Breakdown towing
Engine failure, gearbox lockup, turbo failure, electrical faults. We disconnect drivelines where needed and transport to your preferred repairer or back to your depot.
What heavy towing actually means
Heavy towing in Brisbane, rated above 23 tonnes GVM
The vehicles a standard tilt tray operator has to decline: semi-trailers, B-doubles, rigids above 8 tonnes, coaches, plant and road trains.
24/7 dispatch · six depots across South East QLD · we quote before we roll
Heavy towing covers vehicles and equipment that standard car towing operators cannot legally or safely handle. If it weighs more than a conventional tilt tray can carry, it falls into our scope — semi-trailers, B-doubles, rigid trucks above 8 tonnes, coaches and city buses, construction plant, industrial machinery and road trains.
Delta Heavy Towing runs heavy tow trucks rated above 23 tonnes GVM out of six depots across South East Queensland. When you call, dispatch matches the job to the closest available truck and crew, and average response inside metro Brisbane sits around 45 minutes depending on traffic and access.
Our fleet includes boom trucks with underlift attachments, hydraulic rotators, heavy tilt trays rated to 25 tonnes, and low loaders for tracked and wheeled plant. Every truck carries recovery gear — airbags, snatch blocks, heavy chain and rated shackles — and our operators hold Heavy Rigid and Multi-Combination licences with current traffic control tickets for highway work.
What we handle
Heavy towing services we provide
Four categories cover almost everything we get called for.
Accident recovery
Rollovers, collisions and jack-knifed trailers, working alongside Queensland Police, TMR incident response and insurers. Scene clearance on the M1, Gateway and Warrego is time-critical and we treat it that way.
Scheduled transport
Not every heavy tow is an emergency. Depot-to-depot moves, new equipment from dealerships, machinery between construction sites. Regular requirements can be set up as a standing arrangement with priority dispatch.
Heavy vehicle recovery
Off-road bogging, flood damage and embankment recovery. Our rotator can upright a rolled truck without a crane on site, and we carry our own traffic management for lane closures on state-controlled roads.
Interstate and long haul
Heavy vehicles moved beyond South East Queensland by arrangement, quoted with fuel planning, rest stops and relay drivers included.
Fleet accounts
Account pricing and consolidated monthly invoicing for operators with recurring towing needs.
How it runs
The fleet behind it
Purpose-configured units rather than one truck asked to do everything.
- Boom trucks
Upright towing and short-distance recovery, with underlift attachments for semi-trailers, rigids and buses.
- Heavy tilt trays
Rated to 25 tonnes for rigid trucks, buses and plant that needs to ride flat.
- Low loaders
Tracked machinery like excavators and dozers, with a low deck that keeps transport height legal.
- Hydraulic rotator
Uprighting, lifting and repositioning where a conventional tow simply cannot get purchase.
- GPS tracking on every unit
Operations can see real-time locations, which is how you get an accurate ETA instead of an average.
- Maintained and accredited
Strict service schedule, full insurance, TruckSafe accreditation and regular operator competency assessments.
Heavy vehicle stopped in Brisbane?
One number, answered around the clock, with the right unit dispatched from the closest of six depots.
Detail that matters
Where we cover
Six depots, positioned so that most of metro Brisbane is inside a 45-minute reach.
Our depots sit at Rocklea, Burpengary, Virginia, Ipswich, the Gold Coast and Toowoomba. Beyond the metro area, that network covers the M1 corridor south to the Gold Coast and Ballina, the Warrego Highway west to Toowoomba, and the Bruce Highway north to the Sunshine Coast.
It also means the quote reflects a short dead-leg rather than a long one. A truck dispatched to Springfield from Ipswich costs less to send than the same truck sent from the northside, and that difference shows up in what you pay.
- Metro Brisbane response typically around 45 minutes
- Operators licensed HR and MC with current traffic control tickets
- Recovery gear carried on every truck, not fetched afterwards
- Quoted before dispatch, invoiced to match
Straight answers
Questions operators ask
How much does heavy towing cost in Brisbane?
It varies with vehicle type and weight, distance from the nearest depot to you, distance to the destination, and time of day. We quote every job before dispatch so you have a firm number, and the invoice matches it.
What is the biggest vehicle you can tow?
Our fleet handles up to road train configurations. For an unusually heavy single unit we assess it first and select the equipment to match, rather than attempting it with whatever happens to be available.
Do you tow interstate?
Yes, by arrangement. Interstate work is quoted with fuel planning, rest stops and relay drivers factored in, and permits are coordinated across borders where the load requires them.
What do I need to tell you when I call?
Your location as a pin or clear landmark, the vehicle make, model and configuration, approximate weight, what went wrong, and the destination. That is enough to assign the right unit and quote on the spot.
Are your trucks insured?
Fully — public liability and goods-in-transit. We are TruckSafe accredited and NHVR compliant, and certificates are available for your insurer or client on request.
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