Heavy Duty Towing in Calhoun, GA

Heavy Duty Towing in Calhoun, Georgia serves the city that sits 49 miles south of Chattanooga and 68 miles north of Atlanta on Interstate 75. Calhoun had 16,949 residents in the 2020 census, and it has five I-75 exits. Trucks run through every day. Our dispatch answers 24/7 and gives an honest arrival estimate on the call.

The seat of Gordon County

Calhoun is the county seat of Gordon County. The legislature incorporated it in an act approved January 12, 1852, a year after the county seat was designated in 1851. The city lies along the Oostanaula River where Oothkalooga Creek joins it, at an elevation of 659 feet. Wikipedia lists the New Echota Historic Site, the first Cherokee capital, among local attractions. It also records a tornado on March 20, 1888 and a fire on October 23, 1888 that devastated the city.

Five exits to know

I-75 runs along the eastern edge of the city. Exit 310 is SR 53 (Union Grove Road). Exit 312 is signed for Calhoun, Fairmount and Rome. Exit 315 is SR 156 (Redbud Road). Exit 317 is SR 225 toward Chatsworth. Exit 318 is US 41 and SR 3 toward Resaca. Give the exit number when you call. In a county with this many exits, an exit number helps the dispatcher much faster than a town name does.

Surface roads

US 41 passes through the center of Calhoun as Wall Street. SR 53 passes through the southern part of the city and leads 15 miles east to Fairmount and 22 miles southwest to Rome. SR 156 runs 18 miles west to Armuchee and 8 miles east to Red Bud. Long trailers have to turn on these roads, so tell us the cross street if you are caught in a corner.

Flooring headquarters

Mohawk Industries lists Calhoun as its headquarters. Mohawk makes floor covering for residential and commercial applications, including carpet, tile, laminate, vinyl, hardwood and stone countertops. That is a freight business, and flooring moves on box trucks and trailers all over the region. If you haul building materials or floor covering, tell us the cargo type, because heavy pallets shift in a different way from soft goods.

A river town in a storm

The Oostanaula River and Oothkalooga Creek shape the low ground, and heavy rain can leave water on roads near them. If your unit is stuck in water or soft ground, say so first, because we need to know whether the engine can be turned over. Wind and storm damage also matter here: the city's 1888 tornado is part of its history.

Between two big markets

The 49 and 68 mile figures are the reason Calhoun gets so many calls from drivers who are in the middle of a long run. A truck that quits here is far enough from either city that the driver cannot limp in. Tell us whether you were heading north or south, how long the unit has been stopped and whether the problem started with a warning light, a noise or a sudden failure. That history helps us decide whether this is a simple hook-up or a repair-shop tow.

Calling from Calhoun

• I-75 exit number, or the street and nearest intersection.
• Direction: northbound toward Chattanooga or southbound toward Atlanta.
• Unit type, weight class, cargo, loaded or empty.
• Whether the unit is blocking a lane or a ramp.
• Who is paying: you, a fleet, an insurer or a broker.

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