Heavy Duty Towing in Poland, OH

Heavy Duty Towing in Poland, Ohio starts with a short list of roads. I-680 runs down the east side of the Mahoning Valley to the Ohio Turnpike, and State Route 170 and US 224 cross the village area on the way. Poland is a Mahoning County village of 2,463 people (2020 census), about 7 miles south of Youngstown. If a tractor-trailer, bus, dump truck or box truck stops moving here, call (330) 542-5961. Dispatch answers 24/7 and gives you an honest arrival estimate on the call.

Where I-680 meets the turnpike

I-680 is 16.43 miles long. Its exit list puts SR 170 at exit 9, US 224 toward Canfield and Poland at exit 11 and SR 164 at exits 14 and 16. At the south end it ends at the Ohio Turnpike, which is I-76 there, with the ramp to Pittsburgh. That means a lot of through freight funnels past Poland between the toll road and the city. A driver who breaks down on a ramp, a merge or the shoulder near these exits needs to tell us the direction of travel and the exit number before anything else. Northbound and southbound are two different recoveries, because a wrecker has to reach you from the correct side.

A small village with a long history

Poland was settled in 1798 according to the account of surveyor Turhand Kirtland, and a grist mill went up on Yellow Creek in 1802. The village was incorporated in 1866. It covers only about 1.66 square miles at an elevation near 1,040 feet. Main Street and College Street, home to the old Poland Seminary buildings, are not streets built for a long combination. When a driver takes a wrong turn off the interstate looking for a place to park, the problem becomes a stuck or wedged unit on a local street. That is a different job from a highway recovery. We size the truck to the street, not just to the weight.

Calls we see around Poland

• A semi that loses power or air on the I-680 ramps or on US 224
• A box truck or step van hung up on a local street or in a lot
• A school or charter bus that needs to be moved without leaving passengers stranded
• A dump truck or equipment hauler stuck at a job site on soft ground
• A tractor-trailer that jackknifed on a wet or icy merge

What to have ready when you call (330) 542-5961

Give the dispatcher the road first. If you are on I-680, say northbound or southbound and the nearest exit. If you are on SR 170 or US 224, say the cross street or the nearest business. Then tell us the unit type, the approximate weight class and whether it is loaded. If the load is hazmat, say so right away. Tell us what is wrong, whether the unit is on its wheels, and who is paying: driver, fleet, broker or insurer. A fleet manager calling for a driver should stay on the line or text the driver's contact number.

Staying with the unit

We do not promise an arrival time up front. The dispatcher tells you honestly what to expect once we have your location. If you are on the shoulder of I-680, stay off the roadway, keep your hazard flashers on and stay clear of the traffic side of the cab until help arrives.

Call (330) 542-5961