Posts Tagged ‘Nov-2008’

Two thousand and eight will be a year that will be hard to forget. Record fuel prices, an economic downturn in the U.S., a global banking crisis, two ongoing foreign wars and a difficult hurricane season that knocked out a lot of refinery production near the end of the summer are matters we all wish we hadn’t had to face. For many people across the country, the close of 2008 can’t come soon enough.   But 2008 brought some good things, too, things to celebrate and to cheer abou…

Three TA locations have reopened following significant renovations.The Porter, Ind. TA (I-94, Exit 22B) has new restrooms and showers, a new game room and a renovated TV lounge. The fuel island was upgraded and truck parking expanded by 60 spaces. Porter also added 86 seats to its food court and added a Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits and a Taco Bell/Pizza Hit Express combination to the existing Subway. The Marianna, Fla. TA (I-10, Exit 142) added a 78-seat food court featuring Popeyes Chicken …

Butch Estrada, who gets trucks in shape for the road at the Lake Station, Ind. TA shop, won top honors in two categories – Brakes and Fasteners — at this year’s SuperTech competition. Put together by the Technology and Maintenance Council, the annual contest brings together the country’s top shop technicians. It includes a written test and hands-on work in 14 different stations that test contestants’ diagnostic and problem-solving skills.This year TA sent 12 techs…

WiFi at TA locations across the country just got better. TA SpeedZone is now Interstate SpeedZone, offering great service and upgraded features. Anyone with a current contract or membership for TA SpeedZone will continue that service uninterrupted, simply by changing the SSID to INTERSTATE. Available in every TravelCenters of America location and now available in more than 200 locations, Interstate SpeedZone high-speed wireless internet access has the lowest prices of any national travel center c…