Lake County, Indiana, at the foot of Lake Michigan
Heavy Duty Towing in Gary, IN
Four interstates, a steel mill, an airport and lake-effect snow all meet in one city.
- Dispatch answers 24/7
- Written invoice estimate before the work is billed
- Semis, buses, box trucks, RVs and heavy equipment
A Company Town That Became a Freight Crossroads
Heavy Duty Towing Gary answers calls from the shoulders, ramps and mill gates of a city of 69,093 people (2020 census) in Lake County, Indiana. We tow and recover semis, box trucks, buses, RVs, dump trucks and heavy equipment. Dispatch answers 24/7 at (219) 529-2610.
Why so many trucks end up here
U.S. Steel founded Gary in 1906 as a company town for its mills, and the city was incorporated on July 14, 1906. Gary Works was under construction from 1906 to 1908, and the first iron ore was unloaded there on June 23, 1908. It is an integrated mill with a stated capacity of 8.2 million tons a year, on the Lake Michigan shore at the north end of Broadway. The workforce has shrunk from over 30,000 in the early 1970s to about 2,250 in 2023, but the highways built around that industry are still here, and so are the trucks.
Where the interstates cross
I-90 (the Indiana Toll Road), I-80/94 (the Borman Expressway) and I-65 all run through Gary, along with US 6, US 12, US 20 and State Road 912 (Cline Avenue). I-65 meets I-80/94 at exit 259, signed 259A and 259B. Its northern end is an at-grade intersection with US 12/US 20 (Dunes Highway), just north of the toll road. On the toll road, exit 10 serves Gary Road, US 12, Cline Avenue and the airport. Exit 14A is Grant Street, exit 14B is SR 53 (Broadway), and exit 17 is the I-65 and US 12/20 interchange. On the Borman, exits 5, 6, 9 and 10 are Cline Avenue, Burr Street, Grant Street and Broadway, and exits 11 and 12 lead to I-65.
Tell us which road you are on first. A breakdown on the Borman near the I-65 interchange is a different job from one on the toll road, because the lanes, ramps and who controls the scene are different.
The airport and its freight
Gary/Chicago International Airport sits about 3 miles northwest of the city center. Its main runway was extended from 7,003 to 8,859 feet and opened on June 25, 2015, and UPS Airlines started express parcel flights from the field on November 2, 2020. The interstate exit lists point to Cline Avenue (SR 912) for airport access, so a stalled truck there is often on the same road as mill traffic.
Lake-effect winter
Gary averages about 40 inches of precipitation and about 25 inches of snow a year, and lake-effect snow sometimes builds into large blizzards. For a loaded tractor-trailer, that means jackknives on ramps, drive axles spinning on overpasses and trucks sliding off at the interchange loops.
What to have ready when you call
- The road and direction: I-65, I-80/94, I-90, US 12/20 or SR 912
- The exit, mile marker or cross street
- Unit type, axle count and whether it is loaded
- The load, and whether it is hazmat
- What happened: breakdown, crash, rollover, stuck, tire, air brakes
- Who is paying: driver, fleet, insurer or broker
What we handle in the city
- Heavy tows of tractors and trailers off the interstates
- Rollover recovery and uprighting
- Bus and motorcoach tows
- Box trucks, dump trucks and RVs
- Winching equipment out of lots, yards and ditches
- Load transfers and trailer moves after a breakdown
Call (219) 529-2610 or
.Gary by the Numbers
- Company town. U.S. Steel founded Gary in 1906, and the city was incorporated on July 14, 1906. The 2020 census counted 69,093 residents.
- Gary Works. The U.S. Steel mill on the lake shore has a stated capacity of 8.2 million tons a year. The first iron ore was unloaded there on June 23, 1908.
- Airport freight. Gary/Chicago International Airport's main runway was lengthened to 8,859 feet in 2015, and UPS Airlines began parcel flights there on November 2, 2020.
- Lake-effect snow. Gary averages about 25 inches of snow and about 40 inches of precipitation a year, and lake-effect storms can grow into large blizzards.
Gary Questions
Can you recover a semi on the Borman Expressway in Gary?
Yes, with heavy wreckers sized to the unit. Give dispatch the direction, the exit or mile marker and whether the trailer is loaded. Dispatch gives an honest arrival estimate on the call.
Do you tow buses and motorcoaches in Gary?
Yes. Tell us the seat count, whether there are passengers on board and who the operator is, and we plan the tow around that.
Can you pull a truck out of a mill or yard lot in Gary?
Yes, when the site allows access. Tell dispatch the gate or street address and who can open it.
What if I'm stuck in a lake-effect storm?
Stay in the cab if it is safe, turn on your flashers and call (219) 529-2610. Dispatch will ask your road, direction and exit, and tell you what to expect for timing.
Free Estimates in Gary, IN
Heavy towing and recovery in Gary. Call (219) 529-2610 any hour.
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