24/7 heavy-duty towing, semi recovery and truck repair in Effingham, KS
Titan Tow & Repair is a 24-hour towing company covering Effingham, KS from our yard in Liberty, Missouri, running out via Route 92 west to Leavenworth, US-73 north to Atchison, then west. We tow heavy, medium and light duty in Effingham, handle winch-outs and recovery, and repair many trucks at the roadside instead of towing them. Call (816) 888-8732 for an honest arrival time to where you are sitting.
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Roads and landmarks around Effingham in Atchison County
Effingham is a small city in Benton Township, in the farm country west of Atchison and east of Holton across the Jackson County line. K-9 and US-159 run together into town and part company just east of it, US-159 heads north to Effingham from its junction on US-59, and K-116 connects by way of Edwards Road. It is a railroad town: it grew once the Central Branch Union Pacific was built through the neighborhood, was a thriving village by the 1880s, and takes its name from Effingham H. Nichols, an early promoter of that line. The Atchison County USD 377 schools are in town, Muscotah's pupils among them. Muscotah lies to the west, Huron to the north and Lancaster to the north-east.
Give us the road, K-9, US-159 or the county road on the nearest sign, and your direction from Effingham. Naming the two towns you are between, from Muscotah, Huron, Lancaster and Atchison, narrows it down, and a dropped pin from your phone helps even more.
Roads we cover here
K-9 · US-159 · K-116 · US-59 and US-73 at Atchison
Landmarks and interchanges we cover in Effingham
- the K-9 and US-159 overlap into town
- the Atchison County USD 377 schools
- the World's Largest Baseball Sculpture in Muscotah, to the west
| City | Effingham, KS (Atchison County) |
|---|---|
| County page | Every town we cover in Atchison County |
| ZIP codes covered | 66023 |
| Arrival time | Call and we will give you an honest ETA to your exact location |
| Hours | 24 hours a day, every day |
| Weight classes | Heavy, medium and light duty, plus recovery |
| Wrecker service | A heavy wrecker and a heavy-duty tow unit for semis and buses; rollback flatbeds for cars, pickups and vans |
| Roadside assistance | Roadside truck repair and tire service for semis; jump starts, tire changes and lockouts for cars where we can |
| Operators | WreckMaster-certified operators; full commercial insurance |
| Payment | Cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, fleet accounts, insurance billing |
| Google rating | 4.8 from 53 Google reviews |
| Dispatch | (816) 888-8732 |
Effingham heavy wrecker service on the K-9 and US-159 run
US-159 gives through traffic on US-59 a way around Atchison and St. Joseph, and it passes through Effingham on the way. It comes north from US-59 at Nortonville, shares a short stretch with K-116, then meets K-9 just east of town, and the two run together toward Muscotah. K-9 carries on toward Lancaster and US-73, and Edwards Road links the town with K-116 to the south. If a semi taking that route breaks down, or a school bus or loaded dump truck slides off a county road nearby, Titan Tow & Repair answers with heavy-duty towing, sending a heavy wrecker or the company's heavy-duty tow unit and WreckMaster-certified operators who can winch the truck out, stand it back up after a rollover or clear an accident scene.
County roads catch cars and pickups too. If yours has slid off the road outside Effingham or is spinning in mud at a field entrance, a winch-out may be all it takes; if it cannot be driven afterward, a rollback flatbed takes it to the garage you choose. Give dispatch the highway number or county road name, your direction, and the closest of Muscotah, Lancaster, Nortonville or Atchison, and say if a trailer is loaded. Liberty answers day and night.
Heavy-duty towing, recovery, roadside assistance and truck repair in Effingham
Heavy-duty semi towing & wrecker service in Effingham
Semi tractors · Semi trailers · Buses and coaches · Dump trucks and straight trucksMobile truck repair & diesel mechanic in Effingham
Air systems and brakes · Batteries and charging · Cooling systems · Diesel engine faultsMobile semi trailer repair in Effingham
Lights and wiring · Landing gear · Air lines and glad hands · Trailer brakesFleet, box truck & commercial towing in Effingham
Box and straight trucks · Cargo and service vans · Company cars and pickups · Repeat account billingWinch-outs & accident recovery in Effingham
Ditch and median winch-outs · Rollovers and uprighting · Jackknifed tractor-trailers · Load shiftsMobile semi truck tire service in Effingham
Steer tires · Drive tires · Trailer tires · Wheel-end workCar, pickup & flatbed towing in Effingham
Cars and crossovers · Pickups and vans · Camper vans and small towables · Accident vehiclesRV, motorhome & camper towing in Effingham
Class A motorhomes · Class C motorhomes · Class B camper vans · Travel trailers and fifth-wheels
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Towing in Effingham: common questions
My truck quit on a dark county road outside Effingham. What should I do while I wait?
Get it as far off the road as you safely can, turn on the hazards and set your triangles, then call Titan Tow & Repair on (816) 888-8732; dispatch is answered 24 hours a day. Stay out of the roadway and, if there is a safe place to stand, out of the cab too. Tell us the nearest town, the direction you drove out of Effingham and whether the ground beside you is soft, because a wheel that drops off the edge of a county road can sink.
Can a school bus that breaks down on a USD 377 route near Effingham be fixed where it stops?
Often, yes: many air, tire and electrical faults can be put right by Titan Tow & Repair's mobile service truck where the bus has stopped, at any hour, and when the fault needs a shop, a heavy wrecker takes the bus wherever the district wants it. Tell dispatch the bus length, whether it is empty, and exactly where it is: in the school lot, on a town street or out on a county road. We will say before we roll whether it sounds like a roadside fix or a tow.