For four-wheelers, a car breakdown in the middle of nowhere can be a pain in the butt, but for truck drivers that experience a mechanical failure, it’s a complete nightmare. Services for non-commercial vehicles, such as AAA, are available across the nation, 24/7. But tractor-trailer assistance is harder to come by.

Here are a few suggestions for truck drivers to keep in mind.

New Find Truck Service® App

The Find Truck Service® website now has a free app is designed to locate nearby services that can assist truck drivers in multiple ways. Find Truck Service® showcases local big rig road services, repair shops, parts stores, towing companies, and other noteworthy trucking areas as seen below:

• National truck stops with showers and general parking
• Scale locations
• Where to wash semi trucks
• Semi truck dealerships
• Cabin refrigerator repair

All areas are marked with GPS location pointers to make finding establishments easy out on the road. As an added bonus, Find Truck Service® also keeps tabs on diesel fuel prices to keep drivers aware about where the cheapest gas is.

For more information about the Find Truck Service®, check out the app on Google here. It’s also available for iOS.

Anything offered “for free” typically comes with a hidden price. With Find Truck Service® the app gains revenue via built-in ads, as well as from users signing up for a credit card with the company. But the card is not necessary to use the app.

Verizon Connect

In addition to apps, a dedicated roadside assistance team will drastically reduce the overall stress associated with a big rig breakdown.

One such group offering 24/7 semi truck service is Verizon. Dubbed Verizon Connect, this annual plan comes in a wide variety of tiers to meet the needs of owner-operators as well as trucking firm fleets. Verizon’s coverage gives access to the following:

• Towing up to 25 miles
• Locksmith
• Battery charge
• 3 gallon fuel delivery
• Lightweight winch pull for 30 feet slide offs
• Change tires

There appears to be a limit of 4 calls per year, and unfortunately, the website does not specify if this is per truck or account.

Love’s Roadside Assistance

Love’s is best known by truck drivers for their truck stops, but they also offer roadside assistance. Similar to Verizon Connect, the roadside assistance from Love’s provides ample ways to get trucker back on the road fast.

Truck drivers are encouraged to call Love’s directly where the customer service rep contacts other Love’s or Speedco employees that are certified to address the breakdown or truck problems.

Any mechanical work is backed by extended as well as used truck warranties, and some areas can conduct 3-hour or less repair jobs. Between this exclusive coverage and the high availability of Love’s, this roadside assistance plan offered by the truck stop company is worth checking out.

To find out more about this program, go here.