Heavy Duty Towing in Kingston, TN

Heavy Duty Towing in Kingston covers I-40, US 70 and SR 58 around the confluence of the Clinch, Emory and Tennessee rivers. Kingston is the county seat of Roane County, 36 miles southwest of Knoxville, with 5,953 people at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1799. Call (865) 339-3202 if a truck, trailer or oversize unit is stuck. Dispatch answers 24/7 and gives an honest arrival estimate on the call.

The I-40 and SR 58 interchange

SR 58 shares I-40 for a short stretch at Kingston. Wikipedia's SR 58 article lists I-40 exit 352 as where SR 58 joins from the west, exit 355 as Lawnville Road, and exit 356 as I-40 east, with SR 326 south (Gallaher Road), where SR 58 leaves I-40 and heads north toward Oak Ridge. US 70 runs through downtown Kingston to Knoxville on the east and Nashville on the west.

The Kingston Fossil Plant

TVA finished the Kingston Fossil Plant in 1955, when Wikipedia says it was the world's largest coal-burning power plant. It burns about 14,000 short tons of coal a day and can produce up to 1,456 megawatts. Its 1,000-foot smokestacks are visible from I-40. On December 22, 2008, a 40-acre fly ash impoundment failed, releasing more than 1 billion gallons of waste.

Bridges and water

SR 58 crosses the Watts Bar Lake and Tennessee River bridge before reaching downtown Kingston, passing Fort Southwest Point. Wikipedia says the confluence of the Clinch, Emory and Tennessee rivers is now part of Watts Bar Lake, and Watts Bar Dam sits several miles southwest of town. The I-40 crossing of the Clinch River near Kingston is dominated by the plant's twin smokestacks. When you call from a bridge or causeway, say so. There may be nowhere to pull aside, and we plan around that.

Roane County freight

The county's population was 53,404 at the 2020 census. The Oak Ridge side has K-25 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, both Manhattan Project legacies. Historically iron ore and coal were mined on Walden Ridge and processed at Rockwood. On I-40, Wikipedia notes a 60 mph eastbound limit on the Walden Ridge descent in Roane County. Oversized loads and equipment haulers use the same lanes as regular freight.

Heavy haul calls

Equipment and heavy-haul calls use lowboys and landolls: a trailer with equipment that has slipped, a tractor that can't pull a heavy load up a grade, or a hauler that has overturned. We bring the right wrecker and, if the equipment needs to be reloaded, we plan the lift. For a rollover, air cushions or a rotator may be needed. Winch lines handle units off the shoulder. We coordinate with police and highway crews on traffic control.

History in the area

Fort Southwest Point was built just south of present-day Kingston in 1792. The Tennessee General Assembly met in Kingston on September 21, 1807, making it the state capital for a day. Confederate cavalry under Joseph Wheeler attempted to take Kingston on November 24, 1863, and failed.

What to tell us

• Interstate or road, direction and exit or mile marker.
• Unit and weight class; for equipment, the machine and whether it is chained down.
• Loaded or empty, plus any hazmat.
• Whether you are on a bridge, ramp or soft ground.
• Who is paying.

Pricing

Published rate sheets show heavy hook-ups around $450 plus $9.50 to $10 per mile, with air bag units appearing around $932 per hour in one county schedule and rotators at $790 to $1,500. Rates vary by unit, distance, scene and time of day. Your written invoice estimate is the price.

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