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(240) 780-8691

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Columbia towing and mobile diesel mechanic.

24/7 towing and mobile diesel mechanic service from Columbia. Shop diesel truck repairs go to Randallstown.

Priority Towing & Recovery, Inc

Columbia

5305 Village Center Drive, Suite 201
Columbia, MD 21044

Open 24 hours

(240) 780-8691
  • 24/7 towing and recovery
  • Mobile diesel mechanic
  • Shop diesel repairs: Randallstown

Columbia anchors Howard County freight and commute traffic on US-29, MD-32, and I-95. Our Village Center Drive location supports roadside towing and mobile diesel for Columbia, Ellicott City, Clarksville, Fulton, Elkridge, Jessup, and Laurel, and the I-95, US-29, and MD-32 routes between them.

There is no diesel repair bay at this address — shop diesel truck work goes to Randallstown (9325 Liberty Rd). For anything on the shoulder or in a Columbia yard, call (240) 780-8691 and we dispatch mobile diesel or recovery from here.

Need a diesel mechanic to come to you? See mobile diesel mechanic in Columbia, MD.

Beyond Howard County we also serve Laurel, West Laurel, Maryland City, and Severn, and Carroll County, plus Bowie and Prince George’s County for heavy duty towing and mobile diesel. See I-95 Baltimore to Laurel.

Howard County roads and exits

Columbia sits in the middle of the roads Howard County freight uses. US-29 runs north and south through town. MD-32 crosses east to I-95 and Fort Meade traffic, and MD-175 connects the Columbia Gateway business park to Jessup. On I-95 the busy exits for us are 43 (MD-100), 41 (MD-175), 38 (MD-32) and 35 (MD-216 toward Scaggsville and North Laurel). Merge zones like the US-29 and MD-32 interchange produce many of our derate and tire calls. Concert nights at Merriweather Post Pavilion slow everything down.

What Columbia calls look like

  • Box trucks and vans that die at office parks and retail centers around Columbia Gateway and Snowden River Parkway.
  • Tractors in a DPF derate after crawling through I-95 traffic between MD-100 and MD-32.
  • Disabled units in Jessup and Savage warehouse yards that need a mechanic inside the gate.
  • Semi and bus recoveries on US-29 and MD-32 shoulders, where a lane closure needs a planned setup.

Mobile diesel first, then the tow

Dispatch first checks whether the truck can be fixed where it sits. Our mobile diesel mechanic has dealer-level diagnostics and can usually tell on site whether a fault is a sensor, wiring, an air leak, or something that needs a bay. If it needs shop work, the same ticket becomes a tow to our Randallstown shop at 9325 Liberty Rd, or to your dealer if you prefer. Quotes are free. We accept EFS, ComChek and T-Check.

Columbia also covers Ellicott City, Clarksville, Fulton and the Route 40 corridor, plus the Laurel-side towns of North Laurel, Scaggsville and Savage. For the US-29 and MD-32 corridors in detail, see US-29 and MD-32.

Columbia questions

Can I bring a truck to the Columbia office?

No. The Village Center Drive office handles dispatch and fleet quotes, but it has no repair bay. Call (240) 780-8691 and we will come to the truck.

Do you work inside secure or gated yards?

Yes, when the property gives us access. Give dispatch the gate contact, and our mechanic or wrecker checks in like any other vendor.

Who are your operators?

Wreckmaster-certified operators and in-house diesel techs. Priority has been licensed and insured since it was founded in 2014.

Service area

ColumbiaClarksvilleFultonScaggsvilleNorth LaurelSavageJessupLaurelWest LaurelMaryland CityElkridgeIlchesterEllicott CityHanoverSevern

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