Dump Truck Towing in Murfreesboro, TN

Dump truck towing is its own kind of heavy job. A tri-axle or quad-axle dump is already a heavy truck when it is empty, and it can weigh far more with a body full of stone, dirt or asphalt. When one breaks down or gets stuck in Murfreesboro, you need a wrecker with the right lift and the right ground plan. Call (615) 880-9643 and tell dispatch whether the bed is full.

Loaded or empty changes the plan

A loaded dump has most of its weight on the rear axles and the body, and a bad lift can crack a frame or flip the truck. Often the safest step is to raise the bed and dump the load, if it is safe to do so, or to unload it into another truck before towing. If the hoist has failed, tell dispatch, because the load may need to be removed another way.

Job sites and haul roads

Rutherford County is growing fast. Murfreesboro had 152,769 people in the 2020 census, up from 108,755 in 2010, and the county topped 341,000. That growth means building sites, road work and fill hauls, and dump trucks working at all of them. Most calls come from a graded site where a truck has bogged down, a ramp where the ground gave way, or a haul road that was fine until it rained.

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Mud and soft ground

Murfreesboro averages about 56 inches of precipitation a year, and June is the wettest month. A loaded dump on a cut slope or wet fill can sink to the frame. We use winch lines, ground mats where we have them, and a second truck for the anchor, and we avoid dragging a loaded truck across soft ground when a short unload will do the job.

Tipped and rolled trucks

A dump truck that tips on a grade or ramp is at an angle where the body, the hoist and the load all matter. The plan is to stabilize the truck first, then take the load off, then upright it with a heavy wrecker or a rotator. The bed and the hoist cylinders are easy to damage in a rushed pull.

Highway breakdowns

A dump truck that fails on I-24, I-840 or one of the US routes is a heavy tow like any other, plus the question of what is in the body. Spilled stone and dirt on the pavement is also a hazard and a cleanup job. Dispatch asks if the tailgate is secure and whether the body is up or down.

Who calls us

Excavation and paving companies, aggregate haulers, builders, municipal crews and owner-operators. Many of them are on a tight schedule, because a dump truck down on a pour or a haul day costs a crew the day.

What to tell dispatch

• Where you are: highway, direction, exit or mile marker, or the street address of the site.
• The unit: make, axle count, and rough weight.
• What is wrong or what is needed: the problem, or the move you need made.
• Who is paying: you, your company, an insurer or a customer.