Heavy Duty Towing in Kimball, TN

Heavy Duty Towing in Kimball, Tennessee covers semi trucks, box trucks, buses, RVs, dump trucks and equipment haulers that stop on or near Interstate 24 in Marion County. Kimball counted 1,545 residents in the 2020 census, but most of the rigs we see in the area are only passing through: drivers running between Nashville and Chattanooga, and trucks working the US 41, US 64 and US 72 junction at I-24 exit 152. Our dispatch answers around the clock and gives you an honest arrival estimate on the call.

How Kimball got here

Kimball began in 1890 as a planned industrial town, founded by Hannibal Kimball with backing from the British Anglo-American Company. Rail came with it, and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway served the town. The town sits at about 676 feet, with mountains behind it and three miles of frontage on the Tennessee River. That mix of rail, river and highway is why trucks keep coming back to this corner of Marion County.

The exits around Kimball

Exit 152 is the one most drivers know. The published exit list shows it as US 64 east and US 72, with a connection to US 41, signed toward Kimball and South Pittsburg. Exit 152 sits at mile 151.93. Farther east, exit 155 is State Route 28 toward Jasper and Dunlap, and exit 158 is State Route 27 toward Nickajack Dam. Exit 161 is State Route 156 toward Haletown and New Hope. That is about nine miles of interstate between exit 152 and exit 161, and every one of those exits can be the place a dispatcher sends a wrecker.

The bridge over Nickajack Lake

Between exits 158 and 161, I-24 crosses Nickajack Lake on the Holman J. Walker Bridge, from roughly mile 160.34 to mile 160.94. A disabled tractor-trailer on a bridge is a different job from one on open shoulder. There is less room to stage equipment, and traffic control matters more. If you are stopped on or near that span, say so first. It changes how we plan the recovery and who we tell.

Coming off the plateau

Trucks heading southeast from Nashville come down Monteagle Mountain before they reach Kimball. The published description of that eastbound stretch is a 6 percent grade over about 4.5 miles, with a worst section of 6.9 percent, two runaway truck ramps and a drop of 1,161 feet. Exit 135 at Monteagle is about 16 miles of interstate west of Kimball's exit 152. A rig with cooked brakes, a shifted load or a failed air line can stop anywhere on that run. When you call, tell us how far you came down and what the brakes feel like.

What to have ready when you call from the Kimball area

• Which direction you face: toward Chattanooga or toward Nashville.
• The nearest exit number or mile marker. If you can't see one, give the last exit you passed.
• The unit: tractor-trailer, straight truck, bus, motorhome or equipment, and the weight class.
• Loaded or empty, and what the cargo is. Tell us at once if it is hazardous material.
• What happened: breakdown, flat tires, jackknife, rollover, or a ditch on a wet shoulder.
• Who is paying: you, a fleet, a broker or an insurer.

Wind and storm damage

Kimball has a tornado on its record. An EF2 tornado struck on November 14, 2007, with a path of about two miles and nine injured. High-sided trailers, buses and box trucks are the units that get pushed over or pinned by wind and fallen trees. Righting a rolled trailer is slow work, and we plan for air cushions, winch lines and a heavy wrecker on the scene before anything is lifted.

If you are stuck near Kimball right now, call (423) 387-0740. If your fleet wants a written estimate for a planned move, use

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