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News•October 6, 2000

A&W Expansion

A&W Restaurants, Farmington Hills, IL, has plans to open 500 new outlets over the next two years. The nationwide expansion will include 150 locations at gasoline outlets and truckstops. The $90 million expansion will also see

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News•October 6, 2000

Ambest Endorses Benefit Convoy

Ambest Inc. has endorsed the 18 Wheels of Hope food drive and convoy, set to take place Sept. 10, 1998 in Nashville. A convoy of more than 500 trucks is expected to carry enough food to

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News•October 6, 2000

TravelCenters Opens Minnesota Site

TravelCenters of America has opened its 27,000-square-foot Albert Lea, MN, site featuring Scandinavian architecture. Facilities include 6,500 feet of retail space, an arcade, 200-seat restaurant, bakery, theater, television room, laundromat, showers, fuel islands with ProntoPay, 7,000-square-foot

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News•October 6, 2000

Joplin Petro Hosts Trucker Jamboree

The Petro Stopping Center in Joplin, MO, will be holding its second annual Joplin Truckers Jamboree on July 16-17. During the two-day event, drivers and their families can enjoy exhibits, live music, a cookout, antique truck

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News•October 6, 2000

GED Courses Offered For Truckers

The Missouri College of Management & Technology has produced a series of audio and video tapes which enable over-the-road drivers to attain their GED. Courses include math, science, writing skills, literature and the arts and social

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News•October 6, 2000

Loadmatching Service Slowed By Satellite Failure

When the Galaxy IV satellite, operated by PanAmSat of Greenwich, Connecticut, spun out of control last week, DAT Services, the load matching company, lost its satellite communications. Based in Beaverton, Oregon, DAT Services boasts the nation’s

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News•October 6, 2000

Spicer Expands Website

Dana Corp.’s Spicer Trailer Products Div. has expanded its Internet web site to include trailer axle and brake specifications, information on its new branded brake adjusters and brake chambers and details on its reduced-maintenance Spicer RM

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News•October 6, 2000

Western Star To Sponsor Big 12 Football Game

In October 1998, the Western Star Trucks Classic, a football game between the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, will be held at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. Western

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News•October 6, 2000

Companies Develop Fuel-Cell Technology

Ballard Power Systems of Canada, Daimler-Benz AG and Ford Motor Co. have joined forces to develop fuel-cell-powered components for cars and trucks. The fuel cells, which generate electricity from hydrogen and oxygen to power vehicles, are said

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News•October 6, 2000

Ohio Dealer Offers One-Stop Truck Service

Cerni Motors, Youngstown, OH, has opened a truck dealership offering a wide range of services. Located at I-80 and SR 46, the 38,000-square-foot facility showcases heavy and medium International trucks and also houses 32 repair bays,

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