Heavy Duty Towing in Theodore, AL

Heavy Duty Towing in Theodore centers on Interstate 10 and Exit 13 at Theodore Dawes Road. Theodore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place of 6,270 people (2020 census) in southern Mobile County. I-10 leads northeast about 14 miles to downtown Mobile. Call (251) 355-4026 for semis, buses and RVs.

The I-10 corridor

On the I-10 mile log, Exit 13 is County Road 30 (Theodore Dawes Road), serving Theodore and Dawes. Exit 10 is County Road 39 toward Bayou La Batre in the Irvington area. Exit 15 is US 90 (Government Boulevard) and Exit 17 is SR 193 (Rangeline Road). I-10 forms the border between Theodore and Tillmans Corner. Because the interstate is the dividing line, a breakdown on the shoulder can be either side. Give us the mile marker and direction and we will find you.

Tour buses and motorcoaches

Bellingrath Gardens and Home, at 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road in Theodore, has 65 cultivated acres within a property of about 900 acres, and the Bellingraths first opened the gardens to the public on April 7, 1932. Destinations like this draw motorcoaches and group-tour buses. A bus breakdown is not a regular truck call: passengers are present, schedules matter and the vehicle may be too tall or too long for some staging areas. Tell us how many people are aboard and whether they are safe away from traffic.

A town with a split identity

Before 1900 the community was called Clements. It was renamed for William Theodore Hieronymous, a sawmill operator and postmaster, and it first appeared on the 1890 census as a village. Theodore's original center is now inside Mobile's city limits, and Theodore covers 7.98 square miles at 128 feet above sea level. This matters because a truck on the same street may be under a different jurisdiction a block later. Tell us the nearest cross street so we know who to expect on scene.

What changes the pull

• A loaded semi at the Exit 13 ramp needs a different setup than one on the interstate shoulder
• Buses with passengers need a safe waiting spot before we move the vehicle
• RVs pulling cars may need the tow vehicle split from the trailer
• Wet ground near bayous makes straight winching risky

Call details that help

• Eastbound or westbound, and the mile marker or exit
• Unit type, length and weight
• Number of passengers, if any
• What failed and whether it can be moved a short distance
• Who pays: operator, fleet or insurance

Heading toward the tunnel

Eastbound I-10 runs northeast toward the Mobile core. Exit 17 is Rangeline Road, exit 20 is I-65 north, and the George Wallace Tunnel sits at milepost 26.983, which is where the freeway narrows to four lanes. A tall or wide load coming from the Theodore side needs to know about that before it commits. If you are unsure about height, tell us and the dispatcher will talk through the route before anyone moves the unit. Storm cleanup also brings out tree trucks and debris haulers, which bring their own recovery problems.

Our dispatcher gives an honest arrival estimate on the call. For a planned move, use

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. If you are on the shoulder now,

Call (251) 355-4026

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