Heavy Duty Towing in Ontario, CA

Heavy Duty Towing in Ontario starts with the size of the place. The city had 175,265 people in the 2020 census and covers 50 square miles of flat valley floor at about 1,004 feet. It sits 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles west of downtown San Bernardino, so almost every truck moving goods between the ports, the Inland Empire and the rest of the country passes through or beside it. When one of those trucks stops moving, we are the call.

The freeways around us

Four routes frame the city. Interstate 10 runs east and west north of the airport. The Pomona Freeway, State Route 60, runs east and west south of it. Interstate 15 is on the eastern side of town, and State Route 83, Euclid Avenue, runs north and south on the western side. A tractor-trailer that goes down on any of them is usually in live traffic with a narrow shoulder, so the first thing we ask is which freeway, which direction and the nearest cross street or exit.

The airport and the parcel hubs

Ontario International Airport is the city's largest employer. Wikipedia lists it as the eighth-busiest U.S. airport by cargo as of 2026, and a major hub for FedEx and UPS. That means a constant stream of box trucks, step vans, sleeper tractors and 53-foot trailers moving parcels between the airfield and the warehouse district. UPS is listed with 5,000 to 9,999 employees in the city, FedEx with 500 to 999. Parcel drivers run tight schedules, so a dead box truck at a loading dock gate or on an access road is a same-hour problem for them and for us.

Distribution centers and the new warehouse blocks

The city has distribution centers for AutoZone, Cardinal Health, MBM, Genuine Parts (NAPA) and Nordstrom, and Wikipedia reports that Amazon opened its largest U.S. warehouse here in 2024. In 1999 the agricultural preserve in the south of the city was rezoned for housing and commercial use, first called the New Model Colony and later Ontario Ranch. Heavy trucks now share new streets with new neighborhoods, and recovery work there means working around curbs, medians and parked cars rather than open shoulder.

Other places we get called to in Ontario

• Ontario Mills, opened in 1996 on the old Ontario Motor Speedway parking lot and billed as California's largest outlet mall, draws charter buses and delivery trucks all day.

• The Ontario Convention Center, opened in 1997, brings coaches, show freight and RVs.

• Amtrak's station and the Ontario-East Metrolink station off Haven Avenue add bus and shuttle traffic.

Heat and wind

The airport weather station has recorded a high of 118 degrees and a low of 25. Santa Ana winds hit often in autumn and winter, and they matter to empty box trucks and high-sided trailers, which catch crosswind like a sail. Summer heat is the more common cause of calls: overheated engines, blown tires and failed reefer units.

What to tell us when you call

Give the freeway and direction, the nearest exit or cross street, the unit type and weight class, whether you are loaded and with what, and what went wrong. Tell us who is paying: you, your fleet, a broker or an insurer. We give you an honest arrival estimate on the call. Call (909) 552-8200 or

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