Your body shop, your choice
Accident Towing
Off the crash scene, glass swept, photos taken, and on to storage or the body shop you pick.
- Collisions
- Deer strikes
- Scene cleanup
- Storage
24/7 dispatch for Winnebago County
Oshkosh Towing & Roadside: 24/7 Towing, Flatbed & Roadside Assistance in Oshkosh, WI
Broke down on I-41, slid into a snowbank or locked out downtown? Tell us where you are. You hear the price before a truck rolls.
Our towing and roadside services
All four tires off the road
Flatbed Towing
Deck transport for AWD cars, EVs, classics and lowered cars, around Oshkosh or across Wisconsin.
- AWD and EV
- Classic cars
- Low clearance
- Long distance
Chocked upright, soft straps only
Motorcycle Towing
Cruisers, sport bikes and trikes ride upright on the flatbed, strapped at the frame and never by the bars.
- Wheel chock
- Soft straps
- Trikes
- Sport bikes
Price quoted before we drive
Roadside Assistance
Jump starts, lockouts, fuel and flat tire changes that get you driving again without a tow.
- Jump starts
- Lockouts
- Fuel delivery
- Flat tires
Planned first, pulled slow
Winch-Out & Recovery
Out of the ditch, the snowbank or the mud, pulled from solid ground with a snatch block when the angle is bad.
- Ditch pulls
- Snow recovery
- Mud and fields
- Off-road
Towing in Oshkosh, WI, Any Hour of the Day
Looking for a tow truck near me? In Oshkosh, that is Oshkosh Towing & Roadside: tow services Oshkosh drivers can call at any hour, with flatbed and wheel-lift trucks on the road. We handle car towing, SUVs and pickups, motorcycle towing, medium-duty box trucks and long trips. After a crash we do the accident towing and keep the car in vehicle storage for your insurer. About 4 in 10 calls need no tow at all. A jump start or a lockout fix gets you rolling where you stopped. So does fuel delivery, or a flat tire change. In a ditch? The same truck does the winch-out. Every all-wheel drive car and electric vehicle rides the flatbed, wheels up. Subaru, Tesla and Mazda ask for exactly that.
Straight answer on price: dispatch tells you on the phone, before a truck is sent. Someone answers 24 hours a day, holidays included. We're licensed, insured and family-owned, with more than 25 years of combined experience. We tow to the shop, dealer or driveway you pick, and take cards, cash, check, Zelle, Venmo and Cash App. If you searched towing Oshkosh WI from the roadside, send us where you are, exactly, and stay in the car with hazards on. Then we roll.
- Dispatch answers 24/7, nights and holidays
- You hear the price before the truck leaves
- AWD, EVs and low cars always ride the flatbed
- Licensed, insured and family-owned
- About 4 in 10 calls fixed with no tow
Towing Services in Oshkosh: Cars, Trucks and Everything Between
Nine kinds of tows we run every week. Each starts with four questions: where are you, what are you driving, what happened, and where should it go?
Car Towing
Sedans, hatchbacks and compacts are most of what we tow. They're light-duty, under 10,000 lb GVWR, the loaded weight on the door sticker. A local tow inside Oshkosh usually runs $50 to $125 for 5 to 10 miles (HomeGuide, 2026). We drop it at your mechanic, your driveway or a dealer on Koeller Street.
Flatbed Towing
Our flatbed tow truck, what the trade calls a rollback, tips its deck down to the street and your car rides up top, no wheels turning. Light-duty Jerr-Dan carriers have 19 to 22 ft decks. Send it for all-wheel drive, electric cars, lowered cars and a bad transmission.
Wheel-Lift Towing
A metal cradle slides under two tires and lifts that end of the car, with nothing pressing on the bumper. That's a wheel-lift tow truck. Wheel lift towing fits where a long deck can't turn: parking ramps, skinny driveways, apartment lots near UW Oshkosh. For a front-wheel-drive car crossing town, it's quick and easy on the car.
24 Hour Towing
Breakdowns keep their own hours. Ours match. Last winter the overnight phone rang more after midnight than at lunch, mostly batteries: at 0°F a battery has lost about 60% of its strength (AAA). Nights and weekends get the same price-first quote.
Emergency Towing
A blown tire on I-41 near the 9th Avenue exit. Smoke from the hood on US 45. Those are emergency tows: stay buckled in with hazards on. Wisconsin's Move Over law, Wis. Stat. 346.072, makes passing drivers change lanes or slow down for our truck. Honestly, only a bit over half do.
SUV and Pickup Towing
Full-size pickups and three-row SUVs weigh more, and many have four-wheel drive, so we match the truck to the load. A Ford F-150 or Chevy Tahoe still fits the light-duty class of 10,000 lb GVWR. Four-wheel drive models ride the flatbed unless the owner's manual allows a dolly.
Long-Distance Towing
Need a car moved to Milwaukee, Green Bay or a dealer out of state? Long-distance tows are priced by the mile, and The Zebra puts the 2026 national average at $4.75 per mile. We quote the whole run up front, fuel and tolls included. Check your auto club first.
Medium-Duty Truck Towing
Box trucks, delivery vans, shuttle buses and work trucks between 10,001 and 26,000 lb GVWR fall in the medium-duty class. When a small business's only truck quits, the whole day stalls. Read us the GVWR off the door sticker, and we know which truck to send.
Boat and RV Towing
Boats on trailers and smaller RVs move on request, mostly spring and fall around Lake Winnebago and Lake Butte des Morts. Give dispatch the length and weight. We confirm what we can carry and quote it before anything is hooked up.
Towing and roadside help across Winnebago County, 24 hours a day
Roadside Assistance and Recovery Around Oshkosh
Plenty of calls never need a tow, and we won't sell you one if a fix will do. Here is how our roadside assistance in Oshkosh, WI crew handles the common ones.
Jump Start Service
Battery trouble was about 7 million of AAA's 27 million roadside calls in 2024. Cold makes it worse: a battery has about 35% less strength at 32°F. Think of the snowblower on the first storm, fine, just slow to wake up. We jump start cars, trucks and SUVs, and tow it to a shop if it won't hold a charge.
Car Lockout Service
Keys on the seat, doors locked, maybe the dog watching through the glass. An air wedge, a small bag that puffs up at the door frame, opens a gap for a long rod to press the lock switch. No scratches. Lockouts were 10% of AAA roadside calls in 2024.
Fuel Delivery
Ran dry on WIS 21 or Interstate 41? It happens to careful people too. We bring enough gas or diesel to reach a station. State Farm lists $50 to $100 plus fuel as a typical fuel delivery charge.
Flat Tire Change
About 20% of US drivers can't change a flat themselves (AAA), and 28% of 2017 model year vehicles shipped without a spare. We put your spare on, shoulder or lot. No spare, or a bent wheel? Then it's a short tow to a tire shop.
Winch-Out Service
In a ditch on a snowy county road, or sunk in a soft yard? Our winch-out and recovery crew pulls you back onto solid ground with the truck's winch. A bad side angle gets a snatch block, the pulley trick from the deer camp meat pole. Most cars drive away.
Snow and Off-Road Recovery
Oshkosh averages 39.2 inches of snow a year (NOAA 1991-2020). We've seen 14 ditch calls in one day after the first real snow. We pull cars from plow drifts, frozen fields and muddy launch areas around Lake Winnebago, from solid ground. Open lake ice goes to a lake specialist.
Commercial Towing Services for Oshkosh Businesses
Most calls are drivers, but fleets, dealers, shops and property managers call too. Open a row to see how we handle each one.
Fleet and Commercial Vehicle Towing
Service vans, delivery trucks and company pickups break down too, and every hour off the road costs money. We tow light and medium-duty fleet vehicles up to 26,000 lb GVWR to your shop or dealer, and can bill the business directly once dispatch has your account details.
Dealer and Repair Shop Transport
Repair shops and dealers along Koeller Street and South Washburn use our flatbed to move cars between lots, body shops and customers. Flatbed service runs $2.50 to $3.50 per mile nationally (Angi, 2026). Tell us the day and we book the run.
Private Property Towing
Apartment and business owners can have unauthorized cars removed from posted lots. Wisconsin's Trans 319 sets the rules. The tow company has to notify police first, and Trans 319.03 caps the charge at $150 per tow plus $25 a day for outdoor storage.
Impound and Vehicle Storage
Vehicles towed after a crash or from private property go to secure storage until the owner or insurer claims them. Under Wis. Stat. 342.40 a vehicle left without permission for more than 48 hours can be treated as abandoned. We release stored vehicles with ID and proof of ownership.
Why drivers call us
Why We're the Towing Company Oshkosh Drivers Call First
24/7 Towing in Oshkosh, Nights and Holidays Included
Somebody picks up at any hour, and one flatbed stays on overnight call. Our hardest calls come after dark, when 63% of roadside worker deaths happen (AAA Foundation). So the trucks run full light bars, and our drivers take the shoulder slow.
Tow Truck Prices Quoted Before We Roll
You hear the price on the phone before a tow truck leaves the lot, like the fish fry board. No gate fees, no surprise mileage. Private-property tows follow the Trans 319 caps to the dollar.
The Right Tow Truck for Your Vehicle
Flatbed for AWD, EVs, classics and low cars. Wheel-lift for tight lots and quick front-drive tows. A medium-duty truck for box trucks. We'd rather send the bigger truck than explain a ruined transmission later.
Local Oshkosh Tow Operators Who Know the Roads
Our overnight driver ran a school bus route around this county for six years. The I-41 exits from Waupun Road to Jackson Street, the US 45 ramps and the WIS 21 roundabouts toward Omro are home turf, and so is the 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. no-parking rule.
Licensed, Insured and Careful With Your Car
Our operators are licensed and insured. Every truck carries soft straps, wheel chocks and go-jacks (wheeled dollies for a car that won't roll), so your car arrives the way it left.
From the Dispatch Log: Recent Towing and Roadside Calls in Oshkosh
A summer week runs about 35 calls; a January cold snap, past 70. Six of them below. As the overnight driver puts it: "I drove a school bus for six years before this. You learn to count heads and you never rush anybody across a road. Same job, bigger hook."
5:40 a.m., I-41 Near 9th Avenue
January, a Subaru Outback dead on the shoulder, owner belted in. All-wheel drive, so the flatbed. On the deck in about 15 minutes, at the owner's Neenah mechanic by opening time.
First Snow on County Road A
Last November, a sedan nose-down in the ditch, one of 14 ditch calls that day. A double-line pull through a snatch block brought it up. The driver went to work. No tow.
Keys Locked in a Running Minivan
August, a south side grocery lot, engine running, keys on the seat. The air wedge had the door open in about 6 minutes. That was the whole call.
Touring Bike Quit on WIS 21
A July Saturday near Omro. The bike rode our flatbed in a front wheel chock, soft straps on the frame, never the bars. Back from an Oshkosh shop by Monday.
Box Truck With a Dead Fuel Pump
A weekday morning, a 24,000 lb GVWR delivery truck stalled. That's medium-duty work, so we sent a truck rated for it. At the dealer before lunch.
Rear-Ended on South Washburn
Photos of all four sides first, then the glass swept out of the lane. A night in our storage lot, then the insurer's body shop.
How a call works
How Oshkosh Towing & Roadside Gets You Moving
From the first call to the drop-off, a local tow in Oshkosh goes like this. No surprises.
Call or send the form
First thing we ask: where are you, exactly? An exit number, a cross street or a mile marker is perfect. Then the vehicle, and what happened.
Get the price and arrival estimate
Dispatch gives you the price and a rough arrival time. Nothing moves until you say yes.
Stay safe while you wait
On a highway, stay belted in with your hazards on. In a parking lot, wait somewhere warm. We call when we're close.
Hook-up or roadside fix
The operator looks the car over, then fixes it on the spot (a jump, the door, fuel or the spare) or loads it on the flatbed or wheel-lift.
Drop-off where you choose
We drop it at your mechanic, dealer, body shop or home. You pay by card, cash, check, Zelle, Venmo or Cash App.
Licensed and insured
Flatbed and wheel-lift trucks
How Much Does a Tow Cost in Oshkosh?
A short local tow in Oshkosh typically costs $50 to $125 for 5 to 10 miles. That's mostly a hook-up fee of about $75, plus $2 to $4 per mile on longer runs (HomeGuide, 2026). Flatbeds, heavy vehicles, winch work and late-night recoveries can add to it. Our dispatch says your exact price on the call, before anything moves.
| Service | Typical US price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Local tow, 5 miles or less | $35 to $125 | Allstate |
| Tow up to 40 miles | $125 to $275 | Allstate |
| Hook-up fee | About $75 | HomeGuide, 2026 |
| Long-distance tow | $4.75 per mile average | The Zebra, 2026 |
| Flatbed transport | $2.50 to $3.50 per mile | Angi, 2026 |
| Jump start | $50 to $150 | State Farm |
| Lockout | $50 to $100 | State Farm |
| Fuel delivery | $50 to $100 plus fuel | State Farm |
| Private-property tow in Wisconsin | $150 cap plus $25 a day outdoor storage | Trans 319.03 |
Those are published national ranges, so you know what's normal. Dispatch gives you a fixed quote before the truck is sent. Insurer roadside coverage often costs only $10 to $60 a year (State Farm), and every time we ask, a few callers find out they already have it.
What Should You Do After a Breakdown on I-41?
Pull as far onto the right shoulder as you can, turn on your hazards and stay buckled in the car with the doors locked. I-41 between the US 45 and WIS 21 interchanges carries about 82,900 vehicles a day (WisDOT, 2025), so standing outside the car is the riskiest choice you can make.
- Note the nearest exit number or mile marker before you call. Oshkosh exits run from 113 (WIS 26) to 124 (WIS 76).
- Run the heater only if the tailpipe is clear of snow.
- In winter, keep a blanket, water, a flashlight and a scraper in the car (WisDOT).
- Never cross live lanes to reach the tow truck. Our operator comes to you.
Wisconsin's Move Over law makes drivers leave the lane next to a stopped tow truck or slow down, and a basic violation costs $263. Only 58% of drivers did it for a tow truck in a AAA study, so we park behind your car as a shield.
Customer reviews
What Oshkosh Drivers Say About Our Towing
Megan R.
September 2026Outback quit on 41 by 9th Ave at rush hour. Price on the phone, flatbed came, car was at my guy in Neenah before lunch.
Flatbed tow, Oshkosh to Neenah Tom K.
August 2026Keys locked in the truck at Menominee Park, dog still inside. The driver had the door open in a couple minutes with one of those air bags. Fair price, not a mark on it.
Lockout, Oshkosh Jessica L.
January 2026First snow, County A, straight into the ditch. He pulled me out, walked around the car with me, and I drove to work. No tow bill.
Winch-out, Town of Oshkosh Dale S.
July 2026Needed my Harley moved after it quit near Omro. They strapped it with soft ties and a wheel chock, not the handlebars. Took a while to get there on a Saturday, but the bike arrived perfect.
Motorcycle tow, Omro Andre W.
May 2026Got rear-ended on South Washburn. Driver swept the glass, took pictures and took it to the shop my insurance wanted. Easy, on a bad day.
Accident tow, Oshkosh Karen P.
February 20266 a.m. in January, below zero, dead battery. Jumped it and tested it. Told me it was weak and I should replace it soon. He was right.
Jump start, Fond du Lac
Service areas
Towing Service Areas Around Oshkosh
Oshkosh Towing & Roadside serves drivers and businesses throughout Oshkosh and surrounding Wisconsin cities, including Neenah, Menasha, Fox Crossing, Omro, Winneconne, Butte des Morts, Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Ripon and Appleton, plus Algoma, Black Wolf, Larsen, Pickett, Van Dyne, Eureka, Zittau and Winchester.
Appleton
Planned flatbed runs from Appleton to Oshkosh and beyond, for AWD, EV and low cars.
Flatbed Towing in Appleton
Butte des Morts
The causeway, the north shore launches and cold driveways: the three places Butte des Morts calls come from.
Towing in Butte des Morts
North Fond du Lac
Exit 101, County OO and the village streets around the old rail yard.
Towing in North Fond du Lac
Ripon
WIS 44, WIS 23, farm-road ditches and deer season: the Ripon calls we take most.
Towing in Ripon
- Dispatch, holidays included
- 24/7
- Service radius around Oshkosh
- 20 mi
- Calls fixed on the spot, no tow needed
- 4 in 10
- Surprise fees: price quoted first
- $0
Broken Down Right Now
Pull over, hazards on, and send us your location. Dispatch quotes the price first, at any hour.
Towing FAQ for Oshkosh Drivers
Ask dispatch a questionHow much does towing cost in Oshkosh, WI?
A local tow of 5 to 10 miles usually runs $50 to $125: a hook-up fee near $75 plus a per-mile charge on longer trips (HomeGuide, 2026). Flatbeds, winch work and long runs cost more. Dispatch tells you the exact price on the phone before any truck leaves the lot.
Do you offer 24 hour towing in Oshkosh?
Yes. Our dispatch runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, nights, weekends and holidays included, and one flatbed stays on overnight call every night. A 2 a.m. breakdown on I-41 or a dead battery on a below-zero January morning gets the same price-first quote as a Tuesday afternoon call.
Should my all-wheel drive car be towed on a flatbed?
Yes, in almost every case. Mazda, Subaru and other makers say a towed AWD vehicle needs all four wheels off the ground, or the drivetrain can get damaged. AAA and Tesla say electric vehicles need a flatbed too. Give dispatch the make and model and we send the flatbed, which is about 1 tow in 4 for us.
Can you tow my car to my own mechanic?
Yes. We tow to any repair shop, dealership, body shop or home address you choose, in Oshkosh or anywhere in our service area. If the shop is closed, we leave the car in their lot with the keys in the drop box, or keep it in our storage overnight.
What should I do while I wait for the tow truck?
Stay in the car with your seat belt on and hazards flashing if you're on a highway shoulder. Never stand between your car and traffic. Wisconsin's Move Over law requires passing drivers to change lanes or slow down for a stopped tow truck, but only 58% of drivers do. We'll call when we're close.
Can you just jump start my car instead of towing it?
Often, yes. Battery problems were about 7 million of AAA's 2024 roadside calls, and many cars restart with a jump. We test the battery before and after, and in January about 1 in 3 tests weak, so we'll tell you. If it won't hold a charge, we tow it on the same call.
How do I get my car out of a ditch in the snow?
Call for a winch-out instead of spinning the tires, which digs the car in deeper and can hurt the transmission. Our operator sets the truck on solid ground and winches your car back onto the road, with a snatch block for tricky angles. Nine times out of ten it drives away.
Will my car be towed during an Oshkosh snow emergency?
It can be. During an Oshkosh snow emergency you must park on the even-address side, then switch to the odd side at noon the next day, and police may tow cars that break the rule. Parking on any city street from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. is never allowed.
Need a Tow Truck Around Oshkosh
Tell dispatch where you are and what happened. You get the price before the truck rolls, day or night.
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