North Brooksville is the arc of Hernando County that wraps the northwest, north and northeast sides of the city, 3,506 people at the 2020 Census, every one of them in ZIP 34601. It is where 2 federal highways split, where a county road heads east into a state forest, and where the Cemex cement plant sits just over the line. RDI Power repairs the diesels that work all of that from our only shop, on Donto Way, and sends mobile technicians when a truck cannot come to us.
Cement, quarry roads and the North Brooksville truck route
About half a mile beyond the CDP’s western line, at 10311 Cement Plant Road, stands the Cemex Brooksville South Cement Plant. State permit records describe it as an integrated site with 2 Portland cement production lines, a 150 MW power plant and a coal yard. A 2012 permit raised the limit on its second line to 1.8 million tons of cement a year, shipped out through 2 loadout silos. That number is a permitted ceiling, not a production report, but it gives a sense of the scale.
Cobb Road (CR-485) serves both the plant and the quarry, with Camp Mine Road nearby, and it also forms the northern leg of the US-98 truck route around Brooksville. Where Cobb Road reaches US-98, truck weigh stations sit just to the west. If your truck works this side of town, it lives with heavy loads, plant dust and a scale house at the end of the road, all of which show up in how it wears.
Where US-41 and US-98 part ways
North of the city, the 2 highways separate. US-98, Ponce de Leon Boulevard, angles northwest 20 miles to Homosassa Springs, and US-41 continues north 19 miles to Inverness. Croom Road (CR-480) leaves US-41 heading east into the Withlacoochee State Forest. About half a mile east of US-41 on Croom Road stood Fort DeSoto, built in 1840 as a fort, trading post and stagecoach stop. Pasco-Hernando State College’s North Campus sits a mile north of the city limits, and the county’s economic development office names the college as a training partner for manufacturing employers. Along Cobb Road are D.S. Parrott Middle School and Ernie Wever Youth Park.
Croom Road to Donto Way: the drive from North Brooksville
The census center point of North Brooksville is out on the Croom Road side. From there, the route to our shop runs west on Croom Road to Broad Street, then across town on Jefferson Street (SR-50A), about 8 road miles and 17 minutes in all. Because the CDP wraps 3 sides of the city, an address near Cobb Road on the northwest side has a different trip. The shop is open weekdays from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Diesel repair for North Brooksville’s mix of trucks
The diesels we repair for this side of town run from Power Stroke, Duramax and Cummins pickups through medium-duty work trucks to heavy tractors with Cummins, Detroit, Volvo or Caterpillar power. RDI Power is Caterpillar certified, and older 3406 engines are still on our list.
Take a common complaint from a hauler: the truck has lost power under load. The diagnosis works through it in order:
- Codes and live data first, with dealer-level software, to see what the engine computer already knows.
- Air side. Boost pressure and a check for leaks in the charge air piping and cooler, since a split hose costs power and raises exhaust temperature.
- Fuel side. Supply pressure, filter condition and injector balance, using Bosch and Alliant Power components when parts are needed.
- Exhaust side. Backpressure across the particulate filter and EGR operation, because a restricted filter or a stuck EGR valve feels exactly like a weak engine.
- Evidence to you. A digital inspection with photos and notes before any repair is approved.
The repair is aimed at the root cause, and the labor carries a 3-year / 36,000-mile warranty. The rest of what we fix is on the diesel service and repair page.
Other North Brooksville pages
Heavy trucks working the plant, the quarry roads and the truck route are covered on semi truck repair in North Brooksville. Pickup owners will find Croom Road and highway-towing advice on North Brooksville truck repair. If the truck is stopped and cannot move, start with mobile diesel repair in North Brooksville, and fleet operators can find RDI Fleet details on the fleet maintenance page listed alongside these. The city itself has its own page, Brooksville diesel repair.
Call (352) 433-3800, tell us what the truck is doing and which side of town it is on, and we will tell you how to get it fixed.