(414) 279-5510 Call Towing & Tow Truck · Cudahy, Milwaukee County
Won't start, broke down, or need it moved to a shop in Cudahy? We dispatch a flatbed or wheel-lift with a ~24-min typical arrival, staged quick to WIS-32 (S Lake Drive / E College Avenue), WIS-794 (John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway), CTH-Y (Layton Avenue) — and a flat price quoted before we hook up. No surprise fees, ever.
Upfront, no-surprise pricing ★ 4.3 · 373 reviews Serving all of Milwaukee County Licensed & Insured
Our South Side Milwaukee yard is about 7 road miles from Cudahy — a live dispatcher gives you a real ETA on the call.
Need a tow in Cudahy? MKE Towing & Recovery dispatches 7 days a week across Cudahy and Milwaukee County with a ~24-minute typical arrival — flatbed and wheel-lift trucks staged about 7 road miles out, quick to WIS-32 (S Lake Drive / E College Avenue), WIS-794 (John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway), CTH-Y (Layton Avenue). A flat price is quoted before we hook up, with no surprise fees. Call (414) 279-5510.
Local to Cudahy
Before a truck rolls, dispatch already knows Cudahy's corridors, its weather habits, and the honest drive time. Here's what we know.
Anyone taking the John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway (WIS-794) or Layton Avenue (CTH-Y) toward Mitchell Airport and the I-94 / Mitchell Interchange between 7 and 9 in the morning — or 4 and 6 in the evening — sits in commuter congestion. Layton stays busy the rest of the day too, loaded with airport and packing-plant trucks, while Packard Avenue handles the downtown and plant-shift crowd. WIS-32 runs the eastern side as South Lake Drive and East College Avenue. Watch 15th Avenue, posted at about 5 short tons — the city's lowest weight limit.
~7 road miles from our South Side yard, with coverage across Milwaukee & Waukesha counties. Live ETA confirmed on the call.
Drivers near the water learn it fast: pavement close to the shore runs colder and icier than inland streets just a few blocks west, and the lakefront at Sheridan Park draws in lake-effect snow and dense fog. This is a humid continental stretch of the Lake Michigan shore — winters come in cold and snowy, summers warm and humid.
Business districts: Packard Avenue downtown (Cudahy Center, Packard Plaza), Layton Avenue (CTH-Y) corridor.
Industrial: Patrick Cudahy / Smithfield meatpacking complex, Packard Avenue industrial corridor.
Covering Cudahy ZIP codes: 53110
When do you need a tow?
Dead in a lot, driveway, or garage in Cudahy — we load it and run it to your shop, dealer, or home.
Overheated or stalled on WIS-32 (S Lake Drive / E College Avenue) or WIS-794 (John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway) or a Cudahy surface street. We get you off the road fast.
A car that hasn’t run in a while and needs a mechanic, dealer, or your driveway. Flatbed, no key needed.
Cudahy sees ice and snow — when a car slides into a ditch or shoulder, we winch it out and tow it home.
A non-runner or project that needs to get from A to B — across town or between homes and shops, hauled level and secure.
You searched it because you're stuck in Cudahy. One call to a live dispatcher and the nearest truck is on the way.
What we tow
Pick what you drive and we'll show you the right truck and why — the same call the dispatcher makes for Cudahy.
A running front- or rear-wheel-drive car tows safely on a wheel-lift. Prefer it ride completely off the road? We'll bring a flatbed instead — your call.
Send this truck — call nowWhat a tow costs
A local tow in Cudahy is a flat $85 hook-up plus $4 per loaded mile — most run $105–$235. Estimate it below; you always get the exact number on the call, before we hook up.
Getting a tow in Cudahy
A real Milwaukee dispatcher picks up — no menus. Tell us where you are in Cudahy, what you drive, and where it's going.
We confirm the truck for your vehicle, give you a flat price before we hook up, and a real arrival window for your spot.
The nearest flatbed or wheel-lift heads your way — typically about 24 minutes in Cudahy. The driver calls as they get close.
Loaded carefully and dropped where you need — shop, dealer, or home. Pay on the spot; receipt for your records or claim.
Why Cudahy drivers call MKE
A real ETA from the closest truck — answered live, any day, no call-center.
A flat hook-up plus per-loaded-mile, quoted before we hook up. The number you hear is the number you pay.
Thousands of tows across 2 SE Wisconsin counties — freeways, side streets, and driveways.
Flatbeds and wheel-lifts mean the correct truck the first time. Licensed & Insured in Wisconsin.
Cudahy towing questions
Typically about 24 minutes — Cudahy is only ~7 road miles south of our South Side yard, one of our closer runs, so most calls land in 15–35 minutes depending on traffic and lake-effect weather. We dispatch a live person 24/7, to the John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway (WIS-794), Packard Avenue, the WIS-32 lakefront and every city street. Call (414) 279-5510 for a real ETA.
A local Cudahy tow starts at a flat $85 hook-up plus $4 per loaded mile — most around the metro land between $105 and $235, quoted before we hook up. Because we're only ~7 miles out, the mileage stays low. Distance to your drop-off, vehicle duty class and any special handling set the exact number, which you hear on the call. Call (414) 279-5510.
Your choice. We tow to Lion's Auto Body, to a dealer like Ewald's Venus Ford or Gateway Motors, to a parts store like the AutoZone on your way, or straight to your driveway. Tell dispatch your destination when you call (414) 279-5510 and that's where it goes.
Yes. Cudahy borders Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (about 3 miles west), and the John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway (WIS-794) runs below grade through the city between the Hoan Bridge and the airport — a common breakdown corridor — plus Layton Avenue (CTH-Y) and WIS-32. Pull off, hazards on, stay buckled, and call (414) 279-5510.
A running front- or rear-wheel-drive car can ride safely on a wheel-lift. AWD/4WD, lowered, exotic, EV or non-running vehicles go on a flatbed so all four wheels are off the ground and the drivetrain isn't damaged. Tell dispatch what you drive and we send the right truck the first time. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — MKE Towing & Recovery is fully licensed and insured in Wisconsin (USDOT# 4272551 · MC# 1659521), running flatbeds and wreckers across Cudahy and the Milwaukee metro since 2019. Documentation is available on request, and we bill insurers and motor clubs directly where supported. Call (414) 279-5510.
Nearby
A live Milwaukee dispatcher answers 7 days a week — the right truck for your vehicle, a ~24-min typical arrival in Cudahy, and a flat price quoted before we hook up.