Heavy Recovery & Machinery
Trucks, buses, tankers and plant. Recovered and moved across the Waikato, 24/7.
Recovery and transport for the heavy end of the job
When a truck, bus or piece of plant goes down, the job is not the same as recovering a car. Access, weight, load security and getting the road open again all have to be handled at once. We run heavy transporters alongside our flatbeds and regularly recover and move vehicles well beyond car and ute size across the Waikato.
That includes concrete mixers, fuel tankers, curtainsiders, buses and coaches, road maintenance machinery and delivery fleet trucks. We work with operators, fleet managers, insurers and roading contractors, and we are used to jobs where the vehicle has to be moved carefully rather than quickly.
On the transport side we move excavators, tractors, loaders and other plant between sites, dealers, workshops and farms. Machinery is loaded, chocked and strapped to suit the item rather than to a single method, and we take the same care with a restoration project as with a working machine.
Recovery work is available 24 hours. If you are managing a breakdown on a live road, call and tell us what is down and where. We will tell you what we can bring and how long we will be.
What we recover and move
Trucks and heavy vehicles
Curtainsiders, tippers, mixers and fleet trucks
Tankers
Fuel and bulk tankers recovered onto transporters
Buses and coaches
Full-size passenger vehicles moved on heavy trailers
Excavators and plant
Loaded, chocked and strapped to suit the machine
Tractors and farm machinery
Between farms, dealers and workshops
Road and civil machinery
Maintenance and contracting plant moved between sites
Deck sizes and load limits
The question we get asked most is whether it will fit. Here are the decks we run, so you can check before you call. Everything is on slide decks, so the load stays flat and the wheels stay off the road.
| Unit | Deck length | Deck height | Load height | Load weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No 14 | 9.5 m | 950 mm | 3.35 m | 11.5 tonne | Our largest deck. Motorhomes, buses, trucks and plant. |
| No 6 | 6 m | 1 m | 3.3 m | 3.5 tonne | Max load length 7 m. Heavy recovery and machinery. |
| No 3 | 6 m | 1 m | 3.3 m | 3 tonne | General recovery and transport. |
| No 9 | 4.5 m | 1 m | 3 m | 2.5 tonne | Cars, utes and tighter access jobs. |
Not sure which one you need? Call 0800 192 472 with the dimensions and weight and we will tell you straight away.
More than one truck available
We can run multiple units to the same job, or cover two jobs at once.
Patrol ute for roadside work
Flat tyres, jump starts, and piloting for over-dimensional loads.
How a heavy job runs
Tell us what is down
Vehicle type, weight if you know it, location and access. The more we know, the better we arrive equipped.
We match the gear
We confirm which truck and trailer suits the job and give you a realistic time.
Recovery and load-out
Recovered, secured and loaded with the road kept as clear as we can manage.
Delivered or stored
Straight to your yard, a repairer, or into our own secure storage if it is going to sit.
Got something heavy that needs shifting?
Trucks, plant, machinery or a full recovery. Tell us what it is and where, and we will tell you what it takes.
Need Help Now?
Available 24/7 across Waipa and Waikato. Call us or request a tow online.