Frontier Towing Expands on Dodge Boulevard in Tucson

Frontier Towing, a locally-owned and operated business, purchased the property at 3570 S Dodge Blvd in Tucson for $500,000 ($45 PSF). The 11,200 sq. ft. building (built 1983) on 1.7 acres was purchased for expansion of the buyer’s adjacent business at 3630 S Dodge Road in Tucson. The property had been vacant for about 18 months when it was sold by James LaDuc of Tucson.

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[mepr-show rules=”58038″]The industrial property consists of a 2,200 sq. ft. office and 9,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Ceiling height is 12-16 feet with six grade level doors, zoned CI-1 with fully fenced yard.

Frontier Towing began in 1969; the current owner, Jim Mooney, purchased the business in 1993. It is a 24 hours / 7 days a week (even on Christmas) full service towing company. They operate a fleet of over 35 tow trucks and equipment ranging from light duty, medium duty and heavy duty as well as equipment transport for backhoes, wheel loaders or D9s. They transport vehicles and equipment, not only in Arizona, but all over the southwest.

The company also offers transportation and recovery service for 4×4 vehicles anyplace.

Because of Frontier’s ability to tow anything, from lower sports cars to monster trucks, semi-trucks, dump trucks, motor homes, backhoes, dozers, loaders, excavators, containers and more, they have the City of Tucson’s towing contract. Mooney claims they have towed everything from Zambonis to rhinoceroses for the City. Yes, you read that right, rhinoceroses.

When Reid Park Zoo had to move their two resident rhinoceroses into a new home at the zoo, they called on Frontier Towing. A cage weighing 6,000 pounds was specially constructed, to hold each of the 6,500 pound rhinoceros, and an attempt to restrain the rhino like in a horse trailer was made. But the rhinos, being unaccustomed to either the cage or any lack of mobility had different ideas and weren’t so thrilled about the move. So a job that was to take no more than 4 hours, ended up taking twice the time, well past the zoo’s opening hour that morning, and causing patrons to have to wait while the rhinos were been transported from one end of the zoo to the other.

When I said, hopefully you were compensated well for all the extra complications, Mooney responded, “We couldn’t charge the Zoo anything, it’s the Zoo! We couldn’t do that.” That comment seemed to summarize the owner’s attitude on the importance of giving back to the community. Whether its transporting generators to hurricane victims on the East coast, as they did in one of the latest hurricanes. Or providing other service, such as recently donating a car to DM’s On Base Autobody for repair and to be give away to a needy military family. Community service and good business just go hand-in-hand at Frontier Towing.

Frontier Towing can be reached at (520) 748-1100, the next time you need a tow or to move anything out of the ordinary.

[ismember]Sale date: 9/25/2013. Buyer name on affidavit: Stump Ranch, LLC, Charles, Joseph, and James Mooney, members. All cash transaction. Building has HVAC in office, evap and gas heat in warehouse. Power is 208V, 400A, 3-phase. Real Estate Taxes (2012) $13,896. Amenities: 2 awning covered work areas, 2,400 SF west bay as 16 ft clear height, 14 grade door, plus 600 SF mezzanine. [/ismember]

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