When a Class 8 tractor or a loaded trailer goes down on I-95, I-16, US-17, or an approach to the Garden City Terminal, you need a heavy wrecker that can actually lift and tow the weight — not a light-duty truck that will strand you longer or bend something on the way out. Savannah Heavy Tow runs heavy wreckers with the underlift capacity and rigging to move tractors, trailers, box trucks, buses, and other commercial units at their full GVWR.
Speed matters because a disabled truck on a Savannah freight corridor is a lane closure, a safety hazard, and a stack of billable downtime all at once. Our dispatcher gets your unit and location and rolls the right wrecker immediately, day or night, so your rig gets cleared and moving toward the yard or the shop instead of sitting on the shoulder racking up hours.
What's included
- Heavy wreckers rated for full GVWR
- Tractors, trailers, box trucks & buses
- Underlift & wheel-lift towing done right
- Air release & driveline handling
- I-95, I-16, US-17 & Port terminal coverage
- Fleet, motor club & PO account billing
- Photo documentation for every call
- 24/7 dispatch, 365 days a year
Built for Class 8 weight, not just length
A tractor-trailer is not a big car — it is 80,000 pounds of articulated weight with air brakes, a driveline that has to be handled correctly, and axle and suspension configurations that can turn a careless hookup into a repair bill. Our heavy wreckers carry the underlift and wheel-lift attachments, rigging, and boom capacity to lift and tow commercial units the right way, keeping the frame, driveline, and body out of trouble.
We release trapped air, secure or drop the driveline when a unit has to be towed a distance, and set the tow so the truck tracks true behind us. The goal is simple: get your equipment to its destination in the same condition it went down in.
Port, interstate, and low-clearance calls
Savannah's truck traffic is relentless because of the Port. We tow off the I-95 and I-16 mainlines and ramps, along the container-drayage routes to and from Garden City and Ocean Terminals, on US-17, and around the Pooler warehouse and distribution district. Our operators know the merge points, the shoulder conditions, and where a heavy unit can and cannot be staged safely.
We also handle the calls the historic district and the Talmadge Memorial Bridge create — low clearances, tight turns, and trucks that wedged where they should not have. Those situations reward the right equipment and an operator who has seen them before, and punish anyone who improvises.
One dispatch from hookup to release
Most of our tow calls come from fleets, owner-operators, dispatchers, and motor clubs, so we run the job the way commercial operators need it run. You give us the unit, the GVWR, the location, and the drop point; we give you a real ETA, updates from the scene, and photo documentation. Billing goes to your account or PO, or a stranded driver can pay on-scene by card.
We tow to the destination that makes sense for you — your terminal, your maintenance shop, a dealer, or a secure lot — and coordinate with your insurer or motor club so the release and the paperwork are clean. One call, one crew, one invoice.