Heavy Duty Towing in Alamo, TN

Heavy Duty Towing in Alamo, Tennessee covers a county seat where a four-lane highway runs past the west side of town and three state routes meet downtown. Alamo is the seat of Crockett County, was incorporated in 1911 and had 2,336 residents at the 2020 census. It sits northwest of Jackson. If a semi, bus or heavy unit stops here, call (731) 202-9868. Dispatch answers 24/7.

The US 412 bypass

U.S. 412, which is signed with State Route 20, bypasses the west side of Alamo. According to the route description, the interchanges around the town include State Route 188 at mile 37.2 to 37.3, Cavalier Drive at mile 37.6 to 37.8 for an eastbound exit and westbound entrance, State Route 54 and State Route 88 at mile 38.6 to 39.3, and Cavalier Drive again at mile 41.4 to 41.6 for a westbound exit and eastbound entrance. The same highway runs east to Jackson and west to Dyersburg, where it meets Interstate 55.

A truck stopped on that bypass is in a high-speed lane or on a ramp with a limited shoulder. The interchanges at Cavalier Drive have single-direction ramps, so which way you were headed changes where the safest place to put the wrecker is. Tell us your direction, the interchange you passed last and the interchange you are heading toward.

Three state routes downtown

State Routes 54, 221 and 88 meet in Alamo. A heavy truck that leaves the bypass for the courthouse square, a feed store, a farm supply yard or a school is moving onto town streets with tighter turns. Straight trucks, dump trucks and buses are the common sizes here. A box truck that clips a curb or a bus stuck in a lot needs a careful hookup rather than a big pull.

A name from Texas

Alamo started in 1846 as a trading post called Cageville, set up by merchants Isaac M. Johnson and Lycurgus Cage. Johnson became the first postmaster in 1848. When Crockett County was organized in 1871, the act specified that its seat bear the name Alamo, in honor of the Battle of the Alamo, where Davy Crockett died. The town sits at about 360 feet in elevation.

Rural calls around Alamo

Most of Crockett County is farmland, and many calls near Alamo come from the roads off the bypass: grain haulers, equipment haulers and local trucks. If you are on a county road, give the road name, the nearest cross road and a landmark. Farm roads often have soft or narrow shoulders and drainage ditches. A unit tipped into a ditch needs a different approach from one on the pavement, and we will ask about both.

Calling checklist

• Bypass, state route or county road, with direction
• The last interchange you passed
• Unit type, weight class and whether it is loaded
• Ditch, shoulder or pavement
• Who is paying: driver, fleet, farm operation or insurer

For a planned move, such as an equipment relocation or a stuck trailer at a yard, use

Get a Free Estimate

. For a unit down now, call (731) 202-9868. The dispatcher gives an honest arrival estimate on the call.