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Towing service Gaugler - for over 30 years!

1983 Gabi and Robert Gaugler founded the Auto Gaugler company. It all began with the opening of a car workshop in a barn in Ellwangen-Rattstadt.

A first tow truck was also purchased. This DB 808 was the first tow truck in the region to be equipped with a loading crane.

1984 Used car trade in the city of Ellwangen on Haller Straße. The first office building here was limited to a simple caravan.

Contractual partnership with the Automobile Club of Germany (AvD).

1986 Relocation to a former petrol station in Konrad Adenauerstraße in Ellwangen in order to bring both company divisions under one roof.

Expansion of the vehicle fleet to include a breakdown vehicle.

1987 the takeover of the taxi company Stegmaier followed with 4 taxis and a rental car.

1989 New building in Veit-Hirschmann-Strasse in Ellwangen and opening of the Auto Gaugler & Baumann master workshop. There is now a sufficient number of parking spaces for tow vehicles, customer and used cars.

1990 Expansion of the vehicle fleet to include another platform vehicle with a loading crane.

1991 Sale of the taxi company to Hermann Gaugler.

1994 Construction of an additional vehicle hall.

1996 Acquisition of two own rental cars.

2002 Contractual partnership with assistance partner.

2006 Expansion of the vehicle fleet by a double-decker platform vehicle with lifting goggles for transporting up to 3 vehicles.

2008 Procurement of an emergency train for the rehabilitation of traffic areas and soil after oil and extreme dirt damage.

2009 Construction of a further vehicle hall to meet the needs of the expanded vehicle fleet and the increased order volume.

2011 Expansion of the vehicle fleet by a second emergency train for cleaning traffic areas.

2012 Expansion of the vehicle fleet to include a 4-axle recovery vehicle for heavy traffic and a fully equipped equipment trolley for the commercial vehicle sector.

2013 Acquisition of a tractor unit with a skip loader. This vehicle is used in the heavy load sector for rescues and transfers. It is also available to the environmental service department for soil remediation.

2013 Opening of our location in Aalen.

Our newly built location in the Brühl industrial park is centrally located between the A7 junction Aalen / Westhausen and the federal roads 19 & 29 on the outskirts of the large district town of Aalen.

We offer you our entire range of services at the Aalen site, from breakdown assistance to towing and recovery to cleaning of traffic areas. Of course, you can reach us around the clock, 365 days a year.

2014 Vehicle fleet expansion by a FAUN truck crane. Our powerful and agile mobile crane is used for salvage in the heavy load area, but also for crane work in industry.

2017 Acquisition of two new platform vehicles for the passenger car sector.

LFB 70 on Iveco Daily chassis: sliding platform with recovery thread, 7 seats, equipped as a breakdown assistance vehicle
LFB 105 on Mercedes-Benz Atego chassis: sliding platform with recovery thread, lifting goggles for transporting vans and mobile homes, 6 seats, tools for small repairs, second all-round light bar on platform flyer for rearward protection during loading processes.

2018 Expansion of the vehicle fleet with a new recovery vehicle for heavy traffic. The latest generation of the MASTERLIFT Comfort H was built on a Volvo FH 540 8x4 chassis. In addition to a fully hydraulic telescopic boom with a maximum lifting capacity of 40 t, the vehicle has two cable winches with 20 t pulling power each, rear support and equipment for all towing and recovery operations in heavy traffic.

2020 New construction of a vehicle hall for the heavy load area.