New TA Breaks Ground in Gary, Indiana

TravelCenters of America held a groundbreaking ceremony this week for its new Petro Stopping Centers location at I-80/I-94, Exit 9, in Gary, Ind. The 28.6-acre site will offer 340 truck parking spaces and a 237-seat Iron Skillet Restaurant.

Convenience Store Decisions

Free coffee and doughnuts Wednesday at Midway Truck Stop #trucking

In recognition of National Truck Driver Awareness Week, Freightquote is partnering with Midway Truck Stop & Travel Plaza to hand out free Joe's Blend coffee and doughnuts to all truck drivers who visit from 7-9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Midway is featured on the Travel Channel's Truck Stop Missouri. Freightquote is the largest online freight shipping broker in the nation.

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New CEO at Flying J returns to his roots #trucking

Tennessee native John Compton is homeward bound to head up Pilot Flying J Oil Corp. as new CEO. Compton succeeds owner James Haslem who last month purchased the Cleveland Browns NFL franchise. Knoxville-based Pilot Flying J began as a single gas station and is now the nation's largest truck stop operator.

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Knoxville News-Sentinel

NM truck stop supported by town, opposed by residents #trucking

A proposed Pilot Travel Center in the Albuquerque suburb of Moriarity will experience the typical face-off between town leaders and nearby residents. The truck stop, along I-40 and west of N.M. 41, will occupy nine acres bordering a subdivision with accommodations for 90 trucks and 65 cars.

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