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A blown tire, a seized bearing, a snapped coupler, or a tow vehicle that quit. We move the trailer and what is on it: on a flatbed when it can’t roll safely, on a rated hitch when it can. Campers, boat trailers, utility and cargo trailers, car haulers, and towable job-site units like air compressors and generators.
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Pricing scoped before we roll — hook-up or load-up, per-mile, and any field service, then an itemized invoice. On a covered motor-club plan we bill the provider directly where supported.
MKE Towing & Recovery — open 24/7. Trailer trouble in Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County? MKE Towing & Recovery moves disabled trailers and their loads when a tire, bearing, axle or coupler fails, or the tow vehicle quits. A trailer that rolls safely goes on a rated hitch; one that doesn’t rides a flatbed. We also move towable air compressors and generators between job sites and rental yards. Call (414) 279-5510.
Instant quote — free, no phone call needed
Tell the calculator the trailer type, its length and whether it rolls. A towable compressor or generator prices by whether it has usable wheels. The dispatcher quotes the same number by phone.
Pull as far onto the shoulder as you can, chock the trailer wheels, and put your hazards on — don’t try to re-hitch a bent tongue beside a live lane. Tell dispatch your trailer type, what failed, whether there’s a load, and your mile marker on I-94 — a real Greater Milwaukee dispatcher answers live and we roll the right rig, flatbed or rated hitch, the first time.
Before you call
The failure and the coupler decide whether it tows or rides. Have these ready.
On a shoulder, chock the trailer wheels and stay clear of the live lane. Don’t try to re-hitch a bent tongue beside traffic. Dispatch gives you an arrival estimate while you are still on the phone.
Job-site equipment
A tow-behind air compressor or a trailer-mounted generator is a small trailer carrying a heavy machine. We move them between job sites, from the rental yard to the site and back, and we recover them when a tire, bearing or coupler fails on the road.
A road-legal towable, with working lights, a sound coupler and brakes where the unit has them, can tow behind our truck on its own wheels. A job-site unit on small wheels, or one with a damaged tire, axle or coupler, rides on the flatbed.
Give dispatch the make and model, or the rating off the data plate, so the hitch and the deck match the weight. Say whether it has a pintle ring or a ball coupler. A skid-mounted unit with no running gear is winched onto the deck if it is small, or set on with a forklift at its rated lift points if it is not.
Have the gate open and the area around the unit clear. Hoses and cords are coiled, and fuel caps and valves are closed before it moves; on a generator the battery is isolated too. Fuel is not drained as a rule.
A towable light tower moves like a small generator, with the mast lowered and stowed. A large skid-mounted standby generator is a different job, and the dispatcher scopes its weight and size on the call before we commit.
Tow vehicle down
If your truck or SUV broke down with a camper, boat or utility trailer behind it, we can take the trailer, the tow vehicle, or both. Tell dispatch what you are driving and the trailer type, so the unit that comes can handle the whole rig.
Fifth-wheels and gooseneck trailers need the right adapter, and the kingpin and landing gear are checked before hookup. A motorhome itself is covered on RV towing.
Boat ramps
A trailer that dropped a wheel off the ramp, or sank its bunks into soft ground, is a winch recovery first. We pull the rig back onto the pavement, protecting the hull and the trailer, then tow it or hand it back to you.
Sound familiar?
A shredded trailer tire on I-94 with a load still aboard. We get you off the lane, then swap to a flatbed — or get a tire on if the rim and axle survived.
A bearing that overheated and locked the wheel. Dragging it ruins the spindle — we load the trailer on a flatbed and haul it to your shop.
After a curb, a pothole, or a blowout the axle won’t track straight. It rides flat — load and all — to wherever you need it.
The trailer won’t reattach to the ball. We secure it, load it, and move it without forcing a bad hitch beside a live Greater Milwaukee lane.
Your truck died on I-94 with the camper or boat behind it. We can take the trailer, the tow vehicle, or both — in one trip.
Dropped a wheel off the ramp or buried the bunks in soft ground. We winch the rig back onto the pavement and protect the hull.
Running or not, we load it
A failed tire, bearing, axle, or coupler means the trailer can’t roll safely. Tell dispatch your trailer type, what failed, and whether there’s a load, and we send a flatbed or the right rated hitch.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510If the tow vehicle broke down and the trailer is sound, we can take the trailer, the tow vehicle, or both in one trip. Tell us what you’re driving and we send a unit that handles all of it.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A trailer dug into soft ground or off a boat ramp needs a winch recovery before it can move. We bring the right rigging — tell us what happened and we get the rig back on the pavement.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Do you handle mine? Almost certainly.
Bumper-pull campers and travel trailers. We load and haul without stressing the frame or scuffing the skin, then set it down level at home or the shop.
Fifth-wheel RVs and gooseneck trailers. We bring the right adapter and a truck rated for the kingpin or ball — kingpin condition and landing-gear state checked before the hookup — or load it when it can’t roll.
Boat and personal-watercraft trailers, on the road or stuck at the ramp. We recover the rig and protect the hull and the bunks.
Open utility, landscape, and dump trailers, loaded or empty. We secure the load and move it without losing a thing off the deck.
Box and cargo trailers with tools, inventory, or a vehicle inside. Hauled level and secure so nothing shifts in transit.
Open and enclosed car haulers and equipment trailers. We rig for the load aboard and transport the whole rig to your shop or site.
What trailer towing & transport covers
A trailer has no drivetrain — you can’t just hook a strap to it. When a wheel, axle, or coupler gives out, dragging it on a dead bearing or a bent spindle destroys the axle. So it’s the right method for how it failed: a flatbed when a wheel is out, a rated hitch when it rolls, the load secured either way.
Not sure where your trailer lands? Tell us the type and what failed on the call — we send the right truck the first time so you’re not waiting twice.
Secured, not dragged
Wheels chocked, cones and flares set, and lane coordination before the load-up starts — standard work-zone practice on a live Greater Milwaukee shoulder.
The load — boat, car, cargo, or equipment — strapped and chained to rated points before anything moves. FMCSA-style securement, nothing off the deck.
Safety chains and rated couplers handled right — we don’t force a bent tongue onto a ball or leave a chain dragging.
Loaded on a flatbed instead of dragging a seized wheel, so we move your trailer without wrecking the axle or scuffing the finish.
What it costs & why
Trailer pricing comes down to one thing: can it roll? A hitch-and-pull tow is a hook-up fee plus per-loaded-mile, so it’s predictable; a flatbed transport is billed for the load-up and the haul. The biggest question for your Greater Milwaukee bill is which one your trailer needs — so we start there, and you hear the structure before we roll.
You get the rate structure — hook-up or load-up, per-mile, and any field service — before we roll, and an itemized invoice after. No lowball-then-add-on. On a covered motor-club plan we bill the provider directly where supported.
See my exact priceAn empty utility trailer and a loaded fifth-wheel or a boat aren’t the same job. Weight and length change the truck and the time.
A rolling trailer is hook-and-go. A damaged wheel, axle, or coupler means a flatbed load — more time and gear, billed for the load-up.
A short hop home versus a long haul, and how reachable you are — a boat ramp, soft ground, or a tight site adds work.
Sometimes a roadside tire swap gets you rolling for less than a full transport — we’ll tell you honestly which one makes sense.
Our anti-damage process
A live Greater Milwaukee dispatcher picks up. The crew checks the tire, bearing, axle, and coupler, the load, and the access before anything moves.
Wheels chocked, cones and flares out, lane coordination set — so the work zone is safe for the crew, for you, and for passing traffic.
If it rolls safely, we couple it to a rated hitch. If a wheel, axle, or coupler is out, it goes on the flatbed — not dragged on a dead bearing.
Winched onto the bed or coupled to a rated ball or pintle, with the load lashed down before we move an inch.
Straps and chains to rated points, the hull or cargo secured, finish protected — secured to spec for the road.
To your home, shop, storage lot, or the ramp, with clean documentation for the claim or the file.
Why drivers and haulers call MKE
A sound trailer tows on a rated hitch. A failed tire, bearing, axle or coupler means the flatbed.
3 of our 5 trucks are flatbeds, so a trailer with a seized wheel rides instead of dragging.
Whatever is on the trailer is tied to rated points before it moves.
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Trailer Towing across Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
Yes. A road-legal towable hitches to our truck and tows on its own wheels. A job-site unit on small wheels, or one with a bad tire or coupler, rides the flatbed. Tell dispatch the model and where it is going.
Yes: rental yard to site, site to site, and back. Fuel valves are closed and the battery isolated before it moves. A large skid-mounted standby unit is scoped by a dispatcher on the call.
If the tires, bearings, axle and coupler are sound, we couple to a rated truck and pull it. If any of them failed, the trailer rides the flatbed so nothing drags.
Yes. We can take the trailer, the tow vehicle, or both in one trip. Tell dispatch what you are driving, the trailer type and whether there is a load.
By trailer type and length, plus loaded miles, and it starts at $150. A towable compressor or generator prices by whether it has usable wheels. The calculator shows the exact number before you book.
Answers reviewed July 2026. Pricing model and hours are checked quarterly.
We cover Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. See the service area.
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Learn moreOne call reaches a live dispatcher. Tell them the trailer type, what failed and whether it is loaded, and you get the price and an arrival estimate on the call.