Heavy Duty Towing in Hermitage, PA

Heavy Duty Towing in Hermitage, Pennsylvania has to cover a lot of ground. Hermitage is the largest city in Mercer County, with 16,230 people (2020 census) spread over 29.6 square miles near the Pennsylvania-Ohio line. It is about 15 miles northeast of Youngstown. Trucks reach it from I-80, I-376 and PA 760, then spread along PA 18 and US 62. If a semi, bus, dump truck or equipment trailer stops here, call (330) 542-5961. Dispatch answers 24/7.

Third largest in the state by area

Wikipedia calls Hermitage the third largest city in Pennsylvania by area. That size matters for a tow call, because a street name alone may not tell us where you are. Settlers arrived in 1796, the area was incorporated in 1832 as Hickory Township, and it adopted a home rule charter effective January 1, 1976. It became a third-class city on January 1, 1984. On January 1, 2024, it merged with the neighboring borough of Wheatland, a former company town built for the Wheatland Iron Co. and the Wheatland Bessemer Steel Co. When you call, give us a road, a cross street and the nearest business. Say if you are in the old Wheatland area.

The roads

PA 18 passes under I-80, and a PA 760 interchange at about milepost 137.1 connects PA 18 with I-80 and I-376. Farther along PA 18 comes the southern end of PA 518 at Bobby's Corners, then US 62 and US 62 Business. PA 18 meets US 62 on South Hermitage Road, which leads to I-80 east and I-376. I-80 exit 4 is the I-376 and PA 760 interchange, about four miles from the Ohio line. A driver who comes off I-80 and turns the wrong way on PA 18 can be miles off course. Tell us which road you are on and which direction you were heading.

Shenango River Lake

Shenango River Lake lies north of the city. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished the concrete dam in 1965, and the lake covers 3,560 acres. It is one of 16 flood control projects in the Pittsburgh District. For truck traffic, the lake means river-valley roads and approaches that can look different from the main road grid. Campers, RVs and trailers heading to the lake area can need the same heavy equipment as a commercial rig. Tell us the length and weight of the unit.

Steel heritage, trucking now

Wheatland's iron and steel past and a Sawhill Manufacturing lumbermill that opened in 1940 show the area's long freight history. Today the city's businesses along the PA 18 and US 62 corridor receive and ship by truck. Delivery vans, tractor-trailers and box trucks run store and warehouse routes. A truck that backs into a loading area and gets pinned is a common call. We ask for the width of the lot, the position of the unit and whether anyone has moved cars to make room.

Calls from Hermitage

• A tractor-trailer with failed brakes or air on PA 18
• A school bus or charter coach that needs to be moved
• A box truck hung up in a business lot
• A dump truck or lowboy stuck at a work site
• A jackknife on the I-80 and I-376 approaches

Be ready to tell us

Give the road name and cross street. Tell us the unit type, weight and whether it is loaded. Describe what happened: air, engine, tire, accident or ground conditions. Tell us who pays: driver, fleet, broker or insurer.

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