Roadside repair

Mobile semi truck repair and heavy-duty truck repair, by a diesel mechanic where the truck sits

Titan Tow & Repair runs a 24-hour mobile truck repair and diesel mechanic service across Kansas City, northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas, fixing diesel trucks and trailers where they stand: air leaks, brakes, batteries, starters, alternators, cooling, suspension, steering and trailer faults. If we can fix it at the roadside, you skip the tow and the shop queue. Dispatch: (816) 888-8732.

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Our service truck carries the parts and the tools. Faster for your driver, cheaper for your office, and the load keeps moving.

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The Titan mobile service truck — a white Ford with green flame livery, its service body lettered 24 hour heavy towing and mobile truck and trailer repair.

Emergency truck repair we do where big trucks break down

If it is on this list, say so on the phone and the right unit is dispatched the first time.

Service at a glance
ServiceMobile truck repair
Available24 hours a day, every day — nights, weekends and holidays
Dispatched from2751 Liberty Landing Rd., Liberty, MO 64068
CoverageKansas City, northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas, from St. Joseph and Cameron to Topeka — every town and county
ArrivalUsually within about 60 minutes for most of the metro — a real ETA for your exact location when you call
Phone(816) 888-8732
  • Air systems and brakesAir leaks, brake chambers, slack adjusters and glad hands on semi tractors and trailers.
  • Batteries and chargingTesting and replacing batteries, alternators and starters.
  • Cooling systemsRadiators, hoses, belts, leaks and overheating.
  • Diesel engine faultsHard starts, no-starts, derates, DEF and sensor problems on the shoulder.
  • Hot shots and medium dutyDually pickups, gooseneck rigs and box trucks, not just class 8.
  • DiagnosticsWe read fault codes on the spot instead of guessing.
  • Suspension and steeringAir bags, shocks and worn steering components.
  • Trailer repairsLights, landing gear, doors, air lines and wiring.
  • Tow trucks and wreckersAir, brake, electrical and tire faults on wreckers and rollbacks, repaired where they stopped.
How it runs

From your call to the truck moving

  1. Describe the fault

    What it is doing, what the dash says, and whether the truck still builds air. Photos help.

  2. We bring the parts

    The service truck carries the common failure items so most jobs are one visit, not two.

  3. Fixed or towed — your call

    If it cannot be fixed safely at the roadside we will say so, and the wrecker is already ours.

At a glance

Roadside fix or shop job: how a breakdown splits

We will tell you on the phone which way a fault is likely to go once we know what the truck is doing.

Roadside repair compared with shop work
Fixed at the roadsideShop work or a tow
Typical faultsAir, brakes, batteries, starters, alternators, coolingEngine internals and transmissions
LiftingNot neededAnything that needs the truck lifted
PartsCommon failure items carried on the service truckA part nobody carries on a service body
Time on sceneMost jobs are one visit, not twoMore time than the location is safe for
CostNo tow bill and no shop intake queueA shop, when that is genuinely the cheaper answer
Next stepDriver moving again the same dayTowed by our own wrecker, same phone number

Semi tractor repair and tractor-trailer repair at the roadside

In trucking, the tractor is the semi truck that pulls the trailer, not a farm tractor, so semi tractor repair means fixing the cab-and-engine unit. Our service truck handles the tractor's air system and brakes, electrical faults, batteries, starters and alternators, belts, hoses and coolant leaks, and sensor faults, derates and DEF problems read from the fault codes. A flat or blown tire goes through our mobile tire service. We do this where the tractor stopped, on the shoulder, at a dock or in a yard, so the driver is not waiting on a tow into a shop queue.

Tractor-trailer repair covers the trailer on the same visit. On the trailer side the same truck works on lights and the seven-way plug, glad hands and air lines, brakes and slack adjusters, landing gear and tires, which is mobile trailer repair as well. Work that needs the truck lifted, such as engine internals or a transmission, is a shop job. When that is the case we say so on the phone, and the heavy wrecker takes the tractor to the shop you choose. One number covers both: (816) 888-8732.

Emergency truck repair near me: roadside truck service for semis

When a semi quits on a shoulder or at a dock, the need is emergency truck repair near me, not an appointment. Titan Tow & Repair sends the mobile service truck to the rig at any hour. That roadside truck service covers air and brake faults, batteries, charging, cooling, DEF and sensor problems, and the tires and lights that ground a combination. Most faults are fixed where the truck stopped, usually faster than a tow into a shop queue.

Semi roadside service and semi repair near me mean the same call: describe the fault codes and the road, and dispatch tells you whether it is a roadside fix or a tow with the heavy wrecker. Call (816) 888-8732.

Worth reading first

Before you call

What Mobile Truck & Trailer Repair Costs in Kansas City — Why mobile truck and trailer repair is quoted per job, what makes a roadside repair cost more or less, and how it compares with towing to a shop.

Can You Drive a Semi With a Blown Airbag? Loaded vs Empty — Loaded, no. Empty and level, sometimes a short slow limp. How to tell a blown air bag from a height-control valve, and 24/7 roadside fixes: (816) 888-8732.

Semi or Trailer Air Brakes Not Releasing? What to Check — Usually low air, crossed glad hands, a frozen line or a failed spring brake chamber. What to check first, and 24/7 roadside repair at (816) 888-8732.

Truck Not Building Air Pressure? Compressor and Other Causes — Truck not building air? Usually the governor, unloader, air dryer or an iced line, not the compressor. What to check, and 24/7 roadside fixes: (816) 888-8732.

DEF Light or Regen Stuck: What to Do Before the Derate — What the DEF and regen lamps each mean, why a regeneration will not finish, which causes are roadside-fixable, and how to avoid a 5 mph derate.

Mobile Diesel Mechanic: What They Fix, and What They Don't — What a mobile diesel mechanic is, which faults get fixed where the truck stands, what has to go to a shop, and how a 24-hour road call is priced.

Semi Wandering or Pulling to One Side: Steering Causes — Why a semi wanders, pulls to one side or has too much steering play: tires, worn steering parts, U-bolts, air suspension, brakes, alignment and wind.

Low Oil Pressure Warning on a Semi: Stop the Engine — What to do when a semi's low oil pressure warning comes on, why restarting to see if it clears risks the engine, how to check the oil, and the likely causes.

More general questions — pricing, insurance, response times — are answered on the FAQ page.

By city

Mobile truck repair where you need it

Kansas City

A tow is the expensive answer to a breakdown. It is also often the wrong one. If the fault can be fixed where the truck is standing, that is the call we would rather make.

Mobile truck repair in Kansas City

Riverside

Riverside runs on regional distribution rather than long-haul, and that changes what fails. Short runs, repeated cold starts and a lot of low-speed yard maneuvering produce a different fault list than a truck that has just come 600 miles on the interstate.

Mobile truck repair in Riverside

Liberty

A breakdown in Liberty is the one call where the service truck is already in town. That takes the distance out of the decision, so the question is only about the fault: whether it can be fixed where the unit sits, or whether it has to be towed.

Mobile truck repair in Liberty

Kansas City, KS

Plenty of what stops a tractor in Wyandotte County is a part, not a tow. Read us the fault codes, name the road and say which side of the Kansas River you are on, and the service truck sets off with the right parts aboard.

Mobile truck repair in Kansas City, KS

St. Joseph

A roadside repair in St. Joseph starts with reaching the truck, and the city has its own ways of making that harder: I-229 ramps that only work in one direction, US highways whose exits carry no numbers, and plant gates that want a name before they open. Get those right on the phone and the repair itself goes faster.

Mobile truck repair in St. Joseph

Topeka

Topeka is the Kansas capital, but behind the statehouse it is a freight town, with BNSF as its biggest transportation employer and I-70, I-470 and I-335 all running through it. The repair that keeps that freight moving happens wherever the truck gave out: a turnpike service area, a plant dock or the shoulder of the loop.

Mobile truck repair in Topeka

Lee’s Summit

Air, electrical, cooling and tire faults can all be put right in Lee’s Summit without a tow, because the parts and tools for them ride on the service truck. Wherever the rig came to a stop, shoulder, lot or loading dock, is where the mechanic sets up.

Mobile truck repair in Lee’s Summit
Also from Titan

Other services

Mobile trailer repair

Most trailer faults do not stop a trailer moving. They stop it being legal to move, which is worse — the load sits while the paperwork says it cannot go anywhere.

Read about mobile trailer repair

Mobile tire service

A blown tire is the most common thing that stops a truck, and the one most often fixed on the shoulder. We bring the tire to you rather than the truck to a shop.

Read about mobile tire service

Heavy-duty towing

A loaded tractor-trailer is not a bigger car. It needs a rated wrecker, a rated operator and a plan before anything gets hooked. That is what we send.

Read about heavy-duty towing

Mobile truck repair questions

Is there an 18 wheeler mechanic near me for diesel truck repair?

Yes. Titan Tow & Repair's service truck is an 18 wheeler mechanic that drives to the rig, 24 hours a day across Kansas City, northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas. Diesel truck repair on air systems, brakes, batteries, starters, cooling, DEF and sensors is done where the truck stopped. Engine internals and transmissions are shop work, and the heavy wrecker covers the tow. Call (816) 888-8732.

Do you do semi tractor repair on the side of the road?

Yes. Titan Tow & Repair's service truck does semi tractor repair where the truck stopped, 24 hours a day: air leaks and brakes, batteries, starters and alternators, belts, hoses and coolant, and sensor faults and derates read from the codes. A fault that needs the tractor lifted, like engine internals or a transmission, goes to a shop and our heavy wrecker takes it. Call (816) 888-8732.

Is tractor repair the same as semi truck repair?

Yes, in trucking they mean the same thing. The tractor is the semi truck that pulls the trailer, so tractor repair and semi truck repair are one job, and this is not farm equipment work. Titan Tow & Repair repairs the truck at the roadside and can work on the trailer on the same call. Call (816) 888-8732 and tell us the truck, the trailer and the fault.

Is there a mobile diesel mechanic near me for semi truck repair?

If you are in the Kansas City, northwest Missouri or northeast Kansas area, yes. Titan Tow & Repair sends a mobile diesel mechanic in its service truck for commercial truck repair and semi truck repair, 24 hours a day, and the work is done where the truck stopped. Call (816) 888-8732 with the truck, the trailer and the fault, and dispatch says whether it is a roadside fix or a tow.

Do I need a semi truck repair shop, or will a mobile mechanic do?

Often the mechanic can come to you. Titan Tow & Repair works from a service truck rather than a shop: it drives to the semi at any hour, anywhere in Kansas City, northwest Missouri or northeast Kansas, and fixes air leaks, brakes, batteries, starters, alternators, cooling and trailer faults where the truck stopped. Engine internals and transmissions are shop work, and the heavy wrecker tows the truck to the shop you choose. Call (816) 888-8732.

Is a mobile diesel mechanic the same thing as mobile truck repair?

Yes, two names for one service: a technician who drives to the truck with the diagnostic gear, tools and parts instead of it being towed to a shop. Our service truck works on diesel tractors and trailers where they stand, 24 hours a day, across Kansas City, northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas: air and brakes, batteries, cooling, DEF, sensors, fault codes and trailer repairs. Engine internals and transmissions are shop work.

What truck repairs can actually be done at the roadside?

Air leaks, brake chamber and slack adjuster work, batteries, starters, alternators, hoses and belts, coolant leaks, lights, landing gear, air lines and most trailer electrical faults. Engine internals, transmissions and anything needing a lift have to go to a shop.

Do you work on trailers as well as tractors?

Yes. Trailer lights, wiring, landing gear, doors, air lines and brake work are a large share of what the service truck does, on dry vans, reefers and flatbeds. Trailer faults are worth calling about early: most of them stop a unit being legal to move rather than able to move, and a lighting or brake fault will hold a load at a scale or a gate. Tell us the trailer type and what has failed and we will bring the parts we are likely to need.

Is mobile repair cheaper than towing it in?

Usually, yes. A roadside fix means no tow bill, no shop intake queue and a driver who is moving again the same day rather than sitting on hours he cannot get back. The exception is a fault that needs the vehicle lifted, a part we would have to order, or more time at the roadside than the location is safe for. We will tell you honestly on the phone which way is likely to be cheaper once we know what the truck is doing.

Do you work on diesel engines at the roadside?

Yes. The service truck is a diesel mechanic that drives to you, and it handles air and brake faults, batteries, starters and alternators, cooling, DEF and sensor problems, and the derates and regen faults that put a truck into limp mode, where the unit stands. An engine that has to come apart, or a part nobody carries on a service body, is a shop job, and we say so on the phone.

Is there a 24-hour mobile truck repair service near Kansas City?

Yes. Titan Tow & Repair's service truck answers the same 24/7 dispatch line as the tow trucks, nights, weekends and holidays included, across the Kansas City metro and as far as St. Joseph, Cameron and Topeka. Most air, electrical, battery, cooling and trailer faults are fixed where the truck sits, usually faster than a tow into a shop queue. Call (816) 888-8732, describe what the truck is doing, and hear honestly whether it is a roadside fix and when the service truck can be there.

Do you provide semi truck roadside assistance?

Yes. Our service truck comes to the rig and fixes the fault where it stopped, 24 hours a day across Kansas City, northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas: air and brakes, batteries, starters, alternators, cooling, DEF and sensors, trailer faults and tires. If it cannot be fixed safely there, the wrecker is ours. No motor-club membership is needed; we take cash, the major cards and insurance billing. Call (816) 888-8732.

How much does semi truck road service cost?

Titan Tow & Repair prices semi truck road service per job: you pay for the call-out, the time on scene and the parts, quoted when you call and describe the fault, not revealed afterward. What usually makes mobile repair the cheaper path is everything it removes: no tow bill, no shop intake queue, no driver sitting for a day waiting on a bay. The honest exception is a fault that needs the truck lifted or a part nobody carries on a service body, and Titan will say on the phone when a shop is genuinely the cheaper answer.

Do you come out at night for repairs?

Yes. The service truck runs the same 24/7 schedule as the heavy wrecker and the flatbeds, including nights, weekends and holidays, and a person answers the phone rather than an answering service. Night calls are worth making early: an air or lighting fault fixed at 2am puts the load back on the road before the day starts, and emptier roads usually make the repair quicker and safer than the same job in traffic.

How quickly can a mobile diesel mechanic get to my truck?

Usually within about 60 minutes across most of the Kansas City metro, at any hour, with a real ETA for your exact spot on the phone. Further out, dispatch gives you an honest window. Read us the fault codes when you call (816) 888-8732, so the right parts ride along on the first trip.

How do I pay for a roadside truck repair?

Owner-operators pay by cash or the major cards; fleets can set up account billing and dispatch by unit number, with an invoice the office can file. You hear the price on the phone before the service truck rolls.