Call now
24/7 emergency towing
Any hour, any day. The phone rings in the truck, not a call centre.
24/7 emergency towing in MelbourneServices Urgent and planned
Towing and vehicle transport services in Melbourne
One tilt tray, one operator, and seven kinds of work. If your job is not on this list, call anyway. Ben will tell you straight whether it fits.
Urgent work and planned work are different jobs
Roughly half of what All Over Towing does is unplanned. A car stops on the Ring Road, a work ute will not start on a Monday morning, or an insurer needs a damaged vehicle moved to an assessor. Those jobs are won or lost on the phone call: how fast someone picks up, and whether they give you a straight answer about when they can be there.
The other half is booked. A classic going to a panel shop, an excavator moving between sites, a caravan heading up the Hume. Those are quoted properly on the route and the load, with a date and a window agreed before anything moves.
The list below is split along that line. Anything marked call now is the kind of job where phoning beats typing. Anything marked book ahead is worth sending through with the details so it can be priced accurately.
What travels on the tray
- Everyday cars, utes and vans, running or not
- Prestige, classic and modified cars, including very low ones
- Light commercial vehicles and small delivery trucks
- Mini excavators, skid steers and small plant
- Caravans, trailers and boats on trailers
- Steel, shopfitting and other awkward loads
Heavy rigid trucks, buses and prime movers are outside what a tilt tray can carry. You will be told that up front rather than after a wasted trip.
Call nowBreakdown towing
Freeway or driveway, taken to your mechanic rather than ours.
Breakdown towing across Melbourne and the freeway network
Call nowAccident + insurance towing
Claim-related towing with the loading and paperwork done properly.
Accident and insurance towing in Melbourne
Book aheadPrestige + classic transport
Low, rare or half-built. Soft straps and a shallow loading angle.
Prestige and classic car transport in Melbourne
Book aheadMachinery + equipment
Mini excavators, skid steers, steel and awkward loads.
Machinery and equipment transport in Melbourne
Call nowCommercial + fleet
Vans, utes and delivery trucks moved before the downtime bites.
Commercial and fleet towing in Melbourne
Book aheadRegional + interstate
Regional Victoria and interstate, quoted per job and booked ahead.
Regional Victoria and interstate vehicle transport
FAQ Choosing a service
Not sure which one you need?
01Do I need a tow truck or roadside assistance?
If the car can be fixed where it sits, a flat battery or a tyre, roadside assistance is cheaper and faster. If it will not start, will not drive safely, or has been in an accident, you need a tow truck. If you are not sure, describe it on the phone and you will get an honest answer, including being told when you do not need us.
02What is a tilt tray and why does it matter?
A tilt tray slides its whole deck to the ground so a vehicle is winched on rather than dragged or lifted by its wheels. It suits cars that will not roll, sit low, have been damaged, or should not have their drivetrain turning. Every job on this site is done on a tilt tray.
03Which service should I book for a car that has broken down?
Breakdown towing. Call rather than book online, because a broken-down car is time-sensitive and the details change what the truck needs to bring. For anything that is not urgent, like moving a project car or a machine between sites, planned transport is the better fit.
04Can one operator cover all of these services?
Yes, because they share the same equipment and the same skill. A tilt tray with a winch and soft straps moves a broken-down hatchback, a Ferrari, a mini excavator and a caravan. What changes is the loading approach and the care taken, not the truck.
05How quickly can you get a tow truck to me in Melbourne?
It depends where you are and where the truck is when you call. Melbourne's northern suburbs are quickest because the base is in Thomastown. You will get a realistic window on the call rather than a scripted promise, and if Ben is already on a job he will say so.
Describe the job and get a straight answer
If it does not fit any of the categories above, call anyway. Ben will tell you whether it is a job for him or point you at someone better suited.