Calhoun Transport operator loading a disabled sedan onto a flatbed tow truck on a Nebraska roadside at dusk
Based in Fort Calhoun, NE

Towing and Roadside Assistance in Omaha and Washington County

Flatbed towing, winch outs, jump starts and accident recovery from a local, owner-operated crew. Tell us where you are and what you are driving, and we will tell you exactly what it takes to get you moving.

5.0 rating on Google Flatbed decks, nothing dragged Owner operated, local Insured and DOT registered
Why flatbed

The vehicle rides. It does not get dragged.

A wheel lift picks up one end of a car and drags the other end down the road on its own tires. That is fine for some vehicles and genuinely bad for others. A flatbed loads the whole vehicle onto the deck, so nothing spins, nothing scrapes, and nothing is taking wear on the way to the shop.

  • All-wheel drive and four-wheel drive vehicles keep their drivetrains out of it
  • Lowered cars, air dams and long front overhangs clear the ramps
  • Wrecked and non-running vehicles get winched up instead of pushed
  • Skid steers, mowers and small equipment ride the same way a car does
Calhoun Transport flatbed tilting its deck to load a red pickup from a residential driveway
How a call goes

Four steps, no mystery.

1

You call

You get a person, not a menu. Tell us the road or cross streets, the year make and model, and what happened.

2

We quote it

Distance, weight and whether it needs winching decide the price. You hear the number before a truck moves.

3

We load it

The deck comes down, the vehicle goes up on the winch, and it gets strapped at the wheels rather than the frame.

4

We deliver it

Shop, dealership, your driveway or our lot. You get told where it went and who signed for it.

Calhoun Transport flatbed tow truck hauling a black limousine on a rural Nebraska road
Commercial and contract work

Half this business is not roadside at all.

A good share of what the trucks do is scheduled, repeat work for people who move vehicles for a living. It is quieter than a roadside call and it is a large part of the week.

Dealer and lot transfers Auction runs Impound and storage moves Fleet and service department hauls Equipment between job sites Multi-vehicle moves

If you move vehicles on a schedule and you are tired of chasing whoever answers, call and ask about standing work. It is easier to plan a week around a truck you already know will show up.

Where we run

North of Omaha is home. Omaha is the day job.

The shop is in Fort Calhoun, which puts Washington County minutes away instead of an hour. The metro is a short run down Highway 75 and the interstate, and it is where most of the volume is.

Not on the list? We run past a lot of small towns getting to the ones that are. Call and ask.

Request a tow

Calling is faster. This works too.

If you are stranded, call. A phone gets a truck moving while a form is still sitting in an inbox. Use this for anything that can wait: a car in the driveway that has not run in a year, a shop transfer, equipment that needs moving next week, or contract work you want to talk through.

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Based in1908 County Rd 45, Fort Calhoun, NE 68023
See the trucks workingReal jobs, real recoveries

If you are stuck somewhere unsafe, call instead. A form is slower than a phone.

Questions

Straight answers.

What hours can I actually reach someone?

Someone answers 7am to 8:30pm Monday through Friday, and 9am to 8:30pm on Saturday and Sunday. Those are the hours a call genuinely gets picked up rather than a claim on a website. Outside them, leave a message with your location and the vehicle and we will come back to you.

What areas does Calhoun Transport cover?

We tow across the Omaha metro and Washington County, Nebraska. That covers Omaha, Blair, Fort Calhoun, Herman, Arlington and Bennington, plus the highways and county roads in between. We are based in Fort Calhoun, so calls north of Omaha get a truck that is already close instead of one crossing the whole metro.

Why does everything go on a flatbed?

A flatbed carries the vehicle instead of dragging part of it. Nothing on your car touches the road, the drivetrain never spins, and low bumpers and air dams stay off the pavement. It is the safest way to move all-wheel drive, lowered, damaged and non-running vehicles, which is most of what gets towed.

How much does a tow cost?

It depends on where you are, where the vehicle is going, what it weighs, and whether it has to be winched before it can be loaded. That is why we quote on the phone instead of publishing one number that would be wrong for half the calls. Call 402-512-2304, describe the situation, and you get a real figure before a truck rolls.

What should I do while I wait for the truck?

Get yourself somewhere safe first, off the road and behind a barrier if there is one. Turn your hazards on. Stay out of the traffic lane even to look at the damage. On a shoulder along I-80, I-680 or Highway 75, stand on the far side of the vehicle from traffic, not between it and the lane.

Will you tow a car that does not run?

Yes. A vehicle that will not start, will not roll or will not steer is ordinary flatbed work. We winch it up onto the deck rather than needing it to drive on. Flat tires, seized brakes, no key, dead battery, or something that has sat in a yard for years all load the same way.

Can you move something other than a car?

Yes. The same decks carry pickups, medium duty trucks, skid steers, mowers and other compact equipment. If you are not sure whether what you have will fit, call and describe it. Weight and dimensions are the only things that decide it, and we would rather work that out on the phone than on arrival.

Need a truck out to you?

Tell us where you are, what you are driving, and what happened. Calling is fastest, and it is the only way to get a real price before anything moves.

Call 402-512-2304