Long Distance Towing · Nassau County
Long Distance Towing From Lawrence, NY, to the Five Boroughs, Upstate, and Out of State
Macarthur tows vehicles from Lawrence across Long Island, into Queens, Brooklyn, and the other boroughs, north into Westchester and upstate, and into New Jersey, Connecticut, and beyond by arrangement. One driver, one flatbed, one quote based on both addresses and the vehicle. Call 516-362-5350 with the pickup and the drop-off.
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What Drivers Say About Macarthur Before Lawrence Calls
The Google reviews below are from drivers who called Macarthur for a tow or a roadside fix, which is exactly what a Lawrence driver is doing when they call 516-362-5350. The same trucks, the same drivers, and the same yard in Valley Stream answer Lawrence.
I got locked out my car on a cold snowy night and Alex came and unlock my car. He was very quick and professional. I would definitely use this towing company again.
Great timing and professionalism. The tow truck driver Carlos was experienced and helpful. I would recommend this company and Carlos to anyone.
Not the usual experience with a towing company. Everyone that I spoke to was polite and respectful and they towed my car with care. Hopefully I never need my car towed again, but if I do, this is who I will be using!
- 1,800+Google reviews, 5.0 average as of Oct 2026
- 24/7Our own trucks, our own drivers
- 16Certifications on the shop wall
- I-CARGold Class training recognition
- 1 ShopTow fleet and body shop, Valley Stream
- LicensedDMV # 7110205 · DCA # 1389419
If a Macarthur driver has helped you in Lawrence, a few words on Google is how the next driver there finds us.
The number Lawrence calls rings at the shop, not a call center.
- Long Distance Towing
- Flatbed Towing
- Car Hauling
- Vehicle Hauling
- Interstate Towing
- Out of State Towing
- Auction Pickup
- Dealer Delivery
- Towing
- Tow Truck
- Car Towing
What Counts as Long Distance Towing From Lawrence, and Where Macarthur Goes
A long distance tow from Lawrence is any move beyond the usual county run: across Long Island into Suffolk, into the five boroughs, north into Westchester and upstate New York, into New Jersey and Connecticut, and farther by arrangement. It rides on a flatbed, it is scheduled rather than immediate, and it is quoted by mileage and vehicle before the truck leaves Valley Stream.
A tow is local when the driver can do it and be back at the yard for the next call; it is long distance when the trip is the shift. From Lawrence that line is crossed somewhere around the county border, and beyond it the runs go into the city, east across Suffolk, north through Westchester into the Hudson Valley, across into New Jersey, and up into Connecticut. Farther is by arrangement, with one truck and one driver the whole way.
The vehicle rides on a flatbed, strapped at all four tires, for the whole distance. For a non-running car, a car with no plates, a collector car, or an electric vehicle, that is the only right way to move it, and it is how every long distance job leaves Lawrence. The driver does not hand the car off to another truck partway; the car that was loaded in Lawrence, Levittown, or Lido Beach is the car that is unloaded at the other end, by the person who loaded it.
Long distance jobs are planned, not sent out on the spot. The person who answers at 516-362-5350 takes both addresses and the vehicle, works out the route and the day, and quotes the whole trip. The long distance towing page covers the service in general; this page covers what a move starting or ending in Lawrence looks like.
Car in Lawrence going far, or far away and coming home to Lawrence? Send both addresses.
Why Lawrence Drivers Call for a Long Distance Tow: Auctions, Private Sales, Students, Moves, and Collectors
The reasons are the ones that put a car far from where it needs to be: a car bought at an auction or from a private seller two hours away, a student's car that died at school, a family moving with a car that does not run, a collector car going to a specialist, or a dealer trade between stores. Macarthur moves each of these from or to Lawrence on a flatbed.
Auction and private-sale cars. You bought a car in another county or another state and it cannot be driven home: no plates, no insurance yet, a salvage title, or it simply does not run. The driver picks it up at the auction lane or the seller's driveway, photographs it before loading, checks the VIN against the title you send us, and delivers it to your driveway in Lawrence. Auctions have gates, hours, and paperwork; tell us what the auction requires and we schedule around it.
The car that died far from home. A student's car at college, a car that broke down on a trip, a car at a relative's house that stopped running. Rather than a repair at a shop you do not know, the car comes home to Lawrence or to your own mechanic on a flatbed, and you deal with it where you can see it. Moves. A family relocating to or from Lawrence with a second car that does not run, or a car that should not add the miles, rides on the flatbed and arrives with the household.
Collector cars and project cars. A classic going to a specialist upstate or in New Jersey, a project car coming back from a restoration shop, a car bought sight unseen that needs to arrive in the condition it left. These ride strapped over the tires with nothing hooked to the body, and the driver treats them as what they are. Dealers and shops use the same service for trades between stores and for customer cars that have to come from far away; the commercial accounts section on the towing page explains how that is set up.
Bought a car you can't drive home to Lawrence? We pick it up and deliver it.
How a Long Distance Tow From Lawrence Is Quoted: Both Addresses, the Vehicle, and the Day
Macarthur quotes a long distance tow from the exact pickup address, the exact drop-off address, and the vehicle, as a single number for the whole trip. Tell us whether the car rolls and steers, whether anyone has to meet the truck at either end, and whether timing matters, and the quote reflects the real job. There are no surprises at the other end.
Nobody wants a long distance quote that changes at the other end, so the person who answers at 516-362-5350 asks for the two addresses exactly. A pickup at a Lawrence residence, at an auction with gate hours and a release form, at a storage facility with a code, or at a shop that closes at five are different jobs with the same mileage. The drop-off has the same range. The more exact the two ends, the more exact the number.
The vehicle and its condition. Year, make, and model tell us the weight and whether the car is all-wheel drive or electric. Whether it rolls and steers tells us whether it winches straight onto the deck or needs skates under locked wheels, which takes longer at both ends. A car with no keys, a car with a flat, a car buried in a garage behind other things, all change the loading, and the driver would rather know on the phone than find out at a gate three hours away.
Timing. A long distance tow is scheduled rather than immediate, because the truck is out of the local rotation for the trip. The person who answers tells you honestly which day the truck can go, and if the pickup end has a window, the seller is only there on Saturday, the auction releases on Tuesday, we plan for it. If anyone has to meet the truck at either end for keys, a signature, or payment to a seller, say so. The how a tow is priced section on the towing page covers the factors for every tow; for a long one, mileage and the two addresses are most of it.
Both addresses, the vehicle, and the day you need it. That gets you the whole trip quoted.
VIN, Photos, Paperwork, and Keys: How a Car Is Handed Off at Each End of a Long Trip From Lawrence
Before a long distance tow leaves either end, the Macarthur driver photographs the car from every side, checks the VIN against the title or bill of sale you send us, and confirms who is handing over the keys and the paperwork. At the drop-off, the car is photographed again and released to the person you named. You know what left and what arrived.
The handoff is where a long distance move goes right or wrong, because you are usually not standing at both ends. So the driver documents it. At the pickup, he walks around the car and photographs every panel, the wheels, the interior, the odometer, and any damage that is already there, so there is a record of the condition the car was in before it moved. If you have sent us the title, the bill of sale, or the auction release, he reads the VIN off the dash and the door jamb and confirms it matches before the car is loaded. A wrong car, or a car with a damaged VIN plate, does not move until you say so.
Keys and paperwork go where you tell us. For a private sale, the seller usually hands the driver the keys and the signed title, and the driver hands them to you at the drop-off in Lawrence; if money has to change hands at the seller's end, that is between you and the seller, and the driver does not carry it. For an auction, the release and the gate pass are what the driver needs; send them ahead. For a dealer, the dealer's paperwork and a contact name. For a car coming home from a shop, the shop's invoice and whether the balance is settled.
At the drop-off, the driver photographs the car again, unloads it where you want it, and releases it to you or to the person you named with their ID. If the drop-off is a storage unit or a shop that is closed, tell us where the key goes. The where we tow section on the towing page covers destinations in general; for a long trip, the handoff at each end is the part to plan.
Send the title or the release ahead and the driver checks the VIN before the car moves.
What Rides on a Long Distance Flatbed From Lawrence: Cars, EVs, Trucks, Motorcycles, and Equipment
Anything that fits on a flatbed and is strapped at four points rides long distance: cars, SUVs, pickups, vans, electric vehicles, motorcycles, and small equipment. Larger commercial vehicles are moved by the heavy wrecker on a separate arrangement. Tell us what the vehicle is and the right truck leaves Valley Stream for Lawrence or for wherever the car is.
Passenger cars, SUVs, pickups, and vans are the bulk of long distance moves and ride strapped over all four tires with the suspension working normally for the whole trip. Electric vehicles ride the same way, with the car in its tow mode or on skates if the 12-volt battery is dead, and the driver knows that a depleted EV at the far end may need to be delivered to a charger rather than a driveway; say which. The flatbed towing in Lawrence page covers how each of these is loaded.
Motorcycles ride upright in a chock with soft straps at the frame, and two bikes fit on one deck for a trip to a track day or a buyer; the motorcycle towing in Lawrence page covers the rigging. Small equipment, a skid steer, a compressor, a scissor lift, rides chained and bound on the same deck for a move between job sites or to a buyer, under equipment hauling.
Box trucks, buses, and tractor trailers are a different job: they are towed by the heavy wrecker rather than carried, and a long distance heavy tow is arranged separately with the weight and the load; the heavy duty towing in Lawrence page explains what the wrecker driver needs. Whatever the vehicle, it travels from Lawrence, Levittown, or Locust Valley on the same truck with the same driver from end to end.
Tell us the vehicle and the right truck is on the trip.
Into the City, Across Suffolk, Upstate, and Over the State Line: What Changes on a Long Run From Lawrence
The farther the trip from Lawrence, the more the plan matters: city drop-offs need a legal place to unload, Suffolk runs are straightforward, upstate and out-of-state runs are a full day for the truck, and anything beyond the neighboring states is arranged ahead with the day and the handoff fixed. Macarthur tells you what the run involves before you commit.
Into the five boroughs. A drop-off in Queens, Brooklyn, or the Bronx is close by the map and slow by the clock, and the problem is usually where a flatbed can legally stop and tilt its deck. A driveway, a lot, a shop with a bay, or a quiet block where the truck can work for ten minutes. Tell us what the drop-off looks like and whether someone can be there, and the driver plans the stop.
East across Suffolk. The straightforward long run: a car to a shop, a dealer, or a house out east, with the drop-off usually a driveway or a lot with room. Upstate and the Hudson Valley. A full round trip for the truck, scheduled for a day the truck can be out of the local rotation; a pickup at a college or a relative's house in Lawrence's opposite direction is the typical job. New Jersey and Connecticut. Same as upstate for planning, with the handoff at the far end fixed ahead so the driver is not waiting at a closed gate.
Beyond that. Arranged in advance with the day, the route, and the person meeting the truck settled before the truck leaves. For every run, the car is strapped at four points, the driver stops to recheck the straps, and the car that left Lawrence is the car that arrives. The long distance towing page has the general version; the person at 516-362-5350 will tell you what your specific run involves.
Tell us where the trip ends and we tell you what it involves.
Bringing a Damaged Car Home to Lawrence for Repair at a Certified Body Shop
A car that was in an accident far from Lawrence does not have to be repaired by a shop you have never heard of. Macarthur's flatbed brings it home to our own manufacturer-certified collision shop in Valley Stream, or to your own body shop, and the insurance claim is handled where you can see the car. Under New York law the body shop is your choice.
A crash on a trip leaves you with a damaged car at a tow yard in a town you do not know, an insurer suggesting a shop near the yard, and a storage bill growing by the day. You have another option: bring the car home. Macarthur collects the car from the yard once it is released to you, photographs it, and brings it on a flatbed to our collision shop at 170 East Lincoln Avenue or to the body shop of your choice in Lawrence. The insurer inspects it there, and the repair happens where you can stop by and look at it.
The shop is certified by Honda and Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, and Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, is I-CAR Gold Class, and repairs every make and model to the manufacturer's procedure; the plaques are on the certifications page. Under New York Insurance Law section 2610 you choose the repair shop, not the insurer, and the insurance claim repair in Lawrence page explains what to tell the adjuster. The long distance tow to bring the car home is part of the claim conversation; ask the adjuster about towing coverage.
The same flatbeds serve Lawrence, Levittown, Lido Beach, and every other town in Nassau County, locally and over distance. See everything we do for Lawrence, or find another town on the locations page.
Car damaged far from Lawrence? Bring it home to a shop you can see.
Macarthur in Lawrence: One Shop in Valley Stream, Every Service, and the Rest of Nassau County
As a Nassau County town, Lawrence is inside the area Macarthur's own trucks run every day and night from Valley Stream. Towing runs 24 hours a day; the shop is open Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 12 PM. Every service has its own page for Lawrence, and long distance towing has a page for every town in Nassau County.
Everything else Macarthur does in Lawrence. On the towing side, Lawrence drivers can read about Towing, Light Duty Towing, Heavy Duty Towing, Flatbed Towing, Motorcycle Towing, Accident Recovery, Roadside Assistance, Jump Starts, Car Lockouts, Fuel Delivery, Tire Changes, Mobile Battery Installation, and Equipment Hauling. At the body shop, the pages for Lawrence cover Collision Repair, Auto Body Repair, Auto Painting, Frame Repair, Auto Glass Replacement, Bumper Repair, Dent Repair, and Insurance Claim Repair. Each one is written for the service, with Lawrence as the starting point and the shop at 170 East Lincoln Avenue in Valley Stream as the destination when a car needs to come in.
Long Distance Towing in the rest of Nassau County. The same trucks that cover Lawrence cover Levittown, Lido Beach, Locust Valley, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, Manhasset, Manhasset Hills, Manorhaven, and Massapequa, and every other town on the locations page. Nassau County has 129 towns on this site, and each has a page for long distance towing. For the service itself, without the Lawrence angle, read the long distance towing page; for everything the fleet does, start at the towing hub; and for all 22 services in one place for Lawrence, open the Lawrence page.
One company, one phone number. The truck that comes to Lawrence and the body shop that repairs what it brings back are the same business, registered with the New York State DMV (7110205) and licensed by New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (1389419), with the certifications photographed on the certifications page. The about page says who we are and the contact page has hours and directions. Call 516-362-5350 any hour.
Everything Macarthur does for Lawrence, on one page.
Questions Lawrence Drivers Ask About Long Distance Towing
- How far will you tow a car from Lawrence?
- Anywhere on Long Island, into the five boroughs, upstate, into New Jersey and Connecticut, and farther by arrangement. The whole trip is on one flatbed with one driver.
- How is a long distance tow priced?
- By mileage and vehicle type, from the exact pickup address to the exact drop-off address, as one number for the whole trip. Tell us whether the car rolls and steers and whether anyone meets the truck at either end.
- Is a long distance tow immediate?
- No. It is scheduled, because the truck is out of the local rotation for the trip. We tell you honestly which day the truck can go and plan around any window at the pickup end.
- Can you pick up a car I bought at auction and bring it to Lawrence?
- Yes. Send us the auction release and gate pass ahead. The driver photographs the car, checks the VIN against the paperwork, and delivers it to your driveway in Lawrence.
- Can you bring my car home to Lawrence from another state?
- Yes, from New Jersey, Connecticut, and the neighboring region by schedule, and from farther away by arrangement. Tell us where the car is and we tell you what the run involves.
- Do you check the VIN before loading?
- Yes, against the title, bill of sale, or auction release you send us. The driver reads it off the dash and the door jamb, and a car that does not match does not move until you say so.
- Will you photograph the car before and after the trip?
- Yes. Every panel, the wheels, the interior, the odometer, and any existing damage at the pickup, and again at the drop-off, so you know what left and what arrived.
- Can you move a car that does not run or has no plates?
- Yes. It rides on the flatbed strapped at four points, winched aboard or on skates if the wheels are locked. No plates, no insurance, and no inspection are not a problem for a flatbed move.
- Do you move motorcycles and equipment long distance from Lawrence?
- Yes. Motorcycles ride upright in a chock, and small equipment rides chained and bound on the same deck. Box trucks and tractor trailers are towed by the heavy wrecker on a separate arrangement.
- My car was in an accident far from Lawrence. Can you bring it home for repair?
- Yes. We collect it from the tow yard once it is released to you and bring it to our collision shop in Valley Stream or the body shop you choose. Under New York law the shop is your choice.
- Does Macarthur cover Lawrence?
- Yes. Lawrence is in Nassau County, inside the area Macarthur's own trucks run from Valley Stream 24 hours a day. Long Distance Towing and every other service on this site is available to Lawrence drivers.
- Where is the shop for Lawrence drivers?
- 170 East Lincoln Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Shop hours are Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 12 PM. Towing to and from Lawrence runs around the clock.
- Do you offer long distance towing in other towns around Lawrence?
- Yes, in every town in Nassau County and the rest of the service area. Each town has its own long distance towing page, listed on the locations page.
- What other services does Macarthur bring to Lawrence?
- Fourteen towing and roadside services and eight body shop services, each with a Lawrence page. The Lawrence page on the locations section links to all of them.
Did not see your question? The person who answers can.
Call Macarthur for a Long Distance Tow From Lawrence
One flatbed, one driver, one quote for the whole trip. Send both addresses and the vehicle.
Call 516-362-5350