24-Hour Roadside Assistance in Wasilla, AK

Wasilla is where Purcell holds its Alaska tire stock. The distribution location sits on this same site and carries all nine tire categories, which is more than any Alaska service store stocks on its own.

For a roadside call that is a useful fact rather than a technicality. The tire a technician brings has to exist somewhere in the state first, and this is the address where the widest range of them does.

Say the unit has stopped and give five things: where it is, the tire size and position from the sidewall, whether it is loaded, who authorizes the work, and a number that stays reachable.

The size matters most. With it, the right tire goes on the truck the first time. Without it, somebody is guessing, and in the Mat-Su valley a second trip is a long one.

Eight categories: agricultural, commercial, industrial, light truck, OTR, passenger, trailer, and UTV and ATV. Industrial tires are the notable one, since neither Anchorage nor Fairbanks carries them.

A tire run flat is usually a tire finished, and the casing with it. In Alaska that matters more than it does further south, because the replacement has further to come.

Stopping when the tire fails rather than pushing on keeps the casing eligible for retreading, and the Purcell plant that would do it is in Portland, Oregon. Ask the store how casings are handled for your account.

The Wasilla commercial store is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, managed by Colton Savage. It also offers fleet services, heavy-duty truck alignment, car and light truck alignment and tire and wheel balancing.

Both Purcell listings at this address answer on (907) 376-4755. Say you need roadside assistance and the call is routed.

• 24-Hour Roadside Assistance in Anchorage, AK, (907) 276-7515.
• 24-Hour Roadside Assistance in Fairbanks, AK, (907) 479-3399.

See the national roadside assistance page for the other 45 locations.