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Truck Help in Charleston, North Charleston & Summerville

Charleston is about 100 miles up the coast from Savannah and home to South Carolina's main container port. These are the dealers, wreckers, mobile mechanics, tire and reefer shops and travel centers we could confirm in the Charleston metro, with their I-26 and I-526 exits.

Diesel & Truck Repair 4Mobile Diesel Mechanics 2Heavy-Duty Towing 4Semi Tires & Parts 1Trailer & Reefer Repair 1Truck Stops & Service 3

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Call 911 first if you are in a travel lane or unsafe. These Charleston, North Charleston & Summerville listings advertise 24-hour or roadside service.

American Towing ServicesHeavy-duty towing/wrecker · North Charleston, SC · 24/7(843) 747-8500Jim's TowingHeavy-duty towing/wrecker · Summerville, SC · 24/7(843) 553-2244Mitchell's TowingHeavy-duty towing/wrecker · Ravenel, SC · 24/7(843) 813-6335Prince's TowingHeavy-duty towing/wrecker · North Charleston, SC · 24/7(843) 553-3464Fleet DocMobile diesel mechanic · North Charleston, SC · 24/7(854) 205-1972Lowcountry DiagnosticsMobile diesel mechanic · Summerville, SC · 24/7(843) 310-0995Worldwide Kenworth – CharlestonHeavy-duty truck repair · Summerville, SC · 24/7 roadside(843) 725-5378

Diesel & Truck Repair (4)

Mobile Diesel Mechanics (2)

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Lowcountry Diagnostics

Mobile diesel repair; aftertreatment/DPF/DEF, cooling, electrical and no-start diagnostics; Charleston area

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Heavy-Duty Towing (4)

Semi Tires & Parts (1)

Trailer & Reefer Repair (1)

Truck Stops & Service (3)

The I-26 corridor

I-26 is the spine of the Charleston area. It runs from downtown Charleston northwest through North Charleston and Summerville, then on to the I-95 interchange near Bowman and up to Columbia. From Savannah you usually reach it by taking I-95 north to I-26 east, or by US-17 along the coast. I-526 (the Mark Clark Expressway) loops from West Ashley across North Charleston to Mount Pleasant and crosses I-26 near the airport.

Summerville: Exits 194 and 199

Summerville is where many of the big shops are. Exit 194 (Jedburg Rd) has Worldwide Kenworth, Thermo King of Charleston and the Flying J. Exit 199 (US-17A / Main St) has Velocity Truck Centers (Freightliner) and the Mr. Fuel travel center, and Southern Tire Mart #177 is a few miles away. Further up, TLG Peterbilt is just off Exit 177 at Harleyville.

North Charleston and the port

The Port of Charleston's container terminals include Wando Welch in Mount Pleasant and the North Charleston and Leatherman terminals on the Cooper River. Carolina International Trucks sits near I-526 Exits 15–16, and the Pilot on Rhett Ave is at I-526 Exit 19. As at any port, you'll usually need a TWIC card to get a mechanic inside a terminal; outside the gates, a mobile mechanic such as Fleet Doc or Lowcountry Diagnostics can come to the shoulder or a customer yard.

Towing

Prince's Towing (North Charleston) runs heavy wreckers and rotators, and Mitchell's Towing in Ravenel covers I-95 and US-17 toward Colleton County. American Towing Services on Rivers Ave in North Charleston does heavy-duty recovery and long-distance transport, and Jim's Towing, family-owned since 1986, runs heavy wreckers for tractor-trailers out of Summerville and a second yard on Design St in North Charleston. All four advertise 24/7 dispatch. Confirm they can handle your weight and whether you need a rotator before they head out.

Safety

South Carolina's Move Over law requires drivers to move over or slow down for stopped emergency and service vehicles, but traffic on I-26 near Summerville is heavy and fast. If you're stuck in a lane, call 911 first.

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