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Towing · Flatbed · Wheel-lift

Towing service in Shreveport, LA.

The car won't start, won't shift, or shouldn't be driven. We load it and take it where you say, at the price you were given on the phone.

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What does a local tow cost in Shreveport?

A local tow in Shreveport runs about $75 to $150 for the hook-up and the first 5 to 7 miles, then $3 to $5 a mile. That covers loading at the roadside and the drive to a shop, your driveway or a dealership. Longer runs toward Minden or Mansfield are quoted as one number before the truck leaves.

The spread comes from the vehicle and the pickup. A sedan on Youree Drive loads in a few minutes. A lifted truck in a Highland driveway with a steep apron takes longer and may need the flatbed instead of the wheel-lift. Dispatch asks three things: where the vehicle is, what it is, and where it goes. With those, the price is fixed on the call, and it does not change when the driver arrives unless the job itself changes, such as a car that turns out to be in a ditch. Louisiana does not cap private tow rates the way it caps police-ordered rotation tows, so get the number before the truck rolls.

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Flatbed or wheel-lift: which one shows up?

Flatbeds carry the whole vehicle on the deck; wheel-lifts raise one axle and pull the other. All-wheel-drive, low cars, motorcycles and anything with transmission damage go on the flatbed. A front-wheel-drive sedan with a dead battery is fine on a wheel-lift and often cheaper. Tell dispatch what you drive and we send the right truck.

Most Shreveport calls are flatbed work now because so many vehicles are AWD or have air dams that a wheel-lift would scrape. Subaru, most newer Toyotas and Hondas, Teslas and anything from a Ford or Chevy dealership lot with AWD badging gets a flatbed by default. Towing an AWD car with two wheels on the ground can damage the transfer case, and the repair costs more than the tow. If you are not sure what drives your car, look at the badge on the trunk or just tell us the year and model. The operator loads with wheel straps and never by the frame on a unibody car.

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Where can you take the car?

Anywhere in Caddo or Bossier Parish, and farther on a quoted rate. Common drops are the shops along Mansfield Road and Youree Drive, the dealerships on I-20 Bossier and Bert Kouns, body shops in Cedar Grove, or your own driveway. If the shop is closed, we leave the car in their lot and you call them in the morning.

After-hours drops are routine. Most repair shops on Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and on Line Avenue have a drop box for keys, and the driver will put the key in the box if you ask. If you would rather hold the keys, say so, and the car is left locked in the lot. For dealership warranty work, check whether the dealer wants the car at the service entrance or the main lot; the driver can call them if it is during business hours. Dealership tows across the river to Bossier City are the same rate as a Shreveport-to-Shreveport tow when the mileage falls inside the base.

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What should I do while I wait on I-20 or I-49?

Get the car onto the shoulder, turn on the hazards, and get out on the side away from traffic. On the I-20 bridges over the Red River there is almost no shoulder, so stay in the car with your seatbelt on and the hazards going. Keep your phone on you and your location sent to dispatch.

The stretch of I-20 between the Texas Street and Jimmie Davis bridges and the I-20/I-49 interchange downtown is the most dangerous place in the parish to be stopped. If you can limp to the next exit, do it: exit 17 (Spring Street), exit 19 (Market Street/Spring) or exit 20 (Traffic Street) on the Bossier side. On I-49 south of the loop the shoulders are wide and it is safer to wait outside the car behind the guardrail. In summer heat, crack a window and keep water in the car. The driver will call you when he is two or three minutes out so you can watch for the lights.

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Do you tow motorcycles, trailers and heavy trucks?

Motorcycles and light trailers go on the flatbed; vehicles over 10,000 pounds need a different truck. Bikes ride in a wheel chock with soft straps. Boat and utility trailers up to about 20 feet are fine. For box trucks, RVs and anything heavier, say so on the call and dispatch tells you whether we can take it.

Motorcycle tows are common after the Red River District and the casino lots empty out on weekend nights. The bike is strapped at the triple tree and the rear frame, never by the bars, and it is loaded with the kickstand up. For trailers, we need the hitch size and whether the trailer has working lights; if it does not, it rides on the deck rather than being pulled. Heavy-duty recovery of semis on I-20 takes different trucks; if a job is outside what we run, dispatch says so on the call.

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