Heavy Duty Towing in Collegedale, TN

Heavy Duty Towing in Collegedale serves a southeastern Hamilton County city of 11,109 people (2020 census) that was founded in 1916 as the site of Southern Junior College, now Southern Adventist University. Collegedale incorporated in 1968, covers 12.03 square miles, and sits at 791 feet in the valley of Wolftever Creek. McKee Foods, the maker of Little Debbie and Sunbelt snacks, is headquartered here. If a box truck, tractor-trailer, bus or RV stops on the roads in and around Collegedale, call (423) 387-0740.

SR 317 to I-75

State Route 317 runs northwest about 4 miles from Collegedale to I-75. On the I-75 exit list that is exit 9, where SR 317 is signed Apison Pike for Ooltewah and Collegedale and also serves Volkswagen Drive. SR 317 also runs 10 miles southeast to SR 60. State Route 321 leads north to US-11 and US-64 just north of Ooltewah, and south 5 miles to the Georgia state line. For a tractor-trailer these are the roads between the plants, the interstate and the border.

Wolftever Creek and Collegedale Gap

The creek cuts through White Oak Mountain and forms Collegedale Gap. On I-75, Wikipedia notes a steep ascent up the western slope of White Oak Mountain in Hamilton County, with a truck climbing lane on the northbound side. Grade matters to a loaded truck in every direction here, so tell us if you are climbing or descending.

The food-plant effect

McKee Foods launched in Chattanooga in 1934 and moved to a facility on the university campus in 1956. A food company headquartered in town is a reason to expect delivery trucks and trailers on local roads. If your trailer is carrying food or packaging, tell us when you call. Refrigeration, cargo temperature and a customer waiting at a dock all shape the plan.

Campus buses and the airport

Southern Adventist University and Collegedale Academy mean charter buses and school buses operate through town. Collegedale Municipal Airport is city-owned, with about 120 aircraft based there. Wikipedia reports it was named Tennessee's Airport of the Year in 2003. Downtown Chattanooga is 19 miles west.

Toward the Georgia line

State Route 321 runs 5 miles south from Collegedale to the Georgia state line, and State Route 317 runs 10 miles southeast to SR 60. Either direction takes a truck out of the city grid and onto roads with fewer exits and fewer places to pull over. Tell us which highway number is on the sign you passed, and which way you were heading. A heavy unit parked on a narrow shoulder needs a different set-up than one in a wide lot.

A note on Ooltewah

The community of Ooltewah is an enclave within Collegedale. If your mailing address says Ooltewah, you may still be in Collegedale city limits, and the location you give us (the road and cross street) matters more than the city name.

Students, staff and campus roads

Southern Adventist University is a private Seventh-day Adventist school with an affiliated K-12 system that includes Collegedale Academy. Wikipedia notes the city was founded around the college in 1916. That history explains why the campus sits at the heart of town, so a stopped bus, truck or delivery vehicle on a campus road can block more than one entrance. Give us the building name or the nearest cross street.

On the phone

• Road and cross street, or I-75 exit 9 or 11
• Direction of travel
• Unit type and weight class
• Loaded with what, and whether it needs a temperature hold
• What happened and who pays

The dispatcher gives an honest arrival estimate on the call. Call (423) 387-0740 or

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