Heavy Duty Towing in Selmer, TN

Heavy Duty Towing in Selmer matters most at one intersection. US 64 runs east-west and US 45 runs north-south, and they meet in this McNairy County seat of 4,446 people (2020 census), incorporated in 1901. Our dispatch answers 24/7 for semis, log and lumber trucks, dump trucks, buses, RVs and heavy equipment on either highway.

Before you call

When you reach dispatch at (731) 202-9868, have these ready:

• Highway, direction and the nearest cross road or landmark
• Tractor-trailer, straight truck, bus, RV or equipment
• Weight class, load and any hazmat placards
• What happened and whether lanes are blocked
• Who pays: driver, fleet, broker or insurer

We do not guess an arrival time. The dispatcher gives an honest estimate once we know where you are.

How US 64 handles Selmer

The US 64 route description says the highway meets US 45/SR 5 at mile 91.5 and runs with US 45 until mile 95.5, then follows a new bypass south of town while SR 15 and US 64 Business go through downtown. That sets up two kinds of Selmer calls. Trucks on the bypass are at highway speed. Trucks on the business route are in town streets with turning traffic, curbs and utility lines overhead. We choose equipment accordingly.

Rockabilly Highway

The Tennessee Legislature designated US 45 South, from Interstate 40 to the Mississippi line, as the Rockabilly Highway in 2009. For a trucker, the name is trivia and the stretch is a long, mostly rural north-south run through Selmer. We recover trucks along it with a heavy wrecker for the tractor and a second unit when a trailer must be dragged or upright separately. Say whether you are northbound or southbound and which side of Selmer you are on.

Lumber, rail and plant freight

Selmer's Wikipedia page names Owl Creek Lumber, Phillips 66 and Monogram Refrigeration among local businesses. The rail line is owned by Norfolk Southern and operated by West Tennessee Railroad. Lumber loads are heavy and shift sideways when a trailer leans, and a log or lumber truck on its side needs the load restrained before the trailer is lifted. Never walk under a leaning load. Call us, and we bring the right chains and straps.

Rotators and rates

Some Selmer recoveries need more than a wrecker: a trailer on its side, a bus in a ditch, an excavator on a lowboy. Published rate sheets give a feel for the range. Horry County, South Carolina caps a rotator or crane at $790 an hour for 2026, while Flagler County, Florida lists a rotator at $1,500 an hour with a three-hour minimum. Rates vary by unit, distance, scene and time of day. Your written invoice estimate is the price.

Rain, not snow

Selmer averages 59.06 inches of precipitation and about 1.0 inch of snow a year, with a record high of 107 degrees and a record low of minus 21. Wet shoulders, not ice, produce most ditch calls. Heat is a tire and brake story, and we see it in July. Cold snaps are rare but real, and air lines freeze when they hit. Whatever the season, tell us if the unit is on a slope or in standing water, because that changes where the wrecker sets up and how the pull is angled.

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