Semi Truck Towing in Mobile, AL

Semi truck towing in Mobile, AL covers the breakdown that stops a rig dead: a failed turbo, a blown engine, a seized axle, a fried transmission, a lost drive shaft or a brake system that will not release. Mobile is where I-65 ends and I-10 crosses, so a lot of trucks run through here on the way to Birmingham, Montgomery, New Orleans or Pensacola. When one quits, the driver calls (251) 355-4026 and dispatch gets a heavy wrecker moving.

The lanes our semi calls come from

I-65 starts at I-10 exit 20 and runs 366 miles north through Alabama. That stretch passes Prichard, Satsuma, Saraland and Creola on the way out of Mobile County. I-10 west of Mobile runs through Tillmans Corner, Theodore and Irvington to the Mississippi line near Grand Bay. East of the bay, I-10 passes Spanish Fort, Daphne and Loxley. Truck stop directories list a Pilot at I-10 exit 13 in Theodore with 65 parking spaces and CAT scales, and a Love's at I-10 exit 44 in Loxley with 50 spaces. Drivers stranded between those exits call us from the shoulder.

Tractor and trailer, together or apart

A semi tow is almost never one lift. If the tractor is dead and the trailer is loaded, we usually drop the trailer on its landing gear, tow the tractor and come back for the trailer, or send a second unit. If the trailer is the problem, we hook it behind a road tractor. If a driver has a team and a replacement tractor on the way, we can stage the trailer. Tell dispatch which situation you are in, and whether a relief truck is coming.

Loaded or empty, and with what

The load decides the method. Steel, lumber, paper and forest products ride a lot of trucks into the port. Reefer loads have a clock on them. Hazmat loads follow stricter routes: those traveling west on I-10 are required to use the Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge rather than the tunnels. If you can transfer the load to another tractor, say so, because it lets us tow the dead unit light.

Call (251) 355-4026

Soft shoulders and mud

Mobile averaged 66.3 inches of rain a year in a 2007 study. After a heavy rain a loaded semi that slips off the pavement can sink to the frame. We winch and pull out stuck rigs, and we lay mats or use extra line to avoid tearing up the shoulder or dropping the trailer.

Air, fuel and drive-line

Most breakdowns need more than a tow. Air systems may need caging or air supplied to release the brakes. A fuel contamination or gelling problem needs a different truck than a flat. We ask about the symptoms, because they tell us what to bring.

Who pays

Drivers, owner-operators, fleets, brokers and insurers all call us. Tell dispatch who is paying and we set up the invoice so it goes to the right place. Your written invoice estimate is the price.