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Ricks Towing & Transport

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Ricks Towing & Transport is a family-owned, small business and has been around for over 55 years. Rick and Donna started out as a towing and repair shop in 1967 and the business became incorporated in 1975.

Rick was one of the founding members for the TRPI (Towing Recovery Professionals of Iowa) and in his earlier years pursued many avenues to make towing better in the state of Iowa. Rick and Donna are still involved with the company to this day. 

Currently, Bill and Kathy run the day-to-day operations and try to help continue and grow this business into the 21st century. Bill and Kathy practice the same principles from when this company opened nearly a half-century ago and try to give the best service at a reasonable price. 

We discontinued the repair shop portion of the business and started to strictly focus on towing in the 1980s. During the same time, we also discontinued a relationship with AAA and became very invested in the local shop businesses in the area. 

We have a long-standing towing relationship with several police departments in the area, including the city of Urbandale, Waukee, and the local sheriff departments. 

We have also shared a long relationship with some other local companies like Fed Ex, Bob Brown Chevrolet, Hummels Nissan, Toyota of Des Moines, Beneventi's Chevrolet, Finishline Auto, Iowa Auto, and much more! It has been and will continue to be a privilege to work with these organizations.   

We decided to expand our company again in the early 2000s. We have steadily built up to a full line of trucks and trailers that specialize in transporting equipment and storage containers of various kinds. 

Our company has built a good relationship with many local construction companies and equipment dealers all over the Midwest. We look forward to doing bigger and better things in the near future!