Moody sits at Interstate 20 Exit 144 east of Birmingham, the dominant 24-hour truck-stop cluster on the I-20 eastbound approach to Birmingham from Atlanta. The town serves the steady flow of Atlanta-to-Birmingham freight plus the Honda Lincoln assembly plant supplier traffic 30 miles to the north. St. Clair County's quarry and aggregate operations push additional heavy-haul commercial traffic through Moody on US-411 and AL-25.
Moody is a city located in St. Clair County, Alabama. The city was founded in 1907, and it was named after a local businessman named Epps Moody. The population was 13,170 at the 2020 census. The city is located approximately 22 miles (35 km) east of Birmingham.
Moody is the I-20 east-Birmingham truck-stop town, and the Exit 144 cluster runs hot 24 hours a day with Atlanta-bound freight, Honda supplier traffic, and aggregate haul. The Honda Lincoln assembly plant is 30 miles north and supplier-route freight pushes through Moody on the way to Lincoln. Road Rescue Network's Moody rescuers stage at the Exit 144 cluster and the US-411 corridor.
Moody's freight rhythm combines I-20 trunk traffic, Honda supplier JIT, aggregate-haul through St. Clair County quarries, and contract distribution serving the eastern Birmingham metro. Heavy-haul quarry trucks running US-411 and AL-25 generate higher-than-average air-system and brake-line failure rates due to sustained load operation. Our network mechanics carry stock for these failure profiles.
Whether you are a long-haul driver pulled into the Pilot at Exit 144 with a no-start, a Honda supplier driver running late, or a quarry operator with an air-leak on US-411, the closest verified Road Rescue Network rescuer is reached through one phone call.