Heavy Duty Towing in Ringgold, GA

Heavy Duty Towing in Ringgold, Georgia covers the stretch of Interstate 75 where trucks leave for fuel and food, and the US 41 and US 76 corridor that runs through the city's center. Ringgold counted 3,414 people in 2020, but its interchanges serve tractor-trailers from all over. Dispatch answers all day and all night, and gives an honest arrival estimate when you call.

The town and the ridge

Ringgold was founded in 1846 and incorporated as a city in 1847. It is the seat of Catoosa County, about 17 miles northwest of downtown Chattanooga by way of US 41 and US 76. The city sits in the Valley and Ridge province of the Appalachians, with Taylor Ridge running through it and Chickamauga Creek flowing through town. Elevation is about 778 feet.

Where trucks stop

I-75 passes through the southern part of Ringgold with access from exit 348. The exit list puts exit 345 at US 41 and US 76, signed toward Ringgold and LaFayette, and exit 348 at State Route 151, also signed toward Ringgold and LaFayette. US 41 and US 76 run through the center of town as Nashville Street. These two exits are the likely locations for a call: a truck that quits on a ramp, a tire failure at the fuel pumps, or a loaded trailer that needs help after a bad turn off the interstate.

History in the road

Ringgold Gap is where the Battle of Ringgold Gap took place on November 27, 1863. Confederate Major General Patrick Cleburne, with about 4,100 men, held the pass against Union forces of more than 12,000. A pass through a ridge means a confined work zone for a heavy wrecker. There may not be much room to swing a long recovery rig, so we plan the angle before we begin.

Storm country

On April 27, 2011, an EF4 tornado struck Ringgold and Catoosa County. It killed twenty people along a 48-mile path across the county and into Hamilton and Bradley counties in Tennessee, with nine of those deaths in Ringgold. Anyone driving a high-profile trailer, bus or motorhome should treat severe weather alerts here as a reason to stop at a safe lot. If a storm tips a unit, tell us whether power lines are down and whether other vehicles are involved.

Calling from Ringgold

• Say whether you are on I-75, US 41/76 or a side street, and your direction.
• Give the exit number: 345, 348 or the one you just passed.
• Give the unit, weight class, load and any hazardous material.
• Tell us what is wrong and whether the unit can move.
• Tell us who is paying: you, the fleet, an insurer or a broker.

What we send

A straight tow gets a heavy wrecker sized to the unit. A trailer in a ditch gets winch lines and sometimes a second truck. A rollover gets air cushions and a plan to deal with the cargo. Equipment that cannot be driven gets a lowboy or landoll. Call (423) 387-0740 for any of these. If you are scheduling a move for a fleet through Catoosa County, use

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