Heavy-Duty & Commercial Towing

About this service

Box trucks, dually pickups, RVs, and commercial trailers need equipment and experience that standard tow trucks do not have. Our heavy-duty towing service handles larger vehicles safely, including breakdowns along the SC-101 corridor and surrounding routes that see regular commercial traffic. We show up with the right rig the first time, not a truck that turns out to be undersized once it arrives.

Dispatch asks a few extra questions for anything bigger than a standard car or light pickup: the vehicle type, approximate weight, and whether it's towing a trailer. That decides which rig goes out. A dually pickup or a loaded box truck needs a heavier-rated hook and chassis than the flatbed used on passenger vehicles, and an RV or travel trailer often needs its own class of truck entirely. Telling dispatch the real vehicle type up front is what keeps a heavy-duty call from turning into a second trip for the right equipment. Not sure which truck your vehicle needs? Our guide to light-duty vs. heavy-duty towing walks through it.

On scene, the setup looks the same as any tow at first, hazard lights on, the truck positioned to block traffic from the vehicle, not the other way around, just scaled up for something heavier. Before anything moves, the operator checks the hitch, safety chains, and any air or electric brake lines on a trailer, since those connections carry real weight and have to be handled correctly before towing starts. A jackknifed trailer or a vehicle resting against a guardrail gets assessed the same careful way an accident recovery does, slower and more deliberate than a routine hookup.

A few calls are their own category. An RV or travel trailer that won't start at a dealership lot or a campground still gets a properly rated truck, not a standard tow truck that turns out to be undersized once it arrives. A loaded commercial trailer broken down along the I-85 or SC-101 corridor, the same routes covered in our long-distance towing guide near Duncan, often takes a bit more time to recover safely given the size and traffic involved, and we tell you that upfront rather than guess at an ETA. Either way, the quote you get before dispatch is the quote you pay, no surprise charge added once the truck is already hooked up.

What you get

• ✓ Properly rated equipment for trucks, RVs, and trailers
• ✓ Experience with commercial vehicle recovery along SC-101
• ✓ One call gets the right-sized truck the first time
• ✓ Careful handling of cargo and trailer connections