24-Hour Heavy Duty Towing & Recovery

Diversified Towing & Recovery

Heavy-Duty Towing

Heavy Duty Towing, Mobile Truck Repair, Recovery, and Transporting across South Central Iowa, including Creston, De Soto, Osceola, Stuart, and along the I-35 and I-80 corridors.

We specialize in heavy towing, recovering heavy vehicles, construction and farm equipment, and transporting loads up to 160,000 pounds.

Very large tow truck with red crane

Mobile Truck Repair

Diversified Towing & Recovery provides 24-hour emergency heavy-duty roadside assistance, including mobile truck repair, for southern Iowa, including on I-80 and I-35.

Skid steer used to recovery truck and equipment off road in the snow

Off Road Recovery

Have you rolled your tractor-trailer or gotten stuck axle-deep in a muddy construction site? We have heavy-duty recovery equipment for any size heavy vehicle, construction equipment, or farm equipment.

Large tractor on a long trailer

Heavy Hauling

After a breakdown, we can get your rig to where it needs to go across town or across the country. We also transport heavy-duty construction and agriculture equipment from one work site to another.

Tow Truck towing damaged tractor trailer from corn field

Heavy-Duty Towing

Diversified Towing & Recovery provides local & long-distance heavy-duty towing and wrecker services 24 hours a day, every day. 

Heavy commercial trucks include Amazon vans, UPS trucks, box trucks, big rigs, semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, and 18-wheelers.  We can tow them all.

Our heavy towing operators have the heavy-duty towing equipment and expertise to provide towing services and mobile truck repair as quickly and safely as possible on any weight-class truck to any point in the service area or back to home base anywhere in the country. Our tow truck operators are CIRT and Wreckmaster trained.

Call Diversified Towing and Recovery for central Iowa towing and recovery.

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Real Customer Reviews

Five yellow stars
Car in ditch being recovered by a tow truck in the snow

RJ and Rob maneuvered a steep, ice covered hill to get me out of a bad spot. I was convinced that they were going to tell me it was too slippery but they brought out the right rigs to get me out and did it safely in a timely fashion. I felt the pricing was very fair for the job they had and they were very cautious of the limited spots they could hook onto without damaging my car. I hope to never need them again, but will be the first I call if I do!

Collin Brecher

"I drive nights and was stuck in my parking spot. They were the only ones to answer at 3 am. They got to me in a very timely manner and I was back on the road. Very professional."

Mike Wacker

 

"Diversified towing was great. The gentleman that came to our aid was fantastic. He called and made sure he had what he needed before he came. He kept in touch while in route. Got the job done quickly and professionally. My husband and I were very pleased with his service."

Jessica

Mohamed here, saying thank you to all the people working in Diversified Towing, they treat you like family, when my semi was stuck on ice in IA, the truck couldn't build air any more, they Towed my truck, to their shop, gave me a ride to a motel, brought back from the motel when truck was fixed, and all that with a warm smile, Thank you again.

Wadi Eljari

 

"Great people, they went out of their way to make sure we didn’t have to pay anything extra, they were quick to the call and over all incredibly helpful. I did not expect this experience to be this pleasant! I strongly recommend. Good folks"

Christine Collins

Wonderful service! He drove over an hour to help me out, and was so patient with me the during the entire process.

Lillian Bombeck

 

These guys are beyond a 5!!! Deserve as many stars as u see in the night sky. I broke down Saturday morning. They towed my truck and loaded trailer to their shop, provided a vehicle for me to get around for the weekend, and a daycab so I could deliver on time Monday morning.

Randy Wulf

Car in ditch being recovered by a tow truck in the snow

Highly recommend!! The crew at diversified are top shelf and awesome to work with.. We were in a major bind and Jessie and tj came to the rescue not only with professional fast heavy wrecker towing but also doing a full cat rebuild.. Can't thank the crew enough!!

Tyler lamkins

Small car leaning into ditch

Amazing! These guys are so fast to get to you and great to help! Thank y’all so much!!!!

Whitney Potts

Accident Recovery Services

Have you rolled your tractor-trailer? Or perhaps you are stuck axle-deep in a muddy construction site? Call Diversified Towing & Recovery for roadside assistance with heavy-duty recovery and wrecker services 24 hours a day, every day in southern Iowa, including CrestonDe Soto, Lamoni, StuartOsceola, and on Interstates I-80 and I-35.

We have heavy-duty recovery equipment for any size vehicle, construction equipment, or farm equipment, including big rigs, semi-trucks, tractor-trailers and 18-wheelers.  We can pull you out and transport you to a repair depot. We can even recover your load, including livestock and grain, and hold or transport it where needed. We include accident cleanup services including handling hazmat spills.

Semi and trailer on its side
9055 wrecker and side puller along with our heavy duty winch box

Off Road Recovery

We can recover any weight-class truck from all situations. Our heavy recovery experts have the heavy-duty recovery equipment and expertise to recover as quickly and safely as possible.

We can pull you out and transport you to a repair depot. We can even recover your load, including livestock and grain, and hold or transport it where needed.

Roll Over Truck Recovery

Off the road or rolled over? We can recover any weight-class truck from all situations. We have the right equipment, including heavy-duty rotator and wreckers, tow trucks, air bags and winch boxes, to get you back onto the road and on your wheels or onto a trailer for transport to a repair shop or your home base.

Upside down truck and trailer spilling gravel

Yes, We Can Transport That

Cat Tractor on trailer

Diversified Towing & Recovery has the trucks, trailers, and expertise to transport any size vehicle, construction equipment, or farm equipment up to 160,000 lbs to anywhere in the 48 contiguous states.

Heavy duty tow truck pulling crane

Mobile Roadside Service

Diversified Towing & Recovery provides 24-hour emergency heavy duty roadside assistance including AAA Roadside Assistance and AAA Towing for southern Iowa including I-80 and I-35.

We also provide mobile truck repair and Penske 24/7 Roadside Assistance for your Penske equipment, such as a flat tire on your truck, mechanical problems, fluid leakage, and more.

Diversified Towing & Recovery is a provider for FleetNet America Roadside Assistance for medium and heavy-duty trucks.

AAA Roadside Assistance
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Penske Roadside Assistance

Our Heavy Duty Equipment & Capabilities

Our heavy-duty towing equipment includes everything we need to tow, recover or transport any sized vehicles, trailers, equipment, containers, and more.

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Heavy-Duty Tow Trucks

The 2009 Kenworth T-800 is a heavy-duty truck used for towing and recovery operations. It is equipped with a Miller 9055 50-ton recovery boom and XP 850 side pullers. The Miller 9055 50-ton recovery boom has a 50-ton structural rating and a maximum hook height of 259 inches. It also has a hydraulic boom extension of up to 144 inches. The XP 850 side pullers are used to provide additional pulling power when recovering vehicles.

The Kenworth T-800 is ideal for heavy recovery work. It can tow a wide variety of vehicles, from mixers to packers and buses, with 136 inches of reach. This “poor man rotator” can handle every job thrown at it. From recovery on a single-lane shutdown to a multiple-vehicle recovery, this truck has the power to handle it.

50-Ton Tow Trucks

We have a 1997 Freightliner Challenger 50-ton available to recover, assist, or handle recoveries by itself. Our tow truck is a specialized towing vehicle with a powerful motor, boom, and an integrated winch that allows it to lift, and transport up to 50 tons. This type of tow truck is used to recover, secure and transport large, heavy, and awkward-shaped vehicles, machinery, and equipment.

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Flatbed Tow Truck
car and U-Haul on tow truck

Flatbed Tow Trucks

Our 2024 Kenworth T-880 with NRC 40TB carrier tow truck is a versatile flatbed tow truck used for roadside assistance, recovery, and transport for all light, medium-duty, heavy-duty and equipment calls. The 40TB has a nominal deck rating of 40,000 lbs. The tow bar lift rating is 20,000 lbs@0” / 10,000 lbs@58“. The standard winch is 20,000 lbs, and the tow rating is 50,000 lbs. With a deck height of 42”, width of 102” and deck length of 28ft. 

Our 2020 Kenworth T-370 with NRC 20TB carrier tow truck is a versatile flatbed tow truck used for roadside assistance, recovery, and transport for all light and medium-duty calls. The 20TB  has a nominal deck rating of 20,000 lbs. The tow bar lift rating is 8,000 lbs@0” / 3,000 lbs@48 “. The standard winch is 12,000 lbs, and the tow rating is 15,000 lbs. The deck length is 21ft, and the deck width is 102” with a seamless deck.

Our 2023 Freightliner M2 is equipped with a 21ft Jerrdan aluminum rollback. This truck is perfect for our light and medium-duty calls. This unit has an extended cab for extra passengers. We use this tow truck on our longer light and medium-duty tows. The tow bar lift rating is 5,000 lbs. The winch is 10,000 lbs, and the tow rating is 12,000 lbs.  

Our 2021 NRC Quickswap with tag axle matched with 2010 Cat powered Peterbilt 389 is the perfect tool for short or long-haul towing and simple winch outs. This unit can tow box trucks to cement mixers, loaded tractor trailers to RV’s. The Quickswap has a towing capacity of 80,000 lbs and a 3 stage underlift lifting capacity of 35,000 lbs. The tag axle has a capacity of 17,000 lbs and adds extra braking capacity to let us stay in control of the load we are towing.

Zachlift Winch

Our Zacklift is a tow truck attachment used to lift and tow vehicles too heavy for conventional tow trucks.

Our Zacklift paired with a 2004 Cat Powered 379 heavy haul truck with large sleeper is a perfect truck to use on the short and long-haul tows. This unit is used when extra people are needed to be transported along with their large vehicle. The Zacklift can also be used for winch outs with a 25k winch and added spade feet. We use this truck with box trucks, RV’s, Truck tractors, dump trucks, and pickups pulling trailers.

Winch Box

Our new 2023 Takeuchi TL12-R2 Skid loader with an attached Performance Winch box can pull up to 30,000 lbs. It can reach areas where trucks can’t and recover vehicles, construction or farm equipment stuck in the mud and mud roads or off-road in difficult positions. Our winch box often assists our other trucks with recoveries and rollovers.

Traveling Axle Trailer

We have also added a 2024 Landoll sliding axle trailer with 30,000 lb winch for the heavy recovery work. This trailer will be a perfect compliment to all our heavy recoveries along with helping transfer other equipment to the accident scenes. This trailer will also be used in our transportation side as a very versatile tool.

The Landoll 440B is a tandem axle trailer with a capacity of up to 40 tons and 53ft trailer length. Handle tough equipment including super low clearance pavers with an easy one-man operation.

Travelling Axle Trailer
Large tractor on a long trailer

Equipment Hauling

We have a full range of transport options up to 13 axles with loads up to net 160,000 lbs.  We have lowboys with 30' wells and 18" deck, beam trailers, ag pullouts, traveling axles, and various ramps, and scissor lifts. Just ask.

Farm Implement being lifted by rotator tow truck

Heavy Duty Rotator

A rotator isn’t just a bigger tow truck. It’s a specialized recovery vehicle with a 360-degree rotating boom, giving our team capabilities that standard heavy-duty wreckers simply can’t match.

Fork lift reloading trailer at night

Mobile Truck Mechanic

Diversified Towing & Recovery provides 24-hour mobile truck repair, mobile semi repair, and mobile trailer repair services across South Central and Southern Iowa Including along I-35 and I-80.