Veteran-owned · Coeur d’Alene, Idaho · Since 2012
Towing, recovery & repossession for North Idaho.
One local crew for tows, lockouts, ditch pulls, lender repossessions, private-property impounds and skip tracing. Call or text day or night and talk to the people who actually run the trucks.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Veteran-owned
- BBB rating A+
- USDOT 4048588
Car missing? It may have been towed or repossessed.
Before you report it stolen, call us or the police non-emergency line. Here’s how to find it and get your things back.
What we do
Everything a vehicle can need, from one phone number.
C.A.R.S. of Idaho runs on an all-inclusive model: the same crew that tows your car can unlock it, winch it out, store it, recondition it or find it. Fewer handoffs means fewer surprises and better rates.
Towing & roadside help
Local light-duty towing across Kootenai County: cars, pickups, SUVs, motorcycles, trailers and boats. Plus lockouts, jump-starts, fuel delivery and flat tires.
Towing servicesOff-road & winch-outs
Slid off an icy grade, buried in a snowbank or stuck at the end of a logging road? We winch you out and get you rolling again.
Recovery & winch-outsRepossession
Professional, by-the-book recovery for banks, credit unions, dealers and title lenders across North Idaho and Eastern Washington.
For lenders & borrowersImpounds & parking enforcement
Free signs for apartments, businesses and HOAs, and removal of unauthorized or abandoned vehicles from your property, any time of the day or night.
ImpoundsSkip tracing & process service
When a borrower or a vehicle drops off the radar, we pick up the trail. Legal papers served promptly, with proof of service.
Skip tracingVehicle sales & reconditioning
Detailing, minor repairs and remarketing for lenders, and honest, reconditioned vehicles for local buyers.
See what’s for saleWhy North Idaho calls C.A.R.S.
One call. One local crew. No runaround.
Word of mouth is our biggest advertisement, so we work every call like the next one depends on it. Because it does.
Veteran-owned and local
Owned and run in Coeur d’Alene. When you call, you reach the people who drive the trucks, not a national dispatch center.
Rates that beat the big outfits
Some of the most affordable towing rates in Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls and Rathdrum, with the same services and insurance coverage as everyone else. Ask for the price before we roll.
By the book, every time
C.A.R.S. stands for Certified Asset Recovery Services. We follow the rules on notices, personal property and the law against breaching the peace, and we walk away rather than cut corners.
A record you can check
Registered with the U.S. DOT (USDOT 4048588) and rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. See our federal record.
Who we work for
Drivers, property owners and the lenders behind the loans.
Drivers & property owners
- Tows to your home, your mechanic or our secure storage
- Lockouts, jump-starts, fuel, flat tires and winch-outs
- Junk and abandoned vehicle removal
- Free parking-enforcement signs for your lot
- Help finding a towed or recovered vehicle
Lenders, dealers & attorneys
- Involuntary repossessions and voluntary surrenders
- Skip tracing when the collateral or borrower goes missing
- Condition photos, personal-property inventories and secure storage
- Reconditioning, transport and remarketing
- Process service with documented proof
Where we work
Home base: Coeur d’Alene. Working range: all of North Idaho.
Towing, roadside help and private-property impounds cover Coeur d’Alene and the rest of Kootenai County. Repossessions and skip traces take us across North Idaho and into Eastern Washington. Somewhere farther? Call and ask. We’ll give you a straight answer.
- Coeur d’Alene
- Post Falls
- Hayden
- Rathdrum
- Dalton Gardens
- Hayden Lake
- Spirit Lake
- Athol
- Spokane Valley
- Spokane
Slow down, move over. It’s the law in Idaho.
When you see a stopped tow truck with its lights flashing, Idaho Code 49-624 says to slow below the speed limit and, on a multi-lane road, move over a lane if you safely can. The same rule covers police, ambulances and highway crews. A few seconds of your time keeps a roadside worker alive.
Learning Center
Straight answers about towing, impounds and repossession.
What to do while you wait for a tow, how to get a towed car back in Idaho, what a repo agent can and can’t do. Written by people who do this every day.
What to Do While You Wait for a Tow Truck
Broken down on I-90 or stuck in a parking lot? Here’s how to stay safe, what to tell the tow company, and what to grab before your vehicle is hooked up.
Your Car Was Towed in Idaho: How to Find It and Get It Back
Your parking spot is empty. Here’s how to find out who towed your vehicle, what to bring to get it back, what it will cost, and the deadlines that matter under Idaho law.
How Vehicle Repossession Works in Idaho
When can a lender take a vehicle back, what are the rules a repo agent has to follow, and what happens afterward? A plain-English walk through repossession under Idaho law.