Heavy Duty Towing in Kodak, TN

Heavy Duty Towing in Kodak mostly means the area around I-40 Exit 407, where SR 66 meets the interstate. Kodak is a community in Sevier County just south of I-40 and east of Knoxville. Wikipedia calls it an unincorporated community and a neighborhood of Sevierville. Call (865) 339-3202 if a truck, coach or RV is down at the exit or on the ramps. Dispatch answers 24/7 and gives an honest arrival estimate on the call.

Exit 407 in plain terms

Exit 407 carries SR 66 and is the northern end of the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway. Wikipedia describes it as the main access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Anyone heading to those places from the Knoxville side tends to funnel through this one interchange. Long trailers, RVs and coaches all meet the same ramps and the same traffic signals.

Nearby, SR 139 (Douglas Dam Road) meets Kodak Road in the community. Much of the land along SR 66 and the exit area has been annexed into Sevierville since the 1990s, and the rest sits inside Sevierville's urban growth boundary for future annexation. Give us the exit, the direction and what you see, and we will sort out the rest.

A big stop next to the ramp

A Buc-ee's opened at Exit 407 on June 26, 2023. WVLT reported 120 fuel stations at the opening and said it was the largest in the country at the time. A planned Exit 408 interchange was not funded when that story ran, and the station was expected to add more traffic as nearby development opened. That is a lot of fuel-island traffic for long vehicles to maneuver through. Jammed lots, tight turns and low-speed contact are part of what we see at busy fuel stops.

What to tell dispatch from the ramp

• Direction on I-40 or SR 66, and whether you are on a ramp, the shoulder or in a lot.
• Your unit: tractor-trailer, straight truck, motorcoach, RV or equipment.
• Loaded or empty, and with what. Tell us if it is hazmat.
• What failed or what you hit.
• Who is paying: you, your fleet, a broker or an insurer.

Ramp calls need extra care. A loaded semi on a ramp with a tight curve cannot be winched sideways without thinking about the grade and the drop-off. We ask for photos or a plain description of the slope before we pick equipment.

Equipment for a ramp or lot job

Common tools for these calls include a heavy wrecker with an underlift for a box truck or coach, winch lines for pulling a unit out of a ditch or off a curb, and a lowboy or landoll when the unit is equipment that should be hauled rather than dragged. Air cushions help when a tipped trailer has to be lifted without more damage. If a trailer has to be separated from the tractor, as happens after a fire or a brake lock-up, tell us.

A little local history

The community got its name in 1892, when postmaster Harvey N. Underwood took the name of the Kodak camera brand with George Eastman's permission, according to Wikipedia. Treaty of Dumplin Creek, signed June 10, 1785 between the State of Franklin and the Cherokee, was signed at a fort in the area that became Kodak. The exact spot is unknown. A newer post office was built on SR 66 in 1989.

Weather and visibility

Kodak sits at about 896 feet. If it is raining hard or foggy at the ramp, say so when you call. Visibility affects how we set up and how long a recovery takes.

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