Recovering What Was Left After a Camper Crash
A Northbound Trip Ended in the Median Holiday trips usually start with coolers, packed bags, and a route mapped out ahead of time. They do not usually include a camper breaking loose and spreading debris across the highway. That is how one northbound drive became an I-95 camper towing recovery. State Highway Patrol called our tow truck service […]
A Careful Recovery: Moving Truck in a Tight Spot
This Move Hit a Low Point A moving truck full of furniture got wedged under a low bridge on a back road in Rocky Mount, NC. The customer was moving from one house to another, following the road like anyone would. Until he missed the posted height before the truck reached the tunnel. The Rocky […]
No Margarine for Error: Recovering a Trailer Loaded with Butter
A Heavy Trailer, Soft Ground, and Careful Lift One dropped trailer in a laydown yard near US-64 and HWY 301 turned into a Rocky Mount load shift correction job faster than anybody wanted. The trailer had been loaded at the dock, then dropped for later pickup, and the soft ground gave way under the landing […]
Winching in Action: Cement Mixer Meets a Soft Shoulder
Stuck Between a Rock and a Soft Place Mud has a talent for grabbing heavy trucks like it’s getting paid by the pound. A fully loaded cement mixer found that out the hard way when it slid off the construction entrance and settled into the soft shoulder. Every attempt to drive out sank it deeper, so […]
Coastal Towing Services Sponsors Ducks Unlimited Banquet
Supporting Our Community This week, our towing and recovery work looked a little different at Coastal Towing Services. Instead of responding to a call along US-264 or heading out to assist a stranded driver, we spent the day in Wilson, NC supporting the Wilson County Ducks Unlimited banquet dinner. As a Wilson towing company, we […]
Fast Freight Transfer After a Cargo Van Breakdown
Keep Calm and Carry the Crate Recently, on a sunny day sporing a perfectly blue sky, we handled a Rocky Mount cargo service call for a cargo van that quit running near I-95 with a full pallet of auto parts in the back. The customer had a delivery deadline to meet, and that freight needed […]
Long-Distance Towing for a Loaded Delivery Truck
Moving Truck and Cargo Across State Lines We got a call from a customer in Knoxville, TN who had hit a snag. One of their box trucks, loaded with appliances, was supposed to be rolling down I-81 but instead found itself stranded at a local repair shop. What began as a simple fix turned into […]
A Careful Garage Extraction in Rocky Mount
What We Found When We Arrived We were dispatched to a residential neighborhood in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, just off Highway 301, after a driver lost control of a Ford pickup truck and drove through the front yard and into a two-car garage. The truck came to rest halfway inside the structure, leaving a collapsed […]
When the Movers Need Moving: Towing for Vans and Box Trucks
The Middle Ground of Towing We see them on the road daily: delivery vans packed to the brim, rental box trucks muscling through traffic, contractors’ rigs hauling the tools of the trade. They’re the workhorses that keep Rocky Mount running. But even the hardest workers need help sometimes. When a box truck or van breaks […]
Holiday Driving Survival Guide for Long-Haul Truckers
Staying Alert and Prepared During the Holiday Rush The holiday season brings more than crowded highways and cold weather. It means tighter delivery windows, unpredictable delays, and drivers who may be more distracted than usual. If you’re hauling freight in December, you’re juggling more than just mileage, you’re up against traffic, weather, and timelines that […]