Need a dually moved in Boston? Boston Towing Service dispatches around the clock across Boston, MA. Towing a dually is not the same job as towing a sedan — it comes down to weight rating, deck length, and how the vehicle is secured — so we confirm what you are driving before a truck rolls, and quote the price before the hook goes on.
The right equipment for a dually
Sending an under-rated truck is how a tow turns into damage. Our dispatcher matches the load to the equipment — deck, wheel-lift, or heavy wrecker — and the operator secures it to the manufacturer’s tie-down points rather than whatever is reachable.
A dually pickup that's broken down in Boston — especially one still hitched to a trailer — needs a truck built for the dual rear wheels and the extra length, not a standard car tow. Flatbed towing here publishes at $50–$125. Boston Towing Service dispatches 24/7 from East Boston and handles the truck and trailer as one call.
Dual rear wheels on the back axle make a truck wider and heavier than what a standard car tow truck is built to lift, and most duallies on Boston streets are dragging something behind them: a horse trailer, a landscaping trailer, a boat. When the truck itself breaks down mid-tow, the call isn't just for the truck — it's for the truck and whatever's still hitched to it, and that changes what needs to show up.
The tie-down points on a dually sit at the frame rather than the axle a lighter wheel-lift is built to cradle, and the dual rear wheels need a wider wheel-lift or a flatbed long enough for the extra wheelbase. Boston Towing Service dispatches out of East Boston 24 hours a day, and handles the truck and trailer as one job rather than two separate dispatches.
What does towing a dually pickup cost in Boston?
Heavy pickups like duallies are generally priced under flatbed towing rather than passenger-car rates, and flatbed towing in the Boston market publishes at $50–$125. Where a dually call runs higher is the trailer still attached — unhitching it, securing it separately, and sometimes running a second trip for it adds to what a straightforward car tow would cost.
Boston Towing Service prices the call by phone first, once it's clear whether the trailer is coming too.
What if the trailer is still hitched when the truck breaks down?
A truck that goes down with a loaded trailer still on the ball needs a decision made before anything gets hooked up — whether the trailer travels with the truck or gets dropped and picked up separately depends on where it broke down and what's on it.
- A trailer with livestock or perishable cargo usually needs to move first, even if the truck sits longer
- An empty utility or equipment trailer can usually wait at the scene while the truck goes
Do you tow pickup trucks with dual rear wheels?
Yes — dually pickups need a wider wheel-lift or a flatbed rated for the extra width and weight, which is part of what Boston Towing Service dispatches for.
What if my dually is still hitched to a trailer when it breaks down?
The truck and trailer are typically handled as one call. Whether the trailer travels with the truck or is dropped and retrieved separately depends on what's on it and where it broke down.
Is dually towing available at night?
Yes. Boston Towing Service answers its line 24 hours a day, every day of the week, so a dually towing a loaded trailer at night gets the same response as one during the day.