Heavy Duty Towing in Cortland, OH

Heavy Duty Towing in Cortland, Ohio means lake roads and winter weather. Cortland is a Trumbull County city of 7,105 people (2020 census), about 19 miles north of Youngstown, on the eastern shore of Mosquito Creek Lake. Semis, RVs, buses and dump trucks all use the state routes around it. When one of them stops, call (330) 542-5961. Dispatch answers 24/7.

Mosquito Creek Lake

Mosquito Creek Lake covers 7,850 acres in Trumbull County, about 6 miles northeast of Warren. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished the dam in April 1944. Mosquito Lake State Park surrounds the southern end, and State Route 88 crosses the lake on a causeway. A causeway is not a place for a casual breakdown. There is water on both sides and little room to maneuver. If you are on SR 88, tell us which direction you are driving and whether you are on the causeway or past it. RV owners heading to the park should also tell us the unit length and whether it is a motorhome or a towed trailer.

Roads around the city

SR 5 passes near Cortland, and SR 305 crosses it at about mile 32.8 of its Trumbull County run. SR 46 joins briefly at mile 33.66 and leaves a tenth of a mile later. SR 11 is near the city's easternmost parts. Wikipedia's SR 11 exit list shows exit 57 as SR 305 toward Cortland and exit 61 as SR 5 toward SR 88. Wikipedia notes that a list of highways passes through Cortland but does not list them, so we rely on local direction. Tell us the road you are on and a cross street.

Winter

For the area we use Youngstown's published climate. Youngstown averages 67.8 inches of snow a season and about 54.6 days a year with at least 0.1 inch. Winters have ranged from 25.2 inches to 118.7 inches. In winter, jackknifes, slide-offs and stuck RVs show up on SR 5, SR 305 and SR 46. Tell us if the unit is in a ditch, on an embankment or half on the road.

History and size

Samuel Bacon settled the area in 1807 along the Mahoning River, and the place became the village of Cortland in 1873. It became a city in 1981 after its population topped 5,000. The city sits at 1,037 feet. A cheese factory opened in 1875, according to Wikipedia. The city is part of the Youngstown-Warren metro area, and truck traffic from the Warren side moves through the same roads.

Typical calls

• RV or motorhome with a failed engine or transmission near the lake
• Bus or charter coach that needs to be moved off a county road
• Semi in a ditch after an icy curve
• Dump truck or equipment trailer stuck at a job site
• Box truck wedged on a lake-area road

What to say on the phone

Give the road, the direction and what is near you. Say whether you are on pavement, gravel or grass. Say the unit type and the weight class. If it is an RV, tell us whether anyone is aboard, and whether there are propane or fuel leaks. Tell us who is paying.

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