Trucking News

May 1st, 2008

The Race Is On

Your Road King Club card could make you a winner

Have you ever dreamed of sitting trackside at the Daytona 500? The Road King Club Ultimate Race Sweepstakes, open May 1 – June 30, has a grand prize to savor. One member will be named the Road King Cup Series Champion and receive: a trip for two to the Sprint Cup Daytona 500, including round-trip airfare; four day/three night hotel…

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May 1st, 2008

Big Truck for Trucker

Veteran driver wins Dodge Ram 3500

Chip Ferguson has been driving trucks for 37 years, and stopping at TAs all over the country about that long. “If you could look at where I fuel, you’d see that I’m at a TA 98 percent of the time,” the Summerfield, Fla., resident says. “I’ve been a TA guy since before they had Road King Club cards and points.”…

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May 1st, 2008

Four Decades of Service

The Clayton, Ind. TA has given drivers a respite from the road since 1969

Growing up, Don Thompson learned the truckstop business firsthand. His father owned one, and Thompson worked there during high school. In 1958, he followed in his dad’s footsteps and became a truckstop operator, and in 1969, he opened the Indianapolis West Travel Center in Clayton, Ind., which became a TA in 1997. “My dad eventually sold his truckstop and went…

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March 1st, 2008

You’ve Got a Friend

Drivers know that the staff at Atlanta South TA will take care of them

A culture of caring exists at the Atlanta South TA, embracing road-weary drivers as soon as they park their trucks. It’s a direct result of owner Bob Ryan’s faith and philosophy of helping others. When they are not at the truckstop, members of the Ryan family can often be found on missions to developing countries, helping the locals to build…

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March 1st, 2008

Dedicated to Drivers

TA working to keep you coming back

By Tom O'Brien, President and CEO

Each time you stop at a TA, we want you to know that you chose wisely. Over the years we have responded to your changing needs, by expanding the number of service bays at our locations, offering quick-service restaurants, installing WiFi and offering healthy heart dishes in our full-service restaurants. Our Operation Refresh program is wide-ranging, and when completed will…

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