24/7 towing company and tow truck service in Kansas City, MO: car and truck towing, recovery and roadside assistance
Titan Tow & Repair is a 24-hour tow truck service in Kansas City, MO, sending trucks from its yard in Liberty, roughly 17 miles up I-35. Cars and pickups ride a rollback flatbed, semis and buses get the heavy wrecker, and roadside assistance covers jump starts, lockouts and tire changes where we can. A truck is usually with you within about 60 minutes; call (816) 888-8732 for a real ETA.
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Roads and landmarks around Kansas City, MO in Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties
Three interstates cross inside Kansas City, and the downtown loop's tight ramps are where a tractor-trailer that has lost air or clipped something is hardest to get to. The West Bottoms and the river industrial belt add dock incidents and trailers that will not come off a dock plate.
On a downtown call the constraint is rarely distance, it is lane closure and clearance. Tell us the ramp or the block and which direction you are facing, and the right truck comes from the right side.
Roads we cover here
I-35 · I-70 · I-29 · I-435 · I-670 · US-71
Landmarks and interchanges we cover in Kansas City
- the downtown loop where I-35 and I-70 meet
- the West Bottoms and the river industrial district
- the I-435 ring and the truck routes feeding it
| City | Kansas City, MO (Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties) |
|---|---|
| Also known as | KCMO, KC, Kansas City, Missouri |
| County page | Every town we cover in Jackson County |
| ZIP codes covered | 64106, 64116, 64120, 64161 |
| Distance from our yard | About 17 miles |
| Drive time | about 20 to 30 minutes via I-35 south |
| Hours | 24 hours a day, every day |
| Weight classes | Heavy, medium and light duty, plus recovery |
| Wrecker service | A heavy wrecker and a heavy-duty tow unit for semis and buses; rollback flatbeds for cars, pickups and vans |
| Roadside assistance | Roadside truck repair and tire service for semis; jump starts, tire changes and lockouts for cars where we can |
| Operators | WreckMaster-certified operators; full commercial insurance |
| Payment | Cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, fleet accounts, insurance billing |
| Google rating | 4.8 from 53 Google reviews |
| Dispatch | (816) 888-8732 |
Tow truck service in Kansas City, MO: downtown to the Northland
Downtown is where a KCMO tow takes the most planning. The Downtown Loop is a ring of freeway: I-35 runs down its west side and shares the north side with I-70, I-70 and US-71 take the east side, and I-670 closes the south. Around it sit the River Market, the Berkley Riverfront, the Power & Light District, the Crossroads, Crown Center and Union Station, and the streetcar runs along Main Street between the River Market and Union Station, so tell us if you have stopped on Main. Below the bluffs, at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers and the line with Kansas City, Kansas, lie the West Bottoms and their old stockyards.
North of the Missouri River, the city keeps going. I-35 and I-29 share the Christopher S. Bond Bridge and part ways in the Colonial Square neighborhood, I-29 toward Kansas City International Airport and I-35 toward Claycomo and Liberty. US-169 crosses on the Buck O'Neil Bridge and becomes the Arrowhead Trafficway, running between the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and North Kansas City. Route 152 crosses the Northland from I-435 near KCI to Liberty, past neighborhoods such as Gashland and Sherrydale. Farther north sits Nashua, named for Nashua, New Hampshire, which kept its own post office until 1962. Up here the city spreads into Clay County and Platte County, whose pages cover the towns around it.
Away from the freeways, Kansas City is boulevards and neighborhood streets: Midtown, Westport around Broadway and Westport Road, the Country Club Plaza, Brookside and Ward Parkway, 18th and Vine, and Swope Park with its zoo and amphitheatre. Bruce R. Watkins Memorial Drive carries US-71 from just north of the Grandview Triangle into downtown, and I-435 circles the whole city, passing the Truman Sports Complex at its I-70 interchange. A driver whose car quits on a boulevard should give us the nearest cross street or a business in sight; on the ring, the direction and the last exit.
Car towing, jump starts and lockout service in KC
Emergency towing for cars, pickups and vans goes out on a rollback flatbed from the same Liberty yard as the heavy wrecker, so a dead sedan in a Brookside driveway gets the same dispatch, the same 24-hour phone line and the same honest ETA as a semi on I-70. Riding on the deck, with no wheels on the road, is the right way to move all-wheel drive, a lowered car or anything that no longer rolls or steers. Car and flatbed towing goes where you choose: your mechanic, a dealer, your driveway, or our Liberty yard, open at any hour for collection.
Some KC breakdowns never need the deck: a battery that died in a downtown lot after a show at the T-Mobile Center, a flat on Ward Parkway, keys locked in at the Plaza. Jump starts, tire changes and lockouts are handled on the spot where we can, though some late-model locks resist roadside entry and a wheel seized to its hub may mean the car rides the deck after all; we say which is likely on the phone. Motorcycles depend on the bike and the equipment free at the time. Each job is priced on its own, and you hear the price and the ETA before the truck leaves, whether you are in Martin City, Westport or the Northland.
Semi trucks in KCMO: the wrecker, the service truck or a recovery
The Kansas City metro has more freeway lane-miles per person than any other large U.S. metro, and that network is part of why the city ranks among the country's largest logistics hubs. When a tractor-trailer stops on I-70, I-35, I-29 or I-435 inside the city, one of our two heavy trucks goes out with WreckMaster-certified operators, loaded rig or bobtail, at any hour. The corridor-by-corridor detail, from the Grandview Triangle to the downtown ramps, is on the page for 18-wheeler and big rig towing in Kansas City.
Plenty of semi breakdowns in KC never need a hook. The service truck works as a mobile diesel mechanic, fixing air and brake faults, charging and starting problems, cooling leaks and trailer lighting where the rig stopped, which is why semi truck repair in Kansas City is often the better first call. A unit in a median, off a ramp or on its side is recovery work instead, planned and rigged before anything is pulled; truck recovery and winch-outs in KCMO covers it.
Heavy-, medium- and light-duty towing, recovery, roadside assistance and truck, trailer and tire repair in Kansas City
- Heavy-duty semi towing & wrecker service in Kansas CityKansas City is a freight city before it is anything else, and a heavy call here is usually an interstate call in traffic. Where the unit sits decides everything about how it comes out.
- Mobile truck repair & diesel mechanic in Kansas CityA tow is the expensive answer to a breakdown. It is also often the wrong one. If the fault can be fixed where the truck is standing, that is the call we would rather make.
Mobile semi trailer repair in Kansas City
Lights and wiring · Landing gear · Air lines and glad hands · Trailer brakesFleet, box truck & commercial towing in Kansas City
Box and straight trucks · Cargo and service vans · Company cars and pickups · Repeat account billing- Winch-outs & accident recovery in Kansas CityA recovery is a rigging problem, not a strength contest. The angle, the anchor and the sequence are what decide whether the unit comes out undamaged.
Mobile semi truck tire service in Kansas City
Steer tires · Drive tires · Trailer tires · Wheel-end workCar, pickup & flatbed towing in Kansas City
Cars and crossovers · Pickups and vans · Camper vans and small towables · Accident vehiclesRV, motorhome & camper towing in Kansas City
Class A motorhomes · Class C motorhomes · Class B camper vans · Travel trailers and fifth-wheels
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Towing in Kansas City, MO: common questions
Do you tow in downtown Kansas City?
Yes. We run the downtown loop where I-35 and I-70 meet, the West Bottoms, the river industrial district and the I-435 ring, 24 hours a day from our Liberty yard, up I-35 from downtown. Downtown is rarely a distance problem; it is a lane-closure and clearance problem. Tell us the ramp or the block and which direction you are facing so the right truck comes from the right side.
Can you recover a truck on a Kansas City interstate ramp?
Yes. We handle ramp and shoulder recoveries on I-35, I-70, I-29, I-670 and I-435. The agency running the scene controls the lane closure, and our operators are WreckMaster-certified. On the loop the ramp you are on decides the approach more than the mile marker does, because several of them cannot be entered against traffic — so name the ramp, not just the interstate.
Is Titan Tow & Repair a KC towing company?
Yes. Titan Tow & Repair is a Kansas City towing company based in Liberty, in Clay County, and Kansas City, Missouri is covered 24 hours a day. Home base is 2751 Liberty Landing Rd. From there I-35 runs south through Claycomo and North Kansas City, over the Bond Bridge and into the Downtown Loop. Tow trucks, the heavy wrecker and the mobile service truck all leave from the yard, which is open at any hour for dropping off or collecting a vehicle.
Which part of KCMO is closest to your yard?
The Northland, and it is covered at any hour. Our yard is in Liberty, and Kansas City's northeast side runs right up to it along Route 152, which crosses the Northland to I-435 near KCI; I-35 cuts through Claycomo on its way to the Bond Bridge. Give us the road and nearest exit, or a cross street off the highway. A car, pickup or van goes on a rollback flatbed; a semi or a bus gets the heavy wrecker.
Is a car stalled in a live lane on a KCMO highway an emergency tow?
Yes. A stall in a live lane is an emergency, so dial 911 first, then us at (816) 888-8732 for the tow. Keep the hazards on. If you can get out away from traffic and behind a barrier, do; if you cannot get out safely, stay belted in. Tell us the highway, your direction and the last exit. On the Downtown Loop, I-70's exits are all numbered 2 with a letter, so read us the letter; on a river bridge, give its name.
How much of the KC metro does your 24-hour towing cover?
All of it, Missouri side and Kansas side. The Kansas City metro straddles the state line, and our 24-hour towing covers KCMO, KCK and the suburbs around them from one yard in Liberty. Arrival is usually within about 60 minutes for most of the metro, with a real ETA on the phone for your exact location. Near the line, say which state you are in: in the older part of KCMO, State Line Road is the city's western edge.
What if my car won't start at Arrowhead or Kauffman Stadium after a game?
Call and we will come, but after a game the traffic decides the timing more than the distance does. Arrowhead and Kauffman share the Truman Sports Complex beside the I-70 and I-435 interchange, so tell us which stadium, which lot and the nearest gate, and whether your car is blocking anyone in. A dead battery may only need a jump start; a car that still will not go rides a rollback flatbed. The ETA you get on the phone is a real one, not a hopeful one.
Can you tow a car or truck from Crown Center or Union Station?
Yes, 24 hours a day. Crown Center and Union Station sit just south of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, on Grand Boulevard and Pershing Road. For a car in one of the parking garages, tell us the posted clearance when you call, because a low garage can need a wheel lift instead of a rollback flatbed. For a box truck or semi at a loading dock, say what it is and whether it is loaded, so the heavy wrecker is sent the first time.
Do you cover Gashland, Nashua and the rest of the Northland?
Yes, and the Northland is the part of Kansas City closest to our yard in Liberty. Gashland lies along Route 152 and Nashua farther north, both Kansas City neighborhoods on the north side of the Missouri River, the same side as the yard. Titan Tow & Repair runs car towing, heavy-duty semi towing, winch-outs and mobile truck repair there 24 hours a day. Call (816) 888-8732 with the street and the nearest cross street.
How much does a tow truck cost in Kansas City?
Every tow in Kansas City is priced per job, not off a flat price list. What you pay depends on the truck Titan Tow & Repair sends (a rollback flatbed for a car or pickup, a heavy wrecker for a semi or a bus), the distance, and any recovery work involved. Call (816) 888-8732, describe the vehicle and where it is, and you get a quote before the truck leaves the yard.
How fast can a tow truck get to me in Kansas City, MO?
Usually within about 60 minutes across most of the Kansas City metro, and you get a real ETA for your exact spot on the phone before you agree to anything. Titan Tow & Repair dispatches from its yard in Liberty 24 hours a day; traffic, weather and where you are sitting decide the real number. Call (816) 888-8732 with the street and nearest cross street, or the highway, direction and mile marker.
Do I need AAA or a motor club to get a tow in Kansas City, MO?
No. Anyone can call Titan Tow & Repair directly at (816) 888-8732, with no membership. We take cash, the major cards and insurance billing, and fleets can be set up on account billing. If your insurer or motor club pays for towing, ask how they reimburse a tow you arrange yourself before the truck arrives.