Heavy Duty Towing in Lordstown, OH

Heavy Duty Towing in Lordstown, Ohio is about plant traffic. The village of 3,332 people (2020 census) in southern Trumbull County is home to a former General Motors assembly plant, a battery factory, a home goods distribution center and a power plant. Tractor-trailers, flatbeds and haulers move in and out. When one of them stops, call (330) 542-5961. Dispatch answers 24/7.

What is in Lordstown

GM's Lordstown Assembly built compact cars from 1966 until 2019. Lordstown Motors bought the plant in November 2019, and Foxconn bought it in May 2022 to produce electric vehicles. In 2025, Foxconn said the facility is expected to produce data center-related equipment for Stargate LLC. Ultium Cells, a GM and LG Chem battery factory rated at 30 GWh, began production in August 2022. A TJX HomeGoods distribution center is also in the village, and the Lordstown Energy Center is a 940 MW natural-gas combined-cycle plant. Each one means different trucks and different recoveries.

Oversize loads and equipment

Large industrial equipment moves in on lowboys and multi-axle trailers. Heavy tow work on those units is not like pulling a dry van. We ask for the overall height, width and length, the axle count and the weight of the cargo. If a load shifts or a trailer drops a tire at a plant gate, the first step is to keep the load secure. Rotators, air cushions and heavy winch lines are the kinds of tools used on loads like these, and dispatch decides what to send after the first call.

The turnpike exits

The Ohio Turnpike has two Lordstown exits, 215 and 216. Exit 215 is Lordstown West, an eastbound exit and westbound entrance. Exit 216 is Lordstown East, a westbound exit and eastbound entrance. Exit 216 is the last westbound exit before the toll barrier. If your truck quits on the turnpike or on a ramp, tell us whether you are eastbound or westbound, the mile marker and the nearest exit. Turnpike service workers and state police may already be on scene, and we coordinate with them.

Geography and history

Lordstown covers about 23.2 square miles at roughly 951 feet in elevation. It is part of the Connecticut Western Reserve and was surveyed as Town 3, Range 4. The village was nearly completely incorporated in 1975. That large area means a call can come from a plant parking lot, a township road or a rural stretch near the village line. Give us the nearest business or intersection.

Why the plant sites change the job

A recovery on plant property is not the same as one on a public road. Gates, security checks, yard speed limits and shift changes all affect how a wrecker gets to the unit. Ask the plant contact whether an escort is needed and whether a staging area is open. Ultium Cells, the Foxconn site and the distribution center each run their own yard rules, and we follow them. A driver who knows the gate name, the dock door number and a contact on site saves time on every call. Fleet managers can send those details by text while the dispatcher stays on the line with the driver.

Tell dispatch

• Plant name, gate and where the unit sits
• Overall dimensions if oversize
• Loaded or empty and the cargo type
• Whether the trailer can be released from the tractor
• Who is paying: driver, fleet, shipper or insurer

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