Emergency towing
We get the vehicle where it needs to be, without adding damage on the way there.
Answering 24/7 — Baker City, Oregon
Stranded?
We’re already rolling.
Flat tire on the shoulder. Dead battery in a parking lot. In a ditch off a back road at 2 a.m. One call and a tow truck is on its way — with someone who does this every day.
4.9 on Google · 19 reviewsSmall local crew, local dispatch, no call centre — a real person in Baker County answers at any hour and tells you straight how long until a truck reaches you. The tools below are here if you have a minute to spare.
- 24/7 Every day, all night
- Baker County And further when needed
- USDOT 4469388 Licensed & insured
What we do
Towing & recovery — every kind of stuck, handled
Light-duty to heavy recovery, on pavement or off it. If it has wheels and it isn’t moving, start with a call.
Roadside assistance
Jump starts, tire changes, fuel delivery, lockouts. Often you don’t need a tow at all — we’ll tell you straight.
Flatbed transport
All four wheels off the ground for AWD, lowered, classic, and non-running vehicles. No drivetrain wear, no scrapes.
Winch-outs & recovery
Ditches, mud, snowbanks, soft shoulders. Proper rigging and recovery points — not a chain and a prayer.
Accident recovery
Post-collision removal and debris cleanup, and we can take it wherever your shop or insurer needs it.
Motorcycle, ATV & side-by-side
Chocks and soft straps for bikes, and the deck space for a side-by-side that came back on a trailer instead of its own wheels.
Instant answers
Figure it out in 30 seconds
Four quick tools that run entirely in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere by this site, and you never have to wait on a callback to get a straight answer.
Actual jobs
Our trucks, our calls
Every photograph below is the owner’s own — his equipment, on jobs it actually ran. No stock imagery.
What customers say
In their own words
Verbatim from HTR’s public Google reviews. We pick the quotes; the stars are all theirs.
“Joe is the man!”
“He was the only towing service that would rescue my PU on a gravel road.”
Did we get you moving? A Google review helps a one-truck outfit more than you’d think.
Why us
The part nobody puts on a truck
Anyone can hook a car. Having the right truck for the situation, and being straight with you about it, is the job.
Licensed & insured
Federally registered and active: USDOT 4469388, MC-1763702. Verifiable on the FMCSA register — go and check.
Built for bad conditions
Snow, mud, and off-pavement recovery with a six-wheel-drive truck — not a flatbed and optimism.
More than a hook
Flatbed, wheel lift, enclosed-trailer transport, bikes and side-by-sides. One call covers most of what goes wrong.
You get a local, not a call centre
Not an answering service. Local dispatch picks up 24/7, and if the trucks are already out on a job they will say so instead of leaving you guessing.
Coverage
Where we run: Baker County & the I-84 corridor
Baker County and the country around it — and further out when it’s needed.
Towns we cover
- Baker City
- Haines
- Halfway
- Richland
- Sumpter
- Huntington
- Unity
Roads we run
- I-84 — the Baker County run: Baker City, Pleasant Valley, Durkee, Huntington
- OR-7 — Baker City up to Sumpter and the Elkhorns
- OR-86 — through Richland and Halfway, toward Oxbow and Hells Canyon
- OR-245 — over Dooley Mountain to Hereford
- US-26 — the Unity stretch, toward Austin Junction
Outside the list? Call anyway — long-distance and out-of-area runs are common.
Based in
Baker City, OR
Covering Baker County — and further out when it’s needed
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
USDOT 4469388 · MC-1763702
Not sure whether you’re in range? Use the checker under Get help now, or just call — it is faster.
Straight answers
Asked from the shoulder of the road
The questions we actually get, answered the way dispatch would answer them.
How fast can a tow truck reach me?
HTR is a small local crew covering Baker County — when you call, you reach local dispatch that knows these roads and these trucks, not a call centre. Someone answers 24/7 and tells you straight how far out the nearest truck is; if the trucks are already on a job, you will know that too, instead of holding for someone three states away who has to guess.
How much does a tow or winch-out cost?
There is no flat rate we could quote honestly — the price depends on what the vehicle is, where it sits, how far it is going, and the hour. Call (541) 540-5553 and describe it, and you will get a real number for your actual situation. The “What will it cost?” tool above builds the exact list of details to give dispatch so the call takes thirty seconds.
I broke down on I-84. Do you come out on the interstate?
Yes — the Baker County stretch of I-84 is home ground: Baker City, Pleasant Valley, Durkee, Huntington. Tell dispatch your direction of travel and the nearest exit or mile marker. While you wait, stay buckled in the vehicle or stand well off the road behind the barrier, with your hazards on.
Can you tow an all-wheel drive, or a car that will not shift into neutral?
Yes. That is what a flatbed is for — all four wheels off the ground, no drivetrain wear, no scrapes. Just tell dispatch it is all-wheel drive, lowered, or stuck in park, so the right truck rolls the first time.
I slid off the road — snow, mud, a ditch. Can you actually get me out?
This is the job the heavy six-wheel-drive truck exists for: winch-outs with proper rigging and recovery points, on ground a flatbed cannot reach. Snowbanks, soft shoulders, off-pavement — it is the call a lot of tow trucks turn down. Make it anyway.
Do you tow motorcycles, ATVs, and side-by-sides?
Yes. Bikes ride chocked and soft-strapped, never chained down by the frame, and there is deck space for a side-by-side that is coming out of the hills on a trailer instead of its own wheels.
What should I do while I wait for the tow truck?
Hazards on. If anyone is hurt or the vehicle is blocking a live lane, call 911 first — then call us. Otherwise, get the vehicle as far off the travel lane as it will safely roll, stay out of traffic — behind the guardrail if there is one — and keep warm and visible. Have your location ready: an address, a cross street, a mile marker, or “past the second cattle guard” — that works out here too.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes — federally registered and active as USDOT 4469388, MC-1763702, and you can verify both yourself on the FMCSA public register.
Anything else — just call. Ten seconds of describing it beats reading a page every time.
Contact
Get a truck moving
One number, answered around the clock. Here is how to make the call a short one.
Call us
(541) 540-5553
Where we run
Baker City, OR & Baker County
Further out when it’s needed — just ask
Further out when it’s needed — just ask
Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Calling is the whole system
There is no ticket queue and no callback list. You call, a local answers, and a truck gets pointed at you. If the trucks are already on a job you will be told straight how long.
Call (541) 540-5553Have these ready and it’s a 30-second call
- Where you are. An address, a cross street, or a highway mile marker. “Past the second cattle guard” also works out here.
- What the vehicle is. Year, make, model — and whether it is all-wheel drive, lowered, or will not shift into neutral.
- What it is doing. Or not doing. Ten seconds of description beats a form every time.
- Where it needs to go. A shop, your place, or ours — and it is fine not to have decided yet.
Injuries, or a vehicle blocking a live lane? Call 911 first. Then call us.