(414) 279-5510 Call Collateral Recovery for Lenders & Forwarders · St. Francis, Milwaukee County
Licensed · Insured — compliant recoveries, documented and secured.
MKE Towing & Recovery recovers for lenders, credit unions, BHPH dealers, forwarders and insurers across St. Francis and Milwaukee County — involuntary and voluntary recoveries, skip/locate, secured storage, and transport to remarketing. Breach-of-peace-aware, documented on GPS and condition reports, staged quick to WIS-32 (Kinnickinnic Ave / E Howard Ave / Lake Drive), WIS-794 (John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway), CTH-Y (Layton Avenue).
Licensed & Insured ★ 4.3 · 373 reviews GPS & condition reports Serving all of Milwaukee County
Our South Side Milwaukee yard is about 5 road miles from St. Francis — compliant recovery with personal-property protocol, so the liability stays off your desk.
Need collateral recovered in St. Francis? MKE Towing & Recovery is a licensed and insured repossession and collateral-recovery agency covering St. Francis and Milwaukee County — compliant, breach-of-peace-aware involuntary and voluntary recoveries, skip/locate, secured storage, and transport to remarketing, documented on GPS and condition reports with real-time RDN / MBSi status. Staged about 5 road miles out, quick to WIS-32 (Kinnickinnic Ave / E Howard Ave / Lake Drive), WIS-794 (John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway), CTH-Y (Layton Avenue). Assign a recovery or open an account: (414) 279-5510.
Local to St. Francis
A real footprint beats a pin on a map. Here’s where and how we run collateral recoveries in St. Francis, Milwaukee County — the corridors we cover, the areas we reach, and how fast a rigged truck rolls.
Where the John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway (WIS-794) drops below grade through St. Francis, breakdowns are frequent — and that same stretch is the main commuter artery, linking the Hoan Bridge and downtown to Mitchell Airport just south, heaviest from 7–9 AM and again from 4–6 PM. WIS-32 (Kinnickinnic Avenue, East Howard Avenue and South Lake Drive) and Layton Avenue (CTH-Y) handle the local movement, feeding toward Milwaukee and Cudahy. The city's major surface crossings — East Howard Avenue at Kinnickinnic, Lake Drive and Packard, and East Layton at Pennsylvania and Whitnall — are largely uncontrolled, so watch for right-of-way fender-benders.
~5 road miles from our South Side yard, with coverage across Milwaukee & Waukesha counties. Assignments accepted 7 days a week.
Recovered St. Francis units go to a fenced, camera-monitored lot — condition logged on intake, personal property inventoried separately, every hand-off documented from scene to release or remarketing.
The bluff below St. Francis Seminary is where the lake makes itself felt: dense fog and lake-effect snow settle there and along the lakefront, and shoreline roads can hold cold and ice longer than streets a few blocks inland. Sitting directly on Lake Michigan, the city runs a humid continental pattern — snowy, cold winters; humid, warm summers.
Covering St. Francis ZIP codes: 53235
Do you handle my assignment?
A standard recovery from a St. Francis residence, driveway, or street — compliant and breach-of-peace-aware, documented from approach to load.
Scheduled with the borrower at a lower rate — often the cleanest close. Same documentation and property inventory, less friction.
Unit moved, plates swapped, or borrower gone quiet? We skip-trace and locate it before recovery — one accountable partner from locate to close.
Recovery from St. Francis controlled-access communities, apartment complexes, and commercial lots — handled within the rules, without forcing entry.
Exotics, AWD, EV, or damaged and non-running collateral go on a flatbed so the unit arrives in the condition the report says.
The trust gate
For a lienholder, compliance outranks speed. Every St. Francis recovery is documented and breach-of-peace-aware.
Covered under on-hook, garage-keepers and general-liability lines in Wisconsin. License and policy details confirmed in writing on account setup.
No forcing a locked or gated enclosure, no threats — we disengage and report the moment a recovery turns contested.
Every run documented on GPS and condition photos capturing the unit and the scene at recovery — the report travels with the unit.
The borrower’s belongings are inventoried, photographed, stored separately, and released per the rules at no charge to retrieve.
Respectful contact and documented handling end to end, run with consumer-protection rules in mind — and you stay in control of all borrower communications.
Repossession is heavily regulated; this page is general information, not legal advice. Specific licensing and certification details are confirmed on account setup.
How it's billed
Transparency is rare in this space, so here it is line by line. Account holders get agreed rates across the portfolio and consolidated invoicing on net terms — not a separate settlement on every St. Francis unit.
A flat fee for a standard involuntary recovery — agreed in advance on your account, the same across the portfolio.
A lower rate when the borrower surrenders the unit on schedule — the cleanest, least costly close.
A modest fee when a unit isn’t there or can’t be recovered safely on an attempt — it covers the roll, never a surprise.
A per-day rate while the unit is held in the secured lot, billed transparently until release or transport.
Key cutting, second-truck recovery, or transport to your shop or remarketing — itemized, only when used.
Agreed rates and consolidated invoicing on net terms for account holders — one statement, not a settlement per unit.
St. Francis repossession questions
We dispatch recovery assignments across St. Francis and the metro 7 days a week — and the city's 34 mapped apartment buildings, its 70 off-street parking facilities and the used-car lots on the corridor give plenty of ground to work discreetly. Lenders, credit unions, BHPH dealers and forwarders get compliant recovery with full documentation. Call (414) 279-5510 to set up an account.
Recovery work is account-based and billed per assignment, not a consumer flat rate — pricing reflects the recovery type, storage, and personal-property handling. We're licensed and insured (USDOT# 4272551 · MC# 1659521) and provide the condition reports and photos your compliance team needs. Call (414) 279-5510 for the rate sheet.
Yes — every recovery is licensed, insured, photo-documented on scene, and handled to lender and Wisconsin/Milwaukee County requirements, including secure storage and personal-property inventory and return. We keep it discreet and professional across the city's apartment lots and commercial corridors. Call (414) 279-5510.
Your personal property is inventoried and held securely, separate from the vehicle. Call (414) 279-5510 with your name and the vehicle, and we'll tell you what's required and schedule a time to collect your belongings. We handle the consumer side courteously, by the rules.
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One call reaches a live dispatcher — a compliant, documented recovery, status at every step, and consolidated billing on agreed rates. Set up an account and your next St. Francis recovery is one assignment.
Leave your details and a dispatcher sets up your account — agreed rates, your platform mapped to our status updates, consolidated billing for St. Francis and beyond.
Keep your phone handy. Need us sooner? Call (414) 279-5510.