Heavy Duty Towing in Montclair, CA

Heavy Duty Towing in Montclair is mostly bus and truck work inside a very small city. Montclair had 37,865 people in 2020 and covers just 5.53 square miles, all land, at about 1,066 feet. It borders Pomona on the west, Claremont and Upland on the north, Ontario on the east and Chino on the south, and it touches Los Angeles County. A breakdown here is rarely far from a city line, so we confirm the exact street before we dispatch.

The Transit Center

Wikipedia describes the Montclair Transit Center as a major commuter bus and rail hub. Metrolink, Foothill Transit and Omnitrans all serve it, with links to downtown Los Angeles, downtown San Bernardino and points between. The Silver Streak bus rapid transit line serves the Transit Center and a stop outside Montclair Place mall. That is a lot of full-size transit buses and coaches in a small area.

What bus recovery involves

Transit and coach buses are not towed like trucks. Many have low front overhang, air suspension and drivelines that need to be handled with care. Some need a wheel lift, some need an underlift, and some should be flat-hauled. We ask for the make, the length, whether it is a coach or a transit bus, and whether passengers are still aboard. If people are on board, safe transfer comes first, and we tow after they are off.

Interstate 10 on the north side

The only freeway named in Wikipedia's description of Montclair is the San Bernardino Freeway, Interstate 10, which runs through the northern part of the city. A semi that fails on I-10 here is in heavy commuter traffic. Give us the direction and the nearest exit so dispatch can plan the approach and traffic control.

A city of tight surface streets

Montclair incorporated April 25, 1956, as Monte Vista and was renamed April 8, 1958, after a post office conflict over the name. It grew from citrus country, with a 1,000-acre tract surveyed in 1900. Many streets today are lined with shopping centers, apartments and mall access roads. A box truck that fails in a mall delivery lane or a parking lot may need a smaller approach, and we want to know about overhead clearance and drive aisle width.

Retail deliveries

Montclair Place and the shops around it bring regular deliveries from straight trucks and tractor-trailers. Trucks often back into docks at odd hours. Tell us whether the truck can steer and roll in neutral, and whether the air brakes will release. If the brakes are locked, we need to know before we hook up.

When you call

Tight turns and low clearance

Parking structures, mall canopies and rail overhead lines are the clearance problems in a compact city. Tell us the height of the unit, and if you can see a posted limit, read it to us. We will not guess about a bridge or canopy with a loaded bus.

Give the street, nearest cross street or exit, the unit type, length and weight, the load and the problem. Tell us who will be paying. Dispatch answers 24/7. We give an honest arrival estimate on the call. Call (909) 552-8200 or

Call (909) 552-8200

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