A motorcycle on the side of a highway is a different kind of call than a car. The bike is usually fine — no fire, no serious crash — but it needs to move, and moving it wrong can scratch bodywork, bend a fender, or scrape exhaust pipes. The equipment decision matters more than most riders realize until they've watched the wrong truck show up.
Why a flat deck is the only safe option
Motorcycles cannot be wheel-lifted. A wheel-lift tow is designed for four-wheeled vehicles with a front or rear axle to cradle. A motorcycle has neither, and the workarounds — straps around the frame, improvised contact points — put lateral stress on components that aren't designed for it.
A motorcycle-rated flat deck is what the call needs. The bike rides upright on the bed, secured with purpose-made wheel chocks and soft tie-down straps that run through the frame tubes without touching the fairing, exhaust, or controls. Done properly, the bike arrives exactly as it left: upright, unscratched, fuel level intact.
Not every flat-deck truck carries motorcycle chocks. When you call, say it's a motorcycle before anything else. That one piece of information determines which unit rolls.
What to tell the dispatcher
The faster you give us the right details, the faster the right truck moves. When you call:
- Say "motorcycle" first. This is the equipment trigger. Everything else follows from there.
- Give your location. A civic address if you're in town; a highway name and kilometre marker if you're on a provincial route. If you're on the Trans-Canada near Moncton, Route 1 toward Sussex, or Route 11 north of Miramichi, those landmarks narrow it down quickly.
- Describe the bike. Year, make, model, and whether it can roll or needs to be carried with no front-wheel contact (a front-end issue changes the loading approach).
- Say whether you're a CAA or Canadian Tire Auto Club member. If you are, call your roadside provider first to open the claim, then request Dynamic Towing by name. We work with both, but you have to open the call from your end.
Spring uncrating and pickup from storage
In New Brunswick, most motorcycles come out of storage somewhere between late April and mid-May, depending on the year. If your bike is at a storage facility, a shop, or a location where it won't start after sitting all winter — or simply where you can't ride it out — a flat-deck pickup is the right move.
Call ahead with the storage location and a contact name if we need to coordinate entry. If the bike doesn't start but isn't damaged, we can move it cold — load, transport, done.
Fall storage drop-off
The back half of the season reverses it. Most riders wrap up somewhere between late September and mid-October in NB, though a mild November can extend things. If you're dropping the bike at a storage facility, a dealer for winterization service, or a heated garage across town, a flat-deck run handles the move safely.
Same advice applies in reverse: tell us where you're going, including any access details at the destination end.
What arrives
The flat-deck unit that shows up for a motorcycle call is equipped with wheel chocks and soft tie-down straps — no chains, no hooks against the frame. The driver loads the bike with the front wheel in the chock, secures it upright at four points, and transport runs with no lateral movement. If you're at the scene, you can watch the load.
If your motorcycle is on its side or off the road in a ditch, that's a recovery situation. It's still manageable — tell us on the call and we'll bring the right setup — but the equipment and approach differ from a standard flat-deck transport.
Coverage across NB routes
Our service area covers all of New Brunswick plus Prince Edward Island and the Halifax–NB corridor in Nova Scotia on request. For motorcycle calls, the most common routes are the Trans-Canada through Greater Moncton, Routes 1 and 2 through the Saint John and Fredericton corridors, Route 11 along the northeast coast, and the Confederation Bridge crossing for PEI runs.
If you break down mid-trip between cities, we can transport to the nearest dealer or your home shop — wherever makes sense for the repair. For an honest breakdown of what towing fees look like in NB, including flat-deck rates, our New Brunswick towing cost guide covers the key factors.
For the same flat-deck reasoning applied to AWD and 4x4 vehicles, read our AWD and 4x4 towing guide — the principle is identical.
Who you're calling
Dynamic Towing has run Moncton's roads since 1990 — 24 hours a day, every day, in English and French, backed by CAA, Canadian Tire, and a 4.5-star reputation across hundreds of reviews. Our flat-deck fleet handles motorcycles — spring uncrating, fall storage runs, roadside transport, and recovery — without the improvised workarounds that scratch bodywork. Visit the towing service page for full fleet details, or get in touch and tell us what you're riding.