Picture a high-rise covered in algae, with robotic arms pulling out sections of the building and moving them in a constant shape-shifting ritual. This is not a scene from a science fiction movie. Well, it’s not exactly real life either. But it could be. Two Boston design firms want to convert a partially completed downtown […]
Did you know that alligators live in the sewers of New York City? Hundreds of them. Speaking of New York City, did you know that if someone dropped a penny from the top of the Empire State Building, it would penetrate the skull of someone walking on the sidewalk below?
Drivers who walk into the Lodi, Ohio TA for the first time know they have stepped into a very special place. Every inch sparkles, and there are plenty of inches covered. A 3,000 square foot travel store, just one element of a full-service travel center, is stocked with the latest electronics for the road and all of the essentials for a comfortable and productive ride. The roomy, marble showers and bathrooms are beautiful and always clean.
In 1984, work was just starting on the “Tomorrow’s Truck” program at the TMC. Though now it’s the Technology and Maintenance Council, back then it was just “The Maintenance Council” of American Trucking Associations. Technology had not yet become important in trucking, but maintenance had a huge impact on operating costs.
There’s a lot resting on your tires and wheels — maybe even more than you realize. So 33 TA truck service centers now offer total wheel alignment.
