Two ways this goes. If the truck still rolls, you're about thirty minutes out — I-90 west to Exit 5, then Torrence south into Burnham — and it gets diagnosed and quoted before anyone picks up a wrench. If it doesn't roll, tell us where you're sitting and we run road service into Gary, usually inside forty-five minutes. Every hour spent waiting on a shop that has to order the part is an hour the load isn't moving and the truck isn't earning. That's the hour we're built to give back. Call 224-278-9872.
Fifteen miles, one interstate, one turn south. Most of the drive is the part of I-90 you already run, and the last stretch is city street with room for a car hauler to swing. Here's the whole trip and what happens when you pull in.
Gary is inside our road-service range — typically about forty-five minutes from the call to a tech on scene, whether you're shut down on the Borman, sitting at Burr Street, or stuck loaded at the auction. Call 224-278-9872 and tell us what it's doing and where you are.
Car-hauler work is what we're built around — hydraulics, cylinders, bushings, fifth wheels, the things most shops send out or order parts for. But the truck underneath it still needs brakes, tires, electrical, aftertreatment and PM, and so does every other semi that pulls in here. Bring all of it to one shop instead of splitting a Gary run across three.
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.
Gary has no shortage of truck shops. What it doesn't have much of is a shop that stocks car-hauler parts and has someone who ran the equipment doing the diagnosing — which is why the thirty-minute drive usually beats a closer shop that has to order the cylinder and hand the deck to a tech seeing one for the first time. Half an hour out here on Monday tends to cost less than three days of "it's on the truck Wednesday."
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.
None of these operators were around the corner from us. They drove past shops to get here — some of them after striking out at three or four others first — and that's the only thing worth reading these for: whether a shop is worth the miles. Thirty Google reviews say the same thing from a lot of different starting points.
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 Gary operators ask before they make the drive.
Send us what the truck needs and we'll come back with a straight estimate — so you know the price before you burn thirty minutes finding out.
Tell us what it's doing and where it's sitting. If it rolls, you're thirty minutes out. If it doesn't, we're headed your way in about forty-five. 224-278-9872.
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.