A Tow Before the Go: Moving a 1988 Firebird Mid-Build
A Rare Firebird With More Work Ahead Some project cars spend more time moving between shops than driving under their own power. Aeromotive, a large-scale fuel system company based in Lenexa, called Santa Fe Tow Service to move a 1988 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA with only 3,500 original miles. The build is keeping the […]
Why Fast Decisions Matter After a Semi Wreck
First Moves After Things Go Sideways After over six decades in the business, we know that scenarios like this are common. We get a call from a driver who’d clipped a guardrail after swerving to avoid debris. He’s shaken up. Standing on the shoulder in the dark, unsure what to do next. That ten-minute window […]
Accident Recovery: Clearing Crash Scenes
A Crash Course in Coordination A crash scene can look unsettling. There’s usually a lot happening before the first vehicle moves. Officers may be checking drivers, fire crews may be looking at fluids or debris, and traffic may need to be held back long enough for everyone to work. On Olathe accident recovery calls tied to law […]
Giving a Grounded Helicopter a Lift (Or Two)
A Different Kind of Airport Pickup Airports are designed for smooth arrivals. But this helicopter needed help after it came back down. Its rotor had been damaged, the aircraft could not move. Its owners needed it returned to the hangar. Our Lees Summit rotator service team brought a rotator, rollback, and support vehicle to handle the […]
Inside a Low Clearance Tow: How a Car Comes Out of a Garage
One Garage, A Hundred Variables Every underground garage looks the same from the street, and every one feels different the second a tow truck pulls up. Ceiling heights shift between levels, ramp angles change from building to building, and lighting can drop from bright to dim in the space of one stairwell door. Overland Park […]
Santa Fe Tow Service Featured at Trucks & Big Rigs for Kids in Shawnee, KS
A Day of Big Trucks, Big Smiles, and Our Heavy Wrecker We were honored to be featured on the news ahead of this year’s Trucks & Big Rigs for Kids event in Shawnee, Kansas. The event was hosted by Johnson County Parks and Recreation at Theatre in the Park. It brings together some of the […]
More Than Heavy Lifting: What Our Crane Can Move
Towing’s Heavy Hitter Early in the morning, before traffic fills the roads and job sites come alive, we often head out with one simple plan: move something big, awkward, or impossible to lift by hand. Our Kansas City crane service helps us handle jobs that reach far beyond towing. We use our crane to move […]
What Causes a Jackknife and How to Prevent One
A Familiar Scene on the Interstate A semi-truck is built to articulate. The pivot point between cab and trailer is what makes tight turns possible and allows these rigs to handle loading docks and narrow city streets. Working I-44 semi towing, we see firsthand what happens when that flexibility turns against a driver. A jackknife […]
Spotlight on Equipment: Meet Our Rotator
Big Jobs, Serious Muscle When a job calls for serious lifting strength, our Gardner rotator service steps in with capability that goes far beyond a standard tow truck. At Santa Fe Tow Service, we run advanced mobile rotator units that handle large recoveries, heavy equipment lifts, and demanding cargo operations across the Midwest. These tow […]
Work Trucks: Towing the Vans That Keep Business Moving
Moving the Middleweight Class When people think about towing, they often picture either small sedans or massive semis. But there’s a wide middle ground. That’s where medium-duty towing lives. It’s the workhorse category, handling vehicles that are too hefty for light-duty wreckers but don’t require heavy rotator rigs. We’re talking about box trucks, delivery vans, […]
