Cars, SUVs, pickups, vans and motorcycles
Flatbed or wheel-lift, whichever your vehicle actually needs. All-wheel drive, EVs, lowered cars and anything sitting on a flat rim included.
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Cleveland Towing & Recovery is a family-owned towing and recovery company based in Cleveland, Tennessee. Cars and pickups, box trucks and sprinters, tractors, trailers, buses and RVs — plus truck decking and undecking, a service most outfits around here do not offer. One call to the people who own the trucks, and a straight price before we roll.
Cleveland, TN · light, medium & heavy duty
What rides on our deck
Whether it is a rig shut down on the shoulder of I-75, a tractor that needs decking for the run south, a truck sunk on a soft site out past Benton, or a car with a dead battery in a parking lot — we come to you, with the price agreed before we roll. When the vehicle has to end up further out, we haul it the whole way ourselves.
Heavy duty is the core of the business — trucks, trailers, buses and recovery work, plus decking and undecking. Medium duty and light duty run on the same number, at any hour.
When the vehicle is too big for a standard tow truck, this is the call. Tractors, tractor-trailers, box trucks, dump trucks, buses and motorhomes — hooked, lifted and moved with the rigging the weight actually calls for, day or night.
Learn more →Box trucks, sprinters, shuttles & dualliesThe class in between a pickup and a tractor-trailer, and the one a lot of towing companies are not set up for. Box trucks and straight trucks, sprinter and cargo vans, shuttle buses, ambulances, dually pickups, landscape and utility rigs — loaded on the deck and moved without improvising.
Learn more →Piggyback loads, mounted & dismountedDecking is mounting one truck onto the frame of another so a single driver can move both; undecking is taking it back down. It is precise work with real weight overhead, and it is a service most towing companies in this area simply do not offer.
Learn more →All four wheels off the roadA flatbed puts every wheel up off the pavement with nothing dragging and nothing turning. It is the right call for all-wheel drive, lowered cars, EVs, classics and anything you would rather not gamble with. We run both flatbed and wheel-lift, so you get whichever one your vehicle and your situation actually need.
Learn more →Cars, SUVs, pickups & vansEveryday towing around Cleveland and Bradley County and out through Southeast Tennessee. Sedans, SUVs, pickups, vans and motorcycles moved off the shoulder, out of a driveway or out of a parking lot, and delivered to the shop or the address you name.
Learn more →Stuck, off the shoulder or on its sideRecovery is in our name for a reason. A rig off the shoulder, a trailer jackknifed on a ramp, a truck buried on a soft job site, or a car dropped in a ditch — we work out how it is sitting, pick anchor and pull points that will take the load, and bring it back under controlled tension.
Learn more →Back on the road, no tow neededNot every breakdown needs the deck. When a jump, a spare, a few gallons of fuel or a door opened is all it takes, we come to you and handle it on the spot — and only load you up if it turns out the problem is bigger than that.
Learn more →Dead battery? Quickest call we runA dead battery is the fastest job we do. We come to you, connect properly so nothing in your vehicle takes a spike, and get you started — then give you a straight answer about whether that battery is going to leave you stranded again next week.
Learn more →No spare, no problemA flat should not leave you kneeling on the shoulder of APD-40 with a jack you have never used. We come to you, put the truck between you and traffic, mount your spare, and make sure you are safe to pull away before we leave.
Learn more →Out of gas? We will bring itRunning dry happens, and walking an interstate shoulder with a gas can is a genuinely bad idea. Call us instead and we will bring enough gas or diesel to get you to the nearest pump under your own power.
Learn more →Locked out? We will get you inKeys sitting on the driver seat and every door locked? We use proper lockout tools to open the vehicle without hurting the door, the glass or the weather seal — quite a bit cheaper and less painful than a broken window.
Learn more →Here when it matters mostAfter a wreck you should not have to argue with anybody about where your vehicle goes. We clear it from the scene safely, work around whichever police or fire crews are on site, and take it to the body shop you choose.
Learn more →Out of town & out of stateNeed a vehicle moved a long way instead of across town? Out-of-area and out-of-state runs are what this service is for — auction pickups, dealer transfers, project cars, a move, or a vehicle headed to a shop several hours away. Atlanta, Nashville and Knoxville are runs we make regularly.
Learn more →Clear out that clunkerThat car that has not moved in three years is taking up a spot you could be using. We haul away unwanted, wrecked and non-running vehicles — winched on if it will not roll, and gone the same trip.
Learn more →One call covers all three weight classes. Tell us what you have got and we will bring the truck the job actually calls for.
Flatbed or wheel-lift, whichever your vehicle actually needs. All-wheel drive, EVs, lowered cars and anything sitting on a flat rim included.
See light duty towing →
The class between a pickup and a tractor-trailer — straight trucks, cargo vans, ambulances, utility and landscape rigs, loaded on the deck and moved properly.
See medium duty towing →
Hooked, lifted and moved with rigging matched to the weight, plus heavy recovery and the truck decking and undecking most outfits here do not offer.
See heavy duty towing →Heavy duty towing and recovery is what Cleveland Towing & Recovery is built around, and truck decking and undecking is a service you will struggle to find locally at all. We run it out of Cleveland across Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia — the I-75 corridor from Chattanooga up through Athens, and east on US-64. When a unit we pick up here has to end up somewhere further out, we deliver it: Atlanta, Nashville and Knoxville are runs we make regularly.
Hooked, lifted and moved with rigging matched to the weight — running or dead, loaded or empty.
One tractor mounted on the frame of another so a single driver moves both, then taken back down at the other end.
Off the shoulder, jackknifed on a ramp, sunk on a soft site or over on its side — worked out first, then pulled under control.
Box trucks, dump trucks, motorhomes and coaches, for fleets, operators and owner-drivers.
Active duty, veterans, police, fire and EMS get a discount on every call we run — not a promotion with an expiry date, just how Cleveland Towing & Recovery does business. Mention it when you call and it comes off the quote.

Cleveland Towing & Recovery was built to be the one number that works whatever you are looking at — a tractor-trailer off the shoulder of I-75 at two in the morning, a truck that needs decking for a run to Atlanta, or a dead battery in a church parking lot. This is a family business and we own the trucks we send, our Google reviews sit at 5.0 out of 5, and military and first responders always get a discount.
A truck down is a truck not earning, and every minute on the shoulder costs somebody. You should not be waiting on a wrecker that never comes, and you should not hear one number on the phone and a different one when the driver gets there. We tell you what it costs, we bring the right truck, and we get it moved.
Blocked lanes, accident scenes, a rig shut down on the interstate — anything unsafe or holding up traffic gets moved to the front of the queue.
A zone rate for towing, or a per-job or hourly rate for recovery and decking work — quoted before we leave the yard, with an itemized receipt after.
Open 24 hours, seven days. Nights, weekends and holidays are when trucks go down, so that is when we answer.
No runaround and no hold music. Here is what a call to Cleveland Towing & Recovery looks like.
Tell us where you are, what you are driving, and what happened. Any hour, any day.
A per-zone rate for towing, or a per-job or hourly rate for recovery and decking. Quoted before we head out.
Heavy or light, with the rigging your job actually calls for, straight to your location.
You are back on the road, or your vehicle is safely where you wanted it, with an itemized receipt in hand.
A truck down is stressful enough without wondering whether help is coming or what it is going to cost. We are family-owned right here in Cleveland, we own the trucks we send, and the price we quote is the price you pay.
Practical advice from Cleveland Towing & Recovery for the ten minutes before the truck gets there.
If you break down, pull as far onto the shoulder as you safely can, put your hazards on, and stay buckled inside the vehicle. On I-75 or APD-40, standing outside your car is the most dangerous thing you can do while you wait.
The fastest way to get a truck to you is a precise location — an interstate exit number, a mile marker, a cross street or a landmark you can see. "Somewhere on 64" costs everybody time.
Year, make, model, and whether it is all-wheel drive, electric, lowered, or will not roll. That one answer decides how we load it and what we bring, and getting it right the first time saves you a second wait.
Out of Cleveland we run all of Bradley County, down I-75 through Chattanooga, north to Athens, Dayton and Madisonville, east into the Ocoee gorge and the Copper Basin, and across the state line to Ringgold, Dalton and Chatsworth. Find your town below.
We are based in Cleveland and cover 77 cities and communities across 10 counties — Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Polk, Meigs, Rhea and Monroe in Tennessee, plus Catoosa, Whitfield and Murray in North Georgia. That runs from Chattanooga and the Georgia line north to Athens, Niota, Dayton and Madisonville, and east on US-64 through Ocoee and Benton into the Copper Basin.
We are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call (423) 457-5553 at any hour — nights, weekends and holidays included.
Yes — heavy duty is the core of what we do. Tractors, tractor-trailers, box trucks, dump trucks, buses and motorhomes, plus heavy recovery work and truck decking and undecking. We run heavy duty across Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia.
Decking is mounting one tractor onto the frame of another so a single driver can move both as one unit; undecking is taking it back off and setting it down on its own wheels. Transport companies, dealers and fleets use it to move trucks without putting a driver in every cab. It is a service very few companies in this area offer.
Both. A flatbed lifts all four wheels clear, which is the right answer for all-wheel drive, electric, lowered and non-rolling vehicles. A wheel-lift is the better tool where a deck will not fit, like a low parking garage. We bring whichever one your vehicle and your situation call for, and on heavy duty work we rig to the weight.
As far as you need. Out-of-area and out-of-state runs are on the table, and Atlanta, Nashville and Knoxville are deliveries we make regularly. Give us the pickup address and the destination and we will quote the whole run up front.
Towing is priced on a per-zone rate rather than a running meter, so you know the number for your area before we dispatch. Recovery work, decking and undecking are quoted per job or at an hourly rate, because how long they take depends on how the vehicle is sitting. Either way you get the figure up front and an itemized receipt after.
Yes. Anything unsafe or blocking traffic goes to the front of the queue — accident scenes, a lane shut down, a rig stopped on the interstate shoulder, or somebody stranded somewhere they should not be standing. Tell us what you are looking at when you call and we will be straight with you about the ETA.
Yes, and it is a standing one rather than a limited promotion. Active duty, veterans, police, fire and EMS get a discount on every job. Just mention it when you call.
Always. It is your vehicle, so it is your call. Name the repair shop, body shop, dealer or address and that is where it goes.
Yes. Cleveland Towing And Recovery is a family-owned towing and recovery company based in Cleveland, Tennessee — not a call center, a lead broker or a national dispatch app. When you call, you reach the people who own the trucks, and the truck that shows up is ours.
Yes. Jump starts, flat-tire changes, fuel delivery, lockouts and winch outs are all part of what we do — and quite often you do not need a tow at all. We will tell you that honestly rather than load you up anyway.
Yes. Flat tires, no key, seized brakes, collision damage, or a car that has been parked for years — it gets winched up onto the deck and secured. Just tell us the condition so we bring the right gear.
We do. Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Dalton, Tunnel Hill, Varnell, Chatsworth and the surrounding Catoosa, Whitfield and Murray county communities are all inside our normal area. Further south than that is long distance delivery work rather than roadside response.
For a breakdown sitting in one of those cities, no — and we would rather say so than waste your time. A truck rolls out of Cleveland, Tennessee, so you are looking at a two-and-a-half hour ETA at best and a price that reflects the distance. A local company will do you better. What we do run to Atlanta, Nashville and Knoxville is delivery: the vehicle breaks down here in the Cleveland or Chattanooga area, we pick it up, and we haul it the whole way. That is a big part of our long distance and heavy duty work.
No. Heavy duty is the core of the business, but we run all three weight classes on the same number — light duty for cars, SUVs, pickups and vans; medium duty for box trucks, sprinters, shuttle buses and duallies; and heavy duty for tractors, trailers, buses and motorhomes.
Tell us where you are and what you have got — a tractor-trailer or a sedan — and we will give you an upfront price and get a truck moving. Call (423) 457-5553, any hour.