What counts as heavy duty
Class 7 and Class 8 tractors, loaded trailers, box trucks over the medium duty line, motorcoaches, and the big diesel pushers that people call RVs but really are buses. If it needs air brakes released before it moves, it is heavy duty, and a standard wrecker will not touch it safely.
Wimberley Towing runs heavy equipment out of three Hill Country yards. That matters more than it sounds, because the alternative on most of these corridors is a wrecker dispatched from San Antonio or Austin that has to reach you before it can start helping you.
The corridors we actually run
Heavy duty work out here is corridor work. The roads produce the calls:
- US 281 through Blanco County: narrow shoulders, long gaps between exits, and grades that punish a loaded trailer. We keep a yard in Blanco for this, and there is a page just for heavy duty towing on US 281.
- Highway 290: the run from Oak Hill out to Johnson City. Long grades, thin shoulders, and very little between services. See Highway 290 towing and heavy duty towing in Dripping Springs.
- I-35: the Buda to San Marcos stretch is some of the busiest interstate in Texas, and a stall in a live lane there backs traffic up fast.
- Highway 71 and Ranch Road 12: the connectors, and where the surprises happen.
What we bring to a heavy call
Recovery on a loaded truck is a different job from towing an empty one. Weight distribution, air systems, driveline, and whether the trailer is still upright all change the approach. Our drivers are WreckMaster certified, which is a training standard rather than a sticker, and it is the reason we will tell you on the phone what the recovery actually involves instead of finding out on scene.
If the truck is off the pavement, that is a winch job before it is a tow job, and it is covered under off-road recovery.
Running a fleet
The worst time to go looking for a heavy duty wrecker is at two in the morning with a loaded trailer blocking a lane. Fleet managers, dealerships, and shops set up a corporate account with approved credit so the call is already arranged. Talk to dispatch at (512) 375-1215 before you need it, not during.
For everything under the heavy line, see medium duty towing or the full list of towing and roadside services.