Need a dually moved in Providence? Providence Towing dispatches around the clock across Providence, RI. 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 dies mid-job — often still hitched to a trailer or boat — needs a truck built for its wide dual rear axle, not a standard wheel-lift rig. Providence Towing handles that call across 21 towns, with most straight tows in this market running $75–$250, seven days a week including Sundays until 6 PM.
A dually pickup that breaks down in Providence is often still hitched to something — a landscaping trailer, a boat, a camper — which makes the call bigger than just the truck. The dual rear wheels also mean a standard wheel-lift built for a regular pickup's tire width may not seat right, so the truck that answers needs forks or a bed built for the wider axle. Providence Towing takes that call across its 21-town service area, seven days a week, including a shorter Sunday window from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM that still covers most weekend job-site and boat-launch breakdowns.
What's different about towing a dually versus a regular pickup?
The dual rear wheels change how the truck gets picked up — a wheel-lift sized for a single rear tire doesn't always clear or seat correctly on a dual setup, so the operator needs the right forks or defaults to a flatbed. If there's a trailer still attached, that gets unhooked and handled as its own piece before the truck moves, since towing a truck with a loaded trailer still on the ball isn't how it's done safely.
That second piece — the trailer, the boat, the equipment — is often the part a driver forgets to mention when they call. It changes whether one truck can handle the whole job or whether the trailer needs to sit and wait for a second trip.
Sunday and evening calls
Most weekend towing jobs — a landscaping crew packing up Saturday, a boat trailer stuck at a launch on Sunday — fall outside a typical 9-to-5, and Providence Towing's hours reflect that: open to 10:00 PM most weeknights, to 11:30 PM on Fridays, and from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sundays.
My dually is still hitched to a trailer — can you tow both?
Usually as two separate pieces rather than one — the trailer gets unhooked and handled on its own, since towing a truck with a loaded trailer still attached isn't safe. Providence Towing can often handle both, but it helps to mention the trailer when you call.
Will a regular wheel-lift fit my dual rear wheels?
Not always — a wheel-lift built for a single rear tire can fail to seat correctly on a dual setup, which is why the operator needs to know it's a dually before rolling out. A flatbed sidesteps the problem entirely.
Are you open on Sundays?
Yes, from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, which is shorter than the rest of the week but covers most weekend breakdowns.
What's this going to cost?
Most towing calls in this market run $75–$250, though a second trip for an attached trailer adds to that. Providence Towing quotes once dispatch knows what's actually attached to the truck.