Frostproof is a small city, 2,877 people in 2020, with an outsized industrial neighbor. Nucor Steel Florida runs a 256,000 square foot rebar micro-mill on about 440 acres in Frostproof, a $240 million investment that employs 250. Citrus is the older story: the Latt Maxcy Corporation and Ben Hill Griffin, Inc., both members of the Florida’s Natural cooperative, are based here, and Ben Hill Griffin Jr. started his citrus business in Frostproof. RDI Power has no shop or staff in town. A breakdown call from Frostproof is answered by a technician who makes the drive from Brooksville.
US 27 and US 98 at Frostproof
US 27, a 4-lane divided highway just west of town, runs north to Lake Wales and south to Sebring. US 98 leaves US 27 near Frostproof heading west toward Fort Meade, Bartow and Lakeland. A truck that stops on US 27 has the advantage of a wide divided road, but traffic still moves at highway speed, so get fully onto the shoulder, set out triangles and wait well away from the lane. The junction with US 98 is the most useful reference point; tell us how far you are from it, and in which direction.
SR 17 and the short line through Frostproof
SR 17 runs through the town itself. FDOT’s 2025 count on the segment from the US 27 and US 98 junction to 11th Street is modest, about 3,800 vehicles a day, but 15.7% of them, around 597, are trucks. Frostproof is also the end of a branch of the short-line Florida Midland Railroad, so mind the crossings: never stop a truck on the tracks, and if one quits nearby, get clear of the rails first.
Farm and grove properties near Frostproof
If your truck works groves or pasture around Frostproof, a breakdown may happen on a farm road rather than a highway. Farms are one of the places our mobile service is built for. A farm truck, a flatbed or a stock trailer can be repaired where it sits, provided the technician can reach it and set up safely. Tell us how to get onto the property, whether the service truck can drive to the unit, and what the ground is like; sand that turns soft after a summer storm is no place for jacks or a heavy service body. If the truck is deep in a grove, getting it to a firm spot near the road may be the first step.
Before you call from Frostproof
The more we know before the technician leaves Brooksville, the better the odds of a single trip. Have the year, make, engine and mileage ready, describe what the truck did in the minutes before it stopped, and read off any codes or warning messages. If a light is flashing or a gauge is in the red, say which one. Note whether the truck is loaded and how far it is from the US 27 and US 98 junction or the nearest named road.
Getting the diagnosis right on a Frostproof call
Owner Ryan Bethell started RDI Power as a mobile unit, driving to fleets and fixing trucks where they sat before the Brooksville shop ever opened. On a call this far out, that habit of planning the trip matters. We ask detailed questions on the phone: make, engine, mileage, what the truck did before it stopped, what the dash shows. The answers decide which parts and tools ride along.
At the truck, the technician reads fault codes and live data with the right software, Ford IDS or WiTECH on pickups and a heavy duty scan tool on tractors, and tests the suspect component before replacing it. A dead battery bank traced to a failed alternator, an air leak at a brake chamber, a split coolant hose, a fuel filter full of debris, a wiring fault behind a derate: those are repairs that can be finished on the spot. You receive a photo report with the technician’s notes once the work is complete.
Frostproof jobs that need the Brooksville shop
When the problem is inside the engine or transmission, or the truck has to go up on a lift, the repair belongs in a bay. You get a plain explanation of what failed, and we plan the timing and transport with you so the truck makes 1 trip to Brooksville with its diagnosis already done. Labor carries RDI Power’s warranty of 3 years / 36,000 miles, in the field or in the shop.
Frostproof trucks on an RDI Fleet account have roadside assistance 24/7. Other owners can reach the shop at (352) 433-3800 Monday to Friday during business hours.
How on-site work runs across Central Florida is explained on mobile diesel repair. For planned service, see fleet maintenance in Frostproof. North on US 27, our Lake Wales mobile diesel repair page covers the SR 60 junction, and west on US 98, the Fort Meade mobile diesel repair page picks up the route.