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An outlaw is riding into cowboy country, thereās a new dame on the Dalton, tornadoes take down some rigs, truckers say not to human freight and other industry news items are featured.
July 1, 2011
Business
Business group opposes rest area commerce bill
The legislation would permit states to sell food and fuel from interstate rest areas.
June 23, 2011
Channel 19
New website aggregates links to free stuff
Ever wonder how you might get free coffee at McDonaldās, Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?Ā Free Trucker Stuff, launched in May as a portal into free services useful to the American long-hauler, has the answer. Created by a truck stop manager to benefit drivers, the site aggregates various truck stop freebies, industry information, free entertainment and productivity [ā¦]
May 31, 2011
Channel 19
Driver rides out Joplin tornado at Flying J
Youāve probably seen the pictures from the horrific tornado that rammed through Joplin, Mo., hitting the Pilot Flying J off I-44 at U.S. 71 yesterday. Ozark Mountain Leasing driver Todd Arnold, who lives far northeast in Maine, just weeks after missing the Glade Spring, Va., tornado that devastated the Petro Stopping Centers location there by [ā¦]
May 23, 2011
Channel 19
Channel 19 Monday: Fallen log hauler gets send-off; Court to Tiger Truckstop: āSet Tony freeā
Last ride for Maine log hauler āMackie,ā R.I.P. The Central Maine Morning-Sentinel news site reported late last week on the Skowhegan memorial-service convoy that was reportedly āone last rideā for area log-hauler Maxell C. āMackieā Moore. Around 20 trucks joined the ride, including Mackieās own, piloted by Tim Clements, best friend to Mooreās youngest son, [ā¦]
May 9, 2011
Channel 19
Freight on your smartphone: TransCore app on the way
Coming in just a couple weeks is the My DAT Truck Stop app (pictured) from freight matching service provider TransCore, operator of the oldest load-board service out there in the DAT boards. My DAT will be initially released for Android phones, providingĀ drivers and owner-operators up to 25 nearby loads per search from Transcoreās DAT network, [ā¦]
April 26, 2011
Business
Loveās stop opens in Pueblo, Colo.
A new stop with 43 spaces for trucks has opened in Pueblo, Colo.,Ā off of Interstate 25 at Exit 104 in Pinion Commercial Center, Loveās Travel Stops & Country Stores announced. A Subway and Chesterās Chicken restaurants, two diesel exhasut fluid dispensers, CAT scales and other amenities are at the stop, the Oklahoma City, Okla.-based travel [ā¦]
March 31, 2011
Business
Joplin 44 Petro showroom opens
A new multi-million dollar, 15,000 square-ft. showroom has opened at the Joplin 44 Petro truck stop in Joplin, Mo., the travel center announced. The addition nearly doubles the size of the truck stop and features a retro-styled, bright green Peterbilt 379 dubbed LimeLight and a teal and purple Kenworth W900 tractor-trailer combo with a mural [ā¦]
March 29, 2011
Channel 19
Happiness; UK producers seek āWorldās Toughest Truckerā
Happiness Thereās no other way to describe this picture, eh? Itās Virginia Kirk, general manager of the TA C-store and fuel islands in Nashville, Tenn., during the locationās grand reopening last week. Itās āawesomeā to be back up and running, she told me Friday after being closed for nine months. KirkāsĀ addition of the āWelcome to [ā¦]
March 8, 2011
Channel 19
Truckstops = Coffeehouses with copious rig parking?
A new index tracking sales of goods and services at highway truckstops, the McLane-NATSO quarterly index, recently tracked an interesting rise in the sale of hot beverages like coffees, cappucinos and teas at truckstops. That category of sales jumped 34 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year, suggesting to me at least a little [ā¦]
March 2, 2011
Channel 19
Notable independent Colorado truck stop closes shop; chance encounters on the road
The Rocky Mountain Travel Center just north of Pueblo, Colo., on I-25 exit 110 closed up shop yesterday, reported Carlos Mora of the Pueblo Chieftain newspaper. According to Moraās report, the owner cites a confluence of factors for the demise of the near-half-century-old family business that was the truck stop and travel plaza. Chief among [ā¦]
February 25, 2011
Business
ATA offers hours information
The American Trucking Associations is making information about proposed hours-of-service changes available to drivers at truck stops.
February 8, 2011
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