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Truck Help in Columbia, Orangeburg & the SC Midlands

Columbia is where I-26, I-20 and I-77 come together, about 130 miles from Savannah at the far edge of our radius. Orangeburg sits halfway down I-26 toward Charleston. Between them is one of the busiest freight corridors in South Carolina.

Diesel & Truck Repair (3)

Mobile Diesel Mechanics (1)

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Diesel Diagnostic LLC

Truck repair with mobile service: electrical, DEF/regen and diagnostics; base at 122 Delaware Dr, Orangeburg

Heavy-Duty Towing (3)

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Carolina Fleet – Columbia

Heavy-duty towing, accident recovery, diesel truck repair, equipment hauling and roadside assistance; also Cayce office (803) 794-5080

Truck Stops & Service (13)

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Love's Travel Stop #657 Truck Care

Love's Truck Care / Speedco: tires, light mechanical, oil change, roadside assistance; Freightliner ExpressPoint

The I-26 corridor

From Savannah, the usual route is I-95 north to I-26 west near Bowman (I-26 Exit 169), then through Orangeburg to Columbia. Orangeburg's exits are 145, 149 and 154, and the truck stops on this stretch are at Bowman (Exit 159), Orangeburg (Love's at Exit 154) and St. Matthews (Exit 139). Near Columbia, I-26 meets I-77 south of the city and I-20 to the northwest.

Orangeburg

Carolina Fleet has an Orangeburg office on Mishoe Ln for 24/7 heavy-duty towing and recovery. ETR – Economic Truck Repair on Broughton St works on all makes of semis, and Diesel Diagnostic LLC does mobile electrical, DEF and regen work.

West Columbia and Cayce

Across the Congaree River from downtown, West Columbia and Cayce have most of the heavy-truck help on the south side of the metro. Road 1 Inc (Chris Dr) runs its shop and roadside service 24 hours a day, Dynamic Diesel Repair & Towing (N Parson St) adds heavy towing and 24/7 emergency roadside service, and County Towing & Recovery (Princeton Rd) handles heavy-duty towing and accident recovery for loads over 17,000 lbs. Carolina Fleet's Columbia office is on Mauney Dr, with another office in Cayce. The Petro and Love's at I-77 Exit 5 (Bluff Rd) and the Pilot at I-26 Exit 115 are the nearby truck stops.

I-20 around Columbia

East of town, I-20 has truck stops at Exits 70–71 (Flying J and TA Columbia North), Exit 87 at Elgin (Love's) and Exit 92 at Lugoff (Pilot). West of town, Love's #424 is at Exit 51 in Lexington.

Before you call

Columbia's interchanges stack several interstates close together, so give the dispatcher the highway, direction and mile marker, not just the nearest town. South Carolina's Move Over law covers stopped emergency and service vehicles; if you're in a lane, call 911 first.

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