(414) 279-5510 Call Moving, or buying a car far away? We handle long-distance and out-of-state tows — state to state, door to door on a flatbed — picking up anywhere in Milwaukee or Waukesha County for one exact mileage price up front, no surprises at delivery.
One exact mileage-based quote for the whole haul — locked before pickup, honored at delivery
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Need long-distance or state-to-state towing? MKE Towing & Recovery transports vehicles door to door from Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County to destinations nationwide — moves, online or auction purchases, snowbird cars, project and non-running vehicles. Everything rides on a flatbed with the wheels off the ground, and you get one exact flat mileage-based quote up front — no meter, no fuel-surcharge surprise at delivery. Fully licensed and insured for interstate transport (USDOT 4272551 · MC 1659521). Call (414) 279-5510 with your pickup and destination for a quote.
Instant quote — free, no phone call needed
Straight up: online pricing covers roughly the first ~30 miles. Long-distance runs beyond that are priced personally by a dispatcher at (414) 279-5510 — one flat mileage number for the whole haul. The calculator is still the fastest way to start: enter the pickup and vehicle, get your reference (Q-XXXXXXXX) in about 60 seconds, and that reference carries straight into dispatch when we price the full route.
How it works
Long-haul transport should be simple to price and safe for your vehicle. Here’s exactly how we do both.
One exact price for the whole haul, based on distance and vehicle, locked before pickup. No meter, no “fuel surcharge” surprise when your car arrives.
Your vehicle rides on a flatbed the whole way — wheels off the ground, drivetrain protected — picked up and delivered to the addresses you give us.
Fully licensed and insured long-haul transport (USDOT 4272551 · MC 1659521), with a pickup and delivery window you can plan around.
Common long-distance moves we handle
Common routes
These are the runs our dispatchers price most often. Distances are approximate road miles from downtown Milwaukee, rounded; every route — including one that isn't listed — is quoted as one flat number for the whole haul before pickup, so there are no prices in this table. Semis, box trucks, and RVs travel long-distance too, on heavy equipment matched to the weight.
| Route | Main road | Road miles |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee → Kenosha, WI | I-94 south | ~40 mi |
| Milwaukee → Sheboygan, WI | I-43 north | ~55 mi |
| Milwaukee → Madison, WI | I-94 west | ~80 mi |
| Milwaukee → Chicago, IL | I-94 south | ~90 mi |
| Milwaukee → Rockford, IL | I-43 / I-90 | ~90 mi |
| Milwaukee → Appleton, WI | US-41 / I-41 north | ~105 mi |
| Milwaukee → Green Bay, WI | I-43 north | ~115 mi |
| Milwaukee → Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN | I-94 west | ~335 mi |
| Milwaukee → anywhere in the U.S. | — | call for your flat quote |
Before the truck arrives
Seven things to have done before the flatbed pulls up. They take ten minutes and they are what makes delivery at the far end uneventful.
Before you book anyone
Searching for the best long-distance towing company? Run every quote — ours included — through these six checks. A company that passes all six is safe to hand your car to; one that dodges any of them isn't.
Any carrier crossing state lines needs USDOT and MC numbers you can verify on the FMCSA website. Ours: USDOT 4272551 · MC 1659521 — check them before you book anyone.
The price for the whole haul should be a single number given before pickup — not a per-mile meter, not a "plus fuel" asterisk. We lock the flat mileage quote up front and honor it at delivery.
On a long haul your car should ride with all four wheels off the ground. Dollies and drive-wheel towing wear the drivetrain over distance — ask how the vehicle actually travels.
Many long-distance quotes online are brokers reselling your job to a truck they've never met. We're the company that owns the flatbed and employs the driver — the quote and the truck come from the same place.
A legitimate long-haul carrier hands over its certificate of insurance without friction. Ask — we provide documentation on request, every time.
Look the company up on Google under its legal name. We're MKE Towing & Recovery LLC — 4.2★ across 400+ reviews, family-run since 2019.
What do you need?
We do the long trips and the short ones. Need a local tow or a quick roadside fix instead? One number handles all of it.
Get it off the road
Light-duty to heavy haul — flatbeds, wheel-lifts and recovery rigs for anything on (or off) the road. Damage-free, upfront-priced, 24/7.
No tow needed
Locked out, dead battery, flat or empty tank? We come to you and get you rolling again on the spot — with your exact roadside price online in about 60 seconds.
All roadside servicesStart to finish
No brokers, no runaround. Here's exactly how a long-distance move goes.
Give the dispatcher the pickup city, the destination and the vehicle — running or not.
We calculate one flat price for the whole trip and lock it in — no surprises at delivery.
We collect the vehicle at your address on a scheduled window and secure it on the flatbed.
Your car is delivered to the destination address and you pay the price we quoted.
Local to Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
Our yard is on the South Side at 1434 S Muskego Ave, with direct access to the interstates that carry your car out of the metro and across the country.
The Marquette Interchange (I-94/I-43/I-794) takes the worst of it, with the Zoo Interchange (I-94/US-45) and the Mitchell Interchange (I-94/I-43/I-894 by the airport) close behind — locals navigate by freeway names: the North-South Freeway (I-43/I-94), the East-West Freeway, the Zoo Freeway (US-45/I-894), the Fond du Lac Freeway (WIS-145), the Lake Freeway (I-794) and the Airport Freeway. All of them stack up 7–9 AM and 4–6 PM, and the Hoan Bridge racks up more than its share of breakdowns. Off the freeways, the long arterials grind — North 76th Street, Capitol Drive, Silver Spring Drive, Fond du Lac Avenue, South 27th Street — and event nights surge around Fiserv Forum's Deer District, American Family Field and the Summerfest grounds at Henry Maier Festival Park.
Know the names: Locally we run the North-South, Zoo, Airport, East-West and Rock freeways, plus the Lake Parkway (WIS-794).
The dispatcher tells you on the call, from where the nearest truck is right then. Our yard is inside the city, on the South Side. Traffic, weather and calls ahead of yours can move the estimate.
Give us the nearest landmark for pickup and we’ll find the address.
Near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE, ~6 mi) and Port Milwaukee (Jones Island) (~4 mi) for dealer, auction and fleet moves.
Lake Michigan sets the terms: it moderates Milwaukee's humid continental weather, but the lakefront still takes lake-effect snow and dense fog, and temperatures by the water can swing sharply from inland readings. The city averages about 39.5 inches of snow a year, so winters come in cold and snowy; summers, warm and humid.
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Why drivers trust us
MKE Towing & Recovery is a licensed, family-run operator — not a call-center middleman. Every driver is our own, every truck is owned and maintained in-house, and every price is confirmed before we roll.
Experienced drivers who recover your vehicle without adding damage — flatbed and wheel-lift, light to heavy duty.
Your exact flat quote is on screen in about 60 seconds — or confirmed live on the call. No padded bills, no “release fee” surprises at the lot.
The dispatcher tells you when to expect the truck, from where the nearest one is right then. Traffic, weather and other calls can move it.
Upfront pricing
Towing should never feel like a gamble. Every job is priced by the same live engine our dispatchers use — and the calculator on this page shows your exact price before a truck leaves the yard.
Prefer to talk? (414) 279-5510 — a live dispatcher quotes the same number.
From $85
Hook-up + $4 per loaded mile, same rate any hour. One exact number, not a range.
From $75
Lockout, jump-start, fuel or tire change — flat callout, no per-mile fee, priced by the same engine dispatch quotes from.
From $110
Mud or snow: $110 within 10 ft of the road, $125 at 11–15 ft, $150 at 16–25 ft. Ditch: $150, $180 and $200 on the same bands — quoted before we hook up.
From $350
A $350 hook-up for a semi tractor alone (bobtail), $450 with its trailer. Miles, buses, RVs & equipment are quoted on the call, always before the truck rolls.
Same rate any hour — the price you see in the calculator is the price you pay. Full price table and worked examples: towing cost calculator.
Planning a move?
Tell us the pickup city, the destination and the vehicle. We’ll give you a flat mileage-based price and a schedule. Leave your number and we’ll call you right back.
Leave your number and a live dispatcher calls you back.
Keep your phone handy. Need us sooner? Call (414) 279-5510.
Where we pick up
Cities & suburbs we pick up from — tap for local detail
Highways & corridors
Direct access to I-94, I-43, I-41/US-41, I-794, I-894 — the Marquette and Zoo interchanges and the interstate network that carries your vehicle out of the metro and across the country.
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Before you call
Yes — MKE Towing & Recovery handles long-distance and state-to-state car transport, door to door, on top of our Milwaukee-area work. Give us the pickup and destination and we’ll quote the whole trip. Call (414) 279-5510.
By distance and vehicle — a flat mileage-based quote for the entire haul, given up front before pickup. Local metro tows are a hook-up fee plus a per-loaded-mile rate; on long-distance moves we quote one exact all-in price so there are no surprises at delivery. Call (414) 279-5510 for your route.
Yes. Non-running, project and classic cars are fine — we winch them onto the flatbed and secure them for transport. Just tell the dispatcher the vehicle’s condition so we send the right equipment. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — long-distance moves ride on a flatbed with all four wheels off the ground, which protects the transmission and drivetrain and is safe for AWD, luxury and low-clearance vehicles. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — fully licensed and insured for interstate transport (USDOT# 4272551 · MC# 1659521). Documentation is available on request. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — Milwaukee to Chicago (about 90 road miles) is one of our most common long-distance runs, and we deliver anywhere in Illinois and beyond, door to door on a flatbed. Give the dispatcher both addresses and you get one flat quote for the whole route. Call (414) 279-5510.
It comes down to the route distance and the vehicle. Rather than publish a misleading per-mile teaser, we quote each route as one flat, all-in number before pickup — the price you’re told is the price at delivery, with no fuel surcharge added later. Call (414) 279-5510 with the pickup city and destination and you’ll have the exact figure in one call.
Yes — heavy and oversized vehicles run long-distance too, on the right equipment for the weight. See our semi & tractor towing, heavy-duty towing, and RV towing pages, or just tell the dispatcher what it is and where it’s going. Call (414) 279-5510.
For scheduled moves, call as early as you can so we can set a pickup and delivery window that works for you — but we’ll always give you the soonest realistic date. Call (414) 279-5510 with your route and timing.
Pickups across Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County — Wauwatosa, West Allis, Brookfield, Oak Creek and every city in between — with delivery nationwide. Call (414) 279-5510.
A scheduled move is booked with a pickup window and a delivery window you can plan around; a run to Chicago or Madison is usually same-day, Minneapolis is a full day on the road. For a vehicle that has to move now, the dispatcher gives you an arrival estimate on the call. Call (414) 279-5510.
Most of our trucks seat one or two passengers, so on many runs yes. Tell the dispatcher how many people when you book, and it is confirmed with the quote; on some routes or with a larger group it is simpler to meet the truck at delivery. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes. Madison (about 80 road miles), Green Bay (about 115) and Minneapolis–St. Paul (about 335) are all quoted as one flat number for the whole route, on a flatbed, door to door. Give the dispatcher both addresses and the vehicle. Call (414) 279-5510.
Answers reviewed July 2026. Pricing model and hours are checked quarterly.
The facts
Everything you need before you call — the same details our dispatcher confirms on the phone.
Information updated September 2026 · prices, hours and ETAs reviewed quarterly.
One call reaches a live dispatcher for an exact, flat long-distance price. Pickup anywhere in Milwaukee or Waukesha County, delivery nationwide — flatbed, door-to-door, licensed and insured for interstate transport.