Upper Marlboro
Flatbed Towing In Upper Marlboro, MD
The whole vehicle rides on the deck, so nothing turns and nothing drags. You can call or text the line any time, day or night, including holidays. If we can't pick up, leave a message and we call right back.
- Serving Prince George’s County since 2019
- Bonded and insured
- PG County towing license TW#835
- USDOT 3325416
- MC 1251938
- Call line day or night
A flatbed carrier lifts the whole vehicle onto a deck instead of dragging two wheels along the road. PRM runs a flatbed out of the yard on Buck Lane, which is in Upper Marlboro itself, so this is the town where the deck starts its day.
We quote before we hook. You will know what the tow costs while you are still on the phone, and if the job turns out to be different from what was described we tell you the new number before we start rather than after.
When the deck is the right call
All-wheel drive and four-wheel drive
Every wheel is tied to the drivetrain. Rolling two of them down the road is how transfer cases get damaged, so the vehicle goes on the deck.
Low clearance and modified cars
Lowered suspension, deep front lips, and long overhangs catch on a ramp. The deck tilts to the ground and we load at a shallower angle.
It will not start, steer, or roll
A vehicle with a seized wheel, no keys, or flat tires gets winched on. Tell us which of those is true, because it changes the loading.
Long runs out of the area
Nothing on the vehicle is turning for the whole trip, so distance stops adding wear. Longer hauls are quoted case by case.
When a wheel lift is the better answer
Not every car needs a deck. A front-wheel-drive car going a short distance can travel safely on a wheel lift, and it is the quicker way out of a tight space, a narrow driveway, or a parking level a flatbed cannot tilt inside. We carry both, so the question we are really answering on the phone is which one your vehicle needs, not which one we would rather send.
That is why we ask four things when you call: does it run, do all four wheels turn, is it all-wheel drive, and where is it going. Those four answers decide the truck before anyone is dispatched.
Loading around Upper Marlboro
A flatbed needs length behind the vehicle to set the deck down, which is the part that decides most jobs here. On the MD-4 Pennsylvania Avenue and US-301 Crain Highway corridors that usually means loading from the shoulder rather than the travel lane, and around the courthouse and the Show Place Arena it means finding a stretch of kerb long enough to tilt into. If you are in a deck or under a low overhang, give us the posted clearance when you call.
If you are on a shoulder on either corridor, get yourself and your passengers out and behind the barrier first, then call.
Need the deck in Upper Marlboro?
Call or text the line any time, day or night, including holidays. If we can't pick up, leave a message and we call right back.
What people ask about flatbed towing
Effectively yes. On an all-wheel-drive vehicle every wheel is connected to the drivetrain, so towing it with two wheels rolling on the road can damage it. The deck takes the whole vehicle off the ground and nothing turns. Tell us it is all-wheel-drive when you call and we bring the flatbed.
Often not. A flatbed needs height to tilt the deck as well as height to drive in, so a garage that a truck fits into may still be too low to load in. Give us the posted clearance when you call and we will tell you straight away whether we can reach it or whether the wheel lift is the way to get you out to open air first.
Yes. A vehicle that will not start, will not steer, or will not roll is a normal flatbed job for us, not a complication. It gets winched onto the deck. Tell us on the phone which of those three is true, because it changes how we load and how long loading takes.
It depends on the vehicle and the distance, not on a fixed surcharge. We quote before we hook, so you will know the number for your job while you are still on the phone. If the job turns out to be different from what was described, we tell you the new number before we start rather than after.
We tell you. If the deck is on another job and your vehicle genuinely needs it, we say so on the call instead of leaving you waiting on a truck that is not coming. Where a wheel lift is safe for your vehicle we can offer that instead.