(414) 279-5510 Call Air Compressor Towing · Butler, Waukesha County
Trailer-mounted portable diesel units, plus construction and rental-fleet compressors — MKE Towing & Recovery hauls and relocates them on flatbed & rollback job-to-job in Butler, delivers from the rental yard, or moves them out for a sale or auction. Scheduled windows when you plan ahead, 7-days-a-week recovery when a towable breaks down on the road. Loaded, strapped, and a rate quoted before we roll.
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Rate quoted before we roll — we show the factors, never fabricate a number. COI on request.
Need an industrial air compressor hauled in Butler? MKE Towing & Recovery transports towable, skid & trailer-mounted units on flatbed and rollback — portable diesel plus construction and rental-fleet equipment, moved job-to-job, delivered from the rental yard, or hauled out for a sale or auction. Schedule ahead or call for 7-days-a-week recovery; every load strapped and chained, rate quoted before we roll. Call (414) 279-5510.
A crew with no air is a crew standing around. Tell dispatch the make, model, rough weight, and where it’s going — a real Butler dispatcher answers live and we bring the right deck and tie-downs the first time.
Local to Butler
What a crew that works Butler every week pays attention to: the corridors we run, the industrial areas we serve, and how fast a rig reaches you.
For a village barely three-quarters of a square mile, Butler's pattern is simple: Hampton Avenue (CTH KK, continuing as CTH EE) carries the east–west movement and West Silver Spring Drive (CTH VV) — the only signed truck route through town — takes the north–south and freight load, both feeding N 124th Street. The one signalized major crossing is Hampton Avenue & N 124th Street; the Hampton Avenue & Hampton Road junction a block west is uncontrolled, the kind of geometry that produces low-speed fender-benders. The other Butler variable is the rail line the village was built around: when a train works the yard, cars stack at the grade crossings until it clears.
The run in is about 14 road miles from our South Side yard — both Milwaukee and Waukesha counties covered. The dispatcher confirms a live ETA on the call.
In Butler, the calls cluster along Silver Spring Dr (CTH VV, truck route), Hampton Ave (CTH KK / CTH EE), and Hampton Rd (CTH K), plus the yards around Butler industrial corridor (Silver Spring Dr / CTH VV truck route), Western States Envelope & Label Company (Butler), and MRPC molded rubber & plastics campus — units moving to the next job, rental swaps, and towables that broke down on the shoulder. We hitch, winch, and crane-load them, with 7-days-a-week recovery when one strands on the road — anywhere from Silver Spring Drive (CTH VV) truck-route corridor, Hampton Avenue corridor (CTH KK / CTH EE), and 124th Street corridor to the Silver Spring Dr (CTH VV, truck route) shoulder. Whether it sits near Frontier Park (Menomonee River) or over by Silver Spring Drive (CTH VV) truck-route corridor, Hampton Avenue corridor (CTH KK / CTH EE), and 124th Street corridor, we bring the trailer to it and strap it to rated points.
Winter ice & snow (Nov–Mar) on Silver Spring Drive (CTH VV) and the Hampton Avenue approaches
Wisconsin's legal limits on the interstate run 8'6" wide, 13'6" high, and 80,000 lb gross — anything over needs a WisDOT oversize/overweight permit, and we pull it.
Wisconsin's spring thaw brings posted weight restrictions (“frost laws”) on local roads from roughly March into April — we know which routes are posted and plan the legal way in.
Butler's weather hazards are compact, like the village itself — a built-up grid along the Menomonee River where freeze-thaw pavement damage, winter snow and the occasional pocket of river-corridor fog make up most of the driving-hazard list. The climate is Milwaukee-metro standard: humid continental, cold and snowy winters opposite warm, muggy summers.
Serving Butler ZIP codes: 53007
Sound familiar?
A unit must be on the next Butler-area site by morning so the crew has air. We hitch a road-legal towable or load it on a flatbed and run it across the metro.
Pick up at the yard, drop on site and set it, or swap a down unit for a fresh one and run the old one back. Standing accounts welcome.
A skid-mounted base unit with no running gear, across the plant or to a new facility. Winched or forklifted onto a tilt-deck at the rated points.
Sold or won at auction. We pick up, secure, and deliver to the buyer or yard — towable, skid, or large rotary-screw, every make.
A flat, a blown bearing, or a snapped coupler left it on the shoulder. We recover it 7 days a week, load it, and haul it to your shop or yard.
New or used units from the dealership to the buyer, or fleet additions dropped at your yard. Scheduled, insured, COI on request.
Running or not, we load it
A road-legal towable — brakes, lights, plates — hitches behind the heavy-duty truck and tows on its own gear.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A skid or non-road-legal unit rides loaded — winched up the deck or forklift-loaded at the rated lift points, never slung off the enclosure, cooler, or air-end.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A large rotary-screw or stationary unit is crane- or forklift-loaded onto a Landoll or lowboy, with a permit and a heavy-haul route if it’s over legal.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Do you handle mine? Almost certainly.
Tow-behind portable diesel units, roughly 185–1,600 CFM — they hitch behind the truck if road-legal, or ride loaded if not.
Skid units with no running gear — smaller ones winch onto a rollback, heavier ones forklift- or crane-load at the rated lift points.
Job-site units on small wheels with no highway-legal setup — the whole package loads on a flatbed or rollback, towed only if it’s road-legal.
Heavy and oversize units crane- or forklift-loaded onto a Landoll, tilt-deck, or lowboy, with a permit and heavy-haul routing if over legal.
What air compressor transport covers
An air compressor is carried, not dragged. We tow it only if it's road-legal, otherwise it rides loaded — winched or forklift-loaded at the rated points and strapped and chained to DOT spec.
A guide, not a promise — the final method and any permit are confirmed from the exact weight, dimensions, and route on the call. We quote before we roll.
Secured, not dragged
Hitched if road-legal, otherwise winched up the deck or forklift-loaded at the rated lift points — never dragged on small wheels.
Grade-70 chain to the frame or skid tie-down points, front and rear — strapped and chained to DOT standards, not a strap and a guess.
Hoses and cords coiled, fuel caps and valves closed, and the wheels chocked before the unit moves.
You hear the rate before a truck leaves — no fake flat price, no surprise invoice.
What it costs & why
A Butler compressor haul is a rate quoted before we roll — a small towable across town is the low end; a heavy skid unit crane-loaded and hauled cross-region is the high end. We show the factors and the rate holds.
The rate covers the dispatch and haul, quoted before a truck leaves. Crane time, permits, and recovery are itemized and confirmed up front — no fake flat price, no surprise invoice.
Get your Butler priceBallpark it now — live estimate
A 185-CFM towable and a multi-ton stationary unit are different hauls — heavier means more deck, rigging, and permit.
A road-legal hitch is quick; a winch, forklift, or crane load is billed by the work it takes.
A local haul is one thing; a regional run is hook-up plus per-loaded-mile, confirmed up front.
A tight yard, a blocked dock, a soft pad, or an after-hours roadside recovery all move the number.
Getting help in Butler
Give dispatch the make, model, rough weight, and pickup and drop-off. We confirm tow-behind vs. loaded and bring the right deck and tie-downs before a truck leaves Butler.
We clear the loading path and check the coupler and tires on a towable, or set up the winch or forklift for a skid unit.
A road-legal towable hitches up; a skid or job-site unit is winched up the deck or forklift-loaded at the rated points. We never drag a unit on small wheels.
Front and rear to DOT standards, panels latched, fuel secured, and the wheels chocked.
To the site, yard, dealer, or buyer — with clean paperwork and a COI for your file.
Why Butler contractors call MKE
A real ETA from the closest unit on a downtime or breakdown call — not a canned promise.
Towable to large rotary-screw, hitched, winched, or crane-loaded — the right method for the unit.
Years of equipment transport across Milwaukee and Waukesha. Licensed & Insured — USDOT# 4272551.
Certificate of insurance on request, with consolidated billing on fleet, rental-yard, and dealer accounts.
Air Compressor Towing in Butler
Same-day for most moves, dispatched from our South Side yard ~14 miles out — crews running air tools work Butler's industrial-corridor build-outs and its freeze-thaw street repairs on the CTH VV truck route every season. Call (414) 279-5510 24/7.
Compressor moves start at $150 with trolley wheels and $175 without, quoted flat before we roll. Distance and whether it's a towable or a skid unit set the final figure. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — towable units hitch to a rated pintle and move between sites the same day; skid and shop compressors get winched or forked onto the rollback. We drop the unit where the hose reaches the work. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes. We haul the dead unit to your dealer or rental yard and can bring the replacement back on the same run, so the crew isn't standing around. Tell dispatch both addresses and we'll sequence it. Call (414) 279-5510.
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