Container Chassis & Trailer Towing in Mobile, AL

Container chassis and trailer towing in Mobile, AL is built around the port. The Alabama State Port Authority runs Mobile's public terminals on the Mobile River, and they handle containerized cargo, bulk, breakbulk, roll-on/roll-off and heavy lift. The container terminal is at Choctaw Point. Five Class I railroads and two interstate systems reach the port, so a lot of boxes move by truck. When a chassis fails or a trailer is stranded, call (251) 355-4026.

Chassis problems we handle

A chassis can fail in many ways: a flat or blown tire, a bad hub, a seized brake, a bent landing leg, a failed light circuit or a twist lock that will not release. A loaded container is heavy, and it cannot sit on a shoulder. Tell dispatch the container size, if you know it, whether it is loaded or empty, and who owns the chassis, because the pool owner may have to be told.

Moving the box and the chassis

Sometimes the tractor is fine and the chassis is the issue. We can tow the chassis with the box on it, or lift the container to another chassis with the right equipment. If the container must come off, we need a plan for where it goes and who is responsible. Dry vans, reefers and flatbeds follow the same logic: we drop the trailer, tow the tractor, or tow the trailer behind a road tractor.

Port routes around Mobile

I-165 is an elevated spur that runs about 5 miles from I-65 in Prichard to downtown, and its southern end meets US 98 toward the State Docks. US 90 and US 98 Truck cross the Mobile River on the Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge, which is 7,291 feet long. Wikipedia lists the Bankhead Tunnel at 12 feet with only cars and pickups allowed, and the George Wallace Tunnel at 16 feet. Boxes on a chassis can be taller than you expect, so check height before you route.

Call (251) 355-4026

Reefers, steel and forest products

The Alabama State Port Authority calls the port the largest breakbulk forest products port in the U.S., and steel and lumber ride flatbeds out of Mobile. Reefer trailers and loaded boxes have deadlines. Tell dispatch about any time limit, because it changes how we prioritize and how we plan the destination.

Yards, terminals and gates

Many chassis calls are not on the interstate. They are in a yard, at a terminal gate or on a ramp. We tow from tight spots and plan the angle of approach. A written invoice estimate follows, and it can go to the trucking company, the drayage carrier or the pool owner.

Heat, rain and hurricanes

Mobile is hot, humid and wet. Tires fail in summer heat, and a chassis axle that has sat in standing water can seize. In hurricane season the port can shut, and boxes and trailers have to move early. We help move them out of the way.