West Lealman is easy to miss on a map. It is an unincorporated area of 16,438 people, bordered by Pinellas Park to the northeast, St. Petersburg to the south and Kenneth City to the east, with Long Bayou and Cross Bayou along its western side. Its own streets are mostly residential. Trucks still cross it every day on SR 693, SR 694 and Alt US 19, and the industrial land of its neighbors sits close by. RDI Power has no shop or office in West Lealman; our mobile technicians come to the truck from Brooksville.
SR 693 and SR 694 through West Lealman
FDOT’s 2025 traffic inventory puts the heaviest truck flow near West Lealman on SR 693, about 2,821 trucks a day between 40th Avenue North and SR 694, 6.2% of roughly 45,500 vehicles. SR 694 carries about 2,511 trucks a day between 58th Street and Park Boulevard North, and Alt US 19 about 2,324.
Those are busy roads through a largely residential area, and a stalled truck should not stay in their lanes any longer than it has to. If the truck still moves, ease it into a lot or onto a side street before calling. Note the nearest cross street and the business you are closest to; along these roads that is the fastest way to describe a location.
Coming into West Lealman on 54th Avenue North
Our technicians reach West Lealman from the east. The route from Brooksville runs down the Suncoast Parkway and the Veterans Expressway to I-275, then west on 54th Avenue North. A truck stopped on 54th Avenue itself, or near one of its intersections, is straightforward to find. Elsewhere, tell us how far the truck is from 54th Avenue and which way it faces.
The ZIP codes do not help much here. West Lealman shares 33709 with Lealman and 33781 with Pinellas Park, so a ZIP alone will not say which community a truck is in. A cross street will.
Before you dial, gather what the technician will want to know: the year, make and engine of the truck, what it did right before it quit, any warning lights or codes on the dash, and whether it is loaded or hitched to a trailer. If it stopped at a business lot near Kenneth City or along SR 693, say who on site can open a gate or answer questions about the truck.
Neighboring industry and the West Lealman call
West Lealman’s own blocks hold no industrial district that we found, but its neighbors do. East of it, Lealman’s Joe’s Creek Industrial District sits near 34th Street/US 19 and the CSX tracks, and to the northeast, Pinellas Park’s business districts stretch toward the airport. Wherever a truck stops, the call is the same: tell us the road, the cross street and what the truck did before it quit.
Small failures fixed at the West Lealman curb
Many roadside breakdowns trace back to one small part in the wrong condition. After scanning the truck and confirming the fault, a technician can often handle these on the spot:
- A no-crank caused by a discharged battery, a loose or corroded cable or a failing starter
- A charging warning from an alternator or a worn belt
- A coolant leak at a hose or clamp, before it becomes an overheat
- A fuel filter that is plugged or a separator holding water
- A failed sensor or damaged connector putting the engine in reduced power
The work is documented in a digital inspection, with photos and notes, for whoever needs to see it later.
Larger West Lealman jobs and the Brooksville shop
A lift, a clean bay and heavy tooling are needed for internal engine work, transmission rebuilds and similar jobs, and those happen in Brooksville. If the West Lealman diagnosis points there, we agree with you on the timing and the trip north, and the shop picks up from the confirmed fault.
Fleet accounts are covered by 24/7 roadside assistance; West Lealman callers without one can phone (352) 433-3800 on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Read about the wider program on our mobile diesel repair page. Trucks working the airport side of mid-county are covered on our Pinellas Park mobile diesel repair page, and operators who want planned maintenance can look at RDI Fleet in West Lealman.