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TCA holds Wellness Week
TCA and state trucking associations will host health fairs and âcelebrity walksâ during National Truck Driver Appreciation & Wellness Week at 12 TA/Petro locations across the United States from 3 to 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 18.
September 13, 2012
Business
Michelin releases X Line long haul tire
Michelin announced its new X Line Energy D tire on Aug. 22 at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas.
August 23, 2012
Channel 19
Southeastern Regional truck show one month hence
Mid-America had to start somewhere. âowner-operator Ted Bowers, president of the American Truck Historical Societyâs Smoky Moutains chapter The show about which Bowers had those thoughts for me is a joint venture with his ATHS chapter and several others in the Southeast, and itâs coming up quick: April 13-14 in Knoxville. Bowers made his comparison [âŚ]
March 11, 2012
Business
Plugged In
In an era of idling prohibitions and $4 fuel, the power switch is back on for truck stop electrification.
August 7, 2011
Business
TA opens facility in Indiana
TA full-service travel center is at exit 230 off I-65 in DeMotte, Ind.
August 3, 2011
Channel 19
Mexicoâs big human-smuggling bust; Truckers Against Trafficking makes industry headway
Technology makes a dent As this photo, released by the Mexican state of Chiapas and making news around the nation yesterday, makes abundantly clear, the issue of human smuggling is a multivalent and complex one. The photo shows would-be migrants to the U.S. in a van trailer in southern Mexico, caught in Mexican authoritiesâ X-ray [âŚ]
May 20, 2011
Channel 19
âSomething new every dayâ: Meeting Phil and Diane Madsen
Phil and Diane Madsen haul expedited in this 2006 Volvo with 132-inch ARI sleeper and 16-foot box. Over the past several years, Iâve called on the pair several different times for perspective on all manner of topics, from truck maintenance/warranty issues to unique hauls to examples of the many owner-operators out there taking to the [âŚ]
April 14, 2011
Channel 19
News bytes: Diesel prices, Driving sans pants, Willieâs Place to be Petro
Commodities speculation back in the spotlight The commodities futures positions limits problem is back in the TV news via a series on liberal populist host Ed Schultzâ âEd Showâ this week. The first spot in the series distilled the history of the elimination of position limits that Iâve written about some over the years, most [âŚ]
March 9, 2011
Channel 19
Happiness; UK producers seek âWorldâs Toughest Truckerâ
Happiness Thereâs no other way to describe this picture, eh? Itâs Virginia Kirk, general manager of the TA C-store and fuel islands in Nashville, Tenn., during the locationâs grand reopening last week. Itâs âawesomeâ to be back up and running, she told me Friday after being closed for nine months. Kirkâs addition of the âWelcome to [âŚ]
March 8, 2011
Business
IdleAir offering free service Tuesdays in March
Free service from electric shore power provider IdleAir will be available at nine locations every Tuesday in March, the company announced
March 2, 2011
Business
TA upgrades driver lounges
TravelCenters of America announced driver lounges have been upgraded to feature 55-in. or larger flat-panel, high-definition televisions in all TA and Petro locations. Petroâs large movie room locations will also offer surround sound and DVD/VCR combos. La-Z-Boy theater seating and carpet are being installed in some locations, too, and all upgrades are expected to be [âŚ]
January 28, 2011
Channel 19
Positives in trucking dog days in Truckers News â and more
Since I blogged about musician Susanne Spiritâs weekly shows at the TA East in Ontario, Calif., back in March, Spirit has continued to make great strides in combining her trucking-music act with her concern for the welfare of abandoned dogs in kill shelters. Her âMusical Truckinâ Dog Adoption Program,â conducted in concert with the Ramona [âŚ]
December 16, 2010
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