Heavy Duty Towing in Murfreesboro, TN

Heavy Duty Towing Murfreesboro covers the whole city and the stretch of I-24 that runs through it. Murfreesboro is the seat of Rutherford County, home to 152,769 people at the 2020 census, and it sits about 34 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. Tractor-trailers, box trucks, motorcoaches, RVs and construction equipment pass through every day. When one of them fails on the interstate or at a loading dock, (615) 880-9643 reaches a dispatcher around the clock.

Five I-24 exits inside one city

The interstate gives Murfreesboro more exits than most towns twice its size. Going by the exit list, I-24 meets Fortress Boulevard and Medical Center Parkway at exit 76, SR 96 at exit 78, SR 99 at exit 80, US 231 at exit 81 and Joe B. Jackson Parkway at exit 84. Exit 74, the three-level interchange with I-840, sits just west of the city. A stalled truck on a ramp at exit 81 is a different job than one on the mainline near exit 78, so tell us the exit and the direction first.

Where the trucks come from

The 2023 county financial report lists the biggest employers in Rutherford County. Nissan leads the county at 8,000. An Amazon fulfillment center employs 2,700. Ingram Content Group and Taylor Farms each employ 1,700, and Middle Tennessee State University employs 2,205. Operations of that size run on trucks. Expect trailers backing into docks, produce and book freight, and the box trucks and buses that serve a university of this size.

Surface streets and the downtown grid

Downtown traffic runs on US 41, US 70S and SR 1, which share the road through the middle of the city. US 231 and SR 10 split off toward I-24 and Shelbyville. East of downtown, US 231 shares the road with SR 96 past Murfreesboro Municipal Airport. SR 268 runs 7.41 miles through the north and west suburbs as Thompson Lane and then Compton Road, and it is a two-lane road in places. A heavy wrecker working a lane on Thompson Lane needs a different setup than one on a divided highway, which is why we ask for the cross street.

Weather and ground

Murfreesboro sits at 610 feet on the West Fork of the Stones River and Lytle Creek. It gets about 55.92 inches of precipitation a year but only about 2.2 inches of snow. The record low is minus 19 degrees and the record high is 109, so the swing is large. Rain is the usual problem. A loaded dump truck or lowboy that drops a wheel off a wet shoulder usually needs a winch-out first, then a recovery, then the tow.

What to have ready when you call

• The road, direction and exit number or nearest cross street
• Tractor, trailer, bus, RV or equipment, with the weight class
• Loaded or empty, and what the cargo is (say so if it is hazmat or a reefer)
• What happened: breakdown, flat tires, jackknife, rollover, ditch or stuck on soft ground
• Who pays: driver, fleet, broker or insurer, and a callback number

The dispatcher uses those answers to choose the right wrecker and gives you an honest arrival estimate on the call. We do not promise a time before we know where you are.

What heavy recovery usually costs

Published rate sheets from other states give a useful range. A heavy tow often runs about $450 to hook up plus $9.50 to $10 per mile. Recovery with a heavy wrecker runs about $350 to $850 per hour. A rotator for an upright job runs about $790 to $1,500 per hour. Storage runs about $65 to $100 per day. Rates vary by unit, distance, scene and time of day. Your written invoice estimate is the price.

Call (615) 880-9643 or

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for a heavy tow anywhere in Murfreesboro.