Breakdowns don't pick polite times or places. Whether you're on the Hume Freeway at midnight or bogged in a paddock after rain, one call gets a truck to you.
What it covers
Any situation where your vehicle stops working on the road and you need professional help to get it moving or transported. SS Towing provides breakdown towing, bogged vehicle recovery, winch-out services, and clearway towing across Shepparton and the broader region.
How it works
- 1Call us with your GPS location or description of where you are.
- 2We advise you whether to stay with the vehicle or move to safety.
- 3We assess the situation on arrival — soil type, angle, obstacles.
- 4We attach recovery straps or winch line to safe anchor points on your vehicle.
- 5Vehicle is extracted and assessed for driveability.
- 6If not driveable, it is loaded for transport.
Common breakdown scenarios we handle
- Engine or mechanical failure
- Overheating — engine shut-down on the road
- Battery failure / flat battery (no jump available)
- Flat tyre with no spare or wheel damage
- Running out of fuel on a remote road
- Bogged on a dirt road, paddock, or soft ground
- Winch-out from a ditch, embankment or creek bank
- Vehicle stuck in floodwater (do not drive through floodwater)
- Key locked inside vehicle requiring tow to a locksmith
Rural and remote breakdowns
A large portion of our service area is rural — dirt roads, farm tracks, isolated highways. We carry extended-reach winch cable, recovery boards, and high-clearance recovery equipment for off-road situations. If you break down on a gravel road between towns, call us — we come out.