Red Tow

Red Tow is a Melbourne-based commercial heavy towing and transport company founded in 2004, specializing in underlift towing, SuperTilt transport, prime mover towing, semi-trailer towing, B-double towing, HR truck towing, and machinery transport. Led by proprietor Gabor, the business operates from Sunshine and services Melbourne and Victoria, offering reliable solutions for heavy, oversized, and specialized loads including tiny homes and portable buildings.

The business operates a fleet including a red Mack Titan Heavy Recovery Tow Truck equipped with a Miller Ind. CENTURY KB55 Knee Boom rated to lift 24.9 tons retracted and tow an 85-ton gross load. This heavy-duty equipment allows them to legally tow loads up to around 12.5 tonnes even if the trailer lacks functional braking, making it ideal for unregistered or unroadworthy tiny homes and portable buildings.

Red Tow provides SuperTilt transport for shipping containers, cabins, portable buildings, and machinery up to 12 meters long, 15 tonnes, and 3.5 meters wide without requiring escorts or permits. This service is often described as the fastest and safest option, avoiding the need for cranes, oversized load permits, or pilot vehicles for most relocations within 250km of Melbourne.

For interstate relocations, Red Tow assists with heavy vehicles, prime movers, heavy machinery, shipping containers, tiny homes, and portable buildings. They evaluate each job to determine the appropriate equipment and access requirements, ensuring assets like tiny homes and modular buildings reach their destination safely across state lines.

The company carries $500,000 Hook Liability Insurance covering the load while it is being towed, providing greater braking capacity and stability than standard vehicles. This insurance and the use of a T1/T2 rated tow truck ensure legal compliance and safety when transporting relatively light but unregistered tiny homes or portable buildings on public roads.

Red Tow offers a variety of services including truck towing, large caravan or motor home towing, machinery towing, bus towing, and relocations. They also provide large crane truck services for lifting, loading, and positioning heavy machinery, containers, and tiny homes, ensuring challenging loads are handled professionally.

To get started, customers can call 0407 733 869 or email [email protected] to request an estimate or book a job. The business provides online transport quote forms and operates 24/7 for emergency heavy truck towing and recovery across Melbourne and Victoria.

The business states that their heavy recovery tow truck costs $345.00 plus GST per hour from their Brooklyn Base back to base, with additional time charges starting from $75.00 per 15 minutes if the truck is held outside of standard operating hours.

Red Tow has been operating since 2004, providing responsive assistance for trucks, prime movers, semi-trailers, B-doubles, buses, and machinery. The team combines extensive industry experience with specialist equipment to safely handle demanding towing, recovery, and transport jobs for commercial clients.

The company is located at Gate 5, Lot 1, 4 Gordon Luck Ave, Laverton North, Vic, 3025, and operates from a Brooklyn Base. Their opening hours vary by day, with Saturday service running from 7am to 4:30pm and Sunday from 8:30am to 2:30pm.

Red Tow claims to be 'Melbourne's 24/7 Heavy Truck Towing Specialists' with a focus on fast response and fully insured commercial vehicle recovery. They emphasize that their team provides realistic arrival times and avoids keeping customers waiting for hours during breakdowns.

The business states that unless otherwise quoted, 20 minutes on site is included with SuperTilt transport per container. If additional time is needed for safe positioning, time charges apply from $75.00 per 15 minutes, and the driver decides what is safe and possible to carry out.

Red Tow notes that the price paid includes delivery to the gate only, and clients assume all liability for damage to their container and property if the truck enters 3rd party property with permission. They also state that if the truck gets bogged, the client may need to pay for the cost of tow/recovery to get the truck back on a sealed road.

You can reach Red Tow by phone at 0407 733 869 or by e-mail at [email protected].

The official website of Red Tow is redtow.com.au.