Need your vehicle towed from Airdrie to a Calgary dealership or mechanic? How the QE2 tow works, what to arrange first, and how to reach Dave's Towing 24/7.
Airdrie has plenty of good repair shops, but many Airdrie drivers still want their vehicle in Calgary: the dealership that holds the warranty, a transmission specialist, a body shop their insurer recommends, or simply the mechanic they've trusted for years. That means a tow of 30 to 40 minutes down the QE2 (Highway 2) and onto Deerfoot Trail. Dave's Towing has been running that corridor since 1992. Here's how to make an Airdrie-to-Calgary tow simple.
The most common snag on a longer tow isn't the drive. It's arriving at a shop that's closed, full, or not expecting the vehicle. Before booking a tow into Calgary:
If it's after hours and you can't reach the shop, we can tow the vehicle to your home in Airdrie first and move it to Calgary once the shop opens.
From Airdrie, most Calgary tows run south on Highway 2, which becomes Deerfoot Trail at the city limits. Depending on where the shop is, we may take:
Weekday rush hour on Deerfoot can add real time. If the vehicle isn't urgent, a mid-morning or early-afternoon tow is often smoother for everyone.
Plenty of our Airdrie calls start on the highway itself. The stretch between Airdrie and Calgary is open, windy and quick to drift over with snow. If you stall there:
That interchange detail is the single most helpful thing you can tell dispatch. If you're near the Balzac area, our Balzac towing page covers that area too.
For a highway-speed tow into Calgary, we usually use a flatbed. It keeps all four wheels off the road, which matters for AWD crossovers, 4x4 pickups and anything with drivetrain trouble. It's also the right call for vehicles that won't roll, have collision damage, or sit low to the ground.
Airdrie has a busy trades community, and a dead one-ton or service van can stall a whole job. We handle light and medium duty work trucks and can move utility or cargo trailers to a Calgary shop or yard. If you need a trailer or a piece of compact equipment moved, see our equipment and trailer transport page.
Before booking a long tow, think about whether the problem can be fixed on the spot. A dead battery on a frosty Airdrie morning, a flat in a Kingsview Market parking lot, or keys locked in the truck can often be handled with roadside assistance, with no tow needed.
If the vehicle is under warranty, check your owner's manual or call the manufacturer's roadside line; some warranties require that the vehicle go to an authorized dealer. If the tow follows a collision, your insurer may have a preferred body shop. Get the claim number and shop details before we load, so the vehicle goes to the right place the first time. You can also read more on our Airdrie towing page.
Dave's Towing answers 24/7 and has been towing in the Calgary region since 1992. Call 403-272-3944, tell us where the vehicle is in Airdrie and where it needs to go in Calgary, and we'll take it from there.
