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24/7 COMMERCIAL RESPONSE · COLUMBIA + LEXINGTON

Load Shift Service for Semi-Trucks & Trailers

Freight shifted? Trailer leaning? Axle weight thrown off? Call local dispatch for load correction, cargo repositioning and heavy recovery support across the SC Midlands.

► LOAD SHIFT RESPONSE

A shifted load can stop the truck.

When freight moves inside a dry van, reefer, flatbed or other commercial trailer, the problem can become more than an inconvenience. Weight can move onto the wrong axle, cargo can become unstable, and the trailer may no longer be safe to move.

Priority Towing & Transport provides 24/7 load-shift response for commercial trucks throughout Columbia, Lexington and the South Carolina Midlands. We assess the situation and coordinate the recovery equipment needed to stabilize the trailer, reposition freight or support a cargo transfer based on the scene.

Priority Towing heavy recovery truck for commercial load shift response in South Carolina
► WHEN TO CALL

Don't keep driving an unstable trailer.

  • Freight has slid, tipped or collapsed inside the trailer
  • The trailer is visibly leaning after cargo moved
  • A driver is stopped because axle weights are no longer balanced
  • Pallets, machinery or other cargo need to be repositioned
  • Cargo needs to be transferred after trailer damage or an accident
  • A tractor-trailer recovery also requires freight or cargo handling
► WHAT WE HANDLE

One call for the truck + the load.

  • Load shift correction — repositioning shifted freight so the trailer can be prepared for safe transport.
  • Cargo repositioning — support for pallets, packaged freight, machinery and other commercial loads.
  • Load transfer support — coordinating freight transfer when cargo cannot safely remain in the original trailer.
  • Trailer stabilization — heavy recovery support when a shifted load has caused a trailer to lean or become unstable.
  • Accident + cargo recovery — combined response when shifted freight is part of a collision, rollover or damaged-trailer scene.
► CALL DISPATCH WITH
  1. 01
    Your Location

    Send the highway, exit, truck stop, yard or roadside location. We cover Columbia, Lexington and the surrounding Midlands.

  2. 02
    Trailer + Cargo

    Tell us the trailer type, cargo type, approximate weight and what moved. Photos are helpful when available.

  3. 03
    What Happened

    Let dispatch know whether the trailer is leaning, damaged, overweight on an axle, involved in an accident or simply cannot continue safely.

► 24/7 COMMERCIAL DISPATCH

Load shifted? Call Priority.

You're calling our local dispatch. You're getting one of our trucks.

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► LOAD SHIFT FAQ

Commercial Load Shift Questions

A load shift happens when freight moves inside or on a trailer during transit, braking, turning or an incident. The change in weight distribution can make the trailer unstable, put too much weight on an axle or make the truck unsafe to continue.

Yes. Priority responds to commercial load-shift calls and can assess the scene, stabilize the trailer and coordinate the equipment needed to reposition or transfer freight based on the cargo and situation.

Yes. Priority dispatches 24/7 across Columbia, Lexington and the South Carolina Midlands, including major commercial routes such as I-20, I-26 and I-77.

If possible, have the truck or trailer location, trailer type, cargo type, approximate weight, whether the trailer is leaning or damaged, and photos of the shifted load. Dispatch can use that information to determine the response needed.

Yes. When a load shift is part of a larger incident, Priority can coordinate the load-shift response with heavy-duty towing, tractor-trailer recovery and cargo recovery as needed.

► COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR COVERAGE

Load Shift Service Across the SC Midlands

24/7 commercial response throughout Lexington and Richland County, including the I-20, I-26 and I-77 corridors around Columbia.

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