Emergency towing
Breakdowns and blowouts — we get the vehicle where it needs to be, without adding damage on the way there.
Answering 24/7 — I-84 through Baker County
Stranded on I-84?
This is our stretch.
Baker City, Pleasant Valley, Durkee, Huntington — the Baker County run of the interstate is home ground. Towing, winch-outs, and recovery, in both directions, winter included.
One truck, one operator, no call centre — he answers the phone himself, at any hour. If he is already on a job he will tell you how long.
The corridor
The Baker County run of Interstate 84
High country, long gaps between exits, and a lot of road where the next town is further away than you’d like.
Through Baker County, I-84 runs from the open valley around Baker City up through Pleasant Valley, past Durkee, and down the Burnt River country to Huntington near the Snake River. It is a beautiful drive and a lonely place to break down: exits are far apart, services between them are thin, and a car that quits at the wrong point sits a long way from the nearest anything.
This stretch is where we live and work. Eastbound or westbound, a breakdown, a blowout, or a slide-off on the Baker County run of the interstate is a local call for us, not a long dispatch from somewhere else — and if your trouble starts a little past the county line, call anyway. The run does not stop at a sign.
Make the call count
What to tell dispatch
Call us
(541) 540-5553
Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
On the interstate, location is everything
One truck is coming to find one car on a long stretch of freeway. These four things get it to the right shoulder the first time.
Call (541) 540-5553The 30-second checklist
- Direction of travel. Eastbound toward Idaho or westbound toward Baker City — on a divided highway this halves the search on its own.
- Nearest exit or mile marker. The small green posts count every mile; the last one you passed is enough.
- What the vehicle is, and what happened. Year, make, model, color — and blowout, breakdown, or off the road.
- Where it should end up. Baker City, back the way you came, or onward — long hauls off the interstate are routine.
Anyone hurt, or a vehicle in a live lane? Call 911 first. Then call us.
While you wait
The shoulder of an interstate is the risky part
Traffic on I-84 moves at freeway speed and does not expect you to be there. Hazards on, and get the vehicle as far onto the shoulder as it will safely roll. Then the rule is simple: stay buckled in the vehicle, or stand well off the road behind the barrier — never between the vehicle and traffic, and never on the traffic side changing a tire. If you get out, go out the passenger side.
A flat on a live shoulder is a job worth handing over: we arrive with lighting and put a truck between you and the lane, which is the entire reason to make the call instead of kneeling next to seventy-mile-an-hour traffic. And if the vehicle is blocking a travel lane or anyone is hurt, that is a 911 call first — emergency services secure the scene, and we handle the vehicle after.
Winter
This stretch earns its reputation in winter
Eastern Oregon winters are the real thing: snow squalls that arrive sideways, black ice on the grades, and stretches where ODOT posts chain requirements and means them. Conditions change by the hour up here — checking TripCheck before you commit to the run is a habit worth having, and so is carrying warm layers, water, and a charged phone between November and April.
When winter wins anyway, a slide-off into the median or down a snowy bank is a winch-out, and it is what the heavy six-wheel-drive truck exists for — proper rigging, on ground a flatbed cannot reach. Stop spinning the wheels, stay warm and visible, and make the call.
Beyond the interstate
Coverage doesn’t end at the off-ramp
The state highways that leave I-84 are the same service area — these are the roads we run.
- OR-7 — Baker City up to Sumpter and the Elkhorns
- OR-86 — through Richland and Halfway, toward Oxbow and Hells Canyon
- OR-245 — over Dooley Mountain to Hereford
- US-26 — the Unity stretch, toward Austin Junction
Somewhere else entirely? Call anyway — long-distance and out-of-area runs are common.
Related
Whatever the interstate threw at you
Winch-outs & recovery
Median, ditch, or down a snowy bank — proper rigging and the six-wheel-drive truck, not a chain and a prayer.
Roadside assistance
Jump starts, tire changes, fuel delivery — often you don’t need a tow at all, and we’ll tell you straight.
Not sure what you need? The 30-second tools on the main page will tell you straight — or skip them and just call.