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Custom Rigs

Iowa 80 to hold multiple Truckers Jamborees in 2015

In addition to the Walcott Truckers Jamboree, Iowa 80 will hold a show in North Carolina and two in Missouri.

January 8, 2015

Custom Rigs

Walcott wrap-up: 44,000 attended show; list of winners from Super Truck competition

The Iowa 80 Truckstop hosted more than 44,000 attendees last week at its annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree, the truck stop announced. Here are some photos from the event and the list of winners from its Super Truck competition.

July 17, 2014

Truck Stops

Get your 10-cent coffee at Iowa 80 June 4

Iowa 80 Kitchen, the 300-seat full service restaurant in the Iowa 80 Truckstop will be celebrating 50 years in business on June 4, 2014. The restaurant is offering customers an opportunity to order from a special menu insert with 1964 prices.

June 3, 2014

Business

How much toilet paper? Iowa 80 funny facts illustrated

An infographic published recently details just that, along with how much coffee is consumed at the Walcott, Iowa, ruck stop and how many eggs are eaten there, too.

July 17, 2013

Business

Iowa 80 to host party for Saurer and Mack Jr. trucks

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th birthday party for its 1912 Saurer and 1912 Mack Jr. trucks on Friday, July 13, at 2:30 pm (CDT). The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 12-13. The event is open to the public. The Mack Jr. model was the first one that […]

July 4, 2012

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Big Iron ABS Chrome Hub Cover Kit

GEAR GUIDE — CHROME — Big Iron ABS Chrome Hub Cover Kits are available for front and rear hubs.

July 1, 2012

Channel 19

Top of his game: Leland Martin in Truckers News this month

I had the pleasure of interviewing and writing about Leland Martin for this month’s issue of Truckers News, available here. Among today’s trucking troubadours, with a new record out in large part inspired by his work with one particular specialized hauler, Martin stands at the top of the mountain looking down, a position well-deserved after […]

January 5, 2012

Business

Iowa 80 launches museum app

The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum has launched an app that will give virtual visitors the opportunity the vintage truck exhibits. Those who visit the museum can also listen to audio about the trucks on display through the application. The app is available for iPhone and Android free of charge and provides additional details about each […]

July 15, 2011

Channel 19

Visit the trucking museum at Iowa 80 and download a new app

If it happens you’re at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop today, be sure to visit the trucking museum. If you’re packing  a smartphone, scan the QR code with the phone’s camera at the front desk to download a new app and you can go back there anytime you like — […]

July 15, 2011

Business

Marty Stuart to headline Walcott Jamboree

Country music singer Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives will headline a 7 p.m. concert at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree.

March 18, 2011

Channel 19

Kentucky hauler stars on History Channel w/ Larry the Cable Guy this Tuesday

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15, at 9 p.m. ET Murray, Ky.-based driver Ben Brumley (pictured) will take Larry the Cable Guy part of the way through a tour of the long-haul life at the mammoth Iowa 80 Truck Stop in Walcott, Iowa, an episode in Mr. Cable Guy’s “Only in America” series. In it, Larry sets […]

March 14, 2011

Business

Iowa80 releases new catalog

A new catalog featuring 450 new items is available, said truck accessory provider Iowa80.com of the Walcott, Iowa-based Iowa 80 Group.

February 28, 2011