Titan Tow & Repair works across Buchanan County, Missouri, from St. Joseph, the county seat, out to Agency, Easton, De Kalb and Rushville. We dispatch 24/7 from our yard in Liberty, MO, sending heavy wreckers, rollback flatbeds and a mobile service truck for heavy-, medium- and light-duty towing, winch-outs, recovery and roadside truck and trailer repair on I-29, US-36 and US-169.
St. Joseph, the county seat, sits on the Missouri River at the Kansas border, and it is where the interstates and US routes crossing Buchanan County come together. I-29 and US-71 arrive from Kansas City as one road, and I-29 carries on north toward Council Bluffs, Iowa. I-229 is the city's western bypass; its downtown section is due to be demolished and replaced with a surface boulevard, so expect that stretch to change. US-36, the Pony Express Highway, runs east across the county toward Cameron and west into Kansas toward Hiawatha. US-59 heads south to Atchison, Kansas, and US-169 south to Kansas City. East of the city, Route 31 runs north and south through the center of Easton as the link between US-36 and US-169.
Freight here comes out of St. Joseph's industry: food, meat and grain processing, animal health and nutrition facilities such as Boehringer Ingelheim and Nestle Purina, and plants making heavy equipment, bio-fuels and metal cans, so loaded trailers and refrigerated units are on the move along I-29. Lake Contrary, just southwest of the city, has a beach, and a pickup or boat trailer that has left the pavement there is a winch-out before it is a tow. Beyond the city the county is small towns: Agency began as a ford of the Platte River, and Dearborn Reservoir sits just north of the Platte County line. When you call, give the road name and the last town you passed; in St. Joseph, the nearest I-29 or I-229 exit or the Belt Highway cross street does the same job.
| County | Buchanan County, Missouri |
|---|---|
| County seat | St. Joseph |
| Main roads | I-29, I-229, US-36, US-59, US-71, US-169, Route 31 |
| Towns covered | 8 |
| Hours | 24 hours a day, every day |
| Dispatched from | 2751 Liberty Landing Rd., Liberty, MO |
| Dispatch | (816) 888-8732 |
St. Joseph, the county seat, stands on the Missouri River where I-29, I-229, US-36, US-59, US-71 and US-169 meet. Food processing, animal health and heavy-equipment plants keep loaded trailers and refrigerated units moving on the I-29 corridor through the city.
Towing in St. JosephGower straddles the line between Buchanan and Clinton counties and is named for A. G. Gower, a railroad official. The East Buchanan C-1 School District is headquartered here, and its high school, middle school and elementary school are all in town. Gower lies east of Agency, north-west of Plattsburg and west of Lathrop; if you break down near the county line, tell dispatch which county you believe you are in.
Before there was a village, Agency was a crossing point on the Platte River. Its name recalls the agency for the Sac and Fox Indians that once stood on the site, and the village itself was laid out in 1865. St. Joseph is off to the north-west, and the Mid-Buchanan County R-V schools serve the area.
Towing in AgencyDearborn lies mostly in Platte County, centered just south of the Buchanan County line, and Dearborn Reservoir is just across that line to the north. The town is on Route Z and Route Y, just east of US-71, with Bee Creek flowing past its west side. From 1913 to 1933 it was a stop on the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway, an interurban line, and parts of the old roadbed are still visible from Dearborn north to St. Joseph.
De Kalb was laid out in 1839 under the name Bloomington and renamed in 1851 for Baron de Kalb, the Revolutionary War general; its post office dates from 1840. The small city is in the south-west of Buchanan County, between Agency and Atchison, Kansas, and the Buchanan County R-IV district runs De Kalb Junior/Senior High School there. The school makes a clear reference point when you describe where you are.
Easton was platted in 1854, and its name probably just says where it is: east of St. Joseph. Route 31 runs through the center of town and is used mainly as the connector between US-36 to the north and US-169 to the south, so traffic cutting between those highways passes right through. On Route 31, tell dispatch whether you are north of Easton, toward US-36, or south of it, toward US-169.
Rushville takes its name from the thick growth of rushes that stood near the site when the village was laid out in 1847. It lies in western Buchanan County, east of Atchison, Kansas and north-west of Weston, with Troy, Kansas off to the north. Rushville Elementary, a Buchanan County R-IV school, is the obvious landmark to give dispatch if you are in or near the village.
Lewis and Clark Village is a very small village a short way east of Atchison, Kansas, with Weston to its south-east and Leavenworth further off in the same direction. Part of its area is water. It shares the Buchanan County R-IV School District with De Kalb and Rushville. Tell dispatch the road you turned off and your direction of travel along with the village name, so the driver can find you without guessing.
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Titan Tow & Repair can, around the clock, for cars and pickups as well as trucks. Lake Contrary sits just southwest of St. Joseph and has a beach, so tell dispatch which side of the lake you are on, whether the trailer is still hitched and how deep the wheels have sunk. A rollback flatbed or a heavy wrecker can usually stay on firm pavement and reach you with its winch line instead of driving onto the soft ground beside you. A photo of how the vehicle is sitting helps us pick the right truck before it leaves Liberty.
Yes, around the clock. Titan Tow & Repair covers Route 31, the north-south road through the center of Easton that ties US-36 on the north to US-169 on the south. Say which side of Easton you are on, your direction and what the truck is doing: no air, no power, a flat or a warning light. Many of those faults can be fixed on the shoulder by the mobile service truck. If not, a heavy wrecker takes the truck to the garage you choose.
No, not for coverage, but it helps with directions. Titan Tow & Repair works both counties around the clock. Dearborn itself is mostly in Platte County, centered just south of the Buchanan line on Route Z and Route Y, just east of US-71, while Dearborn Reservoir lies across the line to the north. Tell dispatch which lettered route you are on, whether you are in town or up by the reservoir, and which way you were heading. If you are out on I-29 and US-71, give your direction of travel and the nearest exit instead.
