Two ways this goes. Drive in and you get a straight diagnosis and a quote before anyone puts a wrench on the truck. Can't drive in — deck loaded, hydraulics dead, sitting on Cox Ave after a Tuesday sale — call and we come to you, about 45 minutes out to Matteson. Either way, the clock is the problem: every hour that truck sits is a load someone else is hauling, and a shop that has to order a hydraulic cylinder or a fifth-wheel part turns one afternoon into two days. We keep those parts here. Same day in most cases, next day at the latest.
Nineteen miles, all of it on roads built for loaded trucks. You leave town heading east, pick up one expressway, and come off it four miles from our door. Figure about thirty-five minutes with a full deck.
Matteson is inside our road-service range — about 45 minutes from the call. If the deck won't lift, the fifth wheel won't release, or it won't start at all, we come to the truck instead of you limping it 19 miles. Call 224-278-9872 and tell us what it's doing. More on what we bring and what we can fix on site.
Hydraulics, cylinders, bushings and fifth wheels are the work this shop is built around — the car-hauler parts most shops have to order sit on our shelf. But the same truck needs brakes, tires, electrical, diagnostics and PM too, and we do all of it here. One shop for the whole truck and trailer means you stop splitting a repair across two towns and losing a day to the handoff.
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 are truck shops between here and Matteson, and most of them will take your money to look at a car hauler they don't really know. The difference is what happens next: whether the diagnosis is right the first time, and whether the part is in the building or three days out on a supplier's truck. We stock car-hauler hydraulics, cylinders, bushings and fifth-wheel parts on purpose, and the man quoting your job spent about ten years operating this equipment. Thirty-five minutes each way is cheap compared to a truck that sits until Thursday waiting on a cylinder.
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.
Matteson operators aren't the only ones making this run. The reviews below come from drivers and fleets across the south suburbs, Indiana and the corridor — people who had a closer option and drove here anyway, or who couldn't move and had us come out to them.
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!
Straight answers to what Matteson operators ask before they make the run.
Send us the truck, the trailer and what's wrong with it. We'll come back with a price and tell you whether the part is on the shelf before you make the run from Matteson.
Call and tell us what the truck is doing. We'll tell you straight whether to drive it the 19 miles in or sit tight and let us come to you — about 45 minutes out to Matteson.
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.