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D&J Towing handles medium-duty towing for box trucks, buses, shuttles, work trucks and motorhomes, any hour of any day. These vehicles sit between a pickup and a semi, and each one has to be matched to the right tow truck and set up properly before it moves.
Federal weight classes sort trucks by gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), the most a truck is built to weigh fully loaded. Classes 4, 5 and 6 run from 14,001 to 26,000 pounds. The U.S. Department of Energy chart also counts Class 3 (10,001 to 14,000 pounds) as medium duty, so a truck near that line can go either way.
Cars, SUVs and pickups belong on our light-duty towing page. Anything rated over 26,000 pounds goes to heavy-duty towing.
Straight trucks with a cargo box, from moving rentals to route delivery trucks. Breakdowns on a grade, dead batteries in the cold and slide-offs on snowy hills are the usual calls.
Tell dispatchWhether the box is loaded, and with what.
School buses, church buses and the cutaway shuttles hotels and airports run. Long overhangs and low steps change how a bus is lifted.
Tell dispatchWhether passengers are still on board, and how many seats it has.
Bucket trucks, service-body trucks, landscaping and plumbing trucks, small dump trucks and stake beds. When one is down, a crew is waiting.
Tell dispatchAny boom, bed or gear that has to be stowed first.
Many Class C and gas Class A motorhomes ride on chassis rated in this range. The label on the driver's door tells you for sure.
Tell dispatchThe length, and whether a car is hitched behind it.
Every truck and bus carries a certification label on the driver's door edge or door pillar, and it lists the GVWR in pounds. Enter that number to see the weight class, the right towing page, and whether Colorado's commercial chain law and the federal CDL line apply.
Type the number or step it by 500 pounds. Use GVWR, not the empty weight.
About the vehicleWeight classes: FHWA, as published by the U.S. Department of Energy. Label location: 49 CFR 567.4. Chain law and CDL thresholds: Colorado State Patrol. Check the label itself, since a truck can be modified after it leaves the factory.
Medium duty
Class 5 covers 16,001 to 19,500 pounds GVWR.
You are on the right page. Call dispatch with the GVWR and where the truck is.
| Class | GVWR | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and 2 | Up to 10,000 lb | Light duty |
| 3 | 10,001 to 14,000 lb | Light end of medium |
| 4 | 14,001 to 16,000 lb | Medium duty |
| 5 | 16,001 to 19,500 lb | Medium duty |
| 6 | 19,501 to 26,000 lb | Medium duty |
| 7 and 8 | 26,001 lb and up | Heavy duty |
Colorado's commercial chain law covers vehicles over 16,000 pounds used in business and vehicles carrying 16 or more passengers. A CDL is required at 26,001 pounds GVWR or for vehicles built to carry 16 or more people, driver included.
A box truck or bus is longer and heavier than a pickup, and it is built differently underneath. Hooking it like a car is how transmissions and bumpers get damaged. This is the order the job runs in.
Dispatch takes the vehicle type and GVWR, where it is stopped and which way it faces, whether it is loaded, and where it needs to go.
Weight, length and how the vehicle sits decide whether it goes on a wrecker or rides on a flatbed.
A truck in a ditch, a snowbank or soft ground is winched back onto solid footing before any tow starts.
Air brakes, if the truck has them, are released or caged. If drive wheels will roll, the driveline is disconnected, as transmission makers such as Allison require for any tow.
The vehicle goes to the shop, dealer, yard or home you choose, at a pace that suits the grade and the weather.
Class 5 and 6 trucks used for business count as commercial vehicles under Colorado's chain law, and so do vehicles carrying 16 or more passengers. West of milepost 259 at Morrison, they must carry chains from September 1 to May 31. If the truck is losing the grade, pull off where it is safe and call before it slides.
Two box trucks with the same rating can be very different jobs. One is upright on a wide shoulder near the shop. The other is loaded, off the pavement and an hour up a canyon road. We do not post flat prices for that reason. Give dispatch the details that go into the quote and they will quote the job on the phone.
Businesses that run vans, trucks and buses lose money every hour a vehicle sits. D&J handles commercial vehicle towing and fleet support, so one call covers the delivery van, the bucket truck and the shuttle bus. We accept cash, Mastercard and Visa.
Our crew includes WreckMaster and I-TECC certified professionals, and D&J has been a family-owned towing company in Evergreen since 1984, working I-70, US 285, CO 74 and CO 119 in Colorado and the I-25 corridor in southeastern Wyoming.
If your question is not here, call dispatch at (303) 674-0198. Someone answers every hour of every day.
It is towing for trucks and buses rated from 14,001 to 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, federal Classes 4 to 6. Box trucks, shuttle buses, work trucks and many motorhomes fall in this range.
On the certification label on the driver's door edge or the door pillar next to the driver's seat. Federal rules require the GVWR to be printed there in pounds.
Yes. Give dispatch the GVWR from the label, the length, and whether a car is hitched behind it. Motorhomes rated over 26,000 pounds are handled as heavy-duty tows.
It depends on the distance, the vehicle's weight and length, how it is sitting, the prep it needs before it moves, and the time and conditions. Call (303) 674-0198 with the details and dispatch will quote the job.
Yes. D&J Towing dispatches 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, holidays included.
Yes. D&J provides fleet support for businesses that run trucks, vans and buses. Call (303) 674-0198 or email djtowing699@gmail.com to talk about your vehicles and where they run.
Call with the GVWR from the door label, what the vehicle is, and the road and mile marker or address. Dispatch will match the right truck to it and tell you what happens next. Need a different kind of tow? Every option is on our towing and recovery services page.
