Limited no-cost assistance
Free roadside assistance in
Florida: Road Rangers.
FDOT Road Rangers provide limited no-cost highway assistance and traffic-incident support on covered Florida freeway corridors.
Official sources checked October 6, 2026Call *347 from a mobile phone to request Road Ranger assistance. Call 911 when there is immediate danger, injury, fire or a hazardous obstruction.
Selected congested and high-incident freeway corridors across Florida, not every state or local road.
Patrol routes and operating hours vary. FDOT publishes current coverage and hours on its Road Ranger map.
At a glance
Key facts about Road Rangers
This record separates the program operator, request method and actual patrol coverage so motorists can see what the published service does—and what it does not promise.
- Official program
- Florida Road Rangers
- Operating agency
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Published cost
- Limited no-cost assistance
- Service area
- Selected congested and high-incident freeway corridors across Florida, not every state or local road.
- Request or dispatch route
- Call *347 from a mobile phone to request Road Ranger assistance. Call 911 when there is immediate danger, injury, fire or a hazardous obstruction.
- Information checked
- October 6, 2026
Operator and base
Who runs Road Rangers
Florida Department of Transportation administers or operates this public motorist-assistance program. The service works through mobile patrol vehicles and traffic-management dispatch rather than as a repair shop that motorists visit.
The official program material reviewed for this page does not publish a public walk-in patrol base. Use the request or dispatch method above rather than traveling to an agency office for roadside help.
Patrol footprint
Where and when the service operates
Selected congested and high-incident freeway corridors across Florida, not every state or local road.
Patrol routes and operating hours vary. FDOT publishes current coverage and hours on its Road Ranger map.
The operating agency publishes coverage as a corridor, route or patrol-area description rather than a guaranteed pickup radius. A vehicle inside the described area is not guaranteed an available unit.
Published assistance
What Road Rangers can provide
These services are summarized from the operating agency's current public information. The attending operator decides what is safe and available at the scene.
- Flat-tire change
- Battery jump-start and minor vehicle assistance
- Emergency fuel, diesel or water
- Two local telephone calls
- Disabled-vehicle, debris and incident-scene support
Before relying on it
Coverage and service limits
- Assistance is limited to covered corridors and published operating periods.
- Road Rangers provide basic help and scene safety, not comprehensive mechanical repair or a commercial roadside membership.
- Response depends on route coverage, demand and incident priorities.
If you are stranded
What to do before help arrives
These steps combine the program's published request guidance with basic roadside-safety precautions. Conditions at the scene always take priority.
- 01
Move as far away from live traffic as safely possible and switch on the vehicle's hazard lights.
- 02
Use the published request method for this program: Call *347 from a mobile phone to request Road Ranger assistance. Call 911 when there is immediate danger, injury, fire or a hazardous obstruction.
- 03
Call 911 for a crash, injury, fire, vehicle in a live lane or any other immediate danger.
Primary-source record
Check the operating agency
Routes, hours and program rules can change. Use the official sources below for the latest operating information.
