Pounds Towing & Roadside Assistance
ABOUT US
FAMILY OWNEDBUSINESS
Our family has been in the automotive industry since 1990. In our early days we used to provide auto repair, paint and body, car sales, and NC State Inspections.
We served over 20 years on Johnston County Police rotation and performed parking enforcement in the Town of Smithfield for private properties.
A lot has changed over the years, but our quality and professional service have not. Our first and foremost goal is to provide the best, and that has not changed.
We are community and family focused; when you are in a pinch we’re always there no matter what day and night..
- Quick Response
- Professional Team
- Community Focused
- Trustworthy
- Integrity
- Reliable
Blake H. Pounds
Owner & Operator
READY TO HELP24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK
OUR HISTORY
We started from scratch and at the bottom. We had a service truck with a tow dolly. We provided mostly roadside services and mobile repairs.
It took a few years, a lot of planning, searching, and all while working a full time job with the Town of Smithfield, NC.
We purchased a 1985 GMC 3500 Flatbed that was located in Smithfield. Breathing new life into an old piece of equipment.
Her name is Velma, and was named after Deborah Pounds mother, one of my grandmothers, Velma Seifert.
We signed on with hagerty Insurance, which provides insurance to classic, antique, and muscle cars.
We provided a few years of towing and roadside service with them and made quite a statement and a few friends along the way.
We purchased our second flatbed in Benson, NC from Kenneth's Auto Sales.
It was bigger and and more efficient to use because it could tow two vehicles at one time.
Her name is Mary, named after my grandmother who was always referred to as "Mema". Mary Pounds was the wife of Lawrence Pounds both Pastors and well known in the community.
Lawrence William Augustus Pounds passed away in 2008 and Mary Alma (Medlin) Pounds passed away in 2015. Both suffering from late stage Cancer.
We became an Official Contractor for Carolinas Motor Club DBA AAA Carolinas.
We purchased our first wrecker from Dwaynes Paint & Body. This truck has a lot of local history as it was once on rotation with Cottons Body in Dunn.
It now resides its days moving personal vehicles for Terry Mcleoud.
This truck came from Ryans Recker Service in Bellington, WV and we purchased it from a small company in Morganton, NC.
Named after my mother Deborah Pounds who went with me, Blake Pounds, to purchase and drive the truck back from Morganton, NC.
We are the second owners of this truck. It was originally owned by Kinlaws out of Wilmington, NC for many years on rotation.
Named Cheyenne and truck number LR-30 as it was purchased on my birthday.
We aired on the radio for the first time on 104.5 in Fayetteville, NC and shortly after 101.5 in Raleigh, NC.
We've aired on the radio many times annually since then going back to our families roots spreading the word of God through public service.
We purchased this 2500 Repo style truck from South Carolina to work parking garages because of the height clearance.
It was later sold to upgrade to a full size auto loader wrecker.
We signed our first contract with Campus Grill at Cambell University for parking enforcement.
We purchased our first real property at McGees Crossroads from Randy McGee.
After any years of different methods of dispatching we swtiched to a centralied solution that streamlined our work load.
After a little adjustment period we went fully digital by the end of the year.
We were nominated as Harnett County's Best Towing Service and placed in 3rd Place.
We purchased our first new-er truck. A 2015 Chevy 3500HD with an Dynamic Autoloader Unit. Giving it the truck number LR-59.
We purchased our first "big" truck. It's a 1991 Peterbilt with a 60 Series Detroit Diesel.
It was an old logging truck and we are in the process of converting it into a wrecker.
As of September 2023 we changed directions and sold the truck to a local company.
We purchased our first brand new truck from Wake Forest Chevrolet. It was a dealer truck with less than 4,000 miles.
We joined up with Gray Racing at Wake and Orange County speedway sponsoring two race cars. One in the Legends series, and one in the Charger series.
We partnered up with Wake County Speedway to help keep our local Speedway going!
We sponsor racing events, have a billboard on the backstretch, and we also sponsor the Cone Restart!
We joined up with Gray Racing at Wake and Orange County speedway sponsoring two race cars. One in the Legends series, and one in the Charger series.
We purchased our 3rd light duty wrecker.
It has taken us about a month to get this truck ready as it had some issues after we purchased it.
We did a lot of upgrades and repairs mechanically annd it is turning out to be a great asset to the community!
We re-opened our Auto Repair Shop! Daniel Lambert came back on as a tow truck operator and as a partner for re-opening Pounds Auto Repair.
We are happy to announce that we have rented space on our first billboard with many more to come soon!
This one is located in Benson, NC front lining our first wrecker LR-30!
We closed our Auto Repair Shop.
Due to the economy and the direction that we are trying to go the re-opening did not go well and we were unable to provided consistent service so in the best interest of providing outstanding quality we closed the shop.
We partnered up with Wake County Speedway to help keep our local Speedway going!
We sponsor racing events, have a billboard on the backstretch, and we also sponsor the Cone Restart!
We have been able to acquire a second billboard from our hometown in Smithfield!
We're hoping to be able to secure a few more billboards across Johnston and Harnett County.
Photo Credit: Deborah Pounds
We joined up with Gray Racing at Wake and Orange County speedway sponsoring two race cars. One in the Legends series, and one in the Charger series.
Pounds Towing & Blake was featured in an online article!
It is a fanatastic read - Check it out now -->
We sponsored the Charger Series Twin Race and Victory Lane!
Pounds Towing & Blake was featured in an online article!
It is a fanatastic read - Check it out now -->
We partnered up with Wake County Speedway to help keep our local Speedway going!
We sponsor racing events, have a billboard on the backstretch, and we also sponsor the Cone Restart!
Pounds Towing is the Official Tow Truck at the Orange Krush 200 for the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation Race invited by Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, NC
Race Information - Orange Krush 200
We joined up with Gray Racing at Wake and Orange County speedway sponsoring two race cars. One in the Legends series, and one in the Charger series.
