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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
Rhetoric on Tony the Truckstop Tiger boils over into truckstop villification
Itās been a little while since I checked in on the efforts by animal-rights activists and others ā including a large coterie of truck drivers ā to force owners of the Tiger Truck Stop in Gross Tete, La., to give up their caged Bengal tiger, Tony. The latest efforts including a lawsuit filed this week [ā¦]
April 15, 2011
Business
LogBook
CSA rankings, a weight pilot program, use of heavier trucks and a new hours rule proposal are among the industry news items featured.
January 4, 2011
Channel 19
Tony āthe truck stop tigerā ā calls from the driver community to uncage him
Nearly two years have passed since I first wrote about efforts by animal-rights activists (post from January 2009 originally on old Channel 19 blog home on Blogger.com)Ā to require Gross Tete, La., Tiger Truck Stop owner Michael Sandlin to relocate the caged Bengal-Siberian tiger on the site of stop. Itās been there as an attraction to [ā¦]
December 6, 2010
Business
Critics seek to move tiger from truck stop
Permit to house 10-year-old tiger at Baton Rouge, La. area truck stop expires Dec. 31.
December 3, 2010
Business
Home on the Road
From back-road mom-and-pops to todayās Interstate franchises, truck stops have played a colorful, key role in the trucking lifestyle.
December 1, 2010
Voices
Channel 19
A truck driver running for governor of Alaska, a fictitious rock group and some missing cheese are just some of the featured stories in this dose of trucking humor, oddities and media coverage.
February 1, 2010
Channel 19
Permitting Tony the truckstop tiger
After a year and more of challenges to the legality of Tony the truckstop tigerās residence at the Gross Tete, La., Tiger Truck Stop by animal rights activists, the AP reports the owners have obtained necessary permits from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to keep the tiger. South Carolina-based hauler Kris Ewing took [ā¦]
December 30, 2009
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