Box Truck Towing in Chattanooga, TN

Box truck towing in Chattanooga serves the vans and straight trucks that make the last miles of every supply chain: parcel delivery, furniture, appliances, food, moving and equipment rental. When one fails on a route, a delivery clock starts. We tow box trucks from interstates, city streets and loading docks, and dispatch answers 24/7 at (423) 387-0740.

Box trucks are lighter, but not light

A large loaded box truck is a heavy vehicle. Many are driven by drivers who are not full-time truckers, such as movers and renters. A box truck also has a tall body, a low-hanging liftgate and a rear that overhangs. That affects how it is lifted and secured. We choose between flatbed, wheel-lift and underlift towing based on the drivetrain and the damage.

Where the calls come from

Parcel and package delivery drives much of this: a FedEx Ground distribution center opened in 2017 off I-75 at Apison Pike, and Amazon has run a distribution center in the Enterprise South Industrial Park. Volkswagen's plant there adds supplier and parts runs. On top of that are movers, restaurant suppliers, contractors and rental trucks moving through the city to Atlanta, Nashville and Knoxville.

Loaded or unloaded

If the box is loaded, we need to know what is in it. Furniture, appliances and pallets shift. Refrigerated freight needs power. If the truck is leaking, damaged or unsafe to tow, the load may have to move to another vehicle. Tell dispatch what you have, who owns it and who is paying.

Typical box truck problems

• Brake and air line failures
• Transmission failures with a full load
• Rental trucks with a dead battery or tire damage
• Liftgate failures that lock the cargo door
• Trucks that hit low bridges or overhangs on city streets
• Crashes on wet roads on I-24 and I-75

What dispatch needs

Give us: exact location (interstate, direction, mile marker or exit), unit type and weight class, loaded or empty and with what, what is wrong, and who is paying. For a box truck, add the body length, whether it has a liftgate, whether the cargo door is locked and who holds the key, and whether a customer is waiting on the delivery. If the driver has to leave the truck, tell us who will meet the wrecker at the scene.

Low clearance and speed

Box trucks hit low clearances more often than tractor-trailers. After the April 2019 bridge rail collapse on a ramp from I-24 westbound to I-75 northbound, which TDOT's chief engineer said was likely caused by an illegally oversized load, bridge damage is taken seriously. If you have struck something, leave the truck where it is and call. We will ask whether the structure or the road is affected before moving it.