Heavy wrecker for box trucks, Sprinter vans, RVs, buses, and construction equipment. If it's over 10,000 lbs, a standard flatbed can't carry it safely — this is the truck. Dispatched from our Kew Gardens HQ.
Heavy-duty tow service in LIC serves the commercial delivery, production fleet, and industrial-corridor activity along Jackson Avenue, Vernon Boulevard, and the Newtown Creek perimeter. 22 minutes from our Kew Gardens yard. $450 base.
Anything over 10,000 lbs. LIC's Silvercup Studios production fleet, commercial delivery for the high-rise corridor, and Newtown Creek industrial vehicles all route heavy-duty.
Box trucks, Sprinter vans, production picture cars (when oversized), RVs, industrial vehicles from the Newtown Creek corridor, compact construction equipment from ongoing LIC high-rise construction sites.
Queens Boulevard to 58th Street. Typical arrival 22 to 32 minutes. Condo high-rise dispatches may require building security check-in coordination.
Base $450. LIC heavy-duty fares typically $500–$750. Pricing.
Production coordinators, commercial delivery operators, and industrial fleet managers set up accounts. Commercial towing.
No police non-consent. No Queensboro Bridge main span, no BQE, no LIE main lanes. Surface streets only.
Production fleet context. Condo building coordination. Industrial Newtown Creek perimeter. Call (347) 539-9726 for LIC heavy-duty towing.
When you search for heavy duty tow truck near me from Long Island City, you want somebody who actually knows the neighborhood — the streets where a truck can stage, the blocks where a flatbed tilts clean, the commercial strips where staging works and where it doesn't. Our drivers run Long Island City every week, which is why dispatch can quote you a live ETA before the truck rolls instead of giving you a fake minute-promise that falls apart in real traffic.
Zip codes we cover in Long Island City: 11101, 11109. If you're inside any of those zips and you need heavy-duty towing, you're on our run sheet.
Major roads we work in Long Island City: Jackson Ave, Vernon Blvd, Queens Blvd, 21st St, Center Blvd, 44th Dr. Surface streets only — we do not run state-contracted parkways, expressways, or bridges. Service-road pickups are covered; main-lane recoveries are state-operator jurisdiction.
Landmarks that anchor our Long Island City dispatch routing: Gantry Plaza State Park, MoMA PS1, Silvercup Studios, Queensboro Bridge, Hunters Point South Park. Give the dispatcher one of these when you call from a spot where street address isn't obvious — we'll find you faster.
Base heavy-duty towing in Long Island City runs $450, with most calls landing between $450 and $1500 depending on distance, vehicle type, and any special equipment needed. Every fare is quoted before the truck rolls — no "we'll figure it out at drop" pricing, no surprises when the vehicle arrives. See full breakdown on the pricing page, or request a written quote before you commit.
Our yard is at 118-09 83rd Avenue in Kew Gardens. Typical travel time from there to Long Island City is about 22 minutes, depending on traffic, weather, and the current truck rotation. Dispatch quotes the live ETA when you call rather than posting a generic "15 minutes" promise that breaks in rush hour. We don't run state parkways or expressways — surface-street routing only, which keeps response times honest rather than optimistic.
Yes — 24 hours, 7 days, 365 days a year. Late-night breakdowns on Jackson Ave or weekend heavy-duty towing calls from Long Island City residential blocks get the same consent-only, quoted- before-dispatch treatment as a weekday-afternoon call. A human answers the phone. Call (347) 539-9726 any hour.
If your address is inside a Long Island City zip code (11101, 11109) or on any of the surface streets we run — Jackson Ave, Vernon Blvd, Queens Blvd — yes, we serve you. Give the dispatcher your exact address and we'll confirm at the call whether the pickup is standard curbside or needs special staging. Consent-only, always — nothing hooks to your vehicle until you sign on scene.
Yes. Long Island City is on our regular run sheet. When drivers, residents, or visitors search for heavy duty tow truck near me, box truck towing near me, or commercial tow near me from a Long Island City location, we want to be the truck that shows up. Call us first, quote on the phone, truck rolls, job done — no dispatch marketplaces, no middleman fees, no hidden charges.
Heavy-Duty Towing is one piece of what we do in Long Island City. If the situation turns out to be different than you first thought — the battery won't jump so you need a tow, the accident was bigger than a roadside fix, the vehicle is heavier than a standard flatbed can carry — we switch you to the right service on the same call. No second dispatch fee. Other Long Island City services you can ask for by name:
Long Island City sits next to several other Queens neighborhoods we run every day. If you're right on the border of two zip codes, either of these heavy-duty towing pages might apply — the dispatcher figures it out when you call.
We are licensed and insured for commercial towing in New York State, operating on a strict consent-only basis — driver-requested or insurance-dispatched only. That means we never hook a vehicle without written authorization on scene from the vehicle's owner or authorized operator. No blocked-driveway non-consent tows, no predatory dispatches, no police-rotation non-consent work. If you don't want the tow, the tow doesn't happen.
New York State law also gives you the right to choose your own body shop after an accident. No tow operator, officer, or insurance adjuster can force you to a specific vendor, network, or preferred shop. Long Island City customers frequently pick their own mechanics, family shops, or manufacturer dealers rather than whatever the insurance carrier recommended first. We deliver where you tell us to, every time, with timestamped drop-off photos as proof of delivery. Full detail in the JG Towing FAQ.
One number. Human dispatcher. Quote before the truck rolls. No app, no login, no surprise fees. Dial us for heavy duty tow truck near me results that actually send a real truck to your Long Island City location.
Same process we run across Queens — with the specifics of this neighborhood already factored in.
GVWR, height, length. Route check for bridges, overhangs, weight limits.
Rotator or under-lift based on recovery angle and anchor points.
Rigging inspected before any tension applied. No free-drops, no shortcuts.
Oversize loads may need a chase vehicle — we coordinate.
Pulled from actual tow calls.
Our heavy wrecker handles vehicles up to 80,000 lbs GVW with standard rigging. Heavier loads may require specialized equipment we coordinate through partners.
Yes. Fleet billing, 30-day net terms, and priority dispatch agreements available for commercial clients. Contact us to set up an account.
Consent-only, quoted before the truck rolls. 24/7 from our Kew Gardens yard.
