Steel-deck rollback carrier
19-21 ft bed, deck winch, wheel-lift under-reach on most units
The default tow truck. All four wheels off the ground, so it is the right answer for AWD, EV, low-clearance, non-running, and collision vehicles alike.
Need a tow truck in Burnsville? We get one to you fast for cars, pickups and vans, flatbed or wheel-lift depending on what yours needs. You name the destination before we move it. I-35W, I-35E, and MN-13 all run through Burnsville, so most calls come off one of those.

The truck that shows up decides whether your vehicle arrives undamaged. This is what the Burnsville network runs and the call each unit is sent on — worth knowing before you accept whatever is closest.
19-21 ft bed, deck winch, wheel-lift under-reach on most units
The default tow truck. All four wheels off the ground, so it is the right answer for AWD, EV, low-clearance, non-running, and collision vehicles alike.
Lighter deck, higher payload, shallower load angle
Two vehicles in one trip, or a lowered car that would scrape a standard approach. The payload headroom is what lets a loaded van ride without going overweight.
L-arm yoke, tire-only contact, compact footprint
Tight rowhouse blocks, parking decks with a height bar, and short repositioning moves where a full carrier cannot physically reach the vehicle.
Cab-controlled wheel-lift, single-operator hookup
Private-property and repossession work where the operator needs to hook without leaving the cab. Fastest pickup of any tow truck.
Rolling axle set placed under the non-lifted wheels
Carried on the wrecker so an AWD or 4WD vehicle can still be towed when no carrier is available. Keeps the drivetrain from spinning without a deck.
Hydraulic wheel skates for locked or missing wheels
Seized brakes, a wheel off the car, or a vehicle sitting in park with no power. The vehicle is rolled onto the deck sideways instead of being dragged.
Add-on ramp sections that flatten the load angle
Lowered, exotic, and slammed vehicles. Requested at booking — an operator who does not carry them will find out at the scene, and then you wait for a second truck.
Front chock, soft straps, drop-deck or ramp load
Any two-wheeler. A bike loaded with the same chains used on a car arrives bent, which is why this is dispatched as its own equipment type.

One call puts a towing unit on the road to you anywhere in Burnsville or out along I-35W and I-35E. Tell us the road and which way you are pointed and we do the rest.
Cars, pickups, vans, motorcycles, and EVs across the Burnsville metro — on a flatbed carrier when the vehicle needs one, on a wheel-lift when it does not. Expand a category to see exactly what gets dispatched and why.
The whole vehicle rides on the deck with all four wheels off the pavement. The default across Burnsville for anything all-wheel-drive, low-clearance, electric, or already damaged — nothing drags, nothing spins, nothing gets added to the repair bill.
Two wheels lifted on an L-arm yoke that cradles the tires, never the bumper or control arms. Faster to hook and narrow enough for a Burnsville rowhouse street or a tight parking garage where a carrier physically will not fit.
AWD and full-time 4WD drivetrains cannot be towed with two wheels turning — it destroys the transfer case and center differential. Every AWD call in Burnsville goes on a flatbed, or on a wheel-lift with dollies under the trailing axle. No exceptions, whatever the last guy told you.
Front-wheel chock, soft straps over the triple tree, and a ramp or drop-deck load. Chains over a fairing or a strap on a handlebar bends what it touches — Burnsville riders get bike-specific equipment or the truck does not roll.
Transits, Sprinters, ProMasters, and box vans up to 14,000 lb GVWR, loaded or empty. Delivery and trades fleets across Burnsville run these all day, and a loaded one needs the deck length confirmed before dispatch.
Out-of-market moves on a carrier, priced by loaded mile once you are clear of the Burnsville metro rather than by the local hook-and-hourly. Relocations, auction pickups, and getting a breakdown home instead of leaving it three states away.
An EV moves on a flatbed with zero drive wheels on the ground — regenerative braking turns a spinning wheel into a generator feeding a pack that may already be faulted. Network operators in Burnsville carry EV-rated skates for a vehicle stuck in park with no 12-volt.
A crash-damaged or thermally-faulted pack is a separate call with its own staging, distance, and monitoring requirements. Burnsville operators coordinate with the fire service and the manufacturer's emergency response guide rather than simply loading and driving away.
Extended ramps, wood blocks, and a shallow approach angle so a splitter or side skirt never touches the deck. Tie-downs go to the manufacturer's designated points — a Burnsville strap over a control arm is how a $4,000 alignment claim starts.
Seized brakes, no keys, flat-spotted tires, or a project that has not moved in a decade. Winched onto the deck with skates or GoJaks under the locked wheels instead of dragged across a Burnsville driveway.
Zero-turn mowers, ATVs, golf carts, scissor lifts, and small utility trailers on a carrier deck. The common Burnsville landscape and contractor call when the tow vehicle itself is what broke.
Scheduled, non-emergency moves between Burnsville dealer lots, auction houses, body shops, and fleet yards — booked ahead, with condition photos on pickup and delivery so nobody argues about a scratch later.
Off the shoulder, into a ditch, over a curb, stuck in mud, snow, or sand. A Burnsville winch-out is billed as recovery time, not as a tow — and a vehicle pulled out straight often drives away instead of riding the deck.
Unplowed streets, alley ice, and vehicles slid into a bank. The first real Burnsville snow generates more tow calls in twelve hours than a normal week, so staged capacity matters more than any single truck's speed.
Non-rolling vehicles loaded with skates or a winch, fluids contained, debris swept. On a Burnsville public roadway the first tow is often assigned off a police rotation — the second move, to the shop you actually chose, is the one you control.
A proper jump pack on the correct terminals, then a charging-system check to see whether it is the battery or the alternator. Roughly a third of Burnsville "needs a tow" calls end here for a fraction of the cost.
Non-destructive entry on a locked vehicle, or enough fuel to reach a station. Both are dispatched on the same truck as the tow, so if the fix does not work the vehicle goes on the deck without a second wait in Burnsville.
Spare mounted roadside where the vehicle carries one. When it carries a mobility kit instead of a spare — increasingly the norm — the Burnsville call converts to a tow to a tire shop, and the operator arrives already knowing that.
Unauthorized vehicles removed from lots, apartment complexes, and reserved spaces at the property owner's request. Governed by posted-signage and notification rules in Burnsville — a compliant removal starts with the sign, not with the truck.
Getting a vehicle out of a Burnsville lot and to your shop or your driveway. The release process belongs to whichever authority ordered the tow; a private operator moves it only after that release is in hand.
You are generally entitled to your belongings out of an impounded vehicle even before the vehicle itself is released. Ask for it explicitly — the Burnsville lot is not obligated to volunteer the process.
Fenced, lit, camera-covered storage when the destination shop is closed or an insurer has not made a decision. Billed per day from arrival across Burnsville, which is why naming a destination up front is the cheapest call you can make.
Your vehicle goes where you say it goes — your mechanic, your dealer, your body shop anywhere in the Burnsville metro — not to whichever lot the truck happens to be based at.
Timestamped condition photos, an itemized invoice, and a written cause note formatted for a claim or a platform reimbursement. Burnsville rideshare and delivery drivers use these to get a tow paid for instead of eaten.
Rolling 30-day average dispatch-to-arrival, by service type, across the local rescuer network.
Almost every local tow is hook-up plus mileage — and then a short list of things that legitimately move it. These are the line items to expect on a Burnsville invoice, and the ones worth questioning.
$99 hook-up + $5-7 per mile
Standard rate for a car, pickup, or van on a flatbed or wheel-lift. Winching, after-hours, storage, and specialty equipment are separate lines — all of them are listed below. Heavy-duty and Class 8 recovery is priced differently and is not this rate.
$99 on our network. A flat charge for dispatching and connecting the vehicle, billed once. It does not change with distance, so it is the single biggest number on a short local tow.
$5 to $7 per mile, charged from pickup to drop. Ask whether mileage starts at your location or at the operator's yard — that one answer can double a suburban tow.
A carrier often costs more than a wheel-lift. For AWD, EV, low-clearance, and damaged vehicles it is not an upsell — a wheel-lift on those causes damage worth many times the difference.
Billed separately from the tow, usually per half-hour, once the vehicle is off the pavement. Pulling a car out of a ditch is labor; carrying it afterward is the tow.
Dollies, skates, and extended ramps may carry a line item. Mention AWD, a locked wheel, or a lowered car when you book and this gets quoted instead of discovered.
Overnight and holiday calls price above the daytime rate. Not a scam — it is a driver woken at 3 a.m. — but it should be disclosed on the phone, not on the invoice.
Standby while you retrieve belongings, wait for police, or decide on a destination is billable once it runs long. Deciding the drop location before the truck arrives keeps this at zero.
Per calendar day from arrival, and it starts the day the vehicle lands even if that is 11 p.m. The most common source of a shocking towing bill.
Retrieving a vehicle outside posted lot hours typically carries its own fee. Going the next morning instead is usually cheaper than the gate charge.
Police-ordered and private-property tows are priced under a regulated maximum rather than by agreement. If a tow you did not request exceeds that cap, that is a complaint to the regulator, not a negotiation.
A jumpstart, lockout, fuel drop, or tire change is priced well below a tow. Describing the symptom accurately is what lets dispatch send the cheaper answer first.
A club or manufacturer benefit usually covers hook-up plus a mileage allowance, with you paying the overage. Know your allowance before choosing a shop 40 miles away.
Road Rescue Network does not set a member operator's rates. What the network does is get you an itemized number before the truck rolls — including the mileage basis and the storage clock — so a tow never turns into a surprise.

The same crews that run Burnsville also cover Savage (4 mi), Apple Valley (5 mi) and Eagan (6 mi), so a call from either side of Dakota County reaches the same desk.
Each service links to local response times, rescuer coverage, and recent dispatched jobs in this metro.
A live map of every towing service in Burnsville metro, with real-time positions, ETAs, and dispatch status, available inside your dashboard.
Sign in to track network rescuers across Burnsville in real time, dispatch jobs, and confirm ETA before the truck rolls.
Each corridor has a dedicated breakdown landing page with service zones, exits, and recent dispatched jobs.

4 exits in Burnsville
The western split of I-35 crossing the Minnesota River into Burnsville and rejoining I-35E. Heavy south-metro freight; breakdowns cluster at the Black Dog grade and the Burnsville Parkway interchange.

3 exits in Burnsville
The eastern split of I-35 rejoining I-35W in Burnsville before the river crossing. Carries Saint Paul-side freight; common service points near the Cliff Road and Crystal Lake Road interchanges.

7 exits in Burnsville
East-west arterial along the Minnesota River bluffs through Burnsville, the city's busiest distribution and aggregate-freight corridor linking the quarries to the interstates.

8 exits in Burnsville
Major east-west arterial across the south metro serving the Burnsville Center retail belt with constant box-truck and last-mile delivery traffic.

3 exits in Burnsville
North-south freeway on Burnsville's eastern edge connecting to the Mall of America and the central metro across the river. Steady commercial-vehicle and retail freight.

2 exits in Burnsville
The Twin Cities beltway reached just north across the river, carrying freight around the metro. Common service points near the I-35W beltway merge in Bloomington.
Patterns observed across recent dispatch data in this metro, by service type and corridor.
The Black Dog stretch where I-35E and I-35W rejoin climbs up from the Minnesota River, and a breakdown at the merge during the evening surge backs traffic up the bluff into both interstates. The grade also punishes brakes and cooling on the climb. Our nearest unit averages under 30 minutes to the I-35 shoulders so the south-metro backup doesn't cascade.
Loaded trucks descending the I-35 grade toward the Minnesota River crossing run their brakes hard, and we get brake-fade and overheated-drum calls on the descent, especially in summer. Our mechanics carry brake-system parts and know the safe pull-offs on the bluff. Catching a fading brake before it fails outright keeps a controllable problem from becoming a runaway.
When winter lows hit the negative teens across the south metro, air dryers freeze and brake chambers lock, especially on rigs staged in the Highway 13 distribution belt overnight. We field a wave of no-build-air calls every cold snap. Our service trucks carry methanol injection, heated anti-gel, and high-CCA jump packs and clear most roadside.
Towing is the most heavily consumer-regulated work in the industry, and almost nobody reads the rules until their car is already gone. Here is what governs a tow in Burnsville, Minnesota.
A tow you request is consensual and priced by agreement. A tow ordered by police or a property owner is non-consensual and priced under a regulated maximum. Which one happened determines what you can be charged and what recourse you have.
Most jurisdictions require conspicuous posted signage stating that unauthorized vehicles will be towed, who tows them, and where they go — before a removal is lawful. A tow from a lot with no compliant sign is frequently challengeable.
Outside a police-ordered move, you generally decide where your vehicle goes. An operator steering every vehicle to their own affiliated shop or lot is a signal to ask questions before you sign anything.
Your belongings are usually retrievable even while the vehicle itself is held for fees. Ask specifically — most lots will not offer.
You are entitled to an itemized invoice showing hook-up, mileage, storage, and every add-on as separate lines. A single lump sum with no breakdown is the thing to refuse at the counter, not later.
Drivers must move over or slow for a stopped tow truck showing amber lights. This is why an operator will sometimes reposition your vehicle before working on it — a shoulder is the most dangerous office in the industry.

Most Burnsville calls are answered in about 39 minutes. You get a real time before anyone rolls, and the price before the work starts.
Burnsville commands the southern gateway to Minneapolis where I-35E and I-35W rejoin at the Minnesota River crossing on the Black Dog stretch. Every truck running I-35 south of the metro funnels through, making the I-35E/35W merge one of the busiest freight points on the south side. The Burnsville Center retail belt, the river-bluff aggregate quarries, and a band of distribution centers along Highway 13 keep regional and last-mile freight in constant motion.
Burnsville is a city 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota. The city is situated on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.7 million residents. At the 2020 census the population was 64,317.
Burnsville sits at the convergence of I-35E, I-35W, and the Minnesota River crossing, the southern gateway where the two halves of I-35 rejoin on the Black Dog stretch and funnel every south-metro truck through one merge. A breakdown there during the evening surge backs traffic up the bluff and into both interstates. Road Rescue Network's Burnsville rescuers run 24/7 and beat the Twin Cities benchmark on response time.
The mechanics in Burnsville who handle heavy-duty calls work the river-bluff grades and the deep Minnesota cold together. The climb up from the Minnesota River on I-35 punishes brakes and cooling systems, while winter lows in the negative teens freeze air systems and gel fuel across the south metro. Our service trucks carry methanol injection, heated anti-gel, high-output jump packs, and the brake-system parts the grade demands because Burnsville's terrain and weather both take a toll.
Whether you're a fleet manager loading out of the Highway 13 distribution belt or an owner-operator stuck on the Black Dog grade with a frozen brake chamber, the nearest verified, insurance-current rescuer in our Burnsville network is one call away. Road Rescue Network's 24/7 operations team handles coordination, dispatch, and ETA confirmation throughout.
Reviews collected from fleet customers and drivers after completed service calls in this metro.
“Driver lost air climbing the Black Dog grade at the merge during rush hour. RRN had a tech rolling in under 25 minutes and got us off the grade before the backup hit both interstates. They know that merge cold.”
“Brakes faded on the descent to the river and I had to get off. The recovery operator knew the safe bluff pull-off and got me down clean, then to the shop. Calm and clearly knew the grade.”
“Drive tire blew at the River Ridge Holiday. Tech arrived in about 36 minutes with the right casing. One star off for an ETA that ran a little long, but the work and price were right.”
Road Rescue Network's standard rate in Burnsville, Minnesota is $99 for the hook-up plus $5 to $7 per mile. A short local tow across the metro typically lands between $120 and $180 all-in. Winching, after-hours calls, storage, and specialty equipment such as dollies or extended ramps are billed as separate lines, and you get every one of them quoted before the truck rolls rather than after your vehicle is on the deck.
The $99 hook-up is the floor. It is charged once the truck is dispatched and connected, and it does not change with distance, so a two-mile tow and a ten-mile tow both start from the same number. That is why a very short move can feel expensive per mile and why combining a tow with a jumpstart or tire change on the same visit is far cheaper than two separate calls in Burnsville.
For a car, pickup, or van anywhere our network runs in Minnesota, it is $99 to hook plus $5 to $7 per mile. Rates above that generally mean one of three things: the tow was non-consensual, meaning police or a property owner ordered it and it is priced under a regulated maximum; the vehicle needed winching or recovery before it could be towed; or storage has started accruing daily. Heavy-duty Class 8 recovery is a different service with its own pricing.
Often you can. Roughly a third of calls that come in as "I need a tow" in Burnsville are resolved on the spot with a jumpstart, a lockout, a fuel drop, or a tire change, all of which cost well under a tow. If you carry a motor club membership or a manufacturer roadside benefit, it usually covers the hook-up plus a mileage allowance and you pay only the overage. If your vehicle has already been towed, the fee is owed — but ask for an itemized invoice, because storage starts the day of arrival and every day you delay retrieval adds to it.
That rule is about a vehicle towing a trailer, not about calling a tow truck. It is the guidance that you should not load a trailer beyond roughly 80 percent of your vehicle's maximum tow rating, leaving margin for braking, grades, and crosswinds. It has no bearing on what a tow truck charges — but exceeding it is a common reason a trailer ends up needing one.
Yes, on any tow you request. Tell dispatch the destination when you call and the vehicle goes to your shop, your dealer, or your driveway anywhere in the Burnsville metro. The exception is a police-ordered tow from a crash scene, where the first move goes where the responding authority directs — after that, the move from the lot to your shop is yours to choose.
Average response time in Burnsville is 39 minutes for mobile truck repair, faster around the I-35 merge and the Highway 13 belt, longer out toward the southern Dakota County edge. We track every call and post real averages.
Yes, the Black Dog stretch where I-35E and I-35W rejoin is our busiest zone. A stalled truck there backs traffic up the bluff into both interstates, and the grade punishes brakes, so we treat it as time-critical and stage rescuers nearby.
Every Road Rescue Network rescuer in Burnsville maintains current general liability, automobile liability, workers comp, and where applicable garage-keepers insurance. We re-verify each renewal cycle. Expired coverage means automatic suspension from dispatch.
Yes. We service national accounts with consolidated invoicing, fleet-card billing, and a single point of contact. Most fleets onboard in under 48 hours. Reach out via the form on this page or call dispatch.
24/7/365. There is no after-hours surcharge in our network, rescuers quote the same rate at 3am as at 3pm.
We dispatch routinely to the Holiday on River Ridge, the Kwik Trip on Cliff Road, the Pilot at Shakopee, and Love's at Northfield (I-35 Exit 69). Our service trucks know each location.
Yes, both are signature Burnsville calls. The river-bluff grade causes brake fade we address with stocked brake parts and safe-pull-off knowledge; the deep cold freezes air systems we clear with methanol injection and anti-gel. Our trucks carry both year-round.
Standard service-call dispatch runs $155-225 in the south metro depending on time of day and service type. Heavy-duty towing starts around $485 for in-area moves. We confirm a quote before the truck rolls.
Yes. Several Burnsville rescuers run fleet-PM programs with scheduled yard or terminal visits. Tell us your fleet size and DOT inspection cadence and we'll match you with the right shop.
If we determine on-scene the truck can't be fixed roadside in a reasonable window, we coordinate the tow with one of our heavy-duty network rescuers. Many service trucks dispatch alongside a wrecker so there's no second response time.

Burnsville runs about 64,317 people and sits in Dakota County, inside the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area. We take the call, find the closest crew that actually does this work, and tell you what it costs before anyone turns a wheel.
Sample of recent dispatched service calls in this metro. Customer details removed; locations and response times preserved.
| When | Service | Location | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 17:21 CT | Mobile Truck Repair | I-35 N Black Dog grade | 38 min |
| Monday 20:37 CT | Heavy-Duty Towing | I-35E S at Cliff Rd | 45 min |
| Sunday 12:14 CT | Commercial Tire Repair | Holiday Stationstore River Ridge | 35 min |
| Saturday 09:48 CT | Mobile RV Repair | Burnsville RV dealer lot | 57 min |
| Friday 23:31 CT | Mobile Welding | Hwy 13 Business Park | 50 min |
| Wednesday 05:56 CT | Mobile Bus Repair | Burnsville-Eagan-Savage schools yard | 64 min |
| Thursday 14:43 CT | Fuel Delivery | MN-13 W near the quarry | 27 min |
| Saturday 02:29 CT | Battery Jumpstart | Northern Tool DC lot | 24 min |
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Whether the truck is sitting in Burnsville or out toward Eagan, it is the same phone number and the same crews. One call, day or night.
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Service trucks dispatch routinely to these locations across the metro freight corridors.
Diesel lanes, near interchange
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Open 24/7, full service, west of city
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Tire Care center, south of city
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Local parts houses and diesel suppliers used by network mechanics for time-critical roadside repairs.
Heavy-duty parts, will-call
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HD truck parts
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View Directory Profile →Major shippers, distribution centers, and industrial freight nodes generating outbound and inbound truck volume.
Tool and equipment distribution, high outbound volume
Petroleum-products terminal, tanker freight
Last-mile delivery station
Aggregate and ready-mix loadout
Distribution and light-industrial cluster along the river bluff
Warehouse and manufacturing tenants
Three steps from the call to a cleared scene. Same flow whether you call from a fleet desk or the shoulder of an interstate.
Year, make, drivetrain, whether it rolls and steers, and where it needs to go. AWD, an EV, a lowered car, or a locked wheel changes which truck is correct — thirty seconds on the phone in Burnsville prevents the wrong truck arriving and a second wait.
We match a carrier or wheel-lift to the vehicle and send you the hook-up, the mileage basis, and the ETA before it rolls. No Burnsville driver should learn what a tow costs after their car is already on the deck.
Correct tie-down points, condition photos at pickup, and delivery to your shop, your dealer, or your driveway anywhere in the Burnsville metro. If storage is unavoidable, you get the daily rate in writing before the vehicle goes into the yard.
Network rescuers accept all major credit cards, fleet cards, and consumer payment apps. Confirmed at dispatch.







