Commercial Motorcycle Roadside Assistance Plan

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Does your company use motorcycles for deliveries, to make client visits or for any other business activity? The importance of having a commercial motorcycle roadside assistance plan may not have occurred to you, but this coverage can be crucial, and you don’t want to wait until trouble strikes before purchasing a plan.

Both personal and commercial roadside assistance plans can cover motorcycles. With many companies using motorcycles as an alternative to gas guzzling vehicles, it’s important to obtain the best roadside assistance plan that will fit the needs of your particular business.

If you or one of your employees uses a company motorcycle and heads out on the road to meet with a potential client, is there a plan in place if it were to breakdown on the side of the road? It may not be feasible for someone from your company to drive out to assist. If the company has no roadside assistance coverage, the employee could be stranded for hours until help arrives. His potential client might turn to a competitor for his business needs because your company could not deliver as promised.

The best commercial motorcycle roadside assistance plan should eliminate those worries. When calling each company you should be prepared to provide information on the number of motorcycles you’ll need covered and how your business uses motorcycles in its daily activities.

The best plan should cover:

  • Emergency towing (ask about mileage limits)
  • Minor mechanical repairs that can get the motorcycle back on the road quickly
  • Tire changes
  • Battery service
  • Emergency fuel and water delivery
  • Travel discounts as well as directions and maps to help plan longer road trips.
  • The best companies will offer a discount to cover multiple motorcycles.

When choosing the company with the best commercial motorcycle roadside assistance plan, you should also consider:

  • Your company’s budget. Select a policy that caters to your budget and your needs without compromising on quality.
  • Is the staff friendly and knowledgeable? Are they ready and willing to answer any questions?
  • What is the typical response time should an emergency occur?
  • Be sure to search online to find reviews of the company’s past and present customers

Choosing the best commercial motorcycle roadside assistance plan may be one of the most important decisions you make. Choose the best commercial motorcycle roadside assistance coverage, from Best Roadside Service today.

How Motorcycle Roadside Assistance Can Benefit You

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Imagine you’re out riding with guys on a beautiful sunny day and all of a sudden, you have a flat tire. What are you going to do? You don’t want to ruin everyone’s day by having them run back and forth trying to figure out how to help and if you have motorcycle roadside assistance, you won’t have to.

If you’ve ever been stranding on the side of the road when riding your bike, you already know how beneficial this type of service can be. If you ride often, eventually something will happen and when it does you can be completely prepared.

Your battery can go dead, you can misplace your keys, you could have engine trouble or you might even run out of gas. When something happens that is covered by your motorcycle roadside assistance plan, help is just a phone call away.

The Serious Biker

If you’re a serious biker and ride every chance you get, even to and from work, then this type of service can greatly benefit you. The more you ride, the more chances there are of something going wrong and you need the peace of mind this service can give.

What would you do if you were on your way to work one morning and you have a flat tire about half way there? If you have roadside assistance, you’ll get a tow to the nearest garage to get it fixed and be on your way. If not, it may take most of the day getting your bike to a garage and taking care of this problem, which in turn will cause you to miss a large portion or a full day’s work.

The Casual Biker

If you’re a casual biker who only goes out once in awhile, you may think that you don’t need this type of service. However, you might need it more than someone who rides often because you’ll be less familiar with the bike and your surroundings. You might not notice that little tick in the engine that is an indication it’s about to give out on you. Your battery is more likely to give out, too because it sits a lot.

Even if you are mechanically inclined and run into problems that you can fix yourself, the side of the road is no place to be working on your bike. It’s just too dangerous but if you have roadside assistance, you can have the bike towed to safe location where you can do the work or have it done. Motorcycle roadside assistance can benefit you in many ways and it’s a great service to have.

Choosing the Best Motorcycle Roadside Assistance Plan

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Motorcycle roadside assistance plans are a lot different today than they used to be. They cover a lot more and offer you more benefits than ever before. Most companies even offer you the opportunity to choose between two different types of policies. One is a personal policy that covers you instead of the bike. If you drive different ones, this would be ideal because you are protected no matter which motorcycle you’re riding.

It even covers you if you borrow someone else’s bike. What would you do if you took a friends bike out and had a flat. You don’t want to call them up and ask them to come get you. If you have the personal roadside assistance plan, you don’t have to. One phone call and a towing service will be on their way to take you to the closest garage so you can take care of the situation.

The other one covers the motorcycle. If you choose the second option, it covers your bike even when someone else is driving it. Therefore, if you let a friend or family member ride it and something happens, that person would be entitled to all the services offered in the plan that you chose.

Choosing a Motorcycle Roadside Assistance Plan

Before you choose a motorcycle roadside assistance plan, find out what the services offered in each plan covers. It’s important to get enough coverage to take care of your needs. For this reason, the full package is recommended. That way, you have access to all of the services and you’re fully prepared for most anything that could leave you stranded on the side of the road.

Your emergency services include towing, flat tire service, lost key service, fuel delivery and jumpstart service. Other options include trip and routing service, concierge service and personal service. You can get discounts on hotels, restaurants and more that can help save you money when traveling.

Tips on Choosing a Plan

Consider how much you ride, how far you go and whether or not you’re the only one who rides the bike when picking out which plan is best for you. If you ride every chance you get or do a lot of traveling, the full package would be the most beneficial since it offers so many extras like discounts and routing services. If you only ride your bike occasionally and don’t venture too far away from home, a plan that covers the basic services like towing, flat tire and jumpstart might work best.

Once you decide what type of services you need, you can start looking at the different companies to determine which one has the services you want at the best price. The Internet is a great tool that will help you compare different companies fast and easy. You can see what services they offer and compare prices with a simple click of the mouse.