Towing in Macomb Township, MI
Macomb Township lies about 6 road miles from central Shelby Township, east on 23 Mile nearly the whole way. One total for the job comes over the phone, before the truck pulls out.
Straight out 23 Mile: how our trucks reach Macomb Township
Our trucks reach Macomb Township, about 6 road miles from central Shelby Township, with hardly a turn: east on 23 Mile from Van Dyke Avenue, over the M-53 freeway at exit 20, and on into the township's grid of mile roads and cross roads.
There's a lot of grid. The township has 36.25 square miles of land and counted 91,663 residents in 2020, which made it Michigan's most populous civil township; the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate is 95,099. Hall Road, the 20 Mile line, runs along the south edge, where Macomb meets Clinton Township, and the mile roads climb north to 26 Mile.
Give us one of these
- A mile road and a cross road - 23 Mile and Card Road, say, or 21 Mile and Romeo Plank, plus which side you're on.
- A half-mile road - the township has some, such as 23½ and 24½ Mile, so say which.
- Hall Road - eastbound or westbound, and the nearest cross road: Romeo Plank, Garfield, Hayes or North Avenue.
- A subdivision - the street name, then the mile road and cross road at its entrance.
- A park - Waldenburg, Pitchford, Lucido River, Macomb Corners or Town Center Park.
The figure you hear covers the drive out, the truck, the time on scene and the drop-off, all as one total. How we work out a tow price explains each piece, and nothing moves until you say go.
Emergency towing in Macomb Township: Hall Road, the mile roads and the county work zones
Hall Road, the road MDOT calls Macomb County's Golden Corridor, is the township's south edge, and MDOT has rebuilt it in pieces: from M-53 to Romeo Plank in 2017 and 2018, adding a fourth lane each way between Garfield and Romeo Plank, then the stretch east of Romeo Plank starting in April 2021. Stalled in one of those lanes? Call 911, then us, with your direction and the closest cross road.
North of Hall Road, the Macomb County Department of Roads maintains the roads, and in the construction season some of them are work zones with lane closures or posted detours. The county's closure list shows what is closed now; if you broke down inside one, tell us the detour signs you passed so the truck takes the same way in.
Break down inside a closure or on a detour and tell us the barricade or sign you can see; the truck may need to come in from the far end.
Deputies, not township officers, answer crashes here. The Macomb County Sheriff's Office polices the township under contract from a substation in Macomb Township, with deputies on all three shifts, and its Traffic Division investigates crashes and enforces traffic laws on the county's secondary roads. A deputy can order a car towed when it blocks traffic or can't be driven from a crash.
When the call is yours and the scene is clear, the car goes where you decide - your driveway, a shop on Hall Road or a longer trip on the deck. That's an emergency tow off Hall Road or a Macomb Township mile road, with the total agreed first.
Roadside help in Macomb Township: park lots, early starts at the Rec Center and county potholes
The township's parks sit out along the mile roads, and their lots see dead batteries and locked doors like anywhere else: Waldenburg Park on 21 Mile just east of Romeo Plank, Pitchford Park and its dog park on Romeo Plank north of 22 Mile, Lucido River Park on North Avenue just south of 24 Mile, and Macomb Corners Park and Town Center Park on 25 Mile.
The Recreation Center opens at 6 a.m. on weekdays, so a battery that gives up in its lot can mean a call before work. We bring a jump pack to the car and start it; if it won't stay running, the car can ride to a shop on the same visit.
Keys locked inside after an evening event? Lucido River Park's rental hall can be booked until 11 p.m., and late is fine with us. Tell us the make, the model and the lot, and the car gets opened with car-opening tools.
Potholes on the mile roads are the county's to fix: the Department of Roads repairs them year-round and takes reports through its service request form, and the township's own site sends road questions there too. If one already split a tire, we mount the spare or carry the car to a tire shop.
Out of gas on 26 Mile or Hall Road? Say gas or diesel and the nearest cross road, and roadside service in Macomb Township brings enough to reach a station.
Flatbed towing in Macomb Township: AWD and EVs, flood-soaked cars and runs from the county's center
Even this close to Shelby Township, the car you drive sets the truck. A front-wheel-drive car headed to a shop nearby can go on the wheel-lift; anything driven by all four wheels or by electric motors, anything lowered or vintage, and any motorcycle rides the flatbed from any Macomb Township driveway, even when the shop sits on the same mile road.
Water gives the township a reason of its own. The North Branch of the Clinton River crosses 21 Mile between Card Road and North Avenue, and when the National Weather Service warned of North Branch flooding in August 2023, it named 21 and 22 Mile as roads that might flood. A car that drove into water like that rides the deck to the shop with the key off.
Macomb Township sits at the geographic center of Macomb County, so long trips leave in every direction. Once a run passes the nearby towns, every car rides the flatbed, front-drive or not.
A motorcycle travels upright on the bed, front tire chocked and straps on the frame.
Winch-outs in Macomb Township: North Branch high water, snowbound subdivisions and soft edges
High water has closed roads here before. In late November 2011 the county's road department shut 24 Mile from North Avenue to Card Road for flooding, along with part of 21 Mile east of Romeo Plank. The North Branch and the Middle Branch of the Clinton River both cross the township on their way to the main river in Clinton Township.
If water covers the road, turn around; its depth and the pavement under it are both unknown. We wait until it drops and the road reopens, then winch the car back to dry ground and load it on the flatbed.
Snow is the other trap. The county clears state and primary roads first and turns to local and subdivision streets only once those are clear and safe, so a cul-de-sac can stay packed for a while after a storm. The National Weather Service's winter car kit includes a shovel and a sack of sand or cat litter for traction; one careful try is fine, then stop before the tires dig in.
We stay on pavement and in the lots. The nature trails at Lucido River Park and at the township's 26 Mile nature preserve, which closes for the winter months, are for walking, and our truck doesn't go onto them.
Our rating is light-duty: cars, pickups, vans, SUVs and motorcycles. A loaded box truck, farm equipment, an RV or a semi in a ditch needs a heavy-duty wrecker, and we'll say so before you wait on us. Everything else is a winch-out from a Macomb Township road edge or snowbank.
Car towed in Macomb Township? Call the Sheriff's Office, which polices the township
Macomb Township doesn't run a police department of its own: the Macomb County Sheriff's Office provides its law enforcement under contract, so the Sheriff is where a missing car's trail starts.
The Sheriff's Traffic Division also processes abandoned vehicles in its patrol area. For the State Police, the whole county falls to the Metro North Post in Oak Park.
- Sheriff's Office main line (the township lists it for non-emergency police dispatch)
- 586-469-5151
- Sheriff's Macomb Township substation
- 586-286-3441
- Michigan State Police, covering Macomb from Oak Park
- Metro North Post, 248-584-5740
- Tracing a towed car anywhere in Michigan
- The state's abandoned-vehicle help desk, 517-636-5234
If a deputy has ordered your car towed and you reach it before it's hauled away, MCL 257.252d says the tow truck has to disconnect it, and you can take it away once you pay a reasonable service fee and get a receipt for it - unless the tow was ordered because the car was unsafe to drive, possibly stolen, needed as evidence or wrecked in a crash and not drivable.
Homes are treated differently from lots. The posted-sign rule for private property doesn't apply to land that is obviously part of a single- or two-family home (MCL 257.252l), so a homeowner can have a car taken off the driveway without a sign.
Once the car is in storage, the Attorney General's guide to towing spells out your rights: the storage company must let you inspect the car, the first visit to collect your things is free, and you have 20 days from the abandoned-vehicle notice to challenge the tow in district court.
Neighbors of Macomb Township, and official pages worth saving
Back west on 23 Mile is Shelby Township, home of our around-the-clock Shelby Township tows. Across Hall Road to the south lies Clinton Township, Sterling Heights touches the township's southwest corner, and at 26 Mile and Hayes Road four townships meet: Macomb, Ray, Shelby and Washington Township.
- Macomb Township on Wikipedia - the 1834 founding, the Waldenburg and Meade settlements and the township's growth since 2000.
- Macomb Township - the official township site, with hall hours, notices and the link for county road requests.
- Macomb County Sheriff's Office - the main line, every substation's number, records and crash reports.
- Macomb Township Parks and Recreation - the township parks, the Recreation Center and its hours.
- National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac - winter storm warnings, snowfall reports and river flood information.
- Michigan State Police, Second District - the Metro North Post, responsible for Macomb County, and its number.
- Census QuickFacts for Macomb Township - population, land area and commute figures.
Frequently asked questions
Do you tow in Macomb Township, and how far do your trucks come?
Yes, at any hour. Our trucks run straight out 23 Mile to get there; the township sits about 6 road miles from central Shelby Township. Shelby Township Towing covers the whole township with light-duty tows, roadside help, flatbeds and winch-outs. Give us the mile road and cross road, the vehicle and the destination, and the total comes on the same call, before the truck leaves.
Who comes after a crash on Hall Road or a mile road in Macomb Township?
Macomb County sheriff's deputies. The Sheriff's Office polices the township under contract, and its Traffic Division investigates crashes on the county's secondary roads. Call 911 if anyone is hurt or the car is in a lane. For questions afterward, the Sheriff's main line is 586-469-5151 and the Macomb Township substation is 586-286-3441.
A tow truck is hooking up my car on a deputy's order - can I stop it?
Sometimes. Michigan law says that if you arrive before the car is actually towed away, it must be disconnected and released to you once you pay a reasonable service fee, and you get a receipt. That doesn't apply when the tow was ordered because the car was unsafe to drive, possibly stolen, held as evidence, or wrecked in a crash and not drivable.
Water is over 21 Mile and my car stalled in it - can you pull it out now?
Not until the water goes down and the road reopens. The North Branch of the Clinton River crosses 21 Mile between Card Road and North Avenue, and flood warnings have listed 21 and 22 Mile before. Once the water drops and the road reopens, we winch the car to dry pavement and carry it on the flatbed. Leave the ignition off until a mechanic checks it.
My car disappeared from a parking lot in Macomb Township - where is it?
Read the signs at the lot's entrances first; Michigan law makes a lot owner post the towing service's name and phone number before towing without consent. If that doesn't settle it, call the Sheriff's Office at 586-469-5151, or use the Secretary of State's abandoned-vehicle search, which takes a plate or VIN; its help desk is 517-636-5234.
Before you call about a Macomb Township tow, have these four things handy
With these, we can price the job and pick the truck before anyone drives out 23 Mile.
- Your spot - a mile road and cross road, a half-mile road, Hall Road and your direction, or a park
- Your vehicle - the year, make and model, and anything special: all-wheel drive, electric, lowered, a classic or a bike
- What went wrong - high water, a snowbank, a collision, a dead battery, a flat, locked keys or an empty tank
- Where it's headed - home, a shop in the township or on Hall Road, or a longer trip on the flatbed