Posts Tagged ‘Jul-2009’

July 1st, 2009

Hey Good Looking

This driver and his family have a beauty of a truck

Jeremy Hassevoort, Holland, Mich., Driving for 10 years

Trucking is all I know and all I ever wanted to do. My father is a driver and opened his own trucking business, Rabbit River Transport, in 1993. I started wrenching on trucks at our house when I was 14. I did it all – changing the oil, fixing lights, washing out trailers and trucks. I started driving at 18, and for a few years I could only run in Michigan, but as soon as I turned 21 I went over the road. I’m a j…

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July 1st, 2009

No Ordinary Joe

Mild-mannered Joe Gibbs has conquered two of the most rambunctious arenas in sports - the NFL and NASCAR

By Larry Woody

Anyone who knows easygoing Joe Gibbs can appreciate the humor in the tongue-in-cheek headline: “Gibbs Is a Racing Menace.” During the NASCAR off-season, Gibbs was participating in a just-for-fun exhibition race when he crashed into the car of another driver, almost flipping him over. When the dust settled, Gibbs took a lot of good-natured kidding because such battering-ram behavior runs contrary to his nature. Or does it?“Never underestimate Coach Gibbs,” says NASCAR driv…

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July 1st, 2009

Driven to Help

Trucker awards celebrate highway heroes

Did the FBI really have to do it? In April the law enforcement agency put out word that it saw a connection between highway killings and long-haul truckers. Sure the officials made the point that drivers are not more likely to be serial killers than those in other jobs. They were saying that in specific circumstances they looked at suspects who chose to drive a truck. But that didn’t stop the press from illustrating the story with a photo of non-truck driver Charles Manson, and running t…

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July 1st, 2009

Sizable Improvement

The Vero Beach TA expands to offer more to drivers

“It’s beautiful now,” says the Vero Beach TA store manager Jim Young. The location on the Eastern coast of Florida recently celebrated its grand opening in a new and improved form. “Actually we stayed open while rebuilding almost the entire place,” says Young. “It took a year and nine months; a huge renovation. This place was built in the early 1970s and we really needed a facelift.” Aside from the new sparkle, the services for drivers have been si…

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July 1st, 2009

Worry Free Zone

We've got you covered

By Tom O'Brien, President and CEO

Your opinions count. I asked for feedback in my last Road King column and we got it. We are constantly upping the level of customer service; driver satisfaction with TAs across the country is growing. Three questions have come up more than any others – more info is below. Thank you for being a loyal TA customer, and keep those comments coming to 1-888-982-5528. It’s our best way to find out if we’re keeping you covered. Q: TA keeps promoting its all-you-can-eat menu, but the …

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