Heavy Duty Towing in Citronelle, AL

Heavy Duty Towing in Citronelle is rural work with industrial weight behind it. The city of 3,946 people (2020 census) sits in northern Mobile County about 34 miles north of Mobile, on the Washington County line, and the encyclopedia of Alabama calls it the state's oil capital. Heavy wreckers here pull oilfield trucks, dump trucks, logging rigs, semis and buses off two-lane roads where help is far away. Dispatch answers 24/7 at (251) 355-4026.

The oil field

Oil was discovered north of town in 1955. The Encyclopedia of Alabama calls it the largest discovery east of the Mississippi River at the time, and Wikipedia says the Citronelle Oil Field has produced more than 169 million barrels, from the Glen Rose Formation at 10,879 feet. That means field trucks: water haulers, vacuum trucks, crane trucks, rig-up equipment and tank trailers on lease roads and county pavement. Tell us what the truck carries and whether it holds fluids. A vacuum or tank truck with product aboard is handled very differently from an empty one.

US 45 and Alabama 17

US 45 runs north to south through the city, west of downtown, and Alabama 17 follows the same line. Wikipedia describes US 45 from Mobile as a route that curves north and northwest through Mauvilla, Chunchula and Citronelle before continuing through rural Washington County to the Mississippi line, 59.181 miles in total. It also notes that lawmakers have called for four-laning the whole Alabama stretch, but the project has been shelved. Two lanes and little shoulder mean a stopped truck can block the route. We bring cones, lights and a second driver when we have to.

Reaching I-65 from town

Alabama's I-65 exit list names Citronelle as a destination at three exits: Exit 8 (US 45, St. Stephens Road), Exit 13 (SR 158, Industrial Parkway and SR 213) and Exit 15 (County Road 41, Celeste Road). If you are on I-65 and heading for Citronelle, tell dispatch the exit you used. If you are already on US 45, give the nearest road name, such as County Road 96 or County Road 41, both of which cross the area.

Railroad town, timber and farm trucks

The Mobile and Ohio Railroad finished a line through the area in 1852, and the town grew from it. Early industries included turpentine plants, sawmills and orchards. Rural trucking still follows that pattern: log trucks, pulpwood haulers, farm equipment on trailers and dump trucks. Log trucks are tricky to recover. Loaded stakes can shift, so we assess the load before any lift. If your cargo has moved, say so.

High ground, wet roads

Citronelle sits at 341 feet and was incorporated in 1892. Heavy rain still turns road edges soft. Winch lines and recovery blocks matter more here than a big lift.

What to tell dispatch

• US 45, AL 17 or county road name, and which way you face
• What the truck is: oilfield rig, log truck, dump, semi, bus
• Loaded or empty, and with what material
• The fault, or what the wreck looks like
• The party paying, such as a drilling or hauling company

Because this is a long run north of Mobile, the dispatcher is honest about the arrival estimate on the call. Call (251) 355-4026 or

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