For towing in Bailey, CO, call D&J at any hour, whether the car slid off Crow Hill or quit on the tight stretch of US 285 through Platte Canyon. Our trucks come over from the Evergreen yard, and a person answers the phone day and night.
Most of our Bailey calls start on US 285. Coming from Pine Junction, the highway drops down Crow Hill and meets town at a sharp bend at the bottom, the spot CDOT calls the Bailey Curve. CDOT has added concrete barrier, guardrail along the river and rumble strips there. On snow or ice, that descent still sends cars into the barrier and the ditch.
Past Main Street, 285 follows the North Fork of the South Platte River west through Platte Canyon toward Shawnee and Kenosha Pass. Passing lanes come and go, and in many places there is barely room to get a car off the pavement. That shapes how we work: a truck needs a safe spot to stop and load, so the more exactly you can say where you are, the faster we can plan the pickup.
Our trucks reach Bailey from Evergreen by way of Conifer and US 285, the same road you drive home on.
"Was broke down on a not great part of 285, hardly a shoulder, then up hill from there, on a curve, in a rain storm. Jeremiah was there super quick and was so nice in a stressful situation. I really appreciate him. Thank you so much!"
Cell coverage in Colorado's mountains is patchy, and a canyon wall can take your signal away between one curve and the next. Pick what your phone shows and follow the plan for it.
Put our number in your phone now, and write it on a card for the glove box in case the phone dies.
Add to contactsIf the car is acting up and your phone still works, call now. Do not wait to see if it gets better on the next stretch of canyon. A call made with full bars is the easiest one we take.
On one bar the call can cut out mid-sentence. Lead with where you are, before what went wrong. If the line drops after ten seconds, we still know where to send the truck.
For a plain breakdown with no one hurt, stay with the vehicle if it is safe to do so. Walking along 285 with no shoulder is more dangerous than waiting.
If someone gave you a ride into town or up the road to signal, the car and you are now in two places. Dispatch needs both.
Not every Bailey call is on the highway. A lot of homes here are cabins up steep gravel roads, and those jobs need different planning than a car on 285.
Slide-offs on the descent and crashes at the bottom. Tell us if the car is against the barrier, in the ditch, or over the edge toward the river.
Cars that will not start in a lot, flat tires, and keys locked inside. Many of these are fixed on the spot without a tow.
These county roads meet 285 at an interchange near town. Say which ramp or which side you are on so the truck comes the right way.
Tell dispatch if the road is gravel or dirt, whether it is plowed, if there is a gate, and where a truck can turn around.
Every job runs from our yard at 30495 Bryant Dr in Evergreen. These are the calls we hear most from this part of Park County.
A car that slid off on a snowy Crow Hill, or a truck spinning on a cabin drive gone to mud. A winch line brings it back to solid ground, often with no tow needed.
See winch-outsCrashes at the curve and vehicles down the bank toward the river. We recover it, clear the lane, and take it to the shop, home or yard you choose.
See recoveryJump starts on a cold morning, tire changes, battery installs and lockouts, at home, in town or at a pullout on 285.
See roadsideTowing for cars, trucks and work vehiclesLight-duty and heavy-duty towing, flatbed loads for AWD vehicles, work trucks, and auto club calls for AAA members. We take cash, Mastercard and Visa.
Call 24/7Dispatch can answer anything else on the phone.
Often, yes. Tell dispatch whether the road is paved, gravel or dirt, how steep it is, whether it has been plowed, if there is a gate, and where a truck can turn around. If the vehicle only needs to get back onto the road, a winch-out may do it without a tow.
That is why we ask for your location first: the highway, your direction and the nearest milepost or side road. Give us your callback number too. If the line cuts out, call back as soon as you have a bar, or ask a passing driver to call us for you.
We take cash, Mastercard and Visa. We also serve AAA members, so tell dispatch if you are calling through your auto club.
Tell us your direction on 285, the milepost or nearest landmark, and where the car is sitting. Dispatch answers 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
