24/7 Help After Accidents, Slide-Offs and Roadside Incidents
When your vehicle is damaged, overturned or stuck in a difficult location, you need a towing company that can recover it safely. Goch & Sons Towing provides 24/7 accident and off-road vehicle recovery for motorists throughout Detroit, Downriver and Southeast Michigan.
Not every recovery involves a collision. Snow, ice, mud, mechanical problems and poor road conditions can leave a vehicle stuck in a ditch, median, embankment or other inaccessible location. Our experienced operators assess the situation and coordinate the appropriate recovery and towing equipment for passenger, medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.
Call for Vehicle Recovery: (313) 382-2727
What Is Vehicle Recovery?
Vehicle recovery is the process of safely stabilizing, lifting, winching or repositioning a vehicle so it can be returned to an accessible location or prepared for towing. Recovery may be required because of an accident, roadway slide-off, rollover, mechanical failure or difficult terrain.
For example, a vehicle may have slid into a ditch during a Michigan snowstorm, become stuck in mud, rolled onto its side, left the roadway or sustained damage that prevents its wheels from moving. Once recovered, the vehicle may be returned to the roadway when appropriate or towed to a repair facility, storage location or another approved destination.
Accident, Ditch and Off-Road Recovery
Every recovery situation is different. Our operator evaluates the vehicle’s condition, position and surroundings before determining how it should be stabilized, recovered and transported.
Vehicle Recovery May Include:
- Recovering vehicles from ditches, medians or embankments
- Winching vehicles out of snow, ice, mud or soft ground
- Stabilizing damaged or overturned vehicles
- Uprighting vehicles resting on their side or roof
- Returning slide-off vehicles to an accessible surface
- Separating vehicles involved in a collision
- Loading vehicles with damaged wheels or suspension
- Removing disabled vehicles from the roadway
- Towing vehicles to an approved destination
- Coordinating accident-scene cleanup when needed
Vehicle Recovery for Cars, SUVs and Pickup Trucks
Motorists may need vehicle recovery when a car, SUV, minivan, motorcycle or pickup truck cannot be reached or loaded safely by a standard tow truck. Our light-duty flatbeds, wheel-lift trucks, winches and recovery equipment allow us to handle many common roadside situations.
Call for Vehicle Recovery When Your Vehicle Is:
- Stuck in a ditch, median or embankment
- Trapped in snow, mud or soft ground
- Off the roadway following a slide-off
- Blocking a roadway or intersection
- Overturned or resting on its side
- Missing or unable to use one or more wheels
- Severely damaged and unable to roll
- Located in a difficult or unsafe position
- Not safe to drive following an accident or recovery
Winter Slide-Off and Ditch Recovery
Michigan snow and ice can cause vehicles to lose traction and leave the roadway even when no collision occurs. A car or truck that appears undamaged may still be difficult to recover because of deep snow, steep terrain, soft shoulders or its position near traffic.
Do not attempt to pull the vehicle out with another passenger vehicle. Improper recovery can damage either vehicle, break tow straps or place people dangerously close to moving traffic. Our operators use professional winching and recovery equipment to return the vehicle to an accessible location.
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Recovery
Goch & Sons Towing also recovers larger commercial vehicles involved in accidents, roadway slide-offs and off-road incidents. Medium- and heavy-duty recoveries require specialized trucks, lifting equipment and operators experienced with the size, weight and construction of these vehicles.
Commercial Vehicles We Recover Include:
- Delivery vans and box trucks
- Utility and service vehicles
- Small and full-size buses
- Dump trucks
- Semi-trucks and tractor-trailers
- Commercial fleet vehicles
- Recreational vehicles and motorhomes
- Construction and industrial equipment
Vehicle Recovery vs. Vehicle Towing
Vehicle towing generally involves loading an accessible vehicle onto a flatbed or connecting it to a tow truck for transport. Vehicle recovery involves additional work to reach, stabilize, upright or reposition a vehicle before it can be moved or towed.
Goch & Sons Towing can handle both parts of the job. If recovery is required, we will use the appropriate equipment to return the vehicle to an accessible position. We can then tow it to a destination authorized by the vehicle owner, law enforcement or insurance provider.
Where Can My Vehicle Be Towed?
Depending on the circumstances and any instructions from law enforcement or your insurance company, your vehicle may be transported to:
- A collision repair facility
- A mechanical repair shop
- A dealership
- An insurance inspection location
- An authorized storage facility
- Your home or another approved destination
Our dispatch team can explain the available towing options based on your location, the vehicle’s condition and any agency requirements.
Working With Police, Fire Departments and Insurance Providers
Accident and roadway recovery scenes may involve law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel and insurance representatives. Our operators coordinate with the authorized personnel managing the scene before beginning recovery or towing.
We also work with insurance companies, motor clubs, roadside assistance providers and commercial fleet managers to coordinate vehicle recovery, removal and transport.
Stay Safe While Waiting for Vehicle Recovery
- Call 911 if anyone is injured or there is an immediate danger
- Turn on your hazard lights if they are working
- Move away from traffic only when it is safe to do so
- Remain inside your vehicle if exiting would place you in danger
- Do not stand between the vehicle and moving traffic
- Do not attempt to move a severely damaged or overturned vehicle
- Keep your phone nearby for updates from dispatch
What to Tell Our Dispatch Team
Providing clear information helps us determine the appropriate tow truck and recovery equipment for your situation.
Be Prepared to Provide:
- Your name and callback number
- Your exact location or nearest intersection
- Your vehicle’s make, model and color
- A description of the vehicle’s condition and position
- Whether the vehicle is in a ditch, overturned or off-road
- Whether snow, mud, water or steep terrain is involved
- Whether the vehicle is blocking traffic
- Whether police or emergency personnel are at the scene
- Any known fuel or fluid leaks
- Your requested towing destination, if known
About Goch & Sons Towing
Experienced Help When You Need It Most
For four generations, Goch & Sons Towing has helped motorists and commercial drivers following accidents, slide-offs and roadside incidents throughout Southeast Michigan. Our family-owned company combines trained operators, 24/7 dispatch and Detroit’s largest towing fleet to recover and transport light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Request Accident or Off-Road Vehicle Recovery
If your vehicle has been damaged, overturned, stuck in a ditch or left in another difficult location, tell our dispatch team what happened and where you are. We will coordinate the appropriate recovery and towing response.
