24-hour towing in Marquette
Cars, SUVs and light trucks. Winch-outs, ditch recoveries and middle-of-the-night calls, anywhere in the Upper Peninsula.
Need a tow now?
Our towing line is answered around the clock, weekends and holidays included. It is a separate number from the office, so use this one for a tow at any hour. If you are stopped on the shoulder of a busy road, get out on the side away from traffic and wait behind the guardrail if there is one. Then call.
24-hour towing dispatch
If anyone is hurt, call 911 first. We will still be here afterwards.
Passenger vehicles, in one piece or not
One truck, set up for cars rather than anything commercial. Most nights that is exactly what gets called in.
- Cars, SUVs, crossovers and minivans
- Light pickups
- Front, rear and all-wheel drive
- Vehicles that will not start, will not steer or have a flat
- Accident tows once the scene is clear
- Junk and unwanted vehicles off your property
We are not set up for semis, buses or motorhomes. If what you need moved is a machine rather than a vehicle, that is the trucking side of the business, and it goes on a flatbed trailer instead.
Winch-outs and recovery
A good share of our calls are not breakdowns. People slide off in January, find the soft sand at a camp in July, or drop a wheel off the edge of a two-track and cannot get it back.
- Slid into a ditch or a snowbank
- Stuck in mud, sand or soft shoulder
- Wheel off the edge of a two-track
- Backed off the edge of a driveway
- Bogged down at a boat launch
- Buried in an unplowed camp road
Winching is priced differently from a straight hook-and-tow. It takes longer, and depending on where the vehicle has ended up it can take a second person. Describe what you are looking at on the phone and we will tell you what we think it will take before the truck leaves.
How far we come
Anywhere in the Upper Peninsula. Towing is the one thing we do that is not limited to the 100-mile radius the excavating and trucking side works in.
Marquette and Alger counties are where most calls come from, but we take them from the Copper Country to the Soo. If you are a long way out, say so when you call and you will be told honestly how long the drive takes.
We run one truck
Worth saying plainly, because it affects what you can expect. We cover the whole peninsula with one truck, so if it is already out on a call when you ring, you will be told how long you are looking at.
If that is going to be too long, we will say so and you can try somebody else, rather than sitting on the shoulder for two hours wondering whether we are coming.
What to have ready when you call
Two minutes of information on the phone saves a lot of driving around looking for you.
- Where you are. A road and the nearest cross street, a mile marker, or a location pin texted through. “Past the curve on 550” is not enough at night.
- What the vehicle is. Make, model and color.
- What happened. Will not start, flat tire, accident, off the road.
- Whether it rolls and steers. A vehicle that will not roll is a different job and sometimes a different truck.
- Front, rear or all-wheel drive. It changes how it gets loaded.
- Whether you have the keys.
- Where it is going. A shop, your house, or our yard.
Storage
We have a yard, so a vehicle does not have to go straight to your driveway. That helps if you are waiting on an insurance decision, or if it is a project that needs somewhere to sit while you work out what to do with it.
Storage is charged by the day. Call the office during business hours to check what is owed and to arrange a pickup time. Bring photo ID and something showing the vehicle is yours.
What it costs
We quote the job on the phone rather than posting a price list, because four things move the number and they are different on every call: how far we drive, whether it needs winching out before it can be loaded, whether it rolls and steers, and the hour.
Describe what you are looking at and you will be given a price before the truck leaves the yard. No surprises when it arrives.
Motor clubs and insurance
If you are calling through a motor club or an insurance roadside program, say so when you ring and we will tell you where we stand with that program before we dispatch. Plenty of tows get paid back by the customer's own policy afterwards, so keep the receipt either way.
Towing questions
Are you really answering at two in the morning?
Yes. The towing line, (906) 273-2410, is answered around the clock. It is one truck covering the whole peninsula, so if it is already on a call you will hear that instead of being left guessing.
Will you tow my camper or motorhome?
No. The truck is set up for passenger vehicles. For a machine or a piece of equipment that needs moving, ask about trucking instead — that goes on a flatbed trailer and gets scheduled rather than dispatched.
My car is in the ditch but it is fine. Do I need a tow?
Often not. If it will still drive, a winch-out is all it needs and you carry on. Tell dispatch it is a recovery rather than a tow so the right gear comes with the truck.
Can you take it straight to my mechanic?
Yes, anywhere in the U.P. Tell us where it is going when you call. If the shop is shut we can drop it in their lot or keep it in our yard until they open.
Do you take AAA or insurance roadside?
Mention the program when you call and we will tell you where we stand with it before we dispatch. Either way, keep the receipt: a lot of roadside policies reimburse the customer afterwards.
Tell us what you need done
Call the office and talk to someone who has been on a job site, or send the details and we'll get back to you with a written estimate. No charge for the estimate.