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A CONCEPT WORTH FIGHTING FOR Unique Maine High School CDL Program

STAYFIT SECTION: 12 WEIGHT LOSS NUITRITION 101

When, What and Where to Eat 14 WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

A Citizen Driver Miracle

MAINTENANCE MATTERS: 18 PARTICULAR ABOUT PARTICULATE MATTER

Dial in Your DEF & DOC Maintenance Practices 20 ACCELERATING IMAGE ENHANCEMENT

Hop Aboard: Trucking Moves America Forward 22 KEEP TIRE ROI ROLLIN’

3 Tips from a Goodyear Expert

OUT MY WINDSHIELD: 28 IT’S HOW YOU ‘SEE’ IT

Attitude Makes the Difference 30 SEMI SUITE LIFE

Onboard Cooking Improves Health

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24 GIVING A SMALL GIFT OF TIME

A Very Rewarding Experience for Everyone

COVER STORY: PACK YOUR BAG OF TRICKS The ultimate RoadKing tacklebox

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32 GATS DALLAS – AUGUST 25-27

Finalize Your Plans to Be There 34 100% OF THE INTENSITY

Race RC at a Fraction of Cost 42 TA & PETRO NEWS

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YOU’RE IN FOR SOME GREAT SUMMER TREATS starting with sensational barbecues at several TA-Petro locations, coast to coast. See the following alphabetical-by-state list for locations, days and times through Labor Day. For the granddaddy of truck shows, start making plans now to stop while traveling east or west on I-80 for the 37th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 14-16. If you’ve never been there, you won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event.

BARBECUES*

Through September 5th, 2016 www.ta-petro.com/events TA Santa Nella, CA Thursday 1:00 - 5:00 pm UTC-8

TA Brooklyn, IA Monday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm UTC-6 TA Mt Vernon, IL Saturday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm UTC-6 Petro Gary, IN Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

TA Bloomsbury, NJ Tuesday & Thursday Noon - 6:00 pm UTC-6 TA Columbia, NJ Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6 TA Kingsville, OH Thursday 5:00 - 9:00 pm UTC-6 TA London, OH Thursday Noon - 7:00 pm UTC-6

Petro Gaston, IN Tuesday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

Petro N. Baltimore, OH Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

Petro Greensburg, IN Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

TA Youngstown, OH Thursday 5:00 - 9:00 pm UTC-6

TA Lake Station, IN Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

TA Aurora, OR Tuesday & Friday 2:00 - 5:00 pm UTC-7

TA Porter, IN Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

Petro Phoenix, OR Tuesday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC-6

TA Seymour, IN Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

TA Barkeyville, PA Thursday 5:00 - 9:00 pm UTC-6

TA Battle Creek, MI Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

TA Brookville, PA Thursday 5:00 - 9:00 pm UTC-6

TA Sawyer, MI Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

TA Harborcreek, (Erie) PA Thursday 5:00 - 9:00 pm UTC-6

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TA Rogers, MN Tuesday 5:00 - 9:00 pm UTC-6

TA Wheat Ridge, CO Wednesday & Friday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm UTC-7

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TA Tekonsha, MI Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 pm UTC-6

Managing Editor Warren Eulgen 262.544.6600 – Phone 414.688.8333 – Mobile Warren@HighVelocityCommunications.com

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TA Lamar, PA Thursday Noon - 7:00 pm UTC-6 Petro Amarillo, TX Tuesday 2:00 - 6:00 pm UTC-7 Petro Carl’s Corner, TX Saturday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm UTC-7

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Petro El Paso, TX Tuesday 3:00 - 7:00 pm UTC-7 Petro Pearsall, TX Wednesday 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm UTC-7 TA Hudson. WI Thursday 5:00 - 9:00 pm UTC-6

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37th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree TA Walcott, IA, I-80, Exit 284 Thur. – Sat., July 14-16 iowa80truckstop.com/ trucker-jamboree *NOTE: Although current at time of publishing, individual events, dates, times and/or locations on the above list are subject to change without notice. Please check online listings for the latest

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A Concept

Worth Fighting For

Maine High School CDL Program Unique in U.S. THE STATE OF MAINE OFFERS A HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM centered at five regional high schools that help prepare students for a broad range of careers in many technical fields that do not require a four-year college degree. Taken as a whole, that’s not unique.

Including an opportunity to earn a Class B CDL as juniors and a Class A CDL as seniors is unique.

With today’s industry driver shortage, the Maine program stands out as a concept worth fighting for. A primary reason the program still exists is a grandfathered status achieved with the support of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee chaired by Senator Susan Collins (R – Maine). Upon graduation, the CDL program leads to in-state professional driving jobs for many graduating seniors and ultimately prepares them for the possibility of employment as interstate drivers after turning 21.

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be time-consuming and costly—to qualify for a CDL after graduating from high school. With pressures to begin gainful employment, many find job opportunities in other fields. By the time they turn 21, these students have frequently selected a different career path and are less likely to aggressively seek CDL-license training for a professional driving career.

types the students would be driving. In broad terms, the testing included more than 60 items in the following categories:

Student Driving Competition This year’s Dick Dolloff Memorial Student Driving Competition is an excellent example of the high school program in action. Held on Wednesday, April 13 at the Augusta Civic Center, the competition is open to high school students enrolled in commercial truck driving classes. The event is organized and run by Vicki Kimball, an instructor at the Tri-County Technical Center, and sponsored by five vocational high schools with assistance from the Maine Motor Transport Association (MMTA), the Maine Professional Drivers Association (MPDA), members of the Maine State Police and State License Examiners.

The event is named in memory of Dick Dolloff, a former truck-driving instructor at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center. He was instrumental in starting this competition years ago as a fun and educational way for students interested in the transportation field to sharpen their skills and learn safe habits. The second annual Chris Broderick Memorial Pre-Trip Inspection Award was presented in honor of Chris Broderick, a Westbrook instructor and MPDA member who continued Dolloff’s efforts in the competition.

Approximately 50 students tested their skills in a two-part competition.

Students conducted thorough pre-trip safety inspections administered by State Troopers. During the driving portion, students had to maneuver around obstacles similar to the requirements for passing the Maine Class B and Class A CDL driving tests.

State License Examiners were on hand to help conduct the competition.

The winners received trophies, and the top-two finishers in each class from each school were invited to participate in the Future Truckers Competition held during May in conjunction with the Maine Professional Drivers Championships at Bangor. These students competed side by side with professional drivers from across the state.

In cooperation with truck dealers from across the state who donated trucks for the competition, students took the driving tests in new equipment estimated to have a retail value in excess of two million dollars. The significance of this competition was further validated by the impressive number of private carriers and governmental agencies that sent representatives and trucks from their fleets to talk with the students about immediate career opportunities and answer questions. This high degree of interest is just another indicator of the driver shortage that impacts the entire industry, whether local, statewide, regional or national.

Competition Specifics The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit of Troop K, Maine State Police administered the testing for knowledge of pre-trip inspection procedures that included operating components, systems, controls and safety features. The tests were conducted using the respective truck

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Engine compartment Cab check / engine start Steering Suspension Brakes Wheels and tires Vehicle sides Rear of vehicle Tractor-trailer coupling (Class A)

In a group interview, the troopers stated, “This is our fourth year of being here. It’s part of our outreach initiatives to build cooperative relationships via speaking engagements and interactions at companies, schools and events like this. While safety is our first priority, we’re also interested in fostering cooperative relationships with the trucking industry.

Hopefully, we’re reinforcing the need to conduct thorough inspections and fixing any problems before heading out on the road each day.”

Training Coordinator Randy DeVault of the Maine Motor Transport Association supervised course setup and reviewed the six stations used to conduct the driving portion of the test. He emphasized the importance of the student drivers recognizing how each station is set up and planning to properly position the truck as they left the prior station.

1. Side Park – must be within 18 inches of a right-side line on the ground, simulating a curb delivery and be within 4 feet of an end line at the rear of the trailer.

2. Close Left-hand Turn – rear wheels must pass within 18 inches or less of the barrel without touching it to score points.

The closer you get, the higher the score.

3. Alley Dock – making a delivery to a loading dock that has one free port. Must back into a 10-ft. wide barricade and stop within 18 inches without hitting it.

4. Front Stop – must drive up to a line, 15 ft. wide, and stop within 18 inches without having the front bumper touch or pass over the line.

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you do builds a record.”

Maine requires the use of Professional Truck Driver Institute standards that are based on a minimum of 144 hours of instruction consisting of 78 in the classroom, 44 behind the wheel and 22 lab hours.

“We go far beyond, usually twice that,” said Vicki.

L-R: Commercial License Examiners Linda Thibodeau, Dawna Dostie and Michael McKenney

Region 9 School of Applied Technology – Instructor Eddy Naples has a different group every 10 weeks that parallels the approach used for other courses of study. Students start by earning a Class B CDL. If that goes well, they come back for another 10 weeks to earn a Class A CDL. Four classes are conducted during the L-R: Marc Poulin, Christopher Foxworthy, Patrick Munzing and Jeffrey school year, and one is DeGroot of Troop K, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement run during the summer.

5. Left-hand Turn Obstacle – Must pass at “I usually have six to eight high school least 18 inches away to earn a high score. students at a time,” said Naples. “Adults are also eligible to participate. I work closely 6. Portable Scales – Must pull on to a 4 with guidance counselors and outside X 8 sheet of plastic with the center line agencies to bring qualified candidates of rear axle hub (#3) stopping within 18 into the program.” inches of a line on either side of center.

Northern Penobscot Tech Region III – During a group interview, the Thomas Baer has been training drivers commercial license examiners said, for 23 years. He currently runs a program “We conduct the written tests, a pre-trip one year in length with a class of 12. inspection test, and the road testing.

Students are with him every other day.

We think it’s important to be here to He has formed a solid working relationship demonstrate respect for the skills these with the license examiners. Those students have developed and the time looking to recruit drivers coming out of they’ve invested, and to let them know his program frequently contact him for we handle our responsibilities in a recommendations. “More than 25 Maine professional, unbiased manner. Our companies have hired our graduates,” said criteria are similar to what the students Baer. “As a nation, we’re really missing are experiencing today. We have fun with the boat by not having more high-schoolbased driver training programs. I really this event and look forward to it.” appreciate the MPDA members who are Four Participating Schools supporting our program by mentoring Tri-County Technical Center – Vicki our kids and sharing their experiences.”

Kimball is the lead instructor. Students are with her every other day for a full school day.

Westbrook Regional Vocational Center – She tells students, “The commercial license Ron Welton offers a Class B course and a is your key to earning a paycheck. Value Class A course. Students have daily classes it. Treat it with respect. Realize everything for two hours and fifteen minutes through 10

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the entire school year. Annual class time is about 350 hours. Driving time is usually conducted on a one-to-one basis outside of class time. “The Maine program is unique in the country,” said Welton. “We could really use similar programs all across the country. Companies are wising up to the fact that drivers are the most important assets they have.”

Special thanks are due to members of the Maine Professional Drivers Association for providing the essential items needed to conduct the Student Driving Competition, for delivering and picking up the MPDA trailer, setup and teardown, and helping conduct the competition. Participants include Matt Beck, Dick Brown, Jim Costa, Mike Coulombe, Mary Anne Cupero, Randy DeVault, Rob Fernald, Hank Jewett, Vicki Kimball, Nate Lewis, Warren Lewis, Denis Litalien, Eddy Naples, Fern Richard, Ron Round and Josh White.

What Can You Do? If your state doesn’t have a Professional Drivers Association, that would be a good place to start. All it takes is a core group of professional drivers with a passion for the industry. Drivers advocating collectively on behalf of the industry can be a force for change. Talk with representatives of your state’s ATA affiliate. If you think the Maine high school program would be beneficial for your state, start the conversation. Talk to your elected state and federal representatives, local school boards, and state education officials. And talk with each other. Just as the MPDA stood up with others to save the Maine program in recent years, you can make progress towards changing the way our elected representatives think about truck driver training at the high school level in the other 49 states. o

LEARN MORE ABOUT MPDA Interested in starting a professional drivers association or growing membership in your state?

Learn more at MPDA.org. Better yet, you can call or e-mail the MPDA Executive Director to learn more about the organization’s formation, operation and bylaws: Denis Litalien MPDA Executive Director 207.468.7373 – Mobile Director@MPDA.org – e-Mail

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WEIGHT LOSS NUTRITION BY: SIPHIWE BALEKA, FOUNDER, FITNESS TRUCKING

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Do you feel losing weight is a struggle, and it’s particularly difficult to achieve out on the road? If you answered “yes,” you’re not alone.

OFTEN I HEAR DRIVERS SAY, “I JUST CAN’T EAT HEALTHY AT THE TRUCK STOPS. All they have is junk food and fried food.” While that may be true for some, it’s certainly not true at TA and Petro locations. You can lose weight while living on the road, and you can eat healthy at many truck stops. Every month at Fitness Trucking, I show drivers how, and I’d like to share the basics with you.

When it comes to nutrition and losing weight on the road, here’s what you need to know.

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1. Proteins 2. Carbohydrates 3. Fats Weight gain and weight loss are functions of your protein and carbohydrate intake. Proteins are your building blocks— the stuff that your body is made from.

Carbohydrates, on the other hand, are your fuel source. When you eat, your digestive system separates the food into these parts for use by every cell and enzymatic process in your body.

It requires more work—up to four times more work—for your body to break down the proteins than it does the carbohydrates.

When you eat, your body doesn’t need the fuel (carbohydrates) right then and there,

because you are just sitting in the driver’s seat. That causes your body to store the fuel as “fat.” Therefore, it is very important to monitor the amount of carbohydrates you eat, and when you eat them.

Avoiding a Common Mistake A mistake many drivers make when they set out on the process of losing weight is that they start snacking on a lot of fruits and granola bars, both of which are almost all carbohydrates and have very little protein. I’ve seen drivers who all of a sudden start eating a bowl of oatmeal (all carbohydrates) with a banana (all carbohydrates) and a glass of orange juice (all carbohydrates) for breakfast, then eat an apple (all carbohydrates) or an orange (all carbohydrates) for a snack while they’re driving. Then later in the day, they eat a granola bar (more carbohydrates).

After two weeks of eating like this, the driver is perplexed that he or she has

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gained weight. It’s common for me to hear, “I just don’t get it! I’ve been eating healthy for the last two weeks, snacking on fruits and granola instead of chips and cookies.”

Frustrated, drivers give up, and that’s the end of their efforts to lose weight.

Here’s the Solution The solution is replacing your carbohydrate-loaded snacks with protein snacks such as nuts, low-fat cheese, tuna, eggs, Greek yogurt, beef jerky and even pork rinds! When you’re driving and eat these types of snacks, you give your metabolism work to do that requires the burning of fat, rather than the storing of fat. Moreover, when you snack this way, it leaves room for the consumption of carbohydrates at dinner.

In addition, stop drinking carbohydrateloaded drinks such as sodas, juices and energy drinks. Replace them with any zero-calorie, zero-carbohydrate alternative.

The fewer carbohydrates you eat and drink during the day, the more carbohydrates you can afford to eat later without doing

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a lot of damage. This means you don’t have to give up all of your favorite foods to lose weight. You can still eat your favorite dinners in moderation. You just have to learn when you can eat them and how much you can eat.

I recommend the use of a smart phone app such as MyFitnessPal or, my favorite, Cronometer, to track your nutrition.

Record everything you eat and drink for a minimum of seven days. Calculate your average daily meal frequency and your average daily carbohydrate consumption.

You want to gradually increase your meal frequency until it reaches 5 meals a day— that’s breakfast, a.m. snack, lunch, p.m. snack, and dinner. Meanwhile, you want to gradually reduce your average daily carbohydrate consumption by 10g to 20g each week. For maximum weight loss, most of my clients achieve the best results by gradually reducing their carbohydrate consumption. Getting them under 140g per week is ideal.

By making small changes to reduce your carbohydrate consumption and regularly snacking on protein throughout your driving shift, you can significantly boost your metabolism to burn fat while driving. You don’t have to starve or deprive yourself. Instead, eat strategically. o

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What are the Odds?

A Citizen Driver Miracle

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We were friends for quite a while, quite a few years, and I happened to open up my mouth, and say something about an accident, and he realized who I was. I didn’t know who he was until he started telling me things. And that’s when I realized he was the person who saved my life. I want to thank Jon in front of everybody, because if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be alive standing on this stage.”

IT WAS CANDY BASS WHO SPOKE THESE EMOTION-DRENCHED WORDS ABOUT JON OSBURN ON FRIDAY, APRIL 1, immediately following the luncheon at MATS honoring the 2016 Citizen Drivers.

To understand the origin, you have to turn the clock back almost 29 years to April 30, 1987. She was eastbound driving a cabover Freightliner on I-40 about 85 miles west of Albuquerque, near Grants, New Mexico. He was a grad student at the University of New Mexico and an on-call Flight Para-Medic at the University Hospital. Fate may have played a role in their chance meeting that day, or perhaps it was Divine intervention.

When you see Candy or Jon, ask them for the long version of this story. In a nutshell, here’s what happened that forever connects them via three odds-defying links. First, Jon did miraculously save Candy’s life that day. Second, and quite by chance, they reconnected about five years ago at a charity event both were attending, even though they had casually known each other for several years after Jon had entered the trucking industry. And third, Candy and Jon had no idea they were both being honored as 2016 Citizen Drivers until attending a meet-and-greet on the evening of March 31.

Horrific Accident Always a bad combination, high winds caused a motorhome being towed by a pickup to hit Candy’s left steer tire. She lost control. The resulting flip turned the truck upside down, the windshield popped out, and Candy wound up halfway out of the cab sliding down I-40, her broken right leg—either luckily or instinctively—wrapped around the gear shift. The resulting injuries were horrific. Fractured pelvis. Broken collarbone.

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Mary “Candy” Bass & Jon Osburn

bleeding. A man of slight-build crawled through a hole cut in the sleeper to help extricate Candy. A nurse who stopped comforted her, kept Candy awake. Upon arrival, two state patrol officers declared Candy dead. When the ambulance crew arrived, that call was reversed. Then reversed, and reversed again. At one point, her lungs collapsed. Resuscitation only worked after the third paddle jolt. With Candy barely clinging to life, confusion among the volunteer responders continued.

Amazing Rescue While things were frantically playing out on I-40, Jon and the pilot of a twin-engine Cessna 414 were listening to the equally confusing chaos coming across the airwaves. Not deterred, Jon and the pilot decided to fly. The pilot dove in, landed on I-40 and taxied up to the scene. Jon’s years of EMS experience kicked in.

He stabilized Candy and made sure her airways were cleared.

Onboard the 414, Jon placed Candy in military anti-shock trousers, inserted two IV’s and attached monitoring equipment.

Radio communications relayed her condition and injuries to the ambulance crew and the hospital ER team, who were at the ready along with specialty doctors and staff members.

With a guardian angel working way above any reasonable pay grade, Candy did survive the horrific crash. The first weeks were tense. Unknown to Candy, Jon visited a couple of times, knew she would make it, and moved on. Her recovery was long.

The follow-up medical procedures were painful. The therapy was intense. Remembering little, Candy wanted to resume her driving career. Despite being advised otherwise, Candy got back in a truck after 18 long months. The rest of the story, as they say, is history. o

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TRICKS Joe Bucher is a National Freshwater Fishing Hall Of Fame Legendary Angler and host of the popular TV series Fishing with Joe Bucher. He is also the author of six books, as well as a contributing writer for monthly fishing publications on a variety of subjects and gamefish species all over North America.

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THE ULTIMATE ROADKING TACKLEBOX! BY: JOE BUCHER, EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN

ONE STEP INTO MY GARAGE WOULD SURELY TELL YOU I HAVE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF FISHING GEAR. But, of course, fishing is how I make my living, so I can justify this obscene collection of stuff. The amount of fishing equipment I store in my fishing boat is much the same. Literally, by carrying an entire tackle shop inside the lockers of my watercraft, I have immediate access to whatever I need to pursue virtually any opportunity at any given time.

However, none of that matters when I’m on a road trip that doesn’t involve access to my garage or boat rig. Yet, I still want to have some fishing gear packed in case a potential angling opportunity arises. This is precisely what most truckers who like to fish are faced with as they go about their jobs traveling regionally or across our great country. Traveling light, yet being ready to take advantage of a quick angling opportunity is the name of the game. It now becomes vital to strip it all down to what’s really essential for a few hours of shoreline enjoyment. Simply put, the items you place in your tackle box must be carefully considered, so you can easily carry it to a location, yet be fully

ready to effectively search the water for active fish.

Perhaps the easiest way to break down a really good RoadKing tackle selection is to look at your tacklebox more as a toolbox, instead of one stuffed with fishing gear. Now, the choices you make are sure to have special meaning.

Fundamentally, you need a complete collection of must-have tools to get the job done, but it all has to fit inside an easy-to-carry/easy-to-store box. Speaking of which, your first order of business is the choice of a tacklebox itself.

Pack Your Tool Bag My friends at Plano—the tackle storage company that literally has a box, bag or enclosure for nearly everything on the planet—now make what I consider the perfect bag for the RoadKing angler.

It’s called the Guide Series Tackle Bag. I use the term bag for a specific reason, since the very best all-encompassing tackle storage system in my opinion is actually a soft bag that contains lots of smaller individual hard boxes. The soft bag concept enables you to carry a vast assortment of various lures for sure, but side pouches provide space and quick access to essential tools and other accessories you are sure to need on any outing.

In fact, let’s talk briefly about essential tools and accessories for your tackle bag.

First off, no matter what fish you are likely to catch, you are certainly going to need a tool to unhook ‘em. So, a needlenose pliers is a must-have. Personally, I like one that’s five to six inches long, so my hands are further away from treble hooks. Nothing is sure to ruin an outing faster than losing your grip on a wiggling, thrashing fish and getting a hook buried in your finger or hand. Been there! Done that! Fishing trip over and replaced by an unwanted visit to a nearby clinic or emergency room.

I recommend at least two additional tools for your gear bag including split ring pliers for changing out bent or damaged hooks, and a hook-sharpening file. All of these tools in some way deal with the hooks on your lures. With that in mind, you might also want to have a small selection of replacement trebles, as

TOP: Selection of jigs and soft-plastic grubs MIDDLE: Must-have tools for your tacklebox BOTTOM: Maybe you can land a largemouth bass like the one Joe Bucher has here

well as single hooks in one of those small compartment boxes. A few additional split rings, snaps and sinkers of various styles should also be part of your gear.

They won’t take up a lot of space, but will surely be needed at some point. A tape measure is also a good idea in case you happen to luck into a lunker!

Lures for Sure Now, let’s take a closer look at lures for your travel bag—your essential tools of the trade for catching a wide variety of fish. Let’s assume for the most part you’re going to primarily cast from shore, and the primary target is bound to be bass although walleyes, pike, muskies, and catfish could come into play depending upon the region you happen to be passing through. I like to base nearly everything off of bass fishing, since a lure assortment for them is sure to include plugs likely to work for most other gamefish including saltwater species.

You can always consider custom tailoring

your tackle bag for different regions and more prevalent species accordingly before venturing out on the road.

With bass and shore fishing as the primary starting point, you simply must have a handful of safety-pin style spinnerbaits in your tackle bag. They enable you to very efficiently fan cast all available open water and surrounding cover without fear of snagging up, since they have a single upriding hook. They are essentially weedless. By the way, spinnerbaits take up virtually no space in one of the side pouches of a soft-style bag. Pack an assortment of extra blades, skirts, colors and even a few snap swivels to repair a productive spinnerbait that is sure to get war torn after catching a number of fish.

Next up is an assortment of crankbaits and topwater lures that will take up the bulk of the space in various smaller hard cases packed in your tackle bag. The crankbait assortment should include both shallow runners and deep divers to accommodate just about any terrain you are likely to encounter. For example, shorelines on most natural lakes with a shallower, flat taper containing weed growth or other forms of cover require a floating, shallow runner that also doubles as a topwater plug. Steeper grades off a riverbank near a dam site with current demand a deep-diving version in order to get closer to where the fish are likely to be hangin’ out.

Finally, make sure you have an ample supply of jigs in various weights along with a zip-lock style bag full of soft plastic grubs in various sizes, colors and styles.

If I only had one lure to choose on a trip, this would be it. It catches everything big and small. Tiny versions catch panfish.

Larger versions trick trophies. You can fish ‘em shallow, mid ranges and deep depending upon jig weight and the speed you fish.

One last thought worth a mention is to always keep your eyes and ears open for local gossip about the best spots, lures and techniques. A quick stop at a local bait shop or sporting goods store is sure to put you in contact with someone who knows something about where to go and what to fish with. It can give you a leg up before you ever wet a line! o RoadKing

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M A I N T E N A N C E M AT T E R S BY: HOMER HOGG, MANAGER OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TA-PETRO

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ABOUT PARTICULATE MATTER I N 20 07, T H E EN V I RONM EN TA L PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) INTRODUCED A SET OF EMISSIONS STANDARDS to be applied to on-highway diesel engines.

These standards require almost zero Particulate Matter to be emitted from a vehicle’s exhaust. For most diesel engines, the addition of a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) met the requirements. We are nine years down the road, and I believe the industry is still working to sort out the maintenance practices and costs necessary to successfully operate these often-misunderstood devices.

If you consider the amount of black smoke that billowed from most diesel trucks prior to 2007, it is astonishing how clean the air exiting the exhaust pipes of most modern trucks has become.

The problem is that the black smoke is still present, but it is trapped in the DPF; consequently, it never reaches the atmosphere.

Pay Attention to Light All seems to be good until that funny looking DPF light on the dash illuminates, and engine performance declines and fuel efficiency is reduced. If the DPF is not regenerated to the correct level by the onboard computer systems, or the driver does not initiate a manual regeneration cycle, the DPF light will start to flash providing a final warning. If the condition is not rectified, the red light will illuminate and the engine may derate and/or shutdown. This could result in a tow bill or very expensive roadside repair and may damage the DPF, requiring a very expensive replacement.

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If the DPF becomes restricted due to normal operation, it can be removed, inspected, cleaned and placed back in service. The cleaning process varies, and is a point of much discussion and some contention within the industry.

Multiple methods are available and may be required for a specific engine based on the extent of the required cleaning.

Cleaning for Best Performance Most cleaning methods include a pneumatic process that should remove the majority of the trapped Particulate Matter and contamination trapped in the filter. To obtain a better level of cleanliness, combining air cleaning with a baking process is advisable. The combination of blowing the soot out of the filter with a high quality machine and baking will clean most filters to an acceptable level. Some operators or owners don’t have the time to take their vehicles out of service for 24 hours to allow the filter to bake and cool, so they opt for a pneumatic clean only.

At least one manufacturer requires a liquid clean for its filters, but this process typically means an exchange system, so the filter can be sent back to the engine manufacturer and cleaned in a very controlled environment. This method may provide a slightly better clean, but tends to make some customers nervous due to their good known core going into a system where they will never see it again.

What About DOC? The DOC, which is mounted in front of the DPF, plays a critical role in the after treatment process. It is a catalyst device that heats up and helps burn excess fuel not totally burned during the combustion process. This device should be cleaned when the DPF is removed. Failure to clean

the DOC could result in a contaminated DPF once the engine is restarted or may shorten the expected life of the cleaned DPF. The cleaning equipment for DPFs and DOCs have evolved and become much more efficient resulting in lower costs and less downtime. As technicians continue to learn the techniques necessary to quickly remove and service these after-treatment devices, hopefully, it will be less painful for drivers, owners and fleet managers when that funny-looking light on the dash illuminates.

Being particular about Particulate Matter pays dividends. See your TA Truck Service Center for assistance with DPF and DOC cleaning. o

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ACCELERATING

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT

TRUCKING MOVES AMERICA FORWARD (TMAF), THE INDUSTRY-WIDE IMAGE AND EDUCATION MOVEMENT, is making significant strides in its mission to change the perception of the trucking industry.

TMAF announced its achievements from the past year at the 2016 MidAmerica Trucking Show (MATS), the same venue where the organization publically launched in March of 2014.

TMAF cochairman, president of Jet Express, Inc., and f irst - Scott Ware President vice-chairman of Holland American Trucking Associations Kevin Burch cited several successes achieved by a wide range of education and communications initiatives.

“After a successful first year, we knew there

“We are proud to be a part of the Trucking Moves America Forward program.”

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was still much that needed to be done to work toward changing perceptions and building a more positive image of the trucking industry, and I’m happy to say we’ve exceeded expectations to date,” said Burch.

“I want to sincerely thank all of our members and supporters for helping us come this far,” continued Burch. “I’m especially proud to announce that we’ve achieved our goal of putting more than 100 TMAF-branded trailer wraps on the road.”

TMAF announced the following achievements: ›› More than 100 trailer wraps purchased ›› More than 180 donors ›› More than 2,100 subscribers ›› 34,455 YouTube views (a 136 percent

yearly increase) ›› 7,674 Facebook likes (a 329 percent

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›› More than 20 million media impressions ›› More than 3.3 million advertising impressions ›› More than 2.0 million impressions

due to media outlet donations “We are proud to be a part of the Trucking Moves America Forward program,” said Holland president Scott Ware, based in Holland, Michigan. Holland is wrapping 20 of our newest trailers with the ‘It takes 7 million people to move America’ message. We hope it reaches hundreds of thousands of Americans, enhancing understanding and appreciation of the many hardworking professional drivers in the trucking industry.”

Customized Wraps Load One of Taylor, Michigan started with four trailer wraps during 2015. Ten wraps will be applied to new trailers that will be delivered soon. Four will

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use the original designs, and six will utilize some excellent feedback from customers. customized wraps that feature two each They like seeing the positive messaging.

“We’ll have much more of a presence of Load One’s 18-wheelers, straight trucks and Sprinter vans. The graphics shown to when we get the next 10 on the road. All the right provide a preview of the new positive, particularly with our customized wraps. transportation-related customers. We asked “It’s no secret our industry has an image ourselves, ‘how do we personalize this problem,” said Load One CEO John Elliott. message, take it to the next level?’ We’re “Individually and collectively, we’ve done proud that other companies and drivers a terrible marketing job. The TMAF realize that we’re going above and beyond, initiative is a step in the right direction. particularly for a company of our size, to Trucking literally drives the economy. support the cause. It’s something our whole These trailer wraps will help spread the industry should get behind.”

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ROLLIN’ 3 TIPS help optimize your investment W H E T H E R YOU ’R E A N OW N E ROPERATOR OR A FLEET DRIVER, TIRES REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT PART OF YOUR OPERATING COSTS. You can help optimize your “tire returns” by regularly engaging in three key maintenance practices:

1. Air Pressure Monitoring Maintaining correct inflation pressures is the single most important maintenance practice that a driver can employ to positively impact tire wear, casing life and overall tire performance.

Both over-inflation and under-inflation can change a tire’s footprint, making it susceptible to irregular wear and loss of traction.

Although over-inflation can create a handful of issues, including a harsh ride, under-inflation can trigger several serious problems that impact time and money.

Since the air inside the tire carries the truck’s load, under-inflation causes the tire to flex more as it rolls down the highway, which results in internal heat buildup.

Under -inf lation also hurts fuel economy, since it forces truck engines to work harder.

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provided on tire manufacturer websites such as GoodyearTruckTires.com is also very useful.

Recommendation: Check your inflation pressure levels at least once a week.

2. Vehicle Alignment Keeping a truck properly aligned may seem like an expensive proposition, but it’s an investment that can pay big dividends when it comes to achieving longer tire life. Over time, a regular alignment program can boost tire life and reduce the occurrence of irregular tread wear.

When thinking about alignment, keep in mind that a traditional frontend alignment isn’t always enough for longhaul trucks. Drive axles must be brought into alignment, too—making sure they are perpendicular to the chassis, and in the case of tandem axles, parallel to each other.

Truck misalignment can also impact fuel economy. If any of the wheels on an 18-wheel tractor/trailer are not in alignment, the total drag on the vehicle increases. When the tractor and trailer are not tracking parallel to the direction of travel, aerodynamic drag will increase.

Misalignment is not a condition that corrects itself. An improperly aligned truck requires expert care.

Recommendation: Have your alignment checked at least twice per year; spring and fall are good times.

3. Visual/Tactile Inspections Regular visual and tactile inspections of your truck’s tires can provide a lot of useful information about their condition.

Things to check for include unusual wear patterns like feathering and cupping.

It’s really important to make immediate note when the tread across each tire starts to show unusual wear patterns. If detected early enough, they can be countered or corrected to help extend tire life. A tactile examination while looking for cuts, cracks, blisters and bulges can also yield useful information.

Recommendation: In addition to your daily walk-around inspections, conduct a thorough visual inspection of all tires at least once every week, and check tread depth frequently.

When you consider the thousands of dollars invested in 18 truck tires, applying these three simple tips can lower your operating costs and boost your tire ROI in real, measurable ways. o

About the Author A 20-year commercial trucking industry veteran, Brian Buckham is general manager of commercial truck tire marketing for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

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Giving a Small Gift of Time A very rewarding experience for everyone involved WHEN HIS EMPLOYER IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY CLOSED THE MILL DOORS AFTER 18 YEARS, ANOTHER DOOR OPENED FOR HALE SWORDS OF JAMESTOWN, KENTUCKY. He found a truck-driving job with a company in nearby Somerset. It turned out to be more than just a job.

Swords quickly turned it into a profession.

He trained more than 50 students as a road trainer. He then advanced to be a certified CDL instructor for a company-sponsored, driver-training program.

After his previous employer was sold in 2002, Swords signed on with Epes Transport System of Greensboro, North Carolina.

He hit the industry 20-year mark in January of this year. Through involvement with his church and the local community, Swords always had a special place in his heart for working with children. Seven years ago, he found a way to align those two interests in a way that added a very rewarding dimension to his life. He signed on with Trucker Buddy International. The fact that 24

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his daughter was a member of his initial class also motivated him.

After a time out of the program, he connected with Tammy Egnew, a 5th grade teacher at Salem Elementary School in Russell Springs, Kentucky, for the 2014-15 school year. Two classes participated in the Trucker Buddy program. They formed a

great teacher-Trucker Buddy relationship that resulted in Swords being honored as an Outstanding Trucker Buddy at MATS 2015. Egnew was honored as an Outstanding Teacher at MATS 2016. To the class, Swords is respectfully known as Mr. Hale.

Swords in turn respectfully calls her Miss Tammy.

Endless Rewards For Mr. Hale, the honor provided a nice reward. More important are the rewards that he receives every week in the form of communications from the students.

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Not knowing what to expect, Miss Tammy initially thought that history would be the logical connection. The relationship quickly expanded to writing and reading, and is even put to good use in math, geography and social studies.

“The students really became attached to Mr. Hale,” said Miss Tammy. “They couldn’t believe that he cared enough about them to bring his truck to school, spend time with them and engage in weekly communications from the road. In addition to regular e-mail communications, students loved to talk with Mr. Hale in person and via a speakerphone. In their eyes, he took on the status of a super hero. Some of these children have never ventured beyond Russell County. They now see professional truck drivers in a whole new light. Some even want to make it their profession, too.

“When Mr. Hale was nominated for Outsanding Trucker Buddy, the students worked very diligently crafting personal letters of recommendation. Based on their comments, it was quite amazing to see how connected the children had become to Mr. Hale. It was very evident that he had impacted their lives in a very positive way.

When Mr. Hale won, they couldn’t have been more proud knowing that their letters actually helped him win this honor.”

“I’ve saved every letter, every communication that I’ve ever received,” said Mr. Hale. “Some of them have even made me cry. It’s always amazing to me that the time you spend with the students and communicating with them from the road has such a huge impact.

“When I visit school or send photos documenting my travels, I like to ask questions that make the students think.

Frequently, the questions require some research or digging. Their answers indicate they’re engaged in the process and expanding their knowledge base. Who wouldn’t feel rewarded when that happens? The students also like to ask me questions from time to time. Then I’m the one who has to do some research before providing my answers.

“It’s also great to have the support of my company and my boss, Tina Valois, Epes fleet manager. In preparing for school visits, the company is usually able to provide a small gift for every student. It might be a pen, a cup, a glass, a key chain or some other useful item. These small gifts are always appreciated. If any driver has ever thought about joining Trucker Buddy, I would recommend that he or she give it a try. The rewards are truly much greater than you can ever imagine.” o

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About Trucker Buddy International Since starting in 1992, Trucker Buddy International has helped educate more than one million schoolchildren in grades K-8 under the supervision of their teachers.

The contributions of caring, compassionate men and women truck drivers create lasting impressions about the individuals and their companies. The on-going success of the program is due to driver volunteers, participating teachers and the contributions of sponsors. There is no cost to the drivers and teachers who participate in the program. The Trucker Buddy program is funded entirely by sponsorships and donations.

If you would like to make a donation and/or Trucker Buddy learn more about becoming a Trucker Buddy, visit TruckerBuddy.org.

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OUT MY WINDSHIELD BY: DAVID A. KOLMAN, SENIOR EDITOR

It’s How You

‘See’ It Attitude makes the difference

WITH TRUCK DRIVING COMES PROBLEMS, STRESS, AGGRAVATION AND MANY OTHER THINGS you cannot control. However, you have complete control over your attitude. Everything boils down to a matter of attitude, and attitude is a state of mind.

A positive, upbeat attitude helps you cope more easily with the daily affairs of life, because it brings optimism and helps deal constructively with worries and negative thoughts.

Growing up, my dear father transferred a great deal of wisdom to me, even though I didn’t always know it at the time. However, one piece of advice I took to heart almost immediately was, “If you develop and strengthen a positive attitude, and persistently endeavor to give your best effort, you will ultimately overcome any immediate problems and find you are ready for other challenges.”

Play Make-Believe A positive attitude is something everyone can work on. It comes from believing in yourself, improving the attitude you hold toward yourself and others, and canceling any negative thoughts that interfere with a confident, but not arrogant attitude.

Start replacing negative thoughts with positive ones, and you will start experiencing positive results.

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you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”

Mistakes No matter how hard we try, everyone makes a mistake and faces failure every now and again. That’s just part of life.

The important thing is our attitudes about mistakes and failures, and how we react to them.

The best attitude is developed by accepting and appreciating mistakes for what they are: lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Mistakes and failures are keys to success, because each one teaches something.

Death of a Colleague Many years ago, I worked for a most unorthodox small trucking company. As I arrived at work one day, I noticed a bunch of other truckers standing before the entrance to the dispatch office. All were concentrating on a large sign that hung above the door.

I read the sign and was startled by its message: “Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to pay your respects in the area that has been prepared in the drivers’ room.”

We were all saddened by the death of one of our colleagues. We wondered who that person was.

One by one, we lined up to pay our respects to the unknown person in the coffin. As the drivers leaned over and peered inside, the sudden, shocked look on their faces spoke volumes. It was as if someone had touched the very depths of their souls.

There, inside the coffin, was a mirror.

Everyone who looked inside could see themselves. Next to the mirror was a sign that read. “There is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth, and it is you.”

What You Think Your life doesn’t change when your boss changes, or when you change jobs, or when your friends change, or when you relocate, and so on. Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond the limitations of your own beliefs.

Examine yourself. Don’t be afraid of difficulties, troubles and losses. Be a winner by building yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life that makes the difference.

It is not what actually happens, but what you think is happening that matters. To achieve greater success in your professional driving career and in your personal life it is always best to develop and keep an upbeat, positive attitude. o

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James and Christina Conley shown with the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycle at Petro Gary, Indiana.

Semi Suite Life

Onboard cooking improves health, saves money

DURING HIS LIFETIME, JAMES CONLEY HAS HELD DOZENS OF JOBS. Since starting his current OTR driving job with C.R. England in July 2014, the South Carolina native’s life has taken some turns for the better.

His wife, Christina, started riding shotgun in January 2015. She had been a preschool teacher and assistant facility director for eight years. An April 2015 move to C.R. England Dedicated provided an opportunity to haul PODS® storage units long distance. Though seldom there, the Vacaville, CA residents are enjoying a semi suite life on the road, which has taken them to or through every state in the lower 48.

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hydraulic lift system handles the heavy lifting. Others make the local pickups that consolidate loads and handle the deliveries at one or more drop-off points.

Loads are usually less than 60,000 pounds. Sometimes, empty containers are delivered to hubs that need them or are dropped at a maintenance facility for repairs or upgrades.

Benefits of Onboard Cooking Onboard cook ing is a g rowing phenomenon among a wide range of professional drivers. James and Christina cited almost all of the following factors in their decision to make the switch to onboard cooking.

1. Help lose weight 2. Eat a more balanced diet 3. Eat fresh foods, no preservatives 4. Reduce salt and sugar intake 5. Avoid unhealthy foods

6. Ac h ie ve a b et ter pr ote i n / carbohydrate balance 7. Expand the variety of foods 8. Prepare foods to suit personal tastes 9. Plan menus ahead and avoid temptations 10. Substantial cost savings

“Both of us had a desire to improve the balance in our diets,” said Christina.

“We can do so much with a refrigerator, a small outdoor grill, a lunchbox cooker and a rice steamer that handles just about everything else. We typically plan for a week at a time, three meals a day.

The typical stock-up trip to a grocery store along the Interstate runs about $120 for the two of us. Since we both love salads, the fresh salad bar at a Country Pride® or Iron Skillet® restaurant supplements some meals. There’s even

the opportunity to buy items by the pound from the homemade soup and fresh salad bar to use for cooking. For a fresh snack we may pick up Good2Go fresh fruit and veggie cups from a Travel Store. They’re great for something quick on the road.”

“When we treat ourselves to a sit-down meal, it’s usually at a TA-Petro location,” said James. “Or if we’re hungry for a top-quality sandwich, you can’t beat the selection at an O’Deli’s restaurant.

Even though we brew our own coffee onboard, a cup of World Blends® coffee is a real treat. On occasion, we enjoy a Sbarro pizza.”

A wide selection of fresh ingredients and tasty dressings is maintained on the salad bars available at Iron Skillet and Country Pride restaurants.

The Meat of the Story During an overnight stay at Petro Gary, Indiana, the Conleys were observed in action. The on-board menu included a lean rib eye for James and a chicken breast for Christina. The entrees were supplemented by steamed rice and crisp salads from the Iron Skillet homemade soup and fresh salad bar. James handled the grilling, while Christina prepared the rice. The onboard dinner conversation turned to other things the Conley’s like about TA-Petro locations.

Topics ranged from the always-fresh, well-maintained showers and the attendants who take pride in their work, the ease of parking using Plan2Park and Reserve-It!®, TA Truck Service for PMs, and RoadSquad™ for roadside emergency needs. The convenience of the TruckSmart® Mobile App for checking availabilities and making reservations is greatly appreciated.

Country Stores are a favorite, particularly for gift shopping, and the ease of redeeming points on the UltraONE® Club member kiosks.

If you would like to learn more about the life on the road enjoyed by James and Christina Conley, pick up some tasty recipes for onboard cooking and watch preparation videos, simply join the more than 2,000 followers already connected at Semi Suite Life on Facebook. You’ll find tips from Christina and quips from James that will help you share their experiences. You can find more cooking ideas and tips on the Big Trucks Cooking Facebook page. o

A small gas grill is ideal for grilling a wide variety of healthy entrees.

Enjoying healthy meals made from freshly cooked ingredients at a faction of the cost of dining out is the key to successful onboard eating.

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Dallas – August 25-27 – Be There!

Finalize Your Plans for the 2016 Great American Trucking Show Enjoy three jam-packed days featuring gorgeous trucks, top-notch entertainment, healthy living advice and compelling speakers—all under one roof.

AS T HE 2016 GRE AT A M ER IC A N T RUCK ING SHOW DR AWS NE A R, you should finalize your plans for an experience unlike anything else in trucking, combining educational and business sessions, the country’s most beautiful rigs, interactive product testing, health and wellness advice, and non-stop entertainment—plus more than 500 exhibits, covering more than 520,000 square feet of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.

Highlights that await you include: New Discovery Pavilion – will offer attendees the chance to test products in an interactive environment and learn how products and equipment will work in specific applications. The Discovery Pavilion stage will feature performances by the three finalists in the OverdriveRed Eye Radio Truckers’ Talent Search, who will compete for first place and a professional studio recording session.

Other presentations will include tips to help truckers comply with tax laws.

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Market Movers, which last year featured top executives from Covenant, Swift and Werner discussing trucking’s biggest issues with CNBC’s Morgan Brennan and Donald Broughton with Avondale Partners. Overdrive’s Partners in Business workshops and the Pride & Polish awards ceremony will take place there.

The Theater will also host an event where companies will pledge their support to hire reservists and former military personnel in conjunction with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

Landstar Health and Wellness Pavilion – experienced practitioners will be on hand for mammograms, blood pressure checks, chiropractic screenings, diabetes education, and sleep apnea screenings. Pre-screenings for DOT physicals will also be available, along with a blood drive, bone marrow donor registration, f lu shots, and medical consultations. Last year, more than 2,000 health screenings identified hundreds of abnormal risk factors requiring follow up.

Pride & Polish – contestants in this truck beauty competition will showcase their gorgeous rigs and vie for prizes in the first event of the 2016-2017 show truck season, as well as compete for the 2015-2016 National Championship.

TA-Petro Truck Parking Community – will feature food and beverages, a TA and Petro Stopping Centers shower trailer and a tent with misting fans.

Last year, attendees parked more than 600 trucks, and shuttle bus ridership from that area doubled compared to the prior year.

Recruiting Pavilion – visit more than 100 fleet exhibitors providing information about driving jobs available around the country.

Smart Sessions – learn more about the educational sessions hosted by The Texas Trucking Association at http:// www.truckshow.com/event/ seminar-schedule/.

Registration – save $10 and time standing in line by registering online now at www.TruckShow.com. For answers to your questions or to register by phone, call Randall-Reilly Events at 888-349-4287.

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IF YOU’VE NEVER SEEN 1/8TH AND 1/10TH SCALE RC RACING, you should.

These highly sophisticated, radiocontrolled speedsters closely resemble the looks and setup mechanics of their full-size counterparts. Yet you can be competitive without investing a fortune.

While a race-ready RC car and controller can set you back at least a grand or more, you can get into racing much cheaper. That cost is a small fraction compared to fielding a full-size race car or truck.

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A recent trip to Clark RC Park near Reeseville, Wisconsin for Round One of a five-round Summer Points Series documented just how intense the competition is and how skilled the racers are at driving. More than 120 scale race cars from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin were on hand, with several drivers entered in multiple classes. Even with racing tires costing $60 to $100 per set, you can enjoy the thrills, spills and chills of RC dirt trackin’—yet the cash outlay won’t break the family bank.

How It Grew The story of this small-town RC race track began on June 1, 2006, when some grass was cleared for a 1/18th scale flat track with a very simple layout on a 30 ft. X 40 ft. piece of real estate adjacent to Tim Clark’s front yard. The drivers controlled their electric vehicles standing on the ground. Through word of mouth, more people started showing up for informal evening and weekend racing sessions. “The more racers, the merrier,” thought Clark.

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Matt Dickinson and Tim Clark

In 2010, Clark and Matt Dickinson, friends who worked together in their day jobs and raced together on evenings and weekends, discussed formalizing the competition. The track was enlarged, Clark RC Park was launched, and an elevated drivers’ stand for eight people was built. A basic timing and scoring system including transponders was added. More people came, and the distance they traveled increased. “We really didn’t know what we were getting into,” said Clark. “We simply did things

Brandon and Dale Westphal

how we thought they should be done.”

Apparently the racers liked the way things were being done. Word continued to spread, and the car count and number of competitors grew. So did the size and sophistication of the racing pad and the elevated drivers’ stand. A 40-in. LCD TV was added in 2011 beneath the drivers’ stand to display qualifying and race information. Lights were installed for night racing in 2012, and upgraded to permanent LED in 2014. Live Streaming of select races began.

Suspension tuning between track sessions

A spectator in a wheel chair watched, then wanted to race. Last year, a generous competitor, who happened to be a contractor, offered to supply the labor to expand the drivers’ stand yet again and add a ramp for handicap access. A lower railing on one end now accommodates three wheelchairs and provides an area for young drivers. For 2016, more lighting was added, almost doubling the lumen output. Black tiling was replaced with bright yellow, and a second monitor was added

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Run What You ‘Brung’ Clark RC Park runs several classes of cars and trucks in the five-race Summer Championship Points Series as follows: SCALE 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/10 1/10 Any

POWER Electric Nitro Electric Nitro Electric Nitro Any

DRIVE 4WD 4WD 4WD 4WD 4WD 4WD Any

NAME Buggy Buggy Truggy Truggy Short Course Truck Short Course Truck

Novice Class* *Run any vehicle

under the drivers’ stand for better views of the scoring.

The adjustability of these cars is nothing short of phenomenal. Learning how to size up and adapt to changing track conditions through three rounds of qualifying for seven classes and then finishing up with a series of 15 main events about 12 hours after the first cars hit the track is a combination of engineering, experience and some good guesswork. Much like a full-size dirt track, the predominantly clay surface changes as the morning moisture transitions to dastardly dryness. When a “black” or “blue” racing groove emerges, the track becomes slicker, and harnessing the power and hooking the tires become more challenging.

Running the Program Clark and Dickinson oversee the show with help from some capable regulars.

Each car or truck runs three 5-minute qualifying sessions starting about 10:00 a.m. Any lap started before the automated timing and scoring system reaches five minutes counts. The average lap time compared to the others in the same class establishes a position starting with one. The two best qualifying sessions count; the third is tossed out. Cars are ranked by the total position number of the two best sessions. Two is the lowest possible number for someone who tops two qualifying sessions.

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intervals with the fastest on the pole.

Depending on car count in a given class, the field is divided into multiple mains. If there are 30 cars for example, the C Main runs the slowest 10, and so on. The two fastest cars from the C Main advance to the B Main, and two from B make the A Main. Depending on the class of car, the Mains are typically 10, 12 or 15 minutes.

That could yield 20 to 30 laps of racing.

The nitro cars need to make one pit stop for refueling. Cars run up a ramp onto the elevated pit lane underneath the drivers stand and literally are down and away in a matter of seconds.

The timing and scoring system are accurate to 1/1000th of a second. With each completed lap for each car, the monitors display total time, last lap, fastest lap and interval to the car ahead.

Numerous spinouts, collisions with others and the yellow tiling, and cockeyed landings over jumps can send the cars flying in all directions. Drivers from the prior qualifying session or race are posted around the track to right any wayward cars and send them on their way. Barrel rolls and end-over-end flips are common.

Amazingly, the cars are very resilient and can usually resume racing after losing only a few seconds.

For the season’s early outdoor races, Clark calls the track layout “mellow.” It’s hard enough so the skilled competitors are sufficiently challenged; yet the rookies can advance their navigation skills. Using their own ideas and some borrowed from

Race Ready More than 25 trackside adjustments, including all of the following, can be made under relative comfort, while seated at a table under a pop-up canopy: 1. Tire compounds 2. Tire foam insert stiffness 3. Suspension geometry / linkage parts 4. Sway bar length adjustments 5. Toe-in, toe-out 6. Camber at all four corners 7. Steering bump stops 8. Spring rates 9. Weight of shock oil 10. Shock angles 11. Ride height 12. Landing stiffness or softness 13. Suspension rebound 14. Type of brakes including antilock 15. How fast an electric motor spins 16. Amount of boost by adding voltage 17. Fuel mixture in the nitro cars 18. Adjustments to the nitro power curve 19. Clutch adjustments 20. Differential ratios 21. Quality, sensitivity responsiveness of all control functions 22. Throttle response 23. Adjustable ergonomics of controllers 24. Body aerodynamics 25. Size and angle of wings 26. Use of holes to facilitate airflow through the body

1/8TH AND 1/10TH SCALE RADIO CONTROL RACING motocross racing, Clark and Dickinson make the layouts progressively more difficult through the season. Depending on the configurations of turns and jumps and the overall course design, packleading lap times for the various classes usually run in the 27- to 31-second range.

While all classes are fun, the one-cylinder, 35,000-RPM nitro cars mimic a flock of screaming banshees.

Truckers Take to the Track Based on their varying schedules and limited home time, the number of truck drivers participating in any given event varies. On this day, Dale Wesphal, a driver for Primary Transportation Services of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was there as the car owner for his 15-year-old son, Brandon. Dale runs a dry van that is dedicated to hauling a wide range of cardboard products for a Georgia Pacific box plant.

With saved money and help from his dad and grandfather, Brandon purchased

an electric car on New Years Day, 2014.

A nitro car was added about a year ago, and they’re still learning the ropes.

Racing almost every weekend, Brandon has progressed well enough to pick up some sponsorship support from MIT Tools. Dale provides financial support, car cleaning, battery charging, pit work and nitro refueling. “It’s a great fatherson hobby,” said Dale, to which Brandon readily agreed.

It’s becoming quite common for truckers to take an RC car or two and enough support equipment on the road to run some of the indoor or outdoor tracks that operate in virtually every state. Depending on schedules and proximity, running a few hours during daily downtime or on a 34-hour break provides a nice change of pace. The intensity of the competitive challenge is fun, and the cost is comparable to some other hobbies and leisure-time activities that typically capture the imaginations of professional truck drivers. o

Ready to Move Forward?

The few…the proud…the teams. We’re looking for CDL Class A couples to join HCI, an industry leader in bringing occupational health services to companies around the U.S. • 100% travel; work together 340 days a year; discounted hotel stays every night; daily per diem.

• Training provided; learn and earn, conducting health screening services around the country.

• One team member must hold a CDL Class A with air brake endorsement.

Learn more about all the benefits of joining the HCI mobile unit fleet and team of drivers.

Contact: 415 Financial Court Rockford, IL 61107 Phone: 800-435-8313 Email: jobs@hcihealth.com www.hcihealth.com

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ASTV Battle Balloons

999

$

Decorated Summertime Fun Cookies

1

$ 69

Margaritaville Nut & Fruit Mix

$

499

Craig 10" Portable DVD/CD Player

6997

$

While supplies last.

Zotz

Ball Park All Beef Hot Dogs/ State Fair Corn Dogs

59¢

2/ 2 $

50*

*Single purchase at regular retail.

Lolly Pop Twist/ Lolly Pop Swirl

1

$ 79

Nostalgic Theater Box

2/$250

Tongue Bomb Candy

1

$ 69

Nostalgic Favorites

2/$2

PaintBall Pops Jaw Breaker

249

$

Coconut Bar

1

$ 79

Truck Window Screen #1 2pk Regular

M&M’s Plain 42 oz., Peanut 42 oz., Peanut Butter 38 oz.

999

$

97 29 Truck Screen #2 2pk Full $ 97 44 Truck Screen #3 2pk $ 2497 $

At participating locations.

KIND Bars

2/$350 1

$

*

*

*Single purchase at regular retail. *Donut regular price without purchase of coffee or fountain drink.

Koolatron P25 Fun Kool 12V 26qt

$

5999

*

*After $10 Mail-in Rebate.

Igloo Iceless 26qt Cooler

$

89¢

7997

Max Burton 8" Oscillating Fan

17 97

$

Igloo Iceless 40qt Cooler

9997

$

Sirius Stratus 7 Satellite Radio Vehicle Receiver Kit

XM Onyx EZ Satellite Radio Vehicle Receiver Kit

FREE

FREE

*

ELD 50 Logging Device

Onyx Plus Satellite Radio Receiver Kit

FREE

*

*After $70 Visa Gift Card Mail-in Rebate.

*

*After $70 Visa Gift Card Mail-in Rebate.

*After $70 Visa Gift Card Mail-in Rebate.

The first E-Log device that: • Installs in seconds under the dash.

• Allows drivers to view logs and more with the free Rand McNally DriverConnect app, available on the TNDTM Tablet or any other AndroidTM devices.*

Top Dawg Dual DVR Dash Cam

• Provides bonus access via the app to 10 engine-driven data categories such as water temperature, average fuel economy, and boost pressure.

149

$

• Gives drivers access to HOS logs history and vehicle inspection reports via the Rand McNally DriverConnect web portal.

$

14999

7

$

5 Instant Rebate on 2

Scrubblade Wiper Tablets

$

*Service plan required. May not work with some older Android products.

$ 49

24

97

CAT 3 Pack T-Shirts

2497

$

97

Scrubblade Wiper Blades

$

2200mAh Power Bank

Truckers Clipboard Sidekick Shipper

4

1874

$

2399

$

97

5200mAh Power Bank

Power Service Clear Diesel 80 oz.

Power Service Diesel Kleen 80 oz.

1499

$

*

*After $4 Mail-in Rebate.

Dual USB AC/DC Charger

974

$

*

*After $4 Mail-in Rebate.

2600mAh Power Bank w/Wall Charger

1499

$

Stock Up and Save at TA & Petro – Your Logbook Headquarters Up to

ogbo ok 25% Savings! Look for SLA LE!

TA & Petro Stopping Centers proudly support Truckers Against Trafficking.

Citrus Magic Truckers Against Trafficking Air Freshener

$

4

99

119

Elite Blue St. Christopher Headset

$

Save up to 75% OFF

The TA/Petro/Blue Tiger promotion will provide over $80,000 in donations to the St. Christopher's Fund.

Little Tree Air Fresheners

2/$4

CDR 855BT 1080P Full HD Dash Cam

14997

$

97

At participating locations.

CPI1590 1500 Watt Power Inverter

13997

$

*

*After $20 Mail-in Rebate.

CPI2590 2500 Watt Power Inverter

24997

$

*

*After $20 Mail-in Rebate.

29 LTD Classic CB Radio

$

8999

*

*After $20 Mail-in Rebate.

Prices shown effective July 1 – August 31, 2016 at participating TA and Petro locations. Sorry, no rain checks.

Prices listed in U.S. funds. Images may vary from actual product. Extended Service Plans only available at participating TA and Petro locations. Advertised beverage pricing does not include taxes or applicable deposits.

*Results based on TA & Petro survey of professional truck drivers.

Join Us for a Summer of Food & Fun

Quaker Steak & Lube Acquisition

From outdoor BBQs to classic cars, visit www.ta-petro/com/ events for a list of locations, dates and times. Mark favorites on your planning calendar today. Detail listing on page 6.

We are pleased to welcome Quaker Steak & Lube® (QSL) into the TA Restaurant Group and to bring the brand’s famous wings, iconic automotive-themed décor and original sauces to customers across the country. The QSL assets purchased include 11 locations that will be operated as Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants by the TA Restaurant Group. The acquisition also includes 39 locations operated by franchisees or licensees.

New Quick Service Restaurants Now Open!

POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN TA Buttonwillow, CA Located at I-5, Exit 257 (Hwy 58 - Lagoon Drive) SBARRO PIZZA TA Eloy, AZ Located at I-10, Exit 203 (North Toltec Road)

See Us at GATS A visit to the TA-Petro booth will be well worth your time, if you plan to attend the Great American Trucking Show (August 25-27 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas). Visit booth #16081 and find expert advice, savor a taste of Johnson Corner’s Cinnamon Rolls and World Blends Coffee, and make a splash at TA-Petro’s shower trailer in truck parking, where you’ll also be able to shoot some hoops!

Fuddruckers Now Open!

TravelCenters of America is pleased to announce the opening of our second Fuddruckers to our restaurant offerings at TA Ashland, VA, I-95 at Exit 92 (100 North Carter Road).

Visit RoadKing at Walcott Jamboree

WIN M E!

Plan to stop by the RoadKing magazine booth at the 37th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 14-16. Talk with the editor.

Share a story idea and any suggestions for improvement. Provide feedback on the new look of the bimonthly publication. Complete a short reader survey for a chance to win a new GoPro Hero Session video camera. No purchase necessary. Look forward to seeing you at Iowa 80.

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Healthy Summer Snacking For those following a personal StayFit healthy eating regimen, you can find a wide variety of Grab ‘N Go snack items at TA and Petro Travel Stores including Good2Go fresh fruit and veggie cups, yogurt, nuts, low fatcheese, beef jerky, and even pork rinds. When it’s time for a sit-down meal, you can select from many satisfying dining options noted with the StayFit symbol on select full-service restaurant menus at participating TA and Petro locations.

Mark Your Calendar!

Homer Hogg will be hosting Maintenance Matters with Dave Nemo every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 8:00 a.m. EST. The show is on Road Dog Trucking Radio, SiriusXM 146. July and August shows: »» July 7th »» July 21st »» August 4th »» August 18th

Thanking Vets Beyond a Salute In a recent survey among UltraONE Club members, almost one-third reported hav ing military service. That translates to approximately one million OTR drivers and countless others who serve in various trucking industry capacities.

On behalf of all TA and Petro team members, we thank all who have served protecting the stars and stripes, whether in times of war or times of peace. As we approach Independence Day 2016, reflecting on the men and women who were seriously injured or made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our freedoms should be upper most in our minds.

To those who have served and are seeking career opportunities, we can offer a truly meaningful thank you.

At TravelCenters of America, we give special consideration to hiring veterans who have advanced their skills and demonstrated leadership, while serving in a wide range of military capacities. We hope your company will join us in recruiting these men and women who are so deserving of the family-supporting jobs that typify the trucking industry.

As a special Thank You on Monday, July 4, select menu items will be available free to veterans at Country Pride® and Iron Skillet® full-service restaurants. See TA-Petro.com or check at the restaurant of your choice regarding any details and restrictions that may apply.

Kids Eat Free

Whether enjoying a family vacation or riding along with a parent or grandparent, kids are more frequent visitors at TA-Petro locations during the summer months. Through September 5, 2016, TA Country Pride® and Petro Iron Skillet® restaurants are providing children, age 10 and under, with a free meal from the kid’s menu, accompanied by the purchase of a dine-in adult entrée. Free kids meals include a small beverage and can be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Few thrills can top hopping aboard a big rig and seeing the country from the elevated perspective that only a truck cab can provide. Everyday, we see families who are making memories that will last a lifetime. Let our staff make your day and help show your kids or grandkids the courtesy and respect that professional truck driving commands. Add a dimension to the wonderful summer adventures that kids in your life will cherish.

Whether at the fuel islands, in our restaurants and travel stores, passing through our Truck Service bays, or during a RoadSquad service call, we look forward to serving you and your family. Thank you for your patronage and the opportunity to demonstrate that the TA and Petro brands consistently deliver the best full-service amenities in response to your every travel need.

Tom O’Brien President & CEO

OVERWEIGHT? I DON’T THINK SO. DOESN’T MESS AROUND

CAT Scale’s got your back! We guarantee axle weights to be accurate as well as the gross weight.

If you get an overweight fine from the state after our scale showed you legal, we will immediately check our scale. If our scale is wrong, we will reimburse you for the fine. If our scale is correct, a representative of CAT Scale Company will appear in court with the driver as a witness.

You can count on fast, accurate, and unconditionally guaranteed weights every time.

Download the Weigh My Truck App. It’s the fastest way to weigh!

1-877-CAT-SCALE (228-7225) catscale.com | weighmytruck.com Now accepting:

Truck Service Bays

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Quick Service Restaurants

Access

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

312

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

Private Showers

Name/Interstate/Phone

Parking Spaces

LOCATIONS & AMENITIES GUIDE ALABAMA Hanceville Gadsden Lincoln McCalla Grand Bay Montgomery Shorter Cottondale

Petro Dodge City I-65, Exit 299, (256) 287-1299 Petro Gadsden I-59, Exit 181, (256) 413-7135 TA Lincoln I-20, Exit 168, (205) 763-2771 Petro Bucksville I-20/I-59, Exit 100, (205) 477-9178 TA Mobile I-10, Exit 4, (251) 865-6175 TA Montgomery I-65, Exit 168, (334) 288-3700 Petro Shorter I-85, Exit 22, (334) 727-3354 TA Tuscaloosa I-20/I-59, Exit 77, (205) 554-0215

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ARIZONA Casa Grande Eloy Holbrook Kingman Kingman Tonopah Willcox

Petro Eloy I-10, Exit 200, (520) 836-3983 TA Eloy I-10, Exit 203, (520) 466-7363 TA Holbrook I-40, Exit 283, (928) 524-3006 TA Kingman I-40, Exit 48, (928) 753-7600 Petro Kingman I-40, Exit 66, (928) 681-5246 TA Tonopah I-10, Exit 103, (623) 386-6443 TA Willcox I-10, Exit 340, (520) 384-5311

ARKANSAS North Little Rock Prescott Earle West Memphis

Petro North Little Rock I-40, Exit 161, (501) 945-3206 TA Prescott I-30, Exit 44, (870) 887-8900 TA Earle I-40, Exit 260, (870) 657-2105

I-40, Exit 280/I-55 Exit 4, (870) 702-5540

CALIFORNIA Barstow Buttonwillow Coachella Corning

TA Barstow I-15, Exit 178, (760) 253-2922 TA Buttonwillow I-5, Exit 257, (661) 764-5266 TA Coachella I-10, Exit 146, (760) 342-6200 TA Corning I-5N, Exit 630, (530) 824-4646

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Visit ta-petro.com for the most current listings. * To help ensure that our valued customers have a place to park, TA and Petro have implemented a Preferred Parking program at these sites. At Preferred Parking locations, you receive up to 24 hours of free parking when you make a minimum purchase of 50 gallons of fuel or spend a minimum of $20 in the store, restaurant or service area. Without a minimum purchase, the first two hours of parking are free; thereafter, there is a daily parking fee. ** Please see TA website for complete listing of services at each location. Freightliner and Western Star ServicePoint not available at Texas locations.

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Ontario Ontario Redding Santa Nella Santa Nella Arvin

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415

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6

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Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

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120

Chapels

F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

Livingston

Truck Service Bays

Lebec

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

Corning

Private Showers

Name/Interstate/Phone

Petro Corning I-5, Exit 630, (530) 824-4685 Petro Wheeler Ridge I-5, Exit 219 A/B, (661) 663-4341 TA Livingston SR 99, Exit 203, (209) 394-4418 Petro Ontario Shawn Hubbard Stopping Center* I-10, Exit 57, (909) 390-7800 TA Ontario* I-10, Exit 57, (909) 390-2525 TA Redding I-5, Exit 673, (530) 221-4760 TA Santa Nella I-5, Exit 407, (209) 826-0741 Petro Santa Nella Hwy 152, Exit Hwy 33, (209) 827-8025 TA Wheeler Ridge I-5, Exit 219 A/B, (661) 858-2804

Parking Spaces

LOCATIONS & AMENITIES GUIDE

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6170

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6346 Black Bear Diner

6239

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COLORADO Commerce City Grand Junction Johnstown Limon Wheat Ridge

TA Commerce City Rick Ash Travel Center I-70/I-270, Exit 278, (303) 286-0123 TA Grand Junction I-70, Exit 26 (970) 243-7401 Petro Johnson’s Corner I-25, Exit 254, (970) 667-2069 TA Limon I-70, Exit 359, (719) 775-2811 TA Wheat Ridge I-70, Exit 266, (303) 423-8250

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CONNECTICUT Branford Milldale Willington

TA New Haven I-95, Exit 56, (203) 481-0301 TA Southington Bill and Robyn Taylor Travel Center* I-84, Exit 28, (860) 621-0106 TA Willington* Robert Fernald Travel Center I-84, Exit 71, (860) 684-0499

FLORIDA Baldwin Jacksonville Marianna Reddick Seffner Vero Beach Wildwood

TA Baldwin

I-10, Exit 343, (904) 266-4281 TA Jacksonville South I-95, Exit 329, (904) 829-3946 TA Marianna I-10, Exit 142, (850) 526-3303 Petro Ocala I-75, Exit 368, (352) 591-1881 TA Tampa* I-4, Exit 10, (813) 262-1560 TA Vero Beach I-95, Exit 147, (772) 562-1791 TA Wildwood I-75, Exit 329, (352) 748-2501

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Petro Atlanta* I-285, Exit 12, (404) 794-7772 TA Brunswick I-95, Exit 29, (912) 279-3386 Petro Carnesville I-85, Exit 160, (706) 335-1984 TA Cartersville I-75, Exit 296, (770) 607-8885

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F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

Kingsland

Truck Service Bays

Jackson

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

Commerce

Private Showers

Name/Interstate/Phone

TA Commerce I-85, Exit 149, (706) 335-5198 TA Atlanta South I-75, Exit 201, (770) 775-2076 Petro Kingsland I-95, Exit 3, (912) 882-3111 TA Lake Park I-75, Exit 2, (229) 559-5113 TA Madison I-20, Exit 114, (706) 342-4176 TA Savannah I-95, Exit 87, (912) 756-3381

Parking Spaces

Visit ta-petro.com for the most current listings.

0677 Atlanta South Family Restaurant

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IDAHO Boise

TA Boise J.D. “Doc” Osburn Travel Center

I-84, Exit 54, (208) 344-1091

ILLINOIS Bloomington Effingham Effingham Hampshire Monee Morris Mt. Vernon Rochelle Troy Wilmington Zion

TA Bloomington Gary Buchs Travel Center I-55/I-74/I-39, Exit 160, (309) 827-4676 TA Effingham I-57/I-70, Exit 160, (217) 347-7183 Petro Effingham I-70/I-57, Exit 159, (217) 347-0480 TA Elgin I-90, Exit 42, (847) 683-4550 Petro Monee I-57, Exit 335, (708) 534-0400 TA Morris I-80, Exit 112B, (815) 942-5690 TA Mt. Vernon I-57/I-64, MM95, (618) 244-4242 Petro Rochelle I-39, Exit 99, (815) 562-3716 TA Troy I-55/I-70, Exit 18, (618) 667-9931 Petro Wilmington I-55, Exit 240, (779) 232-7975 TA Chicago North I-94, Exit 1/1A, (847) 395-5580

6367

6359

M

5199 6402

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5012

INDIANA Clayton DeMotte Fremont Brazil Gary Gary Gaston Greensburg Lake Station Porter Porter Remington

TA Clayton I-70, Exit 59, (317) 539-6515 TA DeMotte I-65, Exit 230, (219) 987-7520 Petro Angola I-69, Exit 157/357, (260) 495-2523 Petro Brazil I-70, Exit 23, (812) 446-2296 Petro Gary I-80/I-94, Exit 9, (219) 884-1133 TA Gary I-80/I-94, Exit 6, (219) 845-3721 Petro Gaston I-69, Exit 245, (765) 358-3326 Petro Greensburg I-74, Exit 143, (812) 663-2333 TA Lake Station I-80/I-94, Exit 15B, (219) 962-6552 TA Porter I-94, Exit 22B, (219) 926-8566 TA Porter South I-94, Exit 22B, (219) 926-4871 Petro Remington I-65, Exit 201, (219) 261-2172

150

8

B

6241 W,T,H

B

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4

6257

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6345 6376

•

6369 5013

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6380

•

6220

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6250

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6382

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6

W

Whitestown

TA Whitestown I-65, Exit 130, (317) 769-3291

169

9

B

4

F,W

70

5

B

4

78

8

B

2

W

900

24

B

7

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140

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5

226

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3

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6

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5

75

6

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4

W,O

123

6

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6

W

Quick Service Restaurants

Access

F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

10

Full Service Restaurant

Truck Service Bays

184

Name/Interstate/Phone

Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

TA Seymour I-65, Exit 50, (812) 522-6622

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

Private Showers

Seymour

Chapels

Parking Spaces

LOCATIONS & AMENITIES GUIDE

5014

•

0306

IOWA Brooklyn Council Bluffs Walcott

TA Brooklyn I-80, Exit 197, (641) 522-4569 TA Council Bluffs I-80, Exit 3, (712) 366-2217 TA Walcott I-80, Exit 284, (563) 284-6961

6254 0528

• C,D

5015

KANSAS Colby Lebo Oakley Salina

Petro Colby I-70, Exit 53, (785) 460-0044 TA Beto Junction I-35, Exit 155, (620) 256-6311 TA Oakley I-70, Exit 76, (785) 672-4111 Petro Salina I-70, Exit 252, (785) 825-7723

6386 W

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6252 5091 6366

KENTUCKY Florence Franklin Glendale Walton

TA Florence I-75, Exit 181, (859) 371-7166 Petro Franklin Stand Alone Shop I-65, Exit 6, (270) 586-0877 Petro Glendale I-65, Exit 86, (270) 369-6840 TA Walton I-75/I-71, Exit 175, (859) 485-4111

•

6347

5 263

19

B

5

90

6

B

4

127

6

B

200

12

B

177

10

128

5072

T

•

6330

•

5017

LOUISIANA Egan Hammond Greenwood Lafayette Slidell Shreveport Tallulah

Petro Egan I-10, Exit 76, (337) 783-0424 Petro Hammond I-12, Exit 40, (985) 542-4981 TA Greenwood Bill Underwood Travel Center

I-20, Exit 5, (318) 938-5411 TA Lafayette I-10, Exit 101, (337) 237-0176 TA Slidell I-10, Exit 266, (985) 643-9974 Petro Shreveport I-20, Exit 8, (318) 686-6111 TA Tallulah I-20, Exit 171, (318) 574-5900

W,T

6343

4

W,T,H

6310

B

4

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•

6237

9

B,L

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0770

159

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218

15

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5

T

135

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5

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0785

0725

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6308

MARYLAND Baltimore Jessup Elkton

TA Baltimore* I-95, Exit 57, (410) 633-4611 TA Baltimore South* I-95, Exit 41A, (410) 799-3835 TA Elkton I-95, Exit 109B, (410) 398-7000

181

11

B

3

B,T

6216

436

19

B

4

F,T,H

5018

151

10

B

3

W,T,H

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0214

TA Ann Arbor I-94, Exit 167, (734) 426-3951

203

8

B

3

T

•

0312

157

6

B

5

W,T

156

10

B

3

W

70

4

B

2

W

0304

155

9

B

3

W,T

0384

MICHIGAN Dexter Battle Creek Monroe Bridgeport Sawyer

48

JULY/AUGUST 2016

TA Battle Creek I-94, Exit 104, (269) 965-7721 TA Monroe I-75, Exit 15, (734) 384-7952 TA Saginaw I-75, Exit 144, (989) 777-7650 TA Sawyer I-94, Exit 12, (269) 426-4884

RoadKing

6242

•

5019

W,H

305

10

B

4

W

•

6398

150

7

B

W

•

6389

80

8

B

3

T

•

0510

194

15

B

5

B

•

6328

90

6

B

5

•

0756

146

12

B

2

•

5020

95

8

B

5

•

0315

450

26

B

5

F

•

235

15

B

5

B

•

114

6

B

5

150

12

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2

•

118

9

B

3

•

0317

305

12

B

5

•

6370

TA Strafford I-44, Exit 88, (417) 736-2161

130

8

B

2

•

Laurel

TA Laurel I-90, Exit 437, (406) 628-4324

80

4

B

Missoula

TA Missoula I-90, Exit 96, (406) 549-2327

210

7

B

4

B

6256

7

B

2

F,W,H

0512

9

B

2

W,T

•

0502

16

B

5

W,T

•

6362

Quick Service Restaurants

Access

F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

4

Full Service Restaurant

Truck Service Bays

B

Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

6

TA Tekonsha I-69, Exit 25, (517) 767-4135

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

Private Showers

85

Name/Interstate/Phone

Tekonsha

Chapels

Parking Spaces

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6243

MINNESOTA Albert Lea Clearwater Rogers

Petro Albert Lea I-90/I-35, Exit 11, (507) 373-4200 Petro Clearwater I-94, Exit 178, (320) 558-2261 TA Rogers I-94, Exit 207, (763) 428-2277

MISSISSIPPI Jackson Meridian

Petro Jackson I-20/I-55, Exit 45/45A, (601) 292-0940 TA Meridian I-20, Exit 160, (601) 483-7611

MISSOURI Concordia Foristell Joplin Kingdom City Matthews Mt. Vernon Oak Grove Oak Grove Strafford

TA Concordia I-70, Exit 58, (660) 463-2001 TA Foristell I-70, Exit 203, (636) 673-2295 Petro Joplin I-44, Exit 4, (417) 624-3400 Petro Kingdom City I-70, Exit 148, (573) 642-0676 TA Matthews I-55, Exit 58, (573) 471-8644 TA Mt. Vernon I-44, Exit 46, (417) 466-9230 TA Oak Grove Sandy Long Travel Center I-70, Exit 28, (816) 690-4115 Petro Oak Grove I-70, Exit 28, (816) 690-4455

W

6354

®

6318 0701 5021

46 Diner

0310

88 Diner

MONTANA

Café

6261

NEBRASKA Alda Ogallala York

TA Grand Island 82 I-80, Exit 305, (308) 382-5902 TA Ogallala 94 I-80, Exit 126, (308) 284-3667 Petro York Charley Endorf Stopping Center 250 I-80, Exit 353, (402) 362-1776

NEVADA Las Vegas

TA Las Vegas I-15, Exit 33, (702) 361-1176

144

13

B

3

F,W

• C,D

0421

Las Vegas

Petro North Las Vegas Linda and Bob Caffee Stopping Center I-15, Exit 54, (702) 632-2640

207

16

B

5

W,T

•

6331

Mill City

TA Mill City I-80, Exit 151(W)/149(E), (775) 538-7311

152

10

B

3

B,W

•

5058

Sparks

TA Sparks I-80, Exit 19, (775) 359-0550

200

16

B

3

W,T

Sparks

Petro Sparks I-80, Exit 21, (775) 355-8888

400

14

B

5

F,W

Wells

Petro Wells I-80, Exit 352A, (775) 752-2000

250

5

B

3

T

0428

•

6338

C

6392

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6

B,F,T,H

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6314

7

B

5

W

175

8

B

3

W,T

•

6218

150

11

B

3

F,W

•

0424

150

9

B

3

F

76

12

B

6

B,W,H

•

5024

201

10

B

6

W

•

5003

200

13

B

5

B,W,O,T

•

6313

245

10

B

4

B,W,T

6229

116

9

B

3

B,W

5004

125

6

B

3

F,W,T

6207

102

5

B

2

B,T,H

6208

121

8

B

2

W

6209

188

11

B

5

W

6210

132

6

B

6

B

191

18

B

5

B

6371

106

8

B

3

B,W

6221

173

13

B

6

F

350

15

B

4

•

285

19

B

5

•

139

7

B

3

55

6

195

13

B

4

7

B

490

20

172

Quick Service Restaurants

Access

0212

122

Full Service Restaurant

•

B

Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

W

7

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

Chapels

4

71

Truck Service Bays

6211

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

•

Private Showers

B,T

Parking Spaces

Name/Interstate/Phone

F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

LOCATIONS & AMENITIES GUIDE

NEW HAMPSHIRE Greenland

TA Greenland Denis Litalien Travel Center

I-95, Exit 3 (N); 3B (S), (603) 436-3636

NEW JERSEY Bloomsbury Bordentown Columbia Paulsboro

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Deming Gallup Las Cruces Milan Moriarty Santa Rosa

TA Bloomsbury I-78, Exit 7, (908) 479-4136 Petro Bordentown* I-295, Exit 57; Tpike Exit 7, (609) 298-6070 TA Columbia Norman Knight Travel Center I-80, Exit 4, (908) 496-4124 TA Paulsboro I-295, Exit 18, (856) 423-5500 TA Albuquerque I-25, Exit 225(N), 227(S); I-40, Exit 159A(E), 159D(W), (505) 884-1066 Petro Deming I-10, Exit 68, (575) 546-7070 TA Gallup I-40, Exit 16, (505) 863-6801 TA Las Cruces I-10, Exit 139, (575) 527-7400 Petro Milan I-40, Exit 79, (505) 285-6648 TA Moriarty I-40, Exit 194, (505) 832-4421 TA Santa Rosa I-40, Exit 277, (575) 472-3432

5022

6385

NEW YORK Binghamton Dansville Fultonville Montgomery Corfu Waterloo

TA Binghamton I-81, Exit 2W(N), Exit 3(S), (607) 775-3500 TA Dansville I-390, Exit 5, (585) 335-6023 TA Fultonville I-90, Exit 28, (518) 853-3411 TA Maybrook I-84, Exit 5, (845) 457-3163 TA Pembroke I-90, Exit 48A, (585) 599-4577 Petro Waterloo I-90, Exit 41, (315) 220-6550

•

0102

NORTH CAROLINA Candler Whitsett Kenly Mebane Mocksville

TA Candler I-40, Exit 37, (828) 665-1156 TA Greensboro I-85/I-40, Exit 138, (336) 449-6060 Petro Kenly I-95, Exit 106, (919) 284-5121 Petro Mebane I-40/85, Exit 157, (919) 304-7474 TA Mocksville I-40, Exit 170, (336) 751-3815

•

5025 ®

5026 6329 6251

F

NORTH DAKOTA Alexander Fargo

Wild Bison Travel Center US Hwy 85 & SR 68, (701) 828-3352 Petro Fargo I-94, Exit 348, (701) 282-8105

6259 Dolly Down

6361

OHIO

50

North Canton

TA North Canton I-77, Exit 111, (330) 494-7507

96

4

B

2

W,T

Eaton

TA Dayton I-70, Exit 10, (937) 456-5521

198

9

B

6

W

JULY/AUGUST 2016

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•

5028

Seville London Napoleon

B,F

130

10

B

6

B,T,H

144

7

B

5

W

0187

158

9

B

2

B

0189

237

10

B

6

B,W

•

5030

185

8

B

6

W

•

0118

110

6

B

3

W

197

16

B

4

F,W

250

10

B

375

14

177

Quick Service Restaurants

Access

5

Full Service Restaurant

B

Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

14

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

323

Chapels

F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

Kingsville

I-70, Exit 126, (740) 467-2900 TA Jeffersonville I-71, Exit 65, (740) 948-2365 TA Kingsville I-90, Exit 235, (440) 224-2035 TA Lodi I-71, Exit 209, (330) 769-2053 TA London I-70, Exit 79, (740) 852-3810 Petro Napoleon SRs 6 & 24, Exit 41, (419) 599-3835 Petro New Paris I-70, Exit 156B, (937) 437-8593 Petro North Baltimore I-75, Exit 167, (419) 257-3744 Petro Perrysburg I-80, Exit 71/I-280, Exit 1B, (419) 837-9725 TA Toledo

Truck Service Bays

Jeffersonville

TA Hebron Michael Eugene Zanella Travel Center

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

Hebron

Petro Girard I-80, Exit 226, (330) 505-3700

Private Showers

Name/Interstate/Phone

Girard

Parking Spaces

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6320

T

•

0186

6388

•

6357

5 B,F,W,T,H

•

6325

B

4

F

•

6317

12

B

4

W,T

•

0178

140

5

B

3

145

9

B

5

B,W

175

12

B

6

F,W

•

5032

101

8

B

3

F,W

•

0709

280

14

B

5

•

6316

101

7

B

2

160

6

B

3

123

6

B

4

W

•

6324

275

9

B

2

F,W

•

0435

TA Troutdale I-84, Exit 17, (503) 666-1588

240

12

B

4

W

•

5060

Harrisville

TA Barkeyville I-80, Exit 29, (814) 786-7988

112

9

B

3

Bloomsburg

TA Bloomsburg I-80, Exit 232, (570) 784-9400

190

13

B

4

200

16

B

5

221

8

B

6

B,T

New Paris North Baltimore Perrysburg Perrysburg Wapakoneta Youngstown

I-80/I-90, Exit 71; I-280, Exit 1A, (419) 837-5017

TA Wapakoneta I-75, Exit 111, (419) 738-2550 TA Youngstown I-80, Exit 223A, (330) 793-4426

The Hub Room

5082 0120

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Sayre

TA Oklahoma City East I-40, Exit 142, (405) 787-7411 TA Oklahoma City West I-40, Exit 140, (405) 324-5376 Petro Oklahoma City I-40E/I35, Exit 127/I-40W, Exit 154, (405) 228-7040

TA Sayre I-40, Exit 26, (580) 928-5571

5074

W

OREGON Coburg Phoenix Aurora Troutdale

TA Coburg I-5, Exit 199, (541) 868-2880 Petro Phoenix I-5, Exit 24, (541) 535-3372 TA Aurora I-5, Exit 278, (503) 678-2111

Coburg Crossing Cafe

5033

PENNSYLVANIA

Breezewood Brookville

TA Breezewood I-76, Exit 161/I-70, Exit US 30, (814) 735-2011

TA Brookville I-80, Exit 78, (814) 849-3051 Petro Carlisle

5034 F,W,H

•

6212

T

•

Gateway Restaurant

5035 5036

380

21

B

6

W,T,H

•

6336

Du Pont

Petro Scranton I-81, Exit 178B, (570) 654-5111

428

12

B

6

B,T,H

• C,T

6378

Greencastle

TA Greencastle I-81, Exit 5, (717) 597-7762

190

14

B

4

F,W,T,H

•

6213

Erie

TA Harborcreek I-90, Exit 35, (814) 899-1919

266

11

B

6

B,W,T

•

6215

Carlisle

I-81, Exit 52/I-76, Exit 226, (717) 249-1919

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F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

Chapels

B

6

T,H

•

5037

Lamar

168

10

B

3

W,T,H

•

5038

Milesburg

122

4

B

2

TA West Greenwich I-95, Exit 5B, (401) 397-7774

180

6

B

3

B

6253

78

7

B

2

F,W

6262

Quick Service Restaurants

Access

Truck Service Bays

10

Full Service Restaurant

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

178

Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

Private Showers

TA Harrisburg I-81, Exit 77, (717) 652-4556 TA Lamar I-80, Exit 173, (570) 726-4996 TA Milesburg I-80, Exit 158, (814) 355-7561

Name/Interstate/Phone

Harrisburg

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

Parking Spaces

LOCATIONS & AMENITIES GUIDE

6214

RHODE ISLAND West Greenwich

SOUTH CAROLINA TA Columbia North I-20, Exit 71, (803) 786-7680 TA Florence I-95, Exit 164, (843) 292-0386 Petro Florence I-95, Exit 169, (843) 669-5736 TA Manning Jimmy Ardis Travel Center I-95, Exit 119, (803) 473-2568 TA Spartanburg I-85, Exit 63, (864) 433-0711

77

5

B

210

14

B

4

84

7

B

6

187

12

B

Antioch

TA Antioch I-24, Exit 62, (615) 641-6731

122

10

Denmark

TA Denmark I-40, Exit 68, (731) 424-5591

92

Franklin

TA Franklin I-65, Exit 61, (615) 794-8406

Greeneville

Columbia

•

5195

•

6393

F,W

•

0213

5

W,T

•

5039

B

4

B,W,T

•

8

B

2

B,T

•

6245

74

6

B

2

T

•

0706

TA Greeneville I-81, Exit 36, (423) 234-4451

140

6

B

3

W

Kingston Springs

Petro Kingston Springs I-40, Exit 188, (615) 952-3208

68

6

B

4

W

6349

Knoxville

TA Knoxville I-40/I-75, Exit 374, (865) 966-6781

131

12

B

6

O,T,H

5040

Knoxville

TA Knoxville West I-40/I-75, Exit 369, (865) 531-7676

176

12

B

5

W

•

0755

Knoxville

Petro Knoxville I-40/I-75, Exit 369, (865) 693-6542

250

13

B

5

W,T,H

•

6312

167

9

B

6

F,B,T

•

80

8

B

5

F

W,T

Florence Florence Manning Duncan

W

TENNESSEE

Nashville Pioneer

TA Nashville Candy Bass Travel Center

I-24, Exit 48, (615) 244-3682 TA Caryville I-75, Exit 141, (423) 566-9900

0768

C

Davy Crockett

6201

5041

C

6255

TEXAS

52

Amarillo

TA Amarillo I-40, Exit 74, (806) 342-3080

185

10

B

6

Amarillo

Petro Amarillo I-40, Exit 75, (806) 372-4899

280

22

B

5

Baytown

TA Baytown I-10, Exit 789, (281) 424-7772

173

10

B,L

6

W,T,H

Beaumont

Petro Beaumont I-10, Exit 848, (409) 842-9600

275

13

B

4

W,T,H

Big Spring

TA Big Spring I-20, Exit 177, (432) 264-4444

108

9

B

5

W

Canutillo

Petro Vinton I-10, Exit 2, (915) 886-5761

65

6

B

5

Dallas

TA Dallas South* I-20, Exit 472, (469) 941-3150

136

7

B,L

5

Denton

TA Denton I-35, Exit 471, (940) 383-1458

180

7

B

6

Edinburg

TA Edinburg Hwy. 281, Exit FM2812, (956) 383-0788

105

5

B

2

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5073

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6307 5044

C,T

•

6304 6230 6350 5078

F Bonnie’s Kitchen

B,O

0769 5085

F=Fitness Room, W=Walking Trail B=Basketball Court, O=Outdoor, T=Bean Bag Toss, H=Horseshoes

Chapels

15

B

6

B

•

Ganado

TA Ganado Hwy 59, Exit 522E, (361) 771-3504

104

9

B

5

W

6231

201

10

B

5

F

6333

109

7

B

4

W,T

6340

336

15

B

5

B,F

•

6153

220

13

B

6

W

•

6232

Hillsboro Hillsboro Laredo New Braunfels

TA Hillsboro I-35, Exit 370, (254) 283-6556 Petro Carl’s Corner Bill Ater Jr. Stopping Center I-35E, Exit 374, (254) 714-3000 TA Laredo Henry Albert Travel Center I-35, Exit 13, (956) 724-2016 TA New Braunfels I-35, Exit 193, (830) 608-9395

Quick Service Restaurants

Access

Truck Service Bays

290

Name/Interstate/Phone

Full Service Restaurant

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

Petro El Paso I-10, Exit 37, (915) 790-4529

Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

Private Showers

El Paso

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

Parking Spaces

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Pearsall

Petro Pearsall I-35, Exit 101, (830) 334-8222

175

10

B

5

B,T,H

6394

Rockwall

TA Rockwall I-30, Exit 68, (972) 722-7450

100

7

B

3

W,T,H

0729

258

10

B,L

7

B,T,H

5076

250

13

B

7

B,T,H

San Antonio San Antonio

TA San Antonio I-10, Exit 583, (210) 310-0145 Petro San Antonio Micheal Sheeds Stopping Center I-10, Exit 581, (210) 661-9416

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6305

Sealy

TA Bernardo I-10, Exit 709, (979) 732-2986

65

5

B

Sweetwater

TA Sweetwater I-20, Exit 242, (325) 235-8488

110

6

B

6

W

Terrell

TA Terrell I-20, Exit 503, (972) 563-6939

300

21

B

5

W

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Weatherford

Petro Weatherford I-20, Exit 409, (817) 599-9411

275

21

B

5

W

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Parowan

TA Parowan I-15, Exit 78, (435) 477-3311

90

6

B

6

W,T,H

Tooele

TA Tooele I-80, Exit 99, (801) 250-8585

191

11

B

3 B,F,W,T,H

0425

183

11

B

2

5045

270

8

B

5

6265 Family Restaurant

0713 6233 6302

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5064

VIRGINIA Ashland Glade Spring

TA Ashland I-95, Exit 92, (804) 798-6011 Petro Glade Spring I-81, Exit 29, (276) 429-6000

W,T,H

6372

Lexington

TA Lexington I-81/I-64, Exit 195, (540) 463-3478

250

8

B

7

Raphine

Petro Raphine I-81/I-64, Exit 205, (540) 377-2111

500

19

B

8

F

Ashland

TA Richmond I-95, Exit 89, (804) 798-6021

317

10

B

6

W,T

114

12

B

6

W

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Wytheville

TA Wytheville I-77, Exit 41; I-81, Exit 72, (276) 228-8676

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Berky’s Restaurant

6202

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WASHINGTON North Bend

TA Seattle East I-90, Exit 34, (425) 888-1119

140

8

B

3

B

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5087

Spokane

Petro Spokane I-90, Exit 272, (509) 842-1100

200

11

B

5

W

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Hurricane

TA Hurricane I-64, Exit 39, (304) 757-7600

76

7

B

5

B,W,T

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Valley Grove

TA Wheeling I-70, Exit 11, (304) 547-1521

200

12

B

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Chapels

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8

B

2

W

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Janesville

TA Janesville I-90/I-39, Exit 171-B, (608) 752-8700

85

4

B

4

W

118

9

B

4

W

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300

14

B

4

W

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Petro Racine I-94, Exit 333, (262) 884-7500

185

13

B

6

W

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Burns

TA Cheyenne I-80, Exit 377, (307) 547-3557

140

12

B

3

F,W

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5065

Ft. Bridger

TA Ft. Bridger I-80, Exit 30, (307) 782-3607

165

9

B

3

F,W,T

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5067

Laramie

Petro Laramie I-80, Exit 310, (307) 745-6480

236

14

B

5

W

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6303

Rawlins

TA Rawlins I-80, Exit 214, (307) 324-8722

188

12

B

4

W

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6234

TA Woodstock Prov Hwy. 401, Exit 230, (519) 421-3144

222

12

Full Service Restaurant

Verizon Wireless UltraMobile Premium Retailer

Quick Service Restaurants

Access

Truck Service Bays

TA Hudson I-94, Exit 4, (715) 386-5835

Clinics M=Medical, D=Dental C=Chiro., T=Drug Testing**

Private Showers

Hudson

Name/Interstate/Phone

DEF: B=Bulk, L=LNG

Parking Spaces

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WISCONSIN

DeForest Portage Sturtevant

TA Madison I-90/I-94/I-39, Exit 132, (608) 249-9000

Petro Portage I-90/I-94/I-39, Exit 108A, (608) 742-6551

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Visit ta-petro.com for the most current listings. * To help ensure that our valued customers have a place to park, TA and Petro have implemented a Preferred Parking program at these sites. At Preferred Parking locations, you receive up to 24 hours of free parking when you make a minimum purchase of 50 gallons of fuel or spend a minimum of $20 in the store, restaurant or service area. Without a minimum purchase, the first two hours of parking are free; thereafter, there is a daily parking fee. ** Please see TA website for complete listing of services at each location. Freightliner and Western Star ServicePoint not available at Texas locations.

New E-Log Device ELD 50 handles electronic-log, legal requirements

The new Rand McNally ELD 50 device provides a simple, lowcost electronic logging option. When paired with a professional driver’s existing Android phone or tablet, the ELD 50 creates a secure compliance solution that meets federal requirements— and drivers’ budgets.

The ELD 50 is the first E-Log device that: 1. Installs in seconds under the dash 2. Allows drivers to use Android devices to view logs 3. Provides access to Hours of Service and Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) logs via the Rand McNally DriverConnect web portal To learn more, check out the ELD 50 at a TA-Petro Travel Store, or visit RandMcNally.com/eld50. See ad on page 7.

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Will Tanner: U.S. Deputy Marshall

Fight for justice begins in a hailstorm of bullets After driving cattle from Texas to Nevada, Will Tanner is ready to wash the trail dust from his throat. Maybe it was fate that brought him to the Morning Glory Saloon—or just bad timing— when three rough-looking hombres walk in with vengeance in their eyes, guns at their sides, and fingers on their triggers.

The trio’s target is the famous U.S. Deputy Marshall Dove who arrested one of their kin. Seeing that Dove is facing losing odds, Tanner makes a decision that changes his life forever.

Look for this western thriller written by bestselling author William W. Johnstone with J.A. Johnstone during your next stop at any participating TA-Petro location, or log onto KennsingtonBooks.com. See ad on page 25.

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Every little bit helps!

Each time you enjoy a Long Haul Breakfast or a 10 oz. Sirloin Dinner we will donate $1 to the National Military Family Association.

June 28–August 5, 2016 Long Haul Breakfast

10 oz. Sirloin Dinner

To learn more, visit

www.MilitaryFamily.org

PROFILE TA CARYVILLE, TN

TA Caryville Reopens on I-75 New Popeye’s® Louisiana Kitchen and Minit Mart® Added WHEN YOU’RE ROLLING THROUGH NORTHEAST TENNESSEE ON I-75, be sure to check out the completely renovated TA Travel Center at exit 141.

You’ll find a delicious Popeye’s® Louisiana Kitchen with its world-famous, southern-style cooking that has made Popeye’s so popular. Welcomed by Restaurant Manager Kashmeka Conner and her team, guests can choose from a full menu of options ranging from chicken and shrimp meals to sandwiches, plus signature side dishes, sauces and desserts.

The roomy restaurant seats 58, and its staff of 37 provides friendly service from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Minit Mart® A spacious, fully stocked Minit Mart convenience store offers a wide selection of fresh foods, snacks, and both hot and 56

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cold drinks including refreshing Cool Cup® fountain beverages, delicious World Blends® coffee, healthy snack choices and an onsite O’Deli’s® kitchen offering freshmade biscuits, subs and sandwiches.

A complete selection of merchandise including personal care items, clothing, electronics, truck lubricants and additives, protective gear and accessories is also available.

For the health conscious, there’s Good2Go fresh fruit and veggies and specially stocked beverages. Plus, there are plenty of registers and helpful staff members working under the direction of experienced Store/Fuel Manager Mary High, ensuring drivers receive fast, friendly assistance to meet their every need.

Professional driver amenities include eight bright, clean showers (some with handicap access) and a battery of largecapacity washers and dryers in the laundry area. Plus, drivers have access to a fitness room, an adjacent walking trail, a TV/ Movie room and free Wi-Fi. Under the leadership of Truck Service

General Manager Joshua Hensley, a 20,590 sq. ft. TA Truck Service facility is staffed by ASE certified technicians and provides 24/7/365 service. Five completely equipped service bays assure quick access to a broad range of maintenance services including PM and tire repair / replacement. The RoadSquad® mobile team and well-equipped service vehicles provide emergency road service. The service center is also designated as a Freightliner Service Point facility. A comfortable drivers’ lounge includes laptop desks and DirecTV. The newly remodeled and resurfaced truck parking lot has 80 easily accessible truck parking spaces. Six new diesel refueling lanes are equipped with DEF. There’s also a CAT Scale and a professional drivers’ entrance along with energy efficient lighting to deliver bright lot illumination for 24-hour convenience.

Next time your route takes you through the Cumberland Gap on I-75, know you’re welcome at the convenient, newly renovated, full-service TA Caryville Travel Center. o

TA CARYVILLE, TENNESSEE Where: I-75, Exit 141 Phone: 423.566.9900 Fax: 423.566.3700 Truck Parking Spaces: 80 Private Showers: 8 Truck Service Bays: 5 Diesel Refueling Lanes: 6 Restaurant: Popeye’s® Louisiana Kitchen Special Attractions: Minit Mart® Travel Store

FROM LEFT: Restaurant GM Kashmeka Conner, Truck Service GM Joshua Hensley and Store GM Mary High

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HEAVEN The newly remodeled Caryville TA® Travel Center on I-75 at exit 141 in Eastern Tennessee is set smack-dab in the middle of a spectacular recreational paradise.

From camping and fishing to hunting, boating, water-skiing, hiking and biking trails, along with some of the most scenic and challenging ATV trails in the country, this area provides limitless activities for folks who love the great outdoors.

A descendant of Patrick Henry, William Carey, who settled in the area in the early 1800’s and became a county judge, is the city’s namesake. Interestingly, a selection of historical farming equipment actually used in the filming of Alex Haley’s smash TV series Roots is displayed in Caryville.

The area’s massive Norris Dam, the TVA’s first project started in 1933, created a beautiful 54 sq. mi. lake with 800 miles of shoreline.

Located near the Cumberland Gap, the lake is surrounded by lush green, densely forested mountains. Wildlife is abundant here with deer roaming everywhere, and there’s a good chance you might see some elk.

Nearby Cove Lake State Park is a picture-postcard type of setting that features scenic camping grounds, picnic areas, hiking trails, a swimming pool, tennis courts and a workout course for fitness buffs.

The area’s most popular attraction is the magnificent 200,00058

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acre Ride Royal Blue Resort with over 600 miles of trails that wind up, around and through this majestic, often steep countryside. Whether you prefer ATVs, trail bikes, dual-sports, 4WD trucks, jeeps, rail buggies, or mountain bikes, you’ll find your ultimate challenge!

Adventuresome riders negotiating the demanding trails are rewarded with breathtaking views.

Be sure to pack your camera, fishing tackle, hiking boots and/ or your ATVs when you visit TA Caryville, because no matter what your chosen outdoor activity, you won’t see more natural beauty anywhere. o

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