Southern Utah Towing
St. George towing service on Dixie Downs Road providing emergency towing, roadside assistance and vehicle recovery in Washington County.
Southern Utah Towing operates from Dixie Downs Road on the west side of the city, covering emergency towing, roadside assistance and vehicle recovery throughout Washington County. The shape of the work here changes noticeably with the season, and summer is when a breakdown stops being an inconvenience and becomes a safety problem.
How it works
Cooling systems, batteries and tires all fail disproportionately when the air is above a hundred degrees and the pavement is far hotter than the air, so the calls cluster into a few months. Heat is also what makes waiting dangerous. The interior of a stopped vehicle climbs quickly once the air conditioning is off, shade on most of these roads is theoretical, and the roadside itself offers nothing. The standing advice is simple and worth following: get the vehicle completely off the pavement if it will move, stay with it if there is shade or a safe place beside it, put the hazard lights on, and keep water in the car through the summer as a routine rather than as a precaution for long trips. Call before the phone battery, the water or the patience runs down, and give a location precisely — a mile marker beats a landmark, and either beats a description.
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Nearby: Kinetico of Southern Utah, DUB's Barbeque & Catering, Bishop's Grill.
Categories
Address
990 N Dixie Downs Rd, Ste BSt. George, UT 84770
Contact
- Work Phone: 435-680-8514
Frequently asked questions
Why do breakdowns increase in summer here?
Because heat is what kills the three things most likely to strand a vehicle. Batteries degrade from heat rather than cold, cooling systems run with little margin when ambient air is already above a hundred degrees, and underinflated tires build heat on pavement far hotter than the air.
What should I do while waiting for a tow in the heat?
Get the vehicle fully off the pavement if it will move, put the hazards on, and stay with it if there is shade or a safe place beside it — a stopped car with the air conditioning off heats up fast. Keep water in the vehicle year round, and give the dispatcher a mile marker rather than a landmark.
Neighborhood
Southern Utah Towing is in Dixie Downs.
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