Need a dually moved in Detroit? Detroit Towing dispatches around the clock across Detroit, MI. Towing a dually is not the same job as towing a sedan — it comes down to weight rating, deck length, and how the vehicle is secured — so we confirm what you are driving before a truck rolls, and quote the price before the hook goes on.
The right equipment for a dually
Sending an under-rated truck is how a tow turns into damage. Our dispatcher matches the load to the equipment — deck, wheel-lift, or heavy wrecker — and the operator secures it to the manufacturer’s tie-down points rather than whatever is reachable.
There's no flat rate for towing a dually in Detroit. A dual-rear-wheel truck hooked to a horse trailer or gooseneck costs more to recover than one running empty, since the trailer must be unhooked and secured separately. Detroit Towing quotes every call after hearing what's attached, 24 hours a day except a shorter Sunday shift.
A dually breaking down is rarely just a truck problem. Most of the time there's a horse trailer, a gooseneck flatbed, or a camper still on the hitch, and that changes both the recovery and the price. Towing an empty dual-rear-wheel pickup is close to a standard heavy-duty tow. Towing one with a loaded trailer attached means the trailer comes off first, gets secured or towed on its own, and the truck gets handled separately — more time on scene and more equipment, not the same flat number.
Detroit Towing doesn't publish a set price for dually calls, because the honest answer depends on what's hooked to the truck, how heavy it is, and where the whole rig is sitting. What the shop does publish is when it's reachable: calls come in every day to its Woodbine Street yard, with Sunday the one exception, when the phone runs from 12:30 to 5:30 PM instead of all day.
Why doesn't a dually tow have one set price?
The truck alone is a straightforward heavy-duty recovery. Add a trailer and the job picks up steps — unhooking it safely, chocking or securing it if it's staying put, or lining up a second truck if it has to move too. A gooseneck sitting nose-down in a ditch takes longer to stabilize than one still upright on level ground. All of that gets assessed on the phone or on scene before a number goes out, not guessed at from a one-line description.
Is there anything I can do to keep the cost down?
Having the trailer's weight and hitch type ready when you call saves the operator a return trip for different equipment, which is the single biggest cost driver on these jobs. Beyond that, there's no discount for towing empty versus loaded — the price follows the job, not a menu.
Do you charge more if my truck is towing a trailer?
Usually, yes — a loaded trailer adds a step to the job, since it has to be unhooked and secured or towed on a second truck. An empty dually costs closer to a standard heavy-duty tow.
Can you tow my truck and my trailer at the same time?
Sometimes, if the trailer is light enough and the truck's hitch is sound enough to move both together. More often the trailer comes off and gets handled on its own, which the dispatcher will walk through with you on the call.
How do I get an actual number before the truck arrives?
Call and describe what's hooked to the truck, roughly how heavy the trailer is, and where the rig is sitting — a loaded gooseneck off the shoulder gets a different quote than an empty truck in a parking lot. Detroit Towing takes that call 24 hours a day, aside from the shorter Sunday shift.
Do you ever tow duallies without a trailer at all?
Yes — plenty of calls are just the truck, no trailer involved, and those get treated as a standard heavy-duty tow with no extra steps or cost drivers from a trailer.