Interchange sits in Savage, Howard County — roughly 4 miles from our Jessup yard
Common issues: heavy Fort Meade / NSA commuter volume at shift change compounds any lane blockage; MD-32 carries steady commercial traffic toward Columbia
This is our home exit. Columbia Fleet Service is on the same street as the TA at 7661 Assateague Drive, which makes Exit 41 our fastest response anywhere on I-95
Common issues: the highest concentration of parked and manoeuvring heavy trucks on this stretch of I-95; low-speed lot damage, tyre failures and no-starts are routine here
Exit 43A-B – MD-100 (Glen Burnie / Ellicott City)
Intersection: MD-100 east to Glen Burnie / MD-100 west to Ellicott City
Common issues: last full-service truck stop before the Fort McHenry Tunnel northbound; over-height vehicles discovering the 14′-6″ tunnel limit turn around here
I-95 / I-495 overlap (Prince George’s County)
I-95 and I-495 run concurrently around the eastern half of the Capital Beltway; the overlap ends at Exit 27 in College Park where I-95 splits north toward Baltimore
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: drivers unfamiliar with the split miss the I-95 north departure and end up committed to the Beltway
I-95 / I-695 interchanges (Baltimore County)
I-695 Exit 11A-B on the southwest side near Arbutus, and I-695 Exit 33 at Rossville on the northeast side (fully directional, reconstructed 2014)
Nearest Fuel: North Point Fuel Stop, 4240 North Point Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
Common issues: two separate I-95 junctions on the Beltway cause wrong-ramp commitments for out-of-area drivers
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers inner loop and outer loop heavy duty towing along this corridor:
Intersection: MD-295 north toward Baltimore / south toward Washington
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
No commercial vehicles are permitted on the National Park Service section of MD-295 south of MD-175
Common issues: this is the single most common place a commercial driver is routed onto a parkway they are not allowed to use; US Park Police enforce the ban and a stopped truck here blocks a narrow parkway shoulder
Exit 24 – Greenbelt Metro Station
No commercial vehicles permitted
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: GPS routing to the Metro station puts trucks on a restricted ramp with no heavy-vehicle turnaround
Exit 25A-B – US-1 (Baltimore Avenue), College Park
Intersection: US-1 north to Baltimore / south to Washington; University of Maryland campus
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: dense signal-controlled urban arterial with student pedestrian traffic; limited room to stage a heavy recovery
Exit 27 – I-95 north to Baltimore, College Park
End of the I-95 / I-495 concurrency
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: high-volume left-side departure; missed exits here send Baltimore-bound freight the long way around the Beltway
Exit 19 – US-50 / I-595 (Annapolis, New Carrollton), Glenarden
Intersection: US-50 east to Annapolis and the Bay Bridge / west to Washington
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: major freight and Bay Bridge traffic converging on the Beltway; incidents back up quickly in both directions
Exit 17 – MD-202 (Landover Road), Landover
Intersection: MD-202; access to Northwest Stadium and Downtown Largo station
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: event traffic at the stadium creates sudden congestion with no advance warning to through freight
Exit 15A-B – MD-214 (Central Avenue), Landover
Intersection: MD-214 to Largo and Seat Pleasant
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: stadium event surges and heavy local commercial traffic
Intersection: I-895 north into the Harbor Tunnel Thruway
Nearest Fuel: Canton Citgo, 4700 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD
Common issues: over-height and hazmat loads must not continue into the I-895 tunnel (13′-6″ / 96″ limits); this is a frequent last-minute turnaround point
Common issues: one of two I-95 junctions on the Beltway; high-speed weaving between the I-95 and US-1 ramps
Exit 15 – US-40 (Baltimore National Pike), Catonsville
Intersection: US-40 east and west
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common issues: long-standing commercial arterial with closely spaced signals
Exit 16 – I-70 west / MD-570 east, Woodlawn
Intersection: I-70 west toward Frederick
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Four-level stack interchange — the western freight gateway out of Baltimore
Common issues: stacked high-speed ramps with minimal shoulder; a disabled tractor-trailer on a stack ramp usually needs traffic control before recovery can begin
Exit 19 – I-795 north (Northwest Expressway), Pikesville
Common issues: the northeast I-95 junction; sustained heavy through-freight volume
Exit 35 – US-40 (Pulaski Highway), Essex
Intersection: US-40 east and west
Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 6201 Pulaski Highway, Baltimore, MD
Common issues: industrial corridor with frequent heavy vehicle traffic
Exit 41 – Cove Road to MD-151, Dundalk
Nearest truck services: North Point Fuel Stop, 4240 North Point Boulevard
Common issues: Dundalk port-area traffic; container chassis and drayage equipment failures are common in this quadrant
Exit 42 – MD-151 (North Point Boulevard), Dundalk
Inner Loop now terminates here because of the Key Bridge collapse
Nearest Fuel: North Point Fuel Stop, 4240 North Point Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
Common issues: through traffic reaching a hard end-of-road; heavy vehicles turning around in an area not built for it
Exit 1 – MD-173 (Hawkins Point Road), Baltimore City
Outer Loop now terminates here because of the Key Bridge collapse
Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 3601 Potee Street, Baltimore, MD
Common issues: same as Exit 42 in reverse — port and industrial traffic funnelled to a dead end
Interstate 70 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-695 Exit 16 – I-70 west / MD-570 east (Woodlawn)
Intersection: I-70 west toward Frederick; MD-570 east
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common Issues: Four-level stack interchange with minimal shoulder; a disabled tractor-trailer on a stack ramp normally needs a lane closure before recovery can begin
I-70 Exit 87 – MD-32 (Sykesville / Westminster)
Intersection: MD-32 north to Westminster / south to Columbia
Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
Common Issues: High-speed toll-road transition; long distances between interchanges limit where a heavy vehicle can be taken off the road
Interstate 895 (Harbor Tunnel Thruway) Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-695 Exit 8A – I-895 north (Lansdowne)
Intersection: I-895 north into the Harbor Tunnel Thruway
Nearest Fuel: Canton Citgo, 4700 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD
Common Issues: Height limit 13′-6″ and width limit 96″ ahead, and hazardous materials are prohibited — this is the last practical turnaround for an over-dimension or hazmat load
I-895 – MD-295 interchange (Baltimore County)
Intersection: MD-295 south toward Washington (trucks legal north of MD-175 only)
Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 1200 Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
Common Issues: Traffic transferring between the parkway and the tunnel thruway; restricted-load drivers discovering the limits late
Common Issues: The densest concentration of parked heavy trucks in the area, and Columbia Fleet Service is on the same street at 7661 Assateague Drive — no-starts, air-system faults and tyre failures dominate here
MD-175 – MD-295 interchange (Jessup)
Intersection: MD-295 north to Baltimore / south toward Washington
Common Issues: The National Park Service commercial vehicle ban on MD-295 ends at this interchange — trucks may run the parkway north of here but not south of it
MD-175 – MD-32 (Fort Meade)
Intersection: MD-32 east to Fort Meade and NSA / west to Columbia