Heavy Duty Towing Highways
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Interstate 95 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
Exit 38A-B – MD-32 (Fort Meade / Columbia)
- Intersection: MD-32 west to Columbia / MD-32 east to Fort Meade and NSA
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- 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
Exit 41A-B – MD-175 (Jessup / Columbia)
- Intersection: MD-175 to Jessup and Columbia
- Nearest truck services: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, 19 showers, CAT scales, DOT inspections (410-799-3835)
- 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
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Interchange sits in Elkridge, Howard County
- Common issues: MD-100 feeds distribution and warehouse traffic on both sides of I-95; merge conflicts where heavy vehicles join at speed
Exit 57 – Baltimore (O’Donnell Street area)
- Nearest truck services: TA Baltimore, I-95 Exit 57 — 181 truck parking spaces
- 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
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Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers inner loop and outer loop heavy duty towing along this corridor:
Exit 22 – Baltimore–Washington Parkway (MD-295), Greenbelt
- 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
Exit 11A-B – MD-4 (Pennsylvania Avenue), Forestville
- Intersection: MD-4 to Upper Marlboro / Washington DC
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: high-speed multi-lane merge; frequent commercial vehicle involvement
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Interstate 695 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers inner loop and outer loop heavy duty towing along this corridor:
Exit 4 – I-97 south (Annapolis, Bay Bridge), Ferndale
- Intersection: I-97 south toward Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 930 Cromwell Park Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
- Common issues: freeway-to-freeway ramps with limited shoulder for a heavy recovery setup
Exit 7B-A – MD-295 (Baltimore–Washington Parkway), Linthicum
- Intersection: MD-295 south toward Washington (trucks legal only as far south as MD-175)
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 930 Cromwell Park Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
- Common issues: signage changes to north–south here, adding to wrong-way ramp entries
Exit 8 / 8A – MD-168 (Nursery Road), Hammonds Ferry Road, I-895 north
- 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
Exit 10 – US-1 Alternate (Washington Boulevard) / Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus
- Intersection: US-1 Alt (Washington Boulevard)
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 3601 Potee Street, Baltimore, MD
- Common issues: industrial approach roads with heavy truck turning movements
Exit 11A-B – I-95 (Baltimore / Washington), Arbutus
- Intersection: I-95 north and south
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- 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
- Intersection: southern terminus of I-795
- Nearest Fuel: JiffyMart 431, 3137 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg, MD
- Common issues: commuter-heavy at peak with limited breakdown room
Exit 22 – Greenspring Avenue, Brooklandville
- No trucks permitted onward into Baltimore City via this exit
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: restricted routing that GPS units regularly ignore
Exits 23 / 24 – I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway / Harrisburg Expressway)
- Intersection: Exit 23 for I-83 south and MD-25 (Falls Road) at Brooklandville; Exit 24 for I-83 north at Lutherville
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- I-695 and I-83 run concurrently between these two exits
- Common issues: the concurrency confuses through drivers; heavy northbound freight builds on the I-83 climb
Exit 32 – US-1 (Belair Road), White Marsh
- Intersection: US-1 north and south
- Nearest Fuel: Jahanvi Truck Stop, 11424 Pulaski Highway (US-40), White Marsh, MD
- Common issues: retail and distribution traffic around White Marsh
Exit 33 – I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway), Rossville
- Fully directional interchange, reconstructed 2014
- Nearest Fuel: Jahanvi Truck Stop, 11424 Pulaski Highway (US-40), White Marsh, MD
- 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: JiffyMart 431, 3137 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg, MD
- Common Issues: Rural interchange where MD-32 traffic from our home area joins I-70; limited lighting and narrow ramp shoulders
I-70 Exit 12 – Big Pool Road (Washington County)
- Intersection: Big Pool Road
- Nearest Fuel: Big Pool ACT, 11079 Big Pool Road, Big Pool, MD (I-70 Exit 12)
- Common Issues: Long-haul rest point on the western corridor; slow heavy vehicles re-entering I-70 at low speed
I-70 Exit 3 – MD-144 (Hancock)
- Intersection: MD-144 / East Main Street
- Nearest Fuel: Hancock Truck Plaza, 434 East Main Street, Hancock, MD (I-70 Exit 3)
- Common Issues: Westernmost fuel and service point before the Pennsylvania line; grades either side load brakes and cooling systems
Interstate 97 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-695 Exit 4 – I-97 south (Ferndale)
- Intersection: I-97 south toward Annapolis and the Bay Bridge
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 930 Cromwell Park Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
- Common Issues: Freeway-to-freeway ramp geometry with limited shoulder width for a heavy recovery setup
I-97 Exit 7 – MD-3 / MD-32 (Millersville / Bowie)
- Intersection: MD-3 south to Bowie / MD-32 west to Fort Meade and Columbia
- Nearest Fuel: New Transit Truck Stop, 8400 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD
- Common Issues: Where our MD-32 and MD-3 traffic joins I-97; heavy commercial volume merging at speed
I-97 Exit 5 – MD-100 (Glen Burnie / Gibson Island)
- Intersection: MD-100 east and west
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 930 Cromwell Park Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
- Common Issues: Distribution traffic transferring between MD-100 and I-97; frequent commercial vehicle involvement
I-97 Exit 10 – US-50 / US-301 (Annapolis, Bay Bridge)
- Intersection: US-50 east to the Bay Bridge / west to Washington; US-301 north
- Nearest Fuel: BP, 738 MD-3 South, Gambrills, MD
- Common Issues: Bay Bridge wind and traffic restrictions queue back onto I-97 here, which is where breakdowns tend to surface
Interstate 195 (BWI Airport) Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-195 – I-95 interchange (Arundel Mills / Hanover)
- Intersection: I-95 north to Baltimore / south to Washington
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Airport-bound traffic joining and leaving I-95 on tight ramp radii; unfamiliar drivers changing lanes late
I-195 – MD-295 interchange (Anne Arundel County)
- Intersection: MD-295 north to Baltimore / south toward Washington
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Air-freight and shuttle-fleet vehicles mixed with unfamiliar drivers; trucks legal north of MD-175 only
I-195 – BWI Marshall Airport terminal access
- Intersection: BWI terminal roads and air-cargo areas
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Ground-handling and air-cargo equipment failures run around the clock; restricted airside access complicates recovery staging
Interstate 395 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-395 – I-95 interchange (south Baltimore)
- Intersection: I-95 north and south
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 3601 Potee Street, Baltimore, MD
- Common Issues: High-volume left-side ramps into the city with almost no shoulder; a blockage here closes a primary downtown access route
I-395 – Downtown Baltimore terminus (stadium district)
- Intersection: Howard Street / Conway Street; stadium and convention centre access
- Nearest Fuel: Canton Citgo, 4700 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD
- Common Issues: Event traffic at the stadiums creates sudden congestion; recovery usually needs coordinated traffic control
Interstate 270 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-270 – I-495 interchange (Bethesda)
- Intersection: Capital Beltway inner and outer loop
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Multi-lane collector-distributor layout means a blocked through lane and a blocked local lane are different recoveries
I-270 – MD-200 (Intercounty Connector) interchange
- Intersection: MD-200 east toward I-95 and US-1
- 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
I-895 – I-95 interchange (north end)
- Intersection: I-95 north and south
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore, I-95 Exit 57, Baltimore, MD — 181 truck parking spaces
- Common Issues: Two tunnel routes converge; drivers switching between the Fort McHenry and Harbor tunnels weave across lanes
US Route 1 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-495 Exit 25A-B – US-1 (Baltimore Avenue), College Park
- Intersection: US-1 north to Baltimore / south to Washington; University of Maryland
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Dense signalised urban arterial with student pedestrian traffic and very little room to stage equipment
US-1 – MD-198 (Laurel)
- Intersection: MD-198 east to Fort Meade / west to Sandy Spring
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Older arterial alignment with closely spaced signals and narrow shoulders
US-1 – MD-175 (Jessup / Elkridge)
- Intersection: MD-175 east to Jessup / west to Columbia
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Industrial frontage close to our shop; heavy turning movements in and out of warehouse driveways
I-695 Exit 12A – US-1 (Southwestern Boulevard), Catonsville
- Intersection: US-1 north and south
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 3601 Potee Street, Baltimore, MD
- Common Issues: Outer Loop exit and Inner Loop entrance only; industrial frontage with frequent heavy turning movements
I-695 Exit 32 – US-1 (Belair Road), White Marsh
- Intersection: US-1 north and south
- Nearest Fuel: Jahanvi Truck Stop, 11424 Pulaski Highway (US-40), White Marsh, MD
- Common Issues: Retail and distribution traffic concentration; sudden queueing at signals after high-speed running
US Route 29 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-495 Exit 30A-B – US-29 (Colesville Road), Silver Spring
- Intersection: US-29 north toward Columbia / south to Silver Spring
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Split across two ramps as an eastbound exit and westbound entrance; heavy peak-period congestion
US-29 – MD-198 (Burtonsville)
- Intersection: MD-198 east to Laurel / west to Sandy Spring
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Transition from limited-access to signalised sections; narrow shoulders leave little safe staging room
US-29 – MD-175 (Columbia)
- Intersection: MD-175 east to Jessup / west into Columbia
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Close to our base; commercial traffic serving the Columbia business parks
US-29 – MD-100 (Ellicott City)
- Intersection: MD-100 east to Glen Burnie
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Northern end of the limited-access section; heavy vehicles slowing for the at-grade transition
US Route 40 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-695 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: Closely spaced signals on an older arterial alignment; limited shoulder for heavy recovery
I-695 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 heavy vehicle traffic and frequent driveway conflicts
US-40 – White Marsh (Pulaski Highway)
- Intersection: US-40 east toward Havre de Grace / west to Baltimore
- Nearest Fuel: Jahanvi Truck Stop, 11424 Pulaski Highway (US-40), White Marsh, MD
- Common Issues: Truck-heavy stretch serving the White Marsh distribution area
US-40 – Havre de Grace (Pulaski Highway)
- Intersection: US-40 east toward the Susquehanna / west to Baltimore
- Nearest Fuel: Bay Oil Co, 2110 Pulaski Highway (US-40), Havre de Grace, MD
- Common Issues: Long-distance transport route; heavy vehicles running between I-95 and the US-40 alignment
US Route 50 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-495 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 queue in both directions quickly
US-50 – I-97 interchange (Annapolis)
- Intersection: I-97 north to Baltimore
- Nearest Fuel: BP, 738 MD-3 South, Gambrills, MD
- Common Issues: Bay Bridge queueing backs through this interchange; stopped heavy vehicles in live lanes are common
US-50 – US-301 split (Bowie / Queenstown)
- Intersection: US-301 north to Bowie / south to Waldorf
- Nearest Fuel: Trailways Truck Stop, 610 Ruthsburg Road (US-301 & MD-304), Centreville, MD
- Common Issues: Freight splitting between the Bay Bridge and the US-301 corridor; late lane changes at the divide
US-50 – MD-295 southern terminus (Tuxedo)
- Intersection: MD-295 north; MD-201
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Start of the parkway commercial vehicle ban — trucks entering MD-295 here are in violation
US-50 – Easton (Ocean Gateway)
- Intersection: US-50 east toward Ocean City / west to the Bay Bridge
- Nearest Fuel: Easton Sunoco, 8359 Ocean Gateway (US-50), Easton, MD
- Common Issues: Long-distance transport runs; limited heavy-vehicle service east of the Bay Bridge
US Route 301 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
US-301 – US-50 junction (Bowie)
- Intersection: US-50 east to the Bay Bridge / west to Washington
- Nearest Fuel: Trailways Truck Stop, 610 Ruthsburg Road (US-301 & MD-304), Centreville, MD
- Common Issues: Designated through route for heavy vehicles avoiding the Beltway; mixed at-grade and limited-access sections
US-301 – MD-4 (Upper Marlboro)
- Intersection: MD-4 east to Dunkirk / west to Washington
- Nearest Fuel: 301 Citgo, 14807 Crain Highway, Brandywine, MD
- Common Issues: Heavy vehicles slowing for signals after high-speed running; frequent rear-end involvement
US-301 – Brandywine (Crain Highway)
- Intersection: MD-5 / Crain Highway
- Nearest Fuel: 301 Citgo, 14807 Crain Highway, Brandywine, MD
- Common Issues: Commercial truck route with roadside fuel and service; slow vehicles re-entering at low speed
US-301 – Newburg (Crain Highway)
- Intersection: US-301 south toward the Potomac crossing
- Nearest Fuel: One Stop Travel Plaza, 12615 Crain Highway (US-301), Newburg, MD
- Common Issues: Southernmost service point on the corridor; long distances between heavy-vehicle facilities
MD Route 32 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-95 Exit 38A-B – MD-32 (Fort Meade / Columbia), Savage
- Intersection: MD-32 west to Columbia / east to Fort Meade and NSA
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Fort Meade and NSA shift-change volume turns any lane blockage into a sustained backup
MD-32 – MD-295 interchange (Anne Arundel County)
- Intersection: MD-295 north to Baltimore / south toward Washington
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Trucks legally on MD-32 can be routed onto the restricted parkway section south of MD-175 by GPS
MD-32 – MD-175 (Fort Meade)
- Intersection: MD-175 east to Jessup / west to Columbia
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Dense Fort Meade commuter and commercial mix within a few miles of our shop
MD-32 – I-70 Exit 87 (Sykesville / Westminster)
- Intersection: I-70 east to Baltimore / west to Frederick
- Nearest Fuel: JiffyMart 431, 3137 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg, MD
- Common Issues: Northern end of the corridor; rural interchange with limited lighting and narrow ramp shoulders
MD Route 100 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-95 Exit 43A-B – MD-100 (Glen Burnie / Ellicott City), Elkridge
- Intersection: MD-100 east to Glen Burnie / west to Ellicott City
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Warehouse and distribution traffic joining I-95 at speed
MD-100 – MD-295 interchange (Hanover)
- Intersection: MD-295 north to Baltimore / south toward Washington
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Heavy commercial volume serving the Arundel Mills and Hanover distribution area
MD-100 – I-97 Exit 5 (Glen Burnie)
- Intersection: I-97 north to Baltimore / south to Annapolis
- Nearest Fuel: Royal Farms, 930 Cromwell Park Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
- Common Issues: Distribution traffic transferring between MD-100 and I-97; frequent commercial vehicle involvement
MD-100 – US-29 (Ellicott City)
- Intersection: US-29 north to Ellicott City / 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: Western end of the corridor; heavy vehicles slowing for the at-grade transition
MD Route 175 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
I-95 Exit 41A-B – MD-175 (Jessup / Columbia)
- Intersection: MD-175 east to Jessup / west to Columbia
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- 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
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- 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
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Fort Meade access volume mixed with commercial traffic serving the Jessup industrial area
MD-175 – US-1 (Elkridge)
- Intersection: US-1 north to Baltimore / south to Laurel
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Industrial frontage with heavy turning movements into warehouse driveways
MD Route 198 Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
MD-198 – MD-295 interchange (Anne Arundel County)
- Intersection: MD-295 north to Baltimore / south toward Washington
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: South of MD-175, so the parkway is closed to commercial vehicles here — trucks joining MD-295 at MD-198 are in violation
MD-198 – I-95 Exit 33 (Laurel)
- Intersection: I-95 north to Baltimore / south to Washington
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Laurel-area commercial traffic joining I-95; queueing at the ramp signals
MD-198 – US-1 (Laurel)
- Intersection: US-1 north to Baltimore / south to College Park
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Closely spaced signals on an older arterial through central Laurel
MD-198 – US-29 (Burtonsville)
- Intersection: US-29 north to Columbia / south to Silver Spring
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: Transition between limited-access and signalised sections; narrow shoulders
MD Route 295 (Baltimore–Washington Parkway) Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers northbound and southbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
US-50 / MD-201 (Tuxedo) – southern terminus
- Intersection: US-50 east and west; MD-201
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: start of the commercial vehicle ban; trucks entering here are already in violation
I-95 / I-495 (Greenbelt Park) – Capital Beltway junction
- Intersection: Capital Beltway, I-495 Exit 22
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: the most frequent point of accidental commercial entry onto the restricted parkway
MD-193 (Greenbelt) – NASA Goddard
- Intersection: MD-193; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center access
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: restricted section; narrow parkway shoulders with mature tree cover close to the travelled way
MD-197 (Laurel) and Powder Mill Road (South Laurel)
- Intersections: MD-197 toward Laurel and Bowie; Powder Mill Road toward Beltsville
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: still inside the restricted section
MD-198 (Fort Meade / Laurel)
- Intersection: MD-198 east and west
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common issues: last interchange before the truck ban lifts; wrongly-routed trucks should exit here at the latest
MD-32 (Fort Meade / NSA / Columbia)
- Intersection: MD-32 east and west
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common issues: heavy Fort Meade volume; still within the restricted section
MD-175 (Jessup) – end of the NPS truck ban
- Commercial vehicles are legal on MD-295 north of this interchange.
- Nearest truck services: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive — reached via I-95 Exit 41A
- Common issues: the routing boundary; also our fastest-response interchange anywhere on the parkway
MD-713F – Arundel Mills Boulevard
- Diverging diamond interchange
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: diverging diamond geometry is unfamiliar to many drivers; heavy vehicles taking the crossover wide
MD-100 (Hanover) and I-195 (BWI Airport)
- Intersections: MD-100 to Glen Burnie and Ellicott City; I-195 to BWI Marshall Airport
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common issues: airport and distribution traffic; trucks now legal on this section
I-695 (Linthicum), I-895, and I-95 – northern end
- Intersections: Baltimore Beltway at I-695 Exit 7; Harbor Tunnel Thruway at I-895; I-95 at the parkway’s northern terminus
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore, I-95 Exit 57, Baltimore, MD — 181 truck parking spaces
- Common issues: tunnel dimensional and hazmat limits apply on the I-895 and I-95 crossings ahead
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MD Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) Heavy Towing Zones:
Columbia Fleet Service offers eastbound and westbound heavy duty towing along this corridor:
MD-200 – I-270 interchange (Rockville / Gaithersburg)
- Intersection: I-270 north to Frederick / south to the Capital Beltway
- Nearest Fuel: No confirmed truck-accessible fuel within roughly a mile of this interchange — nearest verified stop is off-corridor
- Common Issues: All-electronic tolling with no cash facilities, which catches out-of-area carriers; long distances between interchanges
MD-200 – US-29 (Silver Spring / Burtonsville)
- Intersection: US-29 north toward Columbia / south to Silver Spring
- 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 alignment meeting a signalised arterial; heavy vehicles decelerating hard
MD-200 – I-95 / US-1 eastern terminus (Laurel)
- Intersection: I-95 north to Baltimore / south to Washington; US-1
- Nearest Fuel: TA Baltimore South, 7401 Assateague Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227 — 24 hours, 436 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel lanes, CAT scales
- Common Issues: Eastern end of the toll road feeding directly into the I-95 corridor we cover from Jessup



















