We Serve the Entire Central Iowa Region
We serve the entire Central Iowa region from our Ames shop at 2019 E Lincoln Way, with additional locations in Des Moines, West Des Moines, and Webster City. That footprint puts us within fast response distance of the Des Moines metro freight hub, the agricultural operations of Story, Hamilton, and Webster counties, and the I-80 corridor connecting the eastern and western halves of the state.
Ames (Main Shop): 2019 E Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010
Des Moines: 2560 NE Broadway Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317
West Des Moines: 155 S 13th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Webster City: 309 Oak Ave, Webster City, IA 50595
For in-shop repairs, trucks can come to whichever of our four locations is closest to your operation. For mobile service, our technicians dispatch 24 hours a day across a broad service area covering Story, Polk, Boone, Dallas, Marshall, Warren, Hamilton, and Jasper counties. If you are not sure whether you are in our service area, call us at (515) 450-0366 - we will tell you straight.
Primary Service Cities
The cities below represent the highest concentration of commercial truck traffic and fleet operations in our service area. We respond to breakdowns and scheduled service calls in these locations regularly - our technicians know the road networks, industrial areas, and logistics hubs in each one.
- Ames - our home base. Shop on E Lincoln Way at I-35/US-30. Iowa State University research fleet, Sysco, construction contractors across Story County.
- Des Moines - Iowa's largest freight and logistics hub. I-35/I-80/I-235 interchange, major distribution centers, municipal and utility fleets throughout Polk County.
- Ankeny - rapid warehouse and logistics expansion along I-35 north of Des Moines. Home to large distribution operations and growing industrial fleet density.
- Altoona - I-80 eastside freight corridor, growing industrial parks, and distribution activity east of the metro.
- Bondurant - one of Iowa's fastest-growing industrial and warehouse corridors near the I-80/Highway 65 interchange.
- Boone - agricultural and construction equipment, county seat fleet activity, and northern corridor commercial trucks on US-30.
- Marshalltown - manufacturing and industrial fleet activity, I-35 proximity, and a significant ag-related commercial vehicle presence.
- West Des Moines - commercial service company and business fleet concentration in the western Polk County corridor. Second location at 155 S 13th St.
- Webster City - Hamilton County agricultural and industrial hub, now home to our newest location at 309 Oak Ave, serving north-central Iowa operations.
The I-35 and I-80 Corridors
Iowa's two most important commercial highways run directly through our service area. I-35 runs north-south through Ames and the Des Moines metro - carrying freight from Kansas City through Iowa to Minneapolis and connecting Central Iowa ag operations to northern markets. I-80 runs east-west through Des Moines, Altoona, and the metro, connecting the coasts through the heart of Iowa.
Breakdowns on these corridors are a regular part of what we respond to. When you call us from the shoulder of I-35 near Ankeny or the rest area on I-80 east of Altoona, give us your mile marker and direction of travel. We dispatch immediately and know exactly where you are.
Because we are a division of Central Iowa Towing and Recovery, a truck that cannot be repaired on-site does not require a second call to a towing company. We handle both the roadside repair attempt and the tow if it is needed - under one dispatch, one phone call, and one point of contact.
Extended Service Area
Beyond the primary cities, our mobile technicians cover the broader Central Iowa region including Urbandale, Johnston, Waukee, Clive, Grimes, Newton, Perry, Indianola, Carlisle, Adel, Norwalk, Nevada, Story City, and Pleasant Hill. For operations in these communities, the same 24/7 mobile response applies.
If your operation is located outside Central Iowa or you have a truck break down somewhere we have not listed here, call us anyway. We handle situations outside our typical coverage area on a case-by-case basis, and we will be straight with you about response time and whether we can help.