If you're loading out of the Ford plant on Torrence or staging in one of the yards off 130th, you're already pointed at us — twenty miles down I-94 to Exit 68A, with the hydraulic, cylinder and fifth-wheel parts sitting on the shelf instead of on order at a warehouse three days out. A loaded hauler stuck in Chicago isn't waiting on a repair, it's giving up the day's work and the next one behind it. So we run it two ways. If the truck can still roll, bring it in and we'll get on it today. If it can't, we come to you — road service into Chicago, usually there in about an hour. Owner-operator or fleet, hauler or any other semi, call and tell us what it's doing.
Wherever you run in the city, the drive out to us funnels onto the same road. Take I-94 east to Exit 68A and you're at the shop in about twenty miles — thirty minutes with the road moving, closer to an hour when it isn't. Either way it's one highway and one exit, and you're out of city traffic instead of hunting another shop inside it.
Chicago is inside our road-service range — call and we're usually to you in about an hour, whether the hauler is down on the Bishop Ford, at the plant, or sitting in a yard off 130th. We roll with the car-hauler parts on the truck, so a lot of these get fixed where they sit.
Most Chicago haulers find us because of the specialty work — decks that won't lift, cylinders weeping, a fifth wheel that needs repositioning — and then keep coming back for the brakes, the electrical, the emissions and the PM. It's one shop for all of it, so you're not driving your truck across the city to three different places to get one week's work done.
Deck, hydraulics, fifth wheel, ramps and everything else that makes a hauler a hauler — the work most shops send you away for.
Leaking, drifting or dead cylinders, hoses and lines rebuilt or replaced with the parts already on the shelf.
Repair, repositioning and replacement — the wear that gets missed until it becomes a problem on the highway.
Lights, wiring, alternators and starters traced back to the actual fault instead of parts thrown at it.
Codes read and traced to what's actually causing them, plus OBD and CARB testing when it's time.
Forced regens, DEF dosing valves and aftertreatment faults sorted before the truck derates on you.
Scheduled service with a real inspection attached, so small things get caught while the truck is already stopped.
Pads, shoes, drums, air system and adjustment — inspected honestly and replaced only where it's warranted.
Air bags, shocks, bushings and pins on tractor and trailer, so the load rides right and nothing wears out early.
Cracks, mounts, brackets and deck structure repaired in-house instead of farmed out to another shop.
There's no shortage of shops in Chicago — there's a shortage of shops that have seen your equipment before and have the part for it in the building. That's the whole difference between driving twenty minutes to sit for three days and driving thirty to leave the same day. Chicago operators make that drive because it's the shorter trip in the only way that pays.
Diagnosed today, fixed today — same day in most cases, next day at the latest.
The hydraulic, cylinder and fifth-wheel parts most shops have to order are already on the shelf.
Diagnosed by someone who ran car haulers for about ten years, so the real problem gets found the first time.
Explain the problem the way you'd explain it to another driver — in English, Russian, or Spanish.
A straight quote before the work starts, and no parts sold that the truck didn't need.
Minutes off the corridor, so getting to the shop doesn't cost you more time than the repair.
Operators don't drive past closer shops for no reason. These are from people who made the trip, or who were sitting somewhere on the corridor when they called.
My husband came to this shop today right after his trip, around 4 PM on Friday! , in an urgent situation. They took him in immediately and repaired everything within just an hour — very professional and fast. We were also pleasantly surprised by how reasonable the price was. We’re truly grateful for the professionalism, quick service, and overall great experience. Thank you so much! Highly recommend!
Had an electrical problem on one of our car hauler trailers on a Saturday. The guys at Fleet SC said to stop by so they could take a look, they got the driver rolling again in no time. life savers before the long weekend. They didn't over charge or anything, very fair and honest, helpful guys. Will definitely save them for the future.
Great place , professional mechanics, easy in and out , reasonable prices, bilingual customer service ( English, Russian) the company is reliable in all sectors, customer lounge with coffee and snacks. Enjoyed my experience!
The things Chicago operators ask before they commit the drive.
Send us what the truck needs and we'll come back with a straight estimate — so you know what you're driving down for before you leave Chicago.
Tell us what it's doing and where it's sitting. If it can still roll, you're twenty miles out. If it can't, we come to you.
Five minutes off the interstate and about ten from where I-80, I-94 and I-90 come together, with a gated lot for trucks that have to sit.