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Jul 23, 2008

TRUCKER'S STORY * Canada - The Worlds Largest Truckstop: Iowa 80 TA (USA)

Raymond,Alberta,Canada -Trucking Life, by Lyndon Lomanovskis -22 July 2008: -- ... Then the computer went beep and told me to go to Waterloo for a collection... Now here is the dilema, the pickup wasnt till tomorrow so should i go and stuff my face or should i press on to Waterloo, drop my trailer then go and feed in the J. I decided on the latter as that meant i could have a lie in tomorrow... On the way down i had to get the trailer washed out... I pulled into the Iowa 80 which is the largest truck stop in the world, its in one of those places where i have never had time or inclination to stop so this was an ideal excuse... Heres the blurb from the official website: Over recent years, the Iowa 80 TA Truckstop has underwent significant expansion projects to widen the gap as the largest truckstop in the world... The truckstop boasts the Iowa 80 Kitchen, a 300-seat restaurant... Truckers Warehouse, Barber, Dentist and a food court featuring Wendy's and Dairy Queen... Iowa 80's most recent venture is in the mail order business. In 1997, the Iowa 80 Catalog was born. Drivers can now order everything they want from the Iowa 80 Truckstop even if their schedule or route doesn't take them to Walcott... When trucking was just a gleam in some of today's drivers' eyes and Interstate 80 was not yet completed, the Iowa 80 Truckstop was founded. In 1964, Standard Oil built and opened the truck stop, and in September 1965, Bill Moon took over management of the truckstop for Amoco... Mr. Moon's focus on the customer is what sparked the beginning of the Walcott Truckers Jamboree in 1979. This huge driver appreciation event has evolved over the years... Today, the celebration includes a cook-out, Super Truck Beauty Contest, exhibits, Live Entertainment, and Truck Displays... (Thanks to Lyndon, whose photo together with their truck it's the first one)

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