Upstate Auto & Mobile Truck RepairAuto & Truck Repair in Mechanicville, NY
Mechanicville drivers take NY 67 over the Hudson to a full garage and a mobile truck, 11 minutes away in Schaghticoke.
The post office in Mechanicville. Photo: Ryan Amann, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Mechanicville // Saratoga County
Your mechanic, 11 minutes away.
From Mechanicville it is 11 minutes to the shop, and NY 67 does most of the work.
You cross the Hudson on the Mechanicville Bridge, then follow Old Schaghticoke Road about five miles to Schaghticoke.
That road climbs eastward from the river, so the way to the shop is uphill.
In the garage’s roll-up bays, the crew does brake repair, oil changes, engine repair, diagnostics, suspension and AC.
It is an official NYS public inspection station, with pre-purchase inspections for used-car buyers.
A fleet vehicle or truck that cannot make the trip is what the mobile service truck is for.
Know the area
Around Mechanicville.
Mechanicville is a city of under one square mile on the west bank of the Hudson, where the Anthony Kill joins the river.
The Champlain Canal reached the settlement in 1823, and an early sawmill stood at the creek mouth.
North Main Street is the downtown business district, with City Hall at 36 North Main Street.
The city is now quiet and residential, in what were once paper-mill and railroad workers' neighborhoods.
Hill sections such as Viall Avenue include homes rebuilt after the 1998 tornado.
Hudson View Cemetery sits on a hillside, with the Ellsworth monument and its large eagle.
Across the river, Hemstreet Park in the Town of Schaghticoke faces the city.
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric PlantA powerhouse and 700-foot dam from 1897 and 1898, called among the oldest hydro plants in continuous operation.
- Hudson View CemeteryA hillside cemetery holding Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, buried in 1861 under a monument topped by a large eagle.
- Anthony Kill and the Champlain CanalThe city sits on the Hudson where the Anthony Kill joins it, and the Champlain Canal reached the settlement in 1823.
- Mechanicville rail yardA former Boston and Maine yard that became an intermodal terminal in 2012, reported to draw about 300 trucks a day.
Services in Mechanicville
What we fix for Mechanicville.
From the city, take Howland Avenue (NY 67) across the Mechanicville Bridge over the Hudson.
Old Schaghticoke Road then runs about five miles to the split with NY 40 south of the village.
From the split, Main Street takes you north into Schaghticoke, and Pleasant Avenue is one short block off it.
A truck stuck in Mechanicville is a call for the mobile truck instead, so phone (518) 441-6283 and describe where it is.
The roads you drive
A rail terminal, hills and salt.
The rail terminal sends trucks through the city, and heavy traffic wears pavement, which in turn wears suspension.
Hill sections like Viall Avenue and the climb on Old Schaghticoke Road work brakes and transmissions in both directions.
Add upstate winter salt and older city streets, and the underside of a vehicle takes a beating.
Questions
Questions from Mechanicville.
How far is the shop from Mechanicville?
It is an 11-minute drive.
Cross the Hudson on the Mechanicville Bridge and follow NY 67 about five miles to Schaghticoke.
Will the mobile truck come to Mechanicville?
The mobile service truck works on fleet vehicles and trucks.
Call (518) 441-6283 with the vehicle and the location, and Eric will say what the truck can do.
Get a quote
In Mechanicville? Tell Eric.
Call or text Eric. Say what the vehicle is, where it is, and what it is doing.
One number for the shop and the mobile truck.
Shop: Mon–Fri 9 AM–5:30 PM, half days Saturday.
On-site shift: weeknights 5 PM to about midnight.
- Pleasant Ave, Schaghticoke, NY 12154
- NYS DMV registered repair shop, facility 7120230
- Official NYS public inspection station