Machinery Towing Steveston, Richmond BC
Machinery towing in Steveston, Richmond BC moves your mini excavator, skid steer or towable compressor off a building site and onto our heavy flatbed, chained at the tie-downs and taken to your yard, the dealer or the next job. It starts at $325 with the first 10 km. It's part of the towing services Adam's family runs from No. 1 Road, and you hear the full price before we load.
Machinery towing in Steveston, in short
- Machinery rides on the heavy flatbed, from $325 with the first 10 km, then $7 per km. Before taxes and fees.
- Towable compressors and light trailers that fit our flatbed start from $125, then $4 per km.
- Tell us the machine, its rough operating weight and where it sits, like a lot off Steveston Highway or a house build in the village.
Machinery towing for Steveston building sites
Steveston has its share of building sites. The new Steveston Community Centre and Library has been taking shape in the village on Moncton Street, and house builds and renovations come and go on the residential streets. Jobs like these bring in a mini excavator, a skid steer or a compressor, and every machine has to leave again. When the machine breaks down on site, or the rental is over and the trailer isn't free, we bring the heavy flatbed. For lighter loads like generators and site trailers, see our equipment towing page.
Tell us the make, the model and roughly what it weighs with its attachments. A machine with a seized track or a dead engine still loads, it just takes the winch and a bit more time, which we price up front. If your work truck is the one that quit, that's heavy duty towing or truck towing, and we can often take both in one plan.
More machine and site towing for Steveston, Richmond BC
Machinery towing sits alongside the rest of our towing services and heavy duty services. Pick the one closest to what you need moved.
Equipment Towing
Trailers, generators and small gear.
Forklift Towing
Warehouse and dock forklifts on the deck.
Heavy Duty Towing
Box trucks and loaded work trucks.
Truck Towing
Pickups and vans that quit on site.
Flatbed Towing
All four wheels off the road.
Long Distance Towing
Out of Richmond, priced before we leave.
Machinery towing on Steveston streets and Richmond roads
Getting a machine out of a tight village lot takes planning. Building sites on narrow streets often have a bin, a fence and parked trades' trucks out front, so we pick the angle before we arrive and load where it's safe. If the load means closing part of a lane, the City's street use rules ask for a lane closure request ahead of time, and oversize loads on City roads need their own permit. We tell you up front if your move falls into that.
Most mini excavators and skid steers on our heavy flatbed stay inside normal limits. Bigger machines that go past them need a provincial commercial vehicle permit and a planned route, and that's when we'd point you to heavy duty services for a bigger deck. Either way, we head out along Steveston Highway to the Highway 99 interchange rather than threading a loaded truck through the heritage streets around Moncton and Bayview.
Machinery towing in Steveston, step by step
From your call to the drop-off, with the price before anything moves. Want to know who's coming? Read about our family.
- 01
Tell us the machine
Make, model, rough weight and any attachments.
- 02
Send the site
A building lot or a yard, like a house build off Steveston Highway.
- 03
Hear the machinery price
The truck and the full price, confirmed before we load.
- 04
Chained and hauled
Bucket down, chained at the tie-downs and dropped where you need it.
How we secure machinery on a Steveston tow truck
A machine that shifts on a deck is a danger to everyone on the road. So the bucket goes down flat, the boom is tucked, any attachment comes off or gets chained on its own, and we chain at the tie-down points the maker built into the frame. Tracks or wheels get blocked, and we check every chain again after the first few blocks of driving.
From there, most machines go back to a contractor's yard, to a dealer for service, or straight to the next job in Richmond. A trip to a yard across the river is priced as long distance towing before we leave Steveston. Questions before you book? Send us a note with a photo of the machine and the site.
Machinery towing rates in Steveston, Richmond BC
Machinery rides on the heavy flatbed: $325 with the first 10 km, then $7 per km, so a skid steer moved 25 km to a contractor's yard comes to $430 before taxes and fees. Towable compressors that fit the flatbed start at $125, then $4 per km. A winch for a machine that won't track adds the published extra, and we say so first. Our guide to what a tow truck costs in Steveston explains each line, and the same numbers are on our homepage.
Starting prices by tow truck
How much does machinery towing cost in Steveston?
Machinery goes on the heavy flatbed from $325 with the first 10 km, then $7 per km. Towable compressors on the flatbed start at $125, then $4 per km. Before taxes and fees, confirmed before we load.
What machines do you tow?
Mini excavators, skid steers, small loaders, towable compressors and similar site machines. Tell us the make and weight and we match the truck.
Can you load a machine that will not start?
Yes. We winch it onto the deck, which we price up front.
Do I need a permit to move my machine?
Most small machines on our deck do not. Oversize loads need a provincial permit, and closing a City lane needs a request ahead of time. We tell you first.
Can you take it to the next job site?
Yes. Anywhere in Richmond, and further on a quoted long distance trip.
Machine stuck on a Steveston site?
Get your machinery towing price first
Send your number and a few words about the machine, and we call you back with the price. We look after your gear like it's a neighbour's.