(414) 279-5510 Call Forklift Towing · West Allis, Milwaukee County
A dead lift blocking your only dock in West Allis, a relocation between sites, a unit tipped off a loading dock, or a reach stacker that needs a lowboy and a permit — MKE Towing & Recovery hauls forklifts and material-handling equipment on rollback and lowboy trailers, fully insured. Running or dead, indoors or curbside. ~18-min typical response on West Allis downtime calls, flat price quoted before we roll.
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Need a forklift towed or moved in West Allis? MKE Towing & Recovery hauls forklifts, telehandlers, and material-handling equipment — running or dead, indoors or curbside — on rollback and lowboy trailers, fully insured. West Allis-area dispatch, ~18-minute typical response on downtime calls, scheduled moves any time, and a flat price quoted before we roll. Call (414) 279-5510.
A dead forklift behind your only dock backs up freight by the hour. Tell dispatch the unit, the weight, the fuel type, and whether it rolls — a real West Allis dispatcher answers live and we bring the right trailer the first time.
Local to West Allis
Here's how we run forklift transport in West Allis, Milwaukee County — the corridors we run, the industrial areas we serve, and how fast a rig reaches you.
The freeways ride the edges: I-94 (the East-West Freeway) traces the north side and the Zoo Freeway (I-41/I-894/US-45) the west, and both back up hardest 7–9 AM and 4–6 PM. Down on the surface, West Allis is a dense one-way grid — Greenfield Avenue and National Avenue (both WIS-59) run as a one-way pair through Six Points, with South 108th Street (WIS-100) the truck spine on the west and South 60th, 76th (CTH U) and 84th (WIS-181) Streets the north–south load. The worst choke points are the signalized South 60th Street corridor and the uncontrolled multi-leg junctions — 68th & Beloit & Lincoln (a 6-way), 108th & Cleveland, and 76th & Oklahoma. When the Wisconsin State Fair opens in early August or the Milwaukee Mile runs, traffic around the fairgrounds spikes sharply.
The run in is about 7 road miles from our South Side yard — both Milwaukee and Waukesha counties covered. The dispatcher confirms a live ETA on the call.
Most West Allis forklift calls start around Six Points, City Center, and Honey Creek Settlement: dead lifts blocking a dock, units relocating between sites, and rental returns. Our trucks come through the I-94 (East-West Freeway, north edge) ramps, and we winch them out of tight bays and run them on to the dealer, the shop, or the next yard. From Six Points, City Center, and Honey Creek Settlement to the I-94 (East-West Freeway, north edge) shoulder, we keep West Allis forklift moves on schedule — 7 days a week.
Winter ice & snow (Nov–Mar) — the city averages ~52 inches a year (NWS), and the ramps on the I-94 and Zoo Freeway edges glaze over first
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.
West Allis sits several miles inland from Lake Michigan and rides the same humid continental pattern as the rest of the metro — cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The NWS station here logs about 52 inches of snow a year, and the hard freeze-thaw cycles that follow chew at the older one-way grid streets. Summer answers with occasional thunderstorms and brief street flooding, worst along Honey Creek and the Honey Creek Parkway on the west side.
Serving West Allis ZIP codes: 53214 · 53219 · 53227
Sound familiar?
The only forklift quit behind your dock and freight is backing up. We winch it out and haul it to your shop or the dealer — downtime priority.
A new purchase, a sale, an auction win, or a rental return. We load, secure, and deliver your unit across West Allis or across the metro — scheduled, insured.
A unit on its side or dropped off a loading dock. We upright it with rated rigging, then load it — without adding damage.
Behind a 9-ft door, down a narrow aisle, dead where it sits. We winch it out, then load on the bed outside — the right rigging the first time.
A telehandler, reach stacker, or container handler too heavy or tall for a standard bed. Lowboy or step-deck, oversize permit handled.
New or used units from the dealership to the buyer, or fleet swaps between yards. Scheduled, insured, COI on request for your file.
Running or not, we load it
A running forklift is driven or winched up the tilt-bed under control, forks lowered, then chained at the rated lift points — never up a steep ramp that would high-center it.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A dead or seized lift comes up a tilt-bed on a rated winch line, or onto a flatbed. Solid tires drag and flat-spot, so a forklift is carried, not towed.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A tipped or off-dock unit is uprighted with rated rigging on a plan, inspected, then loaded — without adding damage.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Do you handle mine? Almost certainly.
Class I–V warehouse forklifts, from 3,000-lb electric walkies to 15,000+ lb pneumatics — most ride a rollback, heavy pneumatics step up to a lowboy.
They ride tall and long — boom lowered and pinned, hauled on a lowboy or step-deck, with an oversize permit if the load goes over legal.
Port-class top picks and empty handlers run heavy and oversize — almost always a lowboy or multi-axle with an oversize permit and a routed haul.
Flat solid tires, blown hydraulics, a seized transmission, no neutral — it still loads. Rated winch line up a tilt-bed, forks down, chained at rated points. No machine is too dead to move.
What forklift transport covers
A forklift can't be flat-towed — no free-wheel neutral, no car-style tow points, and solid tires that drag instead of roll. So we winch and secure to rated points, every time.
A picker, not a promise — the final trailer and any permit are confirmed from the exact weight, height, and access on the call, so we come right the first time.
Secured, not dragged
Forks lowered to the deck and chained with grade-70 at the unit’s rated lift points — sized to the real weight, never a strap and a guess.
The mast is lowered and the counterweight strapped for the road, so nothing shifts on an I-94 (East-West Freeway, north edge) on-ramp.
The traction battery is protected or the LPG tank secured before the unit moves — the way a forklift has to travel.
Solid and cushion tires drag and flat-spot, so the lift rides on the deck — winched on, never dragged behind a truck.
What it costs & why
A West Allis forklift haul is a flat price quoted before we roll — a 5,000-lb electric that rolls onto a rollback is the low end; a 30,000-lb reach stacker that needs a lowboy and a permit is the high end. We show the factors and the flat price holds.
The flat price covers the dispatch and the haul, quoted before a truck leaves. Recovery, indoor extraction, and any oversize permit are itemized and confirmed first — no lowball-then-add-on.
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A 5,000-lb electric and a 30,000-lb reach stacker are different hauls — trailer and rigging are sized to the real weight.
A unit that rolls onto the bed loads fast; a dead or seized one billed by the winch and recovery work it takes.
A curbside pickup is straightforward; an indoor pull down a narrow West Allis aisle or off a dock adds time and gear.
A telehandler or reach stacker over legal gets the WisDOT permit and routing — a real cost, quoted up front so the flat price holds.
Getting help in West Allis
Tell dispatch the unit, weight, fuel type, and whether it rolls. We confirm the trailer, rigging, and any permit before a truck leaves West Allis.
We lower the forks and mast, handle the battery or LPG, and clear the access — a door, an aisle, a dock — before anything moves.
Running units load under power where safe; dead or seized units come up a tilt-bed on a rated winch line. We never drag a forklift.
Forks down, chained at the unit’s rated lift points, mast and counterweight strapped for the road — sized to the real weight.
To your yard, the dealer, the auction, or the shop — with clean paperwork and a COI for your file.
Why West Allis warehouses call MKE
A real ETA from the closest unit — downtime priority on a dead-lift call, not a canned promise.
Walkie to reach stacker, we right-size the deck to the machine — never a guess and a strap.
Years of equipment moves across Milwaukee and Waukesha. Licensed & Insured — USDOT# 4272551.
Certificate of insurance on request for the yard’s file, with consolidated billing on dealer and fleet accounts.
Forklift Towing in West Allis
Same-day for most jobs, scheduled to your window — West Allis's warehouse and manufacturing sites (the National Avenue corridor, the Chr. Hansen area, the West Allis Towne Centre docks) are ~7 road miles from our yard. A live dispatcher sets a real arrival time 24/7. Call (414) 279-5510.
Forklift moves start at $150 for units up to 10,000 lbs and $250 for 10,000–15,000 lbs, plus $4 per loaded mile, quoted before we roll. Anything heavier gets a crane-and-special-gear assessment up front. Certificate of insurance on request. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — a forklift that won't start or steer gets winched onto a flatbed or Landoll on rated points, eased through the dock, and secured with soft straps and wheel nets. We work the National Avenue and Chr. Hansen sites and the retail docks regularly. Tell dispatch the make and weight. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes. Whether it's relocating a lift across the National Avenue industrial corridor or out to a dealer or rental yard, we load, secure and deliver it damage-free, indoor dock to indoor dock where access allows. Call (414) 279-5510 to schedule.
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